Persian medical interpreters
Real-time medical interpretation in Persian, in seconds, with no interpreter to schedule.
There are 449,100 speakers of Persian in the United States.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Darker states have more Persian speakers; shading is logarithmic, relative to the state with the most speakers.
| State | Speakers |
|---|---|
| California | 195,700 |
| Virginia | 24,330 |
| District of Columbia | 1,339 |
| Maine | 771 |
Where Persian is spoken at home
State counts reflect the 15 most reported non-English languages in each state’s ACS table. States where Persian falls outside the top 15 are shown without shading; the national total includes every state.
Figures are for all Persian languages, including Farsi and Dari.
163,700
speakers of Persian speak English less than “very well”: the federal threshold for needing language assistance.
36%
of Persian speakers in the U.S. meet that limited-English definition.
195,700
people speak Persian at home in California alone.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Common questions about Persian interpretation
Three states hold 49% of the nation’s Persian speakers, and Persian ranks in the published top-15 language tables of 4 states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Opalite interprets word for word, capturing every detail a patient shares, and made fewer major and critical errors than certified interpreters in blinded testing. Opalite Guardian monitors quality in real time and automatically triggers re-translation when needed.
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