Filipino Americans
Filipino Americans (Filipino: Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos in North America were first documented in the 16th century and other small settlements beginning in the 18th century. Mass migration did not begin until after the end of the Spanish–American War at the end of the 19th century, when the Philippines was ceded from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.
Map depicting Filipino Americans percentage-wise by U.S. state, per the 2010 US census | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4.2 million (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western United States, Hawaii, especially in metropolitan areas and elsewhere as of 2010 | |
| California | 1,651,933 |
| Hawaii | 367,364 |
| Texas | 194,427 |
| Washington | 178,300 |
| Nevada | 169,462 |
| Illinois | 159,385 |
| New York | 144,436 |
| Florida | 143,481 |
| New Jersey | 129,514 |
| Virginia | 108,128 |
| Languages | |
| English (American, Philippine), Tagalog (Filipino), Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Bikol, Visayan languages (Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Chavacano), and other languages of the Philippines Spanish, Chinese (Minnan and Fujien) | |
| Religion | |
| 65% Roman Catholicism 21% Protestantism 8% Irreligion 1% Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Overseas Filipinos | |
As of 2019, there were 4.2 million Filipinos, or Americans with Filipino ancestry, in the United States with large communities in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Texas, Florida, and the New York metropolitan area.
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