Filipino Americans

This article is about people of Filipino descent in the United States. For American people in the Philippines, see Americans in the Philippines.
Filipino Americans
Mga Pilipinong Amerikano
Map depicting Filipino Americans percentage-wise by U.S. state, per the 2010 US census
Total population
4,640,313 (2023)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Western United States, Hawaii, especially in metropolitan areas and elsewhere as of 2010
California1,651,933[2]
Hawaii367,364[2]
Texas194,427[2]
Washington178,300[2]
Nevada169,462[2]
Illinois159,385[2]
New York144,436[2]
Florida143,481[2]
New Jersey129,514[2]
Virginia108,128[2]
Languages
English (American, Philippine),[3]
Tagalog (Filipino),[3][4]
Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Bikol, Visayan languages (Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Chavacano), and other languages of the Philippines[3]
Spanish, Chinese (Minnan and Fujien)[5][6]
Religion
65% Roman Catholicism
21% Protestantism
8% Irreligion
1% Buddhism[7]
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Filipinos

Filipino Americans (Filipino: Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos in North America were first documented in the 16th century[8] and other small settlements beginning in the 18th century.[9] Mass migration did not begin until after the end of the Spanish–American War at the end of the 19th century, when the Philippines was ceded from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.[10][11]

As of 2022, there were almost 4.5 million Filipino Americans in the United States[12][13] with large communities in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Nevada, and the New York metropolitan area.[14] Around one third of Filipino-Americans identify as multiracial or multiethnic, with 3 million reporting only Filipino ancestry and 1.5 million reporting Filipino in combination with another group.[15][16]

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  7. ^ "Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths, Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2014. Religious Affiliations Among U.S. Asian American Groups - Filipino: 89% Christian (21% Protestant (12% Evangelical, 9% Mainline), 65% Catholic, 3% Other Christian), 1% Buddhist, 0% Muslim, 0% Sikh, 0% Jain, 2% Other religion, 8% Unaffiliated[failed verification]
    "Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths". The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Filipino Americans: 89% All Christian (65% Catholic, 21% Protestant, 3% Other Christian), 8% Unaffiliated, 1% Islam
  8. ^ Mercene, Floro L. (2007). Manila Men in the New World: Filipino Migration to Mexico and the Americas from the Sixteenth Century. The University of the Philippines Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-971-542-529-2. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
    Rodis 2006
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  10. ^ "Labor Migration in Hawaii". UH Office of Multicultural Student Services. University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  11. ^ "Treaty of Paris ends Spanish–American War". History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the United States, the Philippines were bought for $20 million, and Cuba became a U.S. protectorate.
    Rodolfo Severino (2011). Where in the World is the Philippines?: Debating Its National Territory. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 10. ISBN 978-981-4311-71-7. Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
    Muhammad Munawwar (23 February 1995). Ocean States: Archipelagic Regimes in the Law of the Sea. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-7923-2882-7. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
    Thomas Leonard; Jurgen Buchenau; Kyle Longley; Graeme Mount (30 January 2012). Encyclopedia of U.S. - Latin American Relations. SAGE Publications. p. 732. ISBN 978-1-60871-792-7. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2021". Census.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  13. ^ "Grid View: Table B02018 - Census Reporter". censusreporter.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  14. ^ "Filipino population in U.S. now nearly 4.1 million — new Census data". INQUIRER.net USA. November 15, 2019. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Grid View: Table B02015 - Census Reporter". censusreporter.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  16. ^ "Grid View: Table B02018 - Census Reporter". censusreporter.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.