| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 21,596 (2020 census estimate).[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pacific American Islands (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Hawaii), West Coast (Southern California and Portland, Oregon), Texas, Kansas City (Missouri) and Central Florida (in an area that extends from Orlando to Tampa and Clearwater) | |
| Languages | |
| English · Chuukese · Pohnpeian · Yapese · Kosraean · Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism (majority) and Catholicism (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| English people · other American groups of Micronesian origin (Chamorro, Palauan, Marshallese) |
Micronesian Americans are Americans who are descended from people of the Federated States of Micronesia, although the term may also include people descended from the US unincorporated territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. According to the 2020 US Census, a total of 21,596 residents self-identified as having origins in the country, which consists of four states. More than half of these residents identified their origin as Chuuk State (12,464) with the rest as follows: 4,918 people from Pohnpei, 2,066 from Yap, and 2,148 people from Kosrae.[1]
- ^ a b Rico, Brittany; Hanh, Joyce; Jacobs, Paul. "Detailed Look at Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups". US Census Bureau. United States Census. Retrieved 10 February 2024.