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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 339,512 (2019 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wisconsin · Michigan · Ohio · New York · Florida · Illinois · California · Minnesota | |
| Languages | |
| English · Flemish Dutch · French · Wisconsin Walloon · German | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| French Americans · Dutch Americans · German Americans · Luxembourgish Americans |
Belgian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to people from Belgium who immigrated to the United States. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most Belgian immigrants arrived during the 19th and the 20th centuries.
According to the 2019 U.S. census, there are 339,512 Americans who identify themselves as partially or fully of Belgian ancestry.[2]
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". data.census.gov.
- ^ Jane Stewart Cook, "Belgian Americans." in Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 275-287. online.