Belgian Americans
ethnic group; Americans of Belgian ancestry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to immigrants from Belgium who emigrated to the United States. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most of the Belgian immigrants arrived during the 19th and 20th centuries.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 361,667 (2010 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wisconsin · Michigan · Ohio · New York · Los Angeles • Florida · Illinois · California · Minnesota | |
| Languages | |
| American English · Flemish Dutch · Belgian French · Walloon · German | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| French Americans · Dutch Americans · German Americans |
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