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Samoan Americans

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Samoan Americans
Total population
112,845 alone, 0.04% of U.S. population
204,640 including partial ancestry, 0.06%
(2019 Census estimates)
Regions with significant populations
American Samoa
Alaska (Anchorage), California (Los Angeles County, Sacramento, San Diego County, San Francisco Bay Area), Missouri (Independence), Nevada (Las Vegas), Hawaii, Utah (Salt Lake County, Utah County), Washington (Seattle, Tacoma)
Languages
American English, Samoan
Religion
Various (Mainly Christianity, including Mormonism)
Related ethnic groups
Other Polynesians

Samoan Americans are Americans that are from Samoa. They are also people who emigrated from the Independent State of Samoa or American Samoa to the United States. Samoan Americans are Pacific Islanders in the United States Census. They are the second biggest Pacific Islander group in the U.S., after Native Hawaiians.

Notable people

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Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district. She is one-quarter Samoan.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor and wrestler. He is one-half Samoan

Politics, law and government

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