Barbadian Americans

Barbadian Americans
Total population
68,234 (2019)[1]
Regions with significant populations
New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, California
Languages
English, (American English, Barbadian English), Bajan Creole
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caribbean, Barbadian British, Barbadian Brazilians, Indo-Caribbeans, Barbadian people, African Americans, Irish Americans, Arab Americans, Indian Americans, Chinese Americans

Barbadian (or Bajan) Americans are Americans of full or partial Barbadian heritage. The 2000 Census recorded 53,785 US residents born on the Caribbean island[2] 52,170 of whom were born to non-American parents[3] and 54,509 people who described their ethnicity as Barbadian.[4] The 2010 US Census estimation report stated more than 62,000 Barbadian Americans are resident in the United States, most of whom are in the area of New York City extending from Rhode Island to Delaware. In past years, some also moved to the areas of Chicago, Illinois,[5] and Boston, Massachusetts.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Table B04006 - PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY- American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Profile of selected demographic and social characteristics: 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "Ancestry (total categories tallied) for people with one or more ancestry categories reported". US Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Barbadians", The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  6. ^ "Caribbean Heritage Association, Boston - History". Archived from the original on 28 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Facts for Features: Caribbean-American Heritage Month, June 2013", United States Census Bureau.

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