Iraqi Americans
Iraqi Americans (Arabic: أمريكيون عراقيون) are American citizens of Iraqi descent. As of 2015, the number of Iraqi Americans is around 145,279, according to the United States Census Bureau.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 245,193 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Michigan · California · Illinois · Massachusetts · Tennessee · Texas · New York · Virginia · Missouri · Pennsylvania · Arizona. | |
| Languages | |
| Mesopotamian Arabic and American English also Kurdish (Sorani, Feyli and Kurmanji dialects), Turkish (Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Mandaic and Armenian | |
| Religion | |
| · Islam (Sunni and Shia) · Christianity (mostly Chaldean Catholic) · Judaism · Mandaeism |
According to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 49,006 Iraqi foreign born immigrated to the United States between 1989 and 2001 and 25,710 Iraqi-born immigrants naturalized between 1991 and 2001. However, the 2000 United States Census reported that there were approximately 90,000 immigrants born in Iraq residing in the United States.
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