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Americans
Total population
	c. 331.4 million; (2020 U.S. census)
Regions with significant populations
	American diaspora:; c. 2.996 million (by U.S. citizenship)
Mexico	799,000+
Colombia	790,000+
Philippines	38,000–300,000
Canada	273,000+
Brazil	22,000-260,000
United Kingdom	171,000+
Germany	153,000+
Australia	117,000+
France	100,000+
Saudi Arabia	70,000–80,000
Israel	77,000+
South Korea	68,000+
Hong Kong	60,000–85,000
Japan	58,000+
Spain	57,000+
Italy	54,000+
Bangladesh	45,000+
Peru	41,000+
Switzerland	39,000+
Ireland	35,000+
Netherlands	35,000+
India	33,000+
Languages
	Majority:; American English ; Minority:; Spanish, Indigenous languages and various others
Religion
	Majority:; Christianity (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism and other denominations); Minority:; Irreligion, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and various others

Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States.^[13]^[14] The United States is home to people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, American law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

^ "Census Bureau's 2020 Population Count". United States census. Retrieved April 26, 2021. The 2020 census is as of April 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "International Migrant Stock". United Nations. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin". Migration Policy Institute. February 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ Vidal, Roberto (2013). "Chapter III: Public Policies on Migration in Colombia" (PDF). In Chiarello, Leonir Mario (ed.). Public Policies on Migration and Civil Society in Latin America: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico (PDF) (1st ed.). New York: Scalabrini International Migration Network. pp. 263–410. ISBN 978-0-9841581-5-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
^ "U.S. Relations With the Philippines Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
^ "Embaixador dos Estados Unidos Todd C. Chapman chega ao Brasil". U.S. Embassy in Brazil. March 29, 2020. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "Présentation des États-Unis". France Diplomatie : : Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ Abizaid, John, U.S. Ambassador Abizaid's Message to American Citizens about COVID-19., U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia, archived from the original on March 10, 2022, retrieved March 10, 2022
^ "Houthi Terrorist Attack in Saudi Arabia". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "US citizens in rush for offshore tax advice". Financial Times. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
^ "U.S. Relations with Hong Kong". Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Luis Lug; Sandra Stencel; John Green; Gregory Smith; Dan Cox; Allison Pond; Tracy Miller; Elixabeth Podrebarac; Michelle Ralston (February 2008). "U.S. Religious Landscape Survey" (PDF). Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
^ 8 U.S.C. § 1401; 8 U.S.C. § 1408; 8 U.S.C. § 1452
^ Cite error: The named reference American Somoans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^
*"Fernandez v. Keisler, 502 F.3d 337". Fourth Circuit. September 26, 2007. p. 341. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021. The INA defines 'national of the United States' as '(A) a citizen of the United States, or (B) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.'
- "Robertson-Dewar v. Mukasey, 599 F. Supp. 2d 772". U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. February 25, 2009. p. 779 n.3. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021. The [INA] defines naturalization as 'conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.'
^ "Permanent Allegiance Law and Legal Definition". USLegal. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^
* Christine Barbour; Gerald C Wright (January 15, 2013). Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship in American Politics, 6th Edition The Essentials. CQ Press. pp. 31–33. ISBN 978-1-4522-4003-9. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2015. Who Is An American? Native-born and naturalized citizens
- Shklar, Judith N. (1991). American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion. The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Harvard University Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9780674022164. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- Slotkin, Richard (2001). "Unit Pride: Ethnic Platoons and the Myths of American Nationality". American Literary History. 13 (3). Oxford University Press: 469–498. doi:10.1093/alh/13.3.469. JSTOR 3054557. S2CID 143996198. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023. But it also expresses a myth of American nationality that remains vital in our political and cultural life: the idealized self-image of a multiethnic, multiracial democracy, hospitable to differences but united by a common sense of national belonging.
- Eder, Klaus; Giesen, Bernhard (2001). European Citizenship: Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects. Oxford University Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9780199241200. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. In inter-state relations, the American nation state presents its members as a monistic political body-despite ethnic and national groups in the interior.
- Petersen, William; Novak, Michael; Gleason, Philip (1982). Concepts of Ethnicity. Harvard University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780674157262. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be of any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism. Thus the universalist ideological character of American nationality meant that it was open to anyone who willed to become an American.
- Charles Hirschman; Philip Kasinitz; Josh Dewind (November 4, 1999). The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience. Russell Sage Foundation. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-61044-289-3.
- David Halle (July 15, 1987). America's Working Man: Work, Home, and Politics Among Blue Collar Property Owners. University of Chicago Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-226-31366-5. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2015. The first, and central, way involves the view that Americans are all those persons born within the boundaries of the United States or admitted to citizenship by the government.
^ Petersen, William; Novak, Michael; Gleason, Philip (1982). Concepts of Ethnicity. Harvard University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780674157262. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. ...from Thomas Paine's plea in 1783...to Henry Clay's remark in 1815... "It is hard for us to believe ... how conscious these early Americans were of the job of developing American character out of the regional and generational polaritities and contradictions of a nation of immigrants and migrants." ... To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be of any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism. Thus the universalist ideological character of American nationality meant that it was open to anyone who willed to become an American.

[2020CENSUS-1] "Census Bureau's 2020 Population Count". United States census. Retrieved April 26, 2021. The 2020 census is as of April 1, 2020.

[UNmigrantstock-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "International Migrant Stock". United Nations. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[MPI-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin". Migration Policy Institute. February 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[4] Vidal, Roberto (2013). "Chapter III: Public Policies on Migration in Colombia" (PDF). In Chiarello, Leonir Mario (ed.). Public Policies on Migration and Civil Society in Latin America: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico (PDF) (1st ed.). New York: Scalabrini International Migration Network. pp. 263–410. ISBN 978-0-9841581-5-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

[5] "U.S. Relations With the Philippines Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

[6] "Embaixador dos Estados Unidos Todd C. Chapman chega ao Brasil". U.S. Embassy in Brazil. March 29, 2020. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[auto-7] étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "Présentation des États-Unis". France Diplomatie : : Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[8] Abizaid, John, U.S. Ambassador Abizaid's Message to American Citizens about COVID-19., U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia, archived from the original on March 10, 2022, retrieved March 10, 2022

[9] "Houthi Terrorist Attack in Saudi Arabia". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[ft.com-10] "US citizens in rush for offshore tax advice". Financial Times. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

[11] "U.S. Relations with Hong Kong". Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[PFRPL2008-12] Luis Lug; Sandra Stencel; John Green; Gregory Smith; Dan Cox; Allison Pond; Tracy Miller; Elixabeth Podrebarac; Michelle Ralston (February 2008). "U.S. Religious Landscape Survey" (PDF). Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

[nationals_and_citizens-13] 8 U.S.C. § 1401; 8 U.S.C. § 1408; 8 U.S.C. § 1452

[American_Somoans-14] Cite error: The named reference American Somoans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[15] *"Fernandez v. Keisler, 502 F.3d 337". Fourth Circuit. September 26, 2007. p. 341. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021. The INA defines 'national of the United States' as '(A) a citizen of the United States, or (B) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.'
"Robertson-Dewar v. Mukasey, 599 F. Supp. 2d 772". U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. February 25, 2009. p. 779 n.3. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021. The [INA] defines naturalization as 'conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.'

[16] "Robertson-Dewar v. Mukasey, 599 F. Supp. 2d 772". U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. February 25, 2009. p. 779 n.3. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021. The [INA] defines naturalization as 'conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.'

[16] "Permanent Allegiance Law and Legal Definition". USLegal. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[Citizen-17] * Christine Barbour; Gerald C Wright (January 15, 2013). Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship in American Politics, 6th Edition The Essentials. CQ Press. pp. 31–33. ISBN 978-1-4522-4003-9. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2015. Who Is An American? Native-born and naturalized citizens
Shklar, Judith N. (1991). American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion. The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Harvard University Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9780674022164. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

Slotkin, Richard (2001). "Unit Pride: Ethnic Platoons and the Myths of American Nationality". American Literary History. 13 (3). Oxford University Press: 469–498. doi:10.1093/alh/13.3.469. JSTOR 3054557. S2CID 143996198. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023. But it also expresses a myth of American nationality that remains vital in our political and cultural life: the idealized self-image of a multiethnic, multiracial democracy, hospitable to differences but united by a common sense of national belonging.

Eder, Klaus; Giesen, Bernhard (2001). European Citizenship: Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects. Oxford University Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9780199241200. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. In inter-state relations, the American nation state presents its members as a monistic political body-despite ethnic and national groups in the interior.

Petersen, William; Novak, Michael; Gleason, Philip (1982). Concepts of Ethnicity. Harvard University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780674157262. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be of any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism. Thus the universalist ideological character of American nationality meant that it was open to anyone who willed to become an American.

Charles Hirschman; Philip Kasinitz; Josh Dewind (November 4, 1999). The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience. Russell Sage Foundation. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-61044-289-3.

David Halle (July 15, 1987). America's Working Man: Work, Home, and Politics Among Blue Collar Property Owners. University of Chicago Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-226-31366-5. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2015. The first, and central, way involves the view that Americans are all those persons born within the boundaries of the United States or admitted to citizenship by the government.

[19] Shklar, Judith N. (1991). American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion. The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Harvard University Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9780674022164. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

[20] Slotkin, Richard (2001). "Unit Pride: Ethnic Platoons and the Myths of American Nationality". American Literary History. 13 (3). Oxford University Press: 469–498. doi:10.1093/alh/13.3.469. JSTOR 3054557. S2CID 143996198. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023. But it also expresses a myth of American nationality that remains vital in our political and cultural life: the idealized self-image of a multiethnic, multiracial democracy, hospitable to differences but united by a common sense of national belonging.

[21] Eder, Klaus; Giesen, Bernhard (2001). European Citizenship: Between National Legacies and Postnational Projects. Oxford University Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9780199241200. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. In inter-state relations, the American nation state presents its members as a monistic political body-despite ethnic and national groups in the interior.

[22] Petersen, William; Novak, Michael; Gleason, Philip (1982). Concepts of Ethnicity. Harvard University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780674157262. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be of any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism. Thus the universalist ideological character of American nationality meant that it was open to anyone who willed to become an American.

[23] Charles Hirschman; Philip Kasinitz; Josh Dewind (November 4, 1999). The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience. Russell Sage Foundation. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-61044-289-3.

[24] David Halle (July 15, 1987). America's Working Man: Work, Home, and Politics Among Blue Collar Property Owners. University of Chicago Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-226-31366-5. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2015. The first, and central, way involves the view that Americans are all those persons born within the boundaries of the United States or admitted to citizenship by the government.

[18] Petersen, William; Novak, Michael; Gleason, Philip (1982). Concepts of Ethnicity. Harvard University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780674157262. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2013. ...from Thomas Paine's plea in 1783...to Henry Clay's remark in 1815... "It is hard for us to believe ... how conscious these early Americans were of the job of developing American character out of the regional and generational polaritities and contradictions of a nation of immigrants and migrants." ... To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be of any particular national, linguistic, religious, or ethnic background. All he had to do was to commit himself to the political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism. Thus the universalist ideological character of American nationality meant that it was open to anyone who willed to become an American.

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Total population
c. 331.4 million^[1] (2020 U.S. census)
Regions with significant populations
American diaspora: c. 2.996 million (by U.S. citizenship)^[2]^[3]
Mexico	799,000+^[2]^[3]
Colombia	790,000+^[4]
Philippines	38,000–300,000^[2]^[3]^[5]
Canada	273,000+^[2]^[3]
Brazil	22,000-260,000^[2]^[6]
United Kingdom	171,000+^[2]^[3]
Germany	153,000+^[2]^[3]
Australia	117,000+^[2]^[3]
France	100,000+^[7]
Saudi Arabia	70,000–80,000^[8]^[9]
Israel	77,000+^[2]^[3]
South Korea	68,000+^[2]^[3]
Hong Kong	60,000^[10]–85,000^[11]
Japan	58,000+^[2]^[3]
Spain	57,000+^[2]^[3]
Italy	54,000+^[2]^[3]
Bangladesh	45,000+^[2]^[3]
Peru	41,000+^[2]^[3]
Switzerland	39,000+^[2]^[3]
Ireland	35,000+^[2]^[3]
Netherlands	35,000+^[2]^[3]
India	33,000+^[2]^[3]
Languages
Majority: American English Minority: Spanish, Indigenous languages and various others
Religion
Majority: Christianity (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism and other denominations)^[12] Minority: Irreligion, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and various others^[12]