| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. 5,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ohio (Cincinnati and Columbus), Erlanger (Kentucky), New York City | |
| Languages | |
| Niger-Congo languages, French, Hassaniya Arabic, American English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam |
Mauritanian Americans are Americans of Mauritanian descent or Mauritanians who have American citizenship. According to answers provided to an open-ended question included in the 2000 US census, 993 people said that their ancestry or ethnic origin was Mauritanian.[2] According to a 2012 published report, however, about 4,000 people of Mauritanian origin live in the Cincinnati (Ohio) and Erlanger (Kentucky) areas[1] and another 1,065 Mauritanians live in Columbus, Ohio. [3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
CNNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau: Selected Countries of Birth for the United States and 15 Metropolitan Statistical Areas with the Largest African-Born Populations: 2008–2012.