Abstract. The article presents an assessment of strategic importance of the Central Asian states for the United States. The analysis is based on the positioning of these states in key strategic documents of the U.S. since early 1990s, and also on trade, investments, aid, and military statistics. Author comes to the conclusion that Central Asian states do not present vital strategical interest for the United States, and the U.S. relations with them are mainly determined by Washington’s strategies in the nearby regions. In this regard these relations have good potential for development in the midterm, but do not present significant importance in the long-term.