Liberian Americans

Liberian American
Total population
	64,581 (2013 American Community Survey) ; 74,737 (Liberian-born, 2014)
Regions with significant populations
	New York Metropolitan Area, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Providence, RI, Pawtucket, RI, Delaware Valley, Baltimore-Washington, Seattle, Philadelphia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Jacksonville, FL, Columbus, OH, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Memphis, TN, Fargo, Charlotte metropolitan area, Des Moines, Chicagoland, Greater Boston, San Diego California, Phoenix Arizona, Houston Texas
Languages
	Mainly Liberian English; American English; Kpelle; Bassa; Kru; Krahn; Mandingo; but also Grebo, Gio, Mano, Loma, Vai, Gola, Kissi, Gbandi, and Mende.;
Religion
	85.6% of Liberians are Christians. Protestantism at 76.3% is predominant in the Greater Monrovia region and surrounding suburbs and Catholicism at 7.2% is predominant in the Southeastern counties. Islam is practiced by 12.2% of Liberians and is predominant among the Mandingo ethnic group as well as many members of the Vai and Mende ethnic groups. Traditional beliefs such as Voodoo or Juju is still practiced even among Christians and Muslims. The religious statistics for Liberian Americans however tend to be more Christian or irreligious.;
Related ethnic groups
	African American; Americo-Liberian; Sierra Leonean Americans; Guinean Americans; Ivorian Americans;

Liberian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of full or partial Liberian ancestry. This can include Liberians who are descendants of Americo-Liberian people in America. The first wave of Liberians to the United States, after the slavery period, was after of the First Liberian Civil War in the 1990s and, then, after the Second Liberian Civil War in the early 2000s.

An estimated 74,000 Liberians living in the United States as of 2014. The diplomatic relationship between Liberia and the United States goes back over 200 years to Liberia's foundation as a settlement for free people of color and freedmen from the United States organized by the American Colonization Society in 1822.^[4]

^ "Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
^ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2013.^{[dead link]}
^ "Ten Largest African-Born Countries of Birth in the United States by Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008–2012" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ "Liberian American Relations Revisited". Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[1] "Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

[USCB-2] "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 July 2013.^{[dead link]}

[3] "Ten Largest African-Born Countries of Birth in the United States by Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008–2012" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[4] "Liberian American Relations Revisited". Retrieved 13 August 2015.

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Total population
64,581 (2013 American Community Survey)^[1] 74,737 (Liberian-born, 2014) ^[2]
Regions with significant populations
New York Metropolitan Area, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Providence, RI, Pawtucket, RI, Delaware Valley, Baltimore-Washington, Seattle, Philadelphia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Jacksonville, FL, Columbus, OH, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Memphis, TN, Fargo, Charlotte metropolitan area, Des Moines, Chicagoland, Greater Boston,^[3] San Diego California, Phoenix Arizona, Houston Texas
Languages
Mainly Liberian English American English Kpelle Bassa Kru Krahn Mandingo but also Grebo, Gio, Mano, Loma, Vai, Gola, Kissi, Gbandi, and Mende.
Religion
85.6% of Liberians are Christians. Protestantism at 76.3% is predominant in the Greater Monrovia region and surrounding suburbs and Catholicism at 7.2% is predominant in the Southeastern counties. Islam is practiced by 12.2% of Liberians and is predominant among the Mandingo ethnic group as well as many members of the Vai and Mende ethnic groups. Traditional beliefs such as Voodoo or Juju is still practiced even among Christians and Muslims. The religious statistics for Liberian Americans however tend to be more Christian or irreligious.
Related ethnic groups
African American Americo-Liberian Sierra Leonean Americans Guinean Americans Ivorian Americans