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Largest African-American Immigrant Groups

Name the largest African-American immigrant ethnic groups, those with more than 50,000 people, based on ancestry.
Does not include most native-born African-Americans, who cannot trace ancestry to a specific country
Both the name of the group and the name of the country are accepted
Source: American Community Survey 2021
Quiz by JWatson24
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Last updated: March 13, 2023
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# of Residents
Answer
597,203
Nigerian
280,606
Egyptian
280,592
Ethiopian
186,035
Ghanaian
165,105
Somali
118,103
Moroccan
102,515
Kenyan
# of Residents
Answer
98,546
Cape Verdean
86,106
Liberian
74,880
Cameroonian
72,747
Congolese
(both Congos)
62,819
South African
59,185
Sudanese
55,868
Eritrean
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Mar 13, 2023
While this quiz is technically based off "ancestry," keep in mind that most African-Americans came to America as slaves and have little to no knowledge of their ancestry. This is why I felt the need to point out immigrant groups; even if some of the people on this survey are native born, they likely have parents or grandparents that immigrated recently (post-1960s).

If you're surprised by Cape Verde (as I was!), check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Americans