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Americans

Citizens and nationals of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States.[10][11] The United States is home to people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, American culture and law do not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance.[12][13][14][15]

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Americans
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Total population
c.331.4 million[1]
(2020 U.S. census)
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Regions with significant populations
American diaspora:
c.2.996 million (by U.S. citizenship)[2][3]
Mexico799,000+[2][3]
Philippines38,000-300,000[2][3][4]
Canada273,000+[2][3]
Brazil22,000-260,000[2][5]
United Kingdom171,000+[2][3]
Germany153,000+[2][3]
Australia117,000+[2][3]
France100,000+[6]
Saudi Arabia70,000-80,000[7][8]
Israel77,000+[2][3]
South Korea68,000+[2][3]
Japan58,000+[2][3]
Spain57,000+[2][3]
Italy54,000+[2][3]
Bangladesh45,000+[2][3]
Peru41,000+[2][3]
Switzerland39,000+[2][3]
Ireland35,000+[2][3]
Netherlands35,000+[2][3]
India33,000+[2][3]
Languages
Majority:
American English
Minority:
Spanish, Indigenous languages and various others
Religion
Majority:
Christianity (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism and other denominations)[9]
Minority:
Irreligion, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and various others[9]
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