West Indian American

West Indian Americans are Americans with origin in the Dutch-, English-, and French-speaking lands of the Caribbean. Their population of 2,532,380 accounted for 0.83% of the U.S. population in 2008.^[1]

Contents 1 Bahamian Americans 2 Barbadian Americans 3 British West Indian 4 Dutch West Indian Americans 5 Guyanese Americans 6 Grenadian Americans 7 Haitian Americans 8 Jamaican Americans 9 Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans 10 Virgin Islander Americans 11 Other 12 See also 13 Further reading 14 References

Bahamian Americans

There were 44,952 Bahamian Americans in 2008.^[2]

Barbadian Americans

There were 54,587 Barbadian Americans in 2008.^[2]

British West Indian

British West Indians comprised 84,921 in 2008.^[3]

Dutch West Indian Americans

Census Bureau figures for 2008 report 71,326 Americans under its category of "Dutch West Indian", 69,090 of them U.S.-born, and 95.1% speaking only English at home. Their median age was 41.2 years, above the national median of 36.9. 13.6% of the group held bachelor's or higher degrees, versus the national average of 27.7%.^[4]

Guyanese Americans

The number of Guyanese Americans was estimated to be 214,529 in the 2000 Census.^[5]

Grenadian Americans

The number of Grenadian Americans was estimated to be 25,924 in the 2000 Census.^[6]

Haitian Americans

There were an estimated 805,691 Haitian Americans in 2008. They had a median age of 29.5 years, 7.4 years below the national average. With a 34.7% college or graduate school enrollment ratio, they surpassed the national average by eight percentage points.^[7]

Jamaican Americans

Jamaican Americans numbered 949,844 in 2008. Their median age was 34.0, near the national median of 36.9, and had a college or graduate school enrollment rate of 33.7%, well above the national ratio of 26.7%. Most Jamaican Americans immigrated to the United States: 575,960.^[8]

Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans

Americans with origin in Trinidad and Tobago were estimated at 197,592 as of 2008. They had a median age of 34.0 years, and a 38.6% college or graduate school enrollment ratio, consisting of 43.5% for females and 31.1% for males.^[9]

Virgin Islander Americans

There were 16,020 Virgin Islander Americans living on the U.S. mainland in 2008.^[2]

Other

There were also 272,883 West Indian Americans classified simply as 'West Indians', rather than by specified countries of origin.^[10]

See also

• Caribbean immigration to New York City
• Labor Day Carnival

Further reading

• Black Identities: West Indian Immigrant Dreams, by Mary C. Waters

References

1. ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) (300-359))". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:575;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:575;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:575;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:575&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "B04006. PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY - Universe: TOTAL POPULATION". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G2000_B04006&-format=&-CONTEXT=dt. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ "S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States; British West Indian". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:579;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:579;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:579;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:579&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=true&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
4. ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Dutch West Indian (310-313))". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:580;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:580;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:580;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:580&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=true&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
5. ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ancestry/ancestry_q_by_DAC_2000.xls. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
6. ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ancestry/ancestry_q_by_DAC_2000.xls. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
7. ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Haitian (336-359))". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:581;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:581;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:581;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:581&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=false&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
8. ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Jamaican (308-309))". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:582;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:582;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:582;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:582&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=false&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
9. ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Trinidadian and Tobagonian (314-316))". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:583;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:583;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:583;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:583&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=false&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
10. ^ "S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States; West Indian". 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201:584;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR:584;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T:584;ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:584&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2008_1YR_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=true&-charIterations=423&-geo_id=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 

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