Belizean Americans

Belizean Americans
Total population
  • 65,946 (2019)
    54,925 (2010)
  • 37,688 (2000)
  • 21,205 (1990)
Regions with significant populations
California, Los Angeles County, New York City, South Florida, Houston, Chicago, New Orleans
Languages
Predominantly Kriol
English, Garifuna, Spanish
Religion
Predominantly Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caribbean, Kriols, Garinagu, Mestizos, Indians, African diaspora, Black people, Hispanic and Latino Americans

Belizean Americans are Americans who are of Belizean ancestry. These ancestors might be from Belize or of its diaspora.

Diaspora

About one out of every three Belizeans now live overseas and outside of Belize; the majority have migrated to Anglophone countries, especially the United States, where there are some 54,925 Belizeans, and the United Kingdom, with around 3,000 Belizeans. Smaller numbers now live in Canada.

Kriols and other ethnic groups are emigrating mostly to the United States, but also to the United Kingdom and other developed nations for better opportunities. Based on the latest U.S. Census, Belizeans in the United States are primarily of the Kriol and Garinagu ethnic groups of African, Native American and European descent, who are considered Black in the United States. In 1990, there were about 10,000 Belizean Americans citizens in the United States.

Notable people

See also



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