This is a list of states and union territories of India by speakers of Telugu as of census 2011.[1] [2]
| Rank | State | Telugu speakers (2001) | Telugu speakers (2011) | Percentage (2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | India | 74,002,856 | 95,125,493 | ||
| 1 | 61,924,954 | 84,665,533 | 83.55% | ||
| 2 | 3,718,180 | 3,569,400 | 5.91% | ||
| 3 | 3,525,921 | 4,234,302 | 5.87% | ||
| 4 | 1,304,740 | 1,320,880 | 1.18% | ||
| 5 | 1,147,920 | 152,100 | 0.60% | ||
| 6 | 214,010 | 667,693 | 1.59% | ||
| 7 | 108,458 | 88,352 | 0.10% | ||
| 8 | 70,939 | 73,568 | 0.12% | ||
| 9 | 50,958 | 74,347 | 5.96% | ||
| 10 | 47,762 | 35,380 | 0.1% | ||
| 11 | 46,050 | 50,404 | 13.24% | ||
| 12 | 35,030 | 30,704 | 0.09% | ||
| 13 | 27,701 | 25,934 | 0.15% | ||
| 14 | 26,656 | 26,630 | 0.09% | ||
| 15 | 24,139 | 24,411 | 0.03% | ||
| 16 | 11,994 | 11,116 | 0.76% | ||
| 17 | 11,301 | 8,350 | 0.01% | ||
| 18 | 7,308 | 9,523 | 0.03% | ||
| 19 | 7,101 | 13,970 | 0.11% | ||
| 20 | 6,343 | 9,831 | 0.04% | ||
| 21 | 3,839 | 3,845 | 0.10% | ||
| 22 | 2,000 | 3,185 | 0.03% | ||
| 23 | 1,647 | 1,653 | 0.12% | ||
| 24 | 1,393 | 1,188 | 0.06% | ||
| 25 | 1,351 | 1,339 | 0.13% | ||
| 26 | 1,216 | 1,383 | 0.02% | ||
| 27 | 650 | 1,098 | 0.04% | ||
| 28 | 617 | 778 | 0.23% | ||
| 29 | 464 | 1,277 | 0.04% | ||
| 30 | 325 | 1,035 | 0.17% | ||
| 31 | 301 | 464 | 0.19% | ||
| 32 | 267 | 334 | 0.03% | ||
| 33 | - | 1,467 | - | ||
| 34 | - | 13,977 | - |