Portuguese ancestry 1,371,153 (2019) 0.42% of the US population[1]
Regions with significant populations
California, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, among others.
Languages
English
Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese
Portuguese Canadians
White Americans
Bissau-Guinean Americans
Cape Verdean Americans
Angolan Americans
Mozambican Americans
São Toméan Americans
East Timorese Americans
Macanese Americans
Brazilian Americans
Spanish Americans
Portuguese Americans (Portuguese: portugueses americanos), also known as Luso-Americans (luso-americanos), are citizens and residents of the United States who are connected to the country of Portugal by birth, ancestry, or citizenship.
Americans and others who are not native Europeans from Portugal but originate from countries that were former colonies of Portugal do not necessarily self-identify as "Portuguese American", but rather as their post-colonial nationalities, although many refugees (referred to as retornados) from former Portuguese colonies, as well as many white Brazilians, are ethnically or ancestrally Portuguese. In 2017, an estimated 48,158 Portuguese nationals were living in the United States.[2]
Some Melungeon communities in rural Appalachia have historically self-identified as Portuguese. Given their complex ancestry, individual Melungeons may descend from Portuguese people, but not all do.
^"2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Table B04006". United States Census Bureau. 2019.
^"Observatório da Emigração". observatorioemigracao.pt.
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