99-010-X2011026 through 99-010-X2011034, the NHS Profile, Catalogue no. Of all immigrants in Ontario, 7 out of 10 lived in Toronto. In 2010, 26.8% of Australia's total population was born outside the country. The state officially categorizes its population into six groups: white, African American, Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native Hawaiian. More than 200 ethnic origins were reported in the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Hispanic Americans, such as Mexican, are often of this category. as well as other partner offers and accept our, spablab via http://www.flickr.com/photos/spablab/42090266/in/photostream/ creative commons. And that's not all. Among the G8 countries, Canada had the highest proportion of foreign-born population (20.6%), well above the shares in Germany (13.0% in 2010) and the United States (12.9% in 2010). Notable Americans with Russian ancestry include. Black or African American are terms used for citizens or residents of the U.S. with part or total ancestry from a native population of Sub-Saharan Africa. U.S.states with the highest percentageof people who claim some sort of Russian ancestry include Maryland, New York, North Dakota, and South Dakota, according to the 2000 census. Polish Americans are the largest of the Slavic groups in the United States and represent some of the earliest colonists in the New World. The foreign-born population of the United States had been increasing exponentially, from just 9.6 million in 1970 to 31.1 million by 2000, and immigrants from Latin America accounted for a large . The Vancouver CMA was home to 1.0 million visible minorities, or 16.4% of all visible minorities in Canada. Most of Canada's visible minorities (95.9%) lived in census metropolitan areas (CMAs), compared with 69.3% of the total population. In the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), 'immigrants' include immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011. A small proportion, 3.2%, reported multiple mother tongues. French - 13.55%. After the fall of dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1965, the U.S. occupied the Dominican Republic in order to end a civil war. Alexander von Humboldt School Montral and German International School Toronto are examples of two schools in Canada where German is the primary language. [5] In terms of the largest number of native speakers, Mandarin is the world's most spoken language. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Canada is a country of linguistic diversity. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Many Dutch Americans also live in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. Since many Asian and Hispanic people are classified differently, most of the groups listed are white. Of the immigrant population who reported single mother tongue, about 1.6 million, or 23.8%, reported that their mother tongue was English. Also called Anglo-Canadians, people who identify with English ancestry make up the second largest self-identified ethnicity in Canada. Historically, most immigrants came from Europe. This increase in the visible minority population was due largely to the number of immigrants who arrived in Canada in recent decades from non-European countries. Notable Americans of Welsh descent includeThomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and J.P. Morgan. Italian Canadians are another common ethnic group within Canada. The list of ethnic origins includes cultural groups . California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois were the states with the highest populations of Indian Americansas of the 2000 Census. (July 2021) According to Jon Aske: Before Hispanics became such a 'noticeable' group in the U.S., the distinction between black and white was the major racial division and according to the one-drop rule adhered to by the culture at large, one drop of African ancestry usually meant that the person was Black. More recently, the largest group of newcomers to Canada has come from Asia (including the Middle East). In comparison, these provinces accounted for 83.7% of individuals who were born in Canada. About 159,700 European-born immigrants arrived in Canada between 2006 and 2011. Mapuche The Mapuche are the indigenous inhabitants of South-Central Chile and the southern part of Argentina. From 1851 to 1930,more than 1.2 million Swedescrossed the Atlantic, traditionally settling in Midwest homesteads. Vancouver was home to 913,300 immigrants, 13.5% of the total immigrant population. Since then, Puerto Rican immigration to the continental U.S. has been significant, withnumbers spiking since the late '90s. Many Americans of recent French Canadian descent speak French at home. Thestates with the most Dominican Americansare New York, New Jersey, Florida, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. A small proportion, 4.4%, was in the older working age group of 55 to 64. Of these visible minorities, 30.9% were born in Canada and 65.1% were born outside the country and came to live in Canada as immigrants. The list of most frequently reported ethnic origins varied by generation status of the population, reflecting the country's immigration trends. The third largest Christian denomination was Anglican, reported by about 1,631,800 people who represented 5.0% of the total population. In 2011, 16.0% of immigrants who came before 1971 had no religious affiliation. They represented 6.8% of its population. Today, Dutch Americans are concentrated in several counties in Michigan and Ohio. People tend to migrate when they are relatively young. Canadians who speak French are considered French Canadians although . Notable Americans with Chinese ancestry include Yo-Yo Ma, Lucy Liu, Alexander Wang, Derek Lam, Phillip Lim, Vera Wang, Christine Chen, Michelle Kwan, and Dan Lin. Nonetheless, when compared with the 2006 Census, the Atlantic provinces also experienced a slight increase in their shares of newcomers. The visible minority population had a median age of 33.4 in 2011, compared with 40.1 for the population as a whole.Footnote 2. In 2011, just over 1 million individuals identified themselves as Muslim on the NHS. The Employment Equity Act defines as visible minorities 'persons, other than Aboriginal persons, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The decline in the share of newcomers in these two provinces was due to a shifting of shares to the other provinces. Notable Americans of West Indian descent include Colin Powell, Notorious B.I.G., Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, and Tim Duncan. The proportion of immigrants whose mother tongue was French was higher in Quebec, 18.6%. This report was prepared by Tina Chui of Statistics Canada's Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division and John Flanders of Communications Division, with the assistance of Thomas Anderson and the staff members of Statistics Canada's Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division, Census Subject Matter Secretariat, Geography Division, Census Operations Division, Dissemination Division and Communications Division. The largest number of Germans are found in the Midwest, West, and Pennsylvania. Seniors aged 65 and older represented relatively smaller proportion, 3.3%, of all recent arrivals. Famous Americans of Dominican heritage include Sammy Sosa, Junot Daz, Oscar De La Renta, Alex Rodriguez, and Zoe Saldana. Between 1880 and 1920, more than4 million Italian immigrantsarrived in the United States. The province of Nova Scotia, which translate to New Scotland from Latin, was named for its Scottish influence. Slightly over three-quarters (77.5%) of British Columbia's Sikh population, just over 155,900, lived in the CMA of Vancouver, while another about 28,200 lived in Abbotsford- Mission. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Today, Dutch Americans are concentrated in several counties in Michigan and Ohio. 99-001-X. Hausa The Hausa are the biggest ethnic group in Nigeria. Visible minorities made up 66.4% of Brampton's population, 53.7% of Mississauga's and 49.1% of the population of the city of Toronto. Margaret Quigley, rapper Tyga, Cung Lee, and Eugene H. Trinh (the first Vietnamese American to travel into outer space). The median age is the point where exactly one half of the population is older and the other half is younger. Chinese Americans are the largest Asian origin group in the U.S., making up 24% of the Asian population, or 5.4 million people. In 2011, 13.7% of newcomers were born in Europe, while another 3.9% were born in the United States. Mexican is themost commonly reported ancestry along the Southwestern borderof the United States and leading ancestry in Los Angeles,Houston, Phoenix, San Diego,Dallas, and San Antonio, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. with particularly high numbers in the Midwest, Koreans have ranked among the top 5 groups of immigrants to the U.S. It was followed by China, from which roughly 122,100 newcomers or 10.5% arrived, and India, from which about 121,400 or 10.4% originated. Notable Americans with Native American ancestry includeWilma Mankiller, John Herrington, Sitting Bull, and Armie Hammer. Chinese immigrants first began arriving on the West Coast in the early 1820s and trickled in slowly up until the Gold Rush began, when the Chinese American population grew exponentially. Many Vietnamese immigrants came to America after the Vietnam war, often via boat, to escape extreme poverty or persecution. This compares with 3.4% of those who arrived before the 1970s. Many Dutch Americans also live in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. The CMAs of Toronto, Montral and Vancouver alone were home to7outof 10 visible minorities, compared with just over one-third (35.2%) of the total population. The African-American population grew by 1.3% to 46.3 million, with Mississippi holding the nation's largest percentage at 38.3%. In Ontario, nearly 3,279,600 people identified themselves as a member of a visible minority group, more than one-half (52.3%) of the total visible minority population. Jamie Chung, Nelson Chai, Sandra Oh, Do Won Chang (founder of Forever 21), and Young Lee (co-founder of Pinkberry). During the 1970s, this proportion more than quadrupled to 53.0% and further increased to 67.4% of those who arrived in the 1980s. A large number of people claim American ancestry, either as a political statement or because their pre-American ancestry is mixed or uncertain. The majority (85.0%) were immigrants born in China, 6.3% were immigrants born in Taiwan and 3.0% were immigrants born in HongKong Special Administrative Region. The largest city in Canada is Toronto, followed by Montreal. Famous Americans of Scotch-Irish descent includeUlysses S. Grant, Elvis Presley, and Andrew Jackson. These proportions varied from one group of visible minorities to another, partly because of immigration patterns. Scottish immigrants continued to trickle in through the 1920s, especially as economic conditions worsened in Scotland. Slightly over 1 million individuals identified themselves as Muslim, representing 3.2% of the nation's total population. The term Mapuche refers to the various ethnicity groups with a shared and common socioeconomic, linguistic, and religious structure. The share of newcomers in both Winnipeg and Calgary in 2011 was almost twice their share of Canada's total population. They were followed by Filipinos, Latin Americans, Arabs, Southeast Asians, West Asians, Koreans and Japanese. The number of people who reported English ancestry decreased by at least 20 million since the 1980 U.S. Census, partly because more citizens of English descent have started to list themselves as "American." Notable Americans with Salvadoran ancestry include s. inger Sabi, Christy Turlington, and boxer Carlos Hernndez. The largest share of Roman Catholics (45.3%) resided in Quebec, followed by Ontario, 31.0%. With estimates of their population reaching 67 million, Hausa make up approximately 25% of the Nigerian population. As was the case with the immigrant population, the vast majority lived in Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta. French Canadian Americans today are overwhelmingly concentrated in New England,with the state of Maine having the highest population. Most settled in New England, but many moved westward toward the frontier, settling in Appalachia or even further west. New York City (originally New Amsterdam) was established by Dutch Immigrants in the early 17th century. In contrast, the median age for the larger Christian groups was higher. The share peaked at 17.3% for those who arrived during the 1970s, but prior to the 1970s, people from these regions accounted for just 5.4% of immigrants. The latter are considered part of the Canadian-born or non-immigrant population. By the turn of the century, however, more Swedes moved to urban centers in search of industrial jobs. Their history in Canada dates back when the French colonized regions of North America during the 18th century. A steady stream of immigration, notably from the 1830s onward, formed a pool of foreign-born persons unmatched by any other nation; 60 million people immigrated to U.S. shores in the 18th and 19th centuries. For more information on Provinces and Territories, please refer to the NHS Focus on Geography Series, Catalogue no. Description. Among the 455,000 Sikhs in Canada, 44.2% lived in British Columbia and 39.5% lived in Ontario. In 2011, nearly 6,264,800 people identified themselves as a member of the visible minority population on the NHSquestionnaire. According to the 2010 US Census, the largest American ancestry groups are German (16.4%), African American (12.2%), and Irish (11.8%). The Welsh language was commonly spoken in many of these intensely-Welsh areas until the 1950s when it began to die out. . Asia (including the Middle East) was Canada's largest source of immigrants during the past five years, although the share of immigration from Africa, Caribbean, Central and South America increased slightly. Most Koreans live in New York, New Jersey, California, and Illinois, Famous Americans with Korean ancestry include. Blacks were followed by Arabs (19.7%) and Latin Americans (12.9%). Combined, the three largest visible minority groups-South Asians, Chinese and Blacks-accounted for 61.3% of the visible minority population in 2011. Notable Americans of Polish ancestry include John Krasinski, Lisa Kudrow, Frank Gehry, Gloria Steinem, and Richie Sambora. Slightly over three-fifths (62.5%) of these recent immigrants chose to settle in the three largest census metropolitan areas Toronto, Montral and Vancouver. Notable Americans of Welsh descent include. Notable Americans of French-Canadian descent include Celine Dion, Angelina Jolie, Justin Theroux, and Chelsea Clinton. For detailed explanations on concepts and for information on data quality, please refer to the reference guides on the Census Program website. However, most came to America during the large wave of European immigration that took place during the late 19th century.