U.S. Census Bureau News: Profile America Facts for Features Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June 2013

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In June 2005, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution recognizing the significance of Caribbean immigrants and their descendants in the history and culture of the United States. In February 2006, the resolution passed the Senate. Since that time, the White House has issued an annual proclamation recognizing June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. This month's commemoration marks the eighth Caribbean-American Heritage Month. In celebration of this observance, the Census Bureau presents a variety of data it publishes related to people of Caribbean heritage.

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How Many of Caribbean Ancestry in the United States?

2.7 million
The estimated U.S. population of West Indian ancestry. Some of the largest West Indian ancestry groups in the United States include:

--Jamaican (1.0 million)

--Haitian (908,000)

--Trinidadian and Tobagonian (196,000)

--Barbadian (62,000)

--Bahamian (53,000)

--U.S. Virgin Islander (17,000)

Note: The estimates for Barbadian and Bahamian are not significantly different from each other.

In addition, there are Hispanic or Latino origin groups in the Untied States who can trace their heritage to this part of the world:

--Puerto Rican (4.9 million)

--Cuban (1.9 million)

--Dominican (1.6 million)

Note that these populations are not mutually exclusive, as people may be of more than one ancestry or ethnic group.

Source: 1-year 2011 American Community Survey, Tables B04006 and B03001

A wide range of data on the social, economic and housing characteristics for a number of West Indian and Hispanic or Latino groups is available via the 2006-2010 American Community Survey Selected Population Tables.

--Jamaican (social) (economic) (housing)

--Haitian (social) (economic) (housing)

--Trinidadian and Tobagonian (social) (economic) (housing)

--Barbadian (social) (economic) (housing)

--Bahamian (social) (economic) (housing)

--Puerto Rican (social) (economic) (housing)

--Cuban (social) (economic) (housing)

--Dominican (social) (economic) (housing)

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Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census Bureau's Facts for Features series:

Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; or e-mail: [email protected].

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau