 The Embassy of Paraguay to the United States in Washington, D.C. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 25,022 (2018)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City • Miami-Dade County • Washington, D.C. • Los Angeles | |
| Languages | |
| American English · Spanish · Guarani | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Argentine Americans, Uruguayan Americans. |
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Paraguayan Americans (Spanish: paraguayo-americano, norteamericano de origen paraguayo or estadounidense de origen paraguayo) are Americans of Paraguayan descent.
The Paraguayan population in the United States at the 2010 Census was 24,933. Paraguayans are the smallest Latino group in the United States. The Paraguayan population is concentrated mainly in Queens, NY, Westchester County, NY, and Somerset County, NJ. Additional areas of concentration include Miami-Dade County and Montgomery County, Maryland. The highest concentration of Paraguayans in the U.S. reside in Somerset County, NJ.[2]
- ^ "B03001 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN - United States - 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Olivia Miller, "Paraguayan Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 3, Gale, 2014), pp. 459-466. online