Guyanese Americans

Guyanese Americans
Total population
1,231,651 (2019)[1]
Regions with significant populations
New York · Massachusetts · Connecticut · New Jersey · Florida · Georgia ·  California ·  Texas ·  Pennsylvania ·  Maryland
Languages
English · Guyanese Creole · Guyanese Hindustani · Dutch · Portuguese · Chinese · Akawaio · Macushi · Waiwai · Arawak · Patamona · Warrau · Carib · Wapishana · Arekuna
Religion
Hinduism · Christianity · Islam
Related ethnic groups
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans · Surinamese Americans · Caribbean Americans · Indo-Caribbean Americans · Indian Americans · South Asian Americans · Afro-Caribbean Americans · African Americans · Chinese Americans · Portuguese Americans

Guyanese Americans are American people with Guyanese ancestry or immigrants who were born in Guyana. Guyana is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As of 2019, there are 231,649 Guyanese Americans currently living in the United States. The majority of Guyanese live in New York City – some 140,000 – making them the fifth-largest foreign-born population in the city.[2]

  1. ^ "American Community Survey 2019 - 1-Year Estimates - Table B04006". U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. ^ "Population Analysis of Guyanese and Trinidadians in NYC". Indo-Caribbean Alliance. Indo-Caribbean Alliance, Inc. Retrieved 12 September 2019.