Ethiopian Americans
Ethiopian Americans are Americans of Ethiopian descent, as well as individuals of American and Ethiopian ancestry. The largest Ethiopian American community is in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with some estimates claiming a population of over 200,000 in the area; other large Ethiopian communities are found in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Las Vegas, Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, Denver, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Columbus, and South Dakota.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 68,001 people reported Ethiopian ancestry in 2000.[3] Between 2007 and 2011, there were approximately 151,515 Ethiopia-born residents in the United States.[12] According to Aaron Matteo Terrazas, a former policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, "if the descendants of Ethiopian-born migrants (the second generation and up) are included, the estimates range upwards of 460,000 in the United States (of which approximately 250,000 are in Washington, D.C.; 96,000 in Los Angeles; 20,000 in New York and 12,000 in Philadelphia)."[7] Unofficial estimates suggest that the Washington, D.C., area has an Ethiopian population of 150,000 to 250,000.[13][14][15]
The states, including Washington D.C., with the most people of Ethiopian ancestry by percentage are:[16]
Ethiopians are the second-largest immigrant group in both South Dakota[17] and Washington, D.C.[18]