| Total population |
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| 6,177 (2008)[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Found in California, Texas, other places |
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Zimbabwean Americans are Americans of Zimbabwean descent. There are communities in California, Texas and other places.
There are various conflicting unofficial figures about the number of Zimbabweans in the US. The RAND Corporation estimated in 2000 that there were 100,000 in the state of New York alone.[2] In contrast, a 2008 estimate from the Association of Zimbabweans Based Abroad put the population of Zimbabweans in the whole US at just 45,000.[3] They make up just a small part of the Zimbabwean diaspora compared to the larger communities in South Africa and the United Kingdom.[3] However, of Zimbabweans who have not yet emigrated but are considering it, a somewhat higher proportion state that the United States, rather than the United Kingdom, is their preferred destination; this may be due to harassment and discrimination which Zimbabweans have faced in the UK.[4]
There is a small community of Zimbabweans in Chicago, perhaps 80 to 100 people, consisting primarily of former students at area universities.[5] Other cities with Zimbabwean communities include Washington DC, New York City, Indianapolis, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Detroit.
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