Americans
Sign in to saveAmericans are the citizens and nationals of the United States. U.S. federal law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but rather with citizenship. The U.S. has 37 ancestry groups with more than one million individuals. White Americans form the largest racial and ethnic group at 61.6% of the U.S. population, with non-Hispanic Whites making up 57.8% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans form the second-largest group and are 18.7% of the American population. Black Americans constitute the country's third-largest ancestry group and are 12.4% of the total U.S. population. A
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Americans are people who hold citizenship or nationality in the United States, a status defined by law rather than by race or ethnicity. Understanding who Americans are matters because the U.S. is a diverse nation composed of many racial and ethnic groups, with White Americans comprising the largest share at 61.6% of the population, followed by Hispanic and Latino Americans at 18.7%, and Black Americans at 12.4%.
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- Americans
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- en
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- Map of the American Diaspora in the World.svg
- Nationality.population
- (2020 U.S. census)
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- American diaspora: (by U.S. citizenship)
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- Mexico
- Nationality.pop1
- 799,000+
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- Colombia
- Nationality.pop2
- 790,000+
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- Philippines
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- 300,000-750,000
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- Germany
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Racial and ethnic groups
- White and European Americans
- Hispanic and Latino Americans
- Black and African Americans
- Asian Americans
- Middle Eastern and North African Americans
- Native Americans and Alaska Natives
- Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
- Two or more races
- Some other race
- National personification
- Language
- Religion
- Culture
- Diaspora
- See also
- Notes
- References
Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States. U.S. federal law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but rather with citizenship. The U.S. has 37 ancestry groups with more than one million individuals. White Americans form the largest racial and ethnic group at 61.6% of the U.S. population, with non-Hispanic Whites making up 57.8% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans form the second-largest group and are 18.7% of the American population. Black Americans constitute the country's third-largest ancestry group and are 12.4% of the total U.S. population. Asian Americans are the country's fourth-largest group, composing 6% of the American population. The country's 3.7 million Native Americans account for about 1.1%, and some 574 native tribes are recognized by the federal government. 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.
The majority of Americans trace their roots to immigrants who arrived in what is now the United States, starting with European colonization in the 16th century. This includes European American groups such as the English, Irish, Germans, Italians, and others, as well as Africans forcibly brought as slaves during the Atlantic slave trade. However, the Native American population, whose ancestors inhabited the continent for thousands of years before European contact, are a key exception.