| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Majority in states includeNew York,Massachusetts,Pennsylvania,Ohio,Michigan,[3]Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,Kentucky,North Carolina,Georgia,Florida,Missouri,Iowa,South Dakota,Mississippi,Louisiana,Oklahoma andTexas Smaller numbers in other parts of the country includingNew Jersey,Rhode Island,Connecticut,Minnesota,Washington,Colorado andCalifornia | |
| Languages | |
| English (American English, Vincentian English),Vincentian Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Vincentian Americans areAmericans of full or partialVincentian origin or ancestry. According to the 2000United States census, 13,547 people in the United States reported Vincentian ancestry.[4]
There is a significant Vincentian diaspora inBrooklyn. Vincentians have lived in the New York area since the 1900s. Some Vincentians went to the United States after working on thePanama Canal.There was approximately 50,00 Vincentians living in New York City in 1980. By 1996, the number Vincentian population increased, including large numbers of illegal Vincentian immigrants and long-term visitors from St. Vincent.[5]
In New York, the Brooklyn-based Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Organizations, U.S.A., Inc. (COSAGO) acts as an umbrella body for Vincentian associations. With the Consulate General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, COSAGO organizes events in Brooklyn churches.[6]
The 2000 United States census recorded 13,547 people reporting Vincentian ancestry nationwide.[4] The 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-year estimates reported 21,552 Vincentian-born residents in the United States.[7]
Within the United States, Vincentian Americans are distributed across a number of states. Vincentian communities are present inNew York,Massachusetts,Pennsylvania,Ohio,Michigan,Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,Kentucky,North Carolina,Georgia,Florida,Mississippi,Louisiana,Oklahoma andTexas.[8] New York City hosts the single largest concentration of Vincentian-born residents in the country. According to the New York City Department of City Planning's analysis of the 2011–2015 ACS 5-year estimates, 13,591 foreign-born residents of the city were born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Of these, approximately 1,761 lived inQueens and 24 inStaten Island, with additional Vincentian-born populations in the other boroughs.[9]
Vincentian Americans typically speakEnglish, includingAmerican English and Vincentian varieties of English, and may also useVincentian Creole, an English-lexifier Creole associated with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[10]
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