Korean Americans
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Korean Americans (Korean: 한국계 미국인; Hanja: 韓國系美國人; Hangukgye Migukin) are Americans of Korean descent. They are mostly from South Korea. A small amount are from North Korea. The Korean American community comprises about 0.5% of the United States population or about 1.6 million people and is the fifth largest Asian American subgroup, after the Indian American, Chinese American, Vietnamese American and Filipino American communities.[2] The U.S. has the second-largest Korean community in the world. The largest is in the People's Republic of China.[3]
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Total population | |
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1,609,980 0.5% of the US population (2008)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Los Angeles metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area, Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and other major American metropolitan areas. | |
Languages | |
English, Korean | |
Religion | |
Large non-religious and atheist segment. Predominantly Christian (chiefly Protestant) Minority Buddhist |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Korean Americans | |
Hangul | 한국계 미국인 |
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Hanja | 韓國系美國人 |
Revised Romanization | Hangukgye Migukin |
McCune–Reischauer | Han'gukkye Migukin |
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