Americans
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Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States.[13][14] The United States is home to people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, American law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance.[15][16][17][18] The majority of Americans or their ancestors immigrated to the United States or are descended from people who were brought as slaves within the past five centuries, with the exception of the Native American population and people from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines,[19] who became American through expansion of the country in the 19th century;[20] additionally, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands came under American sovereignty in the 20th century, although American Samoans are only nationals and not citizens of the United States[21][14]
Total population | |
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c. 331.4 million[1] (2020 U.S. census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
American diaspora: c. 2.996 million (by U.S. citizenship)[2][3] | |
Mexico | 799,000+[2][3] |
Colombia | 790,000+[4] |
Philippines | 38,000–300,000[2][3][5] |
Canada | 273,000+[2][3] |
Brazil | 22,000-260,000[2][6] |
United Kingdom | 171,000+[2][3] |
Germany | 153,000+[2][3] |
Australia | 117,000+[2][3] |
France | 100,000+[7] |
Saudi Arabia | 70,000–80,000[8][9] |
Israel | 77,000+[2][3] |
South Korea | 68,000+[2][3] |
Hong Kong | 60,000[10]–85,000[11] |
Japan | 58,000+[2][3] |
Spain | 57,000+[2][3] |
Italy | 54,000+[2][3] |
Bangladesh | 45,000+[2][3] |
Peru | 41,000+[2][3] |
Switzerland | 39,000+[2][3] |
Ireland | 35,000+[2][3] |
Netherlands | 35,000+[2][3] |
India | 33,000+[2][3] |
Languages | |
Majority: American English Minority: Spanish, Indigenous languages and various others | |
Religion | |
Majority: Christianity (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism and other denominations)[12] Minority: Irreligion, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and various others[12] |
Despite its multi-ethnic composition,[22][23] the culture of the United States held in common by most Americans can also be referred to as mainstream American culture, a Western culture largely derived from the traditions of Northern and Western European colonists, settlers, and immigrants.[22] It also includes significant influences of African-American culture.[24] Westward expansion integrated the Creoles and Cajuns of Louisiana and the Hispanos of the Southwest and brought close contact with the culture of Mexico. Large-scale immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Southern and Eastern Europe introduced a variety of elements. Immigration from Asia, Africa, and Latin America has also had impact. A cultural melting pot, or pluralistic salad bowl, describes the way in which generations of Americans have celebrated and exchanged distinctive cultural characteristics.[22]
In addition to the United States, Americans and people of American descent can be found internationally. As many as seven million Americans are estimated to be living abroad, and make up the American diaspora.[25][26][27]