Lebanese Americans
ethnic group; Americans of Lebanese ancestry
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Lebanese Americans (Arabic: أمريكيون لبنانيون) are Americans of Lebanese descent. This includes both those who are native to the United States as well as Lebanese immigrants to America.
Total population | |
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504,499 (born) 489,702 (ancestry)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Michigan, California, New York, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana,[2] Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey, Washington | |
Languages | |
American English, Lebanese Arabic, Armenian, French | |
Religion | |
Majority: Christianity (Maronite Catholic, Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Protestantism) Minorities: Muslim (Shia, Sunni), Druze, and Judaism. | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Lebanese people · Syrian Americans · Palestinian Americans · Arab Americans · |
References
change- ↑ "American FactFinder - Results". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ↑ "Lebanese Americans - History, Modern era, The first lebanese in america". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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