Panamanian Americans
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Panamanian Americans (Spanish: panameño-americano, norteamericano de origen panameño or estadounidense de origen panameño) are Americans of Panamanian descent.
Total population | |
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206,219 (2018)[1] 0.06% of the U.S. population (2018)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
English, Spanish | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Latin Americans, Spanish Americans |
The Panamanian population at the 2010 Census was 165,456.
The largest populations of Panamanians in the United States reside in Brooklyn and South Florida.
Many Panamanians reside near army based cities. These cities include Fayetteville, NC - Fort Bragg, Killeen, TX - Fort Hood, Columbus, GA - Fort Stewart, Colorado Springs, CO - Fort Carson, Clarksville, TN - Fort Campbell, El Paso, TX - Fort Bliss and in the vicinity of Fort Dix in New Jersey. Cities home to Navy and Air Force bases also lay claim to a concentration of Panamanians. These include San Antonio, Hampton Roads, Jacksonville, San Diego and Tampa.