| Total population | |
|---|---|
| By ancestry or ethnic origin (2020 US Census) 13,681:[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| California | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Libyan Arabic),American English,Amazigh languages,Hebrew (Jewish population) | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam,Judaism |
Libyan Americans (Arabic:الليبيون الأمريكيون,romanized: al-Lībīyūn al-Amirīkīyūn) areUnited States citizens ofLibyan descent or Libyan citizens who also haveUnited States (US) citizenship.
Most Libyan Americans speakArabic andEnglish. According to the2020 Census there were 13,681 Americans who claimed Libyan ancestry.[1]
Some Libyan American associations are the Libyan American Organization,[2] Libyan American Friendship Association (LAFA),[3] Libyan American Association in Southern California[4] and Libyan American Association of Georgia.[5]
The Libyan American Organization have as goal the Libya defense, promote political awareness among its members and integrate to all community in the association. In addition, the organization wants to improve education, health care and infrastructure of Libya. The association hopes to have the community support in order to "rebuilding our beloved country".[2]
Libyan American Friendship Association (LAFA) have as goal promote friendship between the Libyan and U.S., making dialogue the two peoples by holding international meetings and symposia, for the creation of programs and projects that help both peoples to establish ties. The organization celebrates coordinate visits between institutions of "economic, social, scientific and national / civil joint".[3]
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1 Several African ethnic groups are dispersed throughout different areas of Africa, regardless of countries or regions. | |||||||||
