South African Americans

South African Americans
Total population
139,322 (2022)
Regions with significant populations
Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, South Florida, New York, Atlanta, Phoenix,[1] San Francisco[2]
Languages
South African English, American English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zulu, Tswana, see languages of South Africa
Religion
Roman Catholic, Reformed Churches, Jewish, Methodism, Anglicanism, minority: irreligion
Related ethnic groups

South African Americans are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from South Africa. As of 2021, there were approximately 123,461 people born in South Africa who were living in the United States.[3] There are large populations in Southern California, especially in Orange County and San Diego County, and the Miami, Florida area.

  1. ^ "U.S. Immigrant Population by State and County". Migration Policy Institute.
  2. ^ "Ten Largest African-Born Countries of Birth in the United States by Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008–2012" (PDF).
  3. ^ "B05006PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES". United States Census Bureau.