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 | It has been suggested that North Korean immigration to the United States be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2024. |
한국계 미국인 hangukgye migugin | |
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| Total population | |
| 2,023,517 (2023)[1] (ancestry or ethnic origin) 1,017,250 (2023)[2] (born in Korea) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| English, Korean | |
| Religion | |
| 61% Protestantism 23% Unaffiliated 10% Roman Catholicism 6% Buddhism[4][5] |
| Korean Americans | |
| Hangul | 한국계 미국인 |
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| Hanja | 韓國系美國人 |
| Revised Romanization | Hangukgye Migugin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han'gukkye Migugin |
| Koreans in America | |
| Hangul | 미주 한인 |
| Hanja | 美洲韓人 |
| Revised Romanization | Miju Hanin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Miju Hanin |
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Korean Americans (Korean: 한국계 미국인) are Americans of full or partial Korean ethnic descent. While the broader term Overseas Korean in America (미주한인/재미교포/재미한인) may refer to all ethnic Koreans residing in the United States, the specific designation of Korean American implies the holding of American citizenship.[8]
As of 2022, there are 1.5–1.8 million Americans of Korean descent,[9] of whom roughly 1.04 million were born abroad,[10] accounting for 8% of all Asian Americans and 0.5% of the total U.S. population.[11] However, prominent scholars and Korean associations claim that the Korean American population exceeds 2.5–3 million,[12] which would make it the largest community Overseas Koreans in the world, ahead of China's 2.1 million.
The vast majority of Korean Americans trace their ancestry to South Korea (Republic of Korea),[13][14] with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) accounting for a negligible number.[15] An estimated 20,000 second generation Korean Americans are "dual citizens by birth" (선천적 복수국적자).[16]
In contrast to Northeast Asia, which is grappling with a significantly low birth rates, the number of Korean Americans with both parents from Korea is growing by 5.9%. Moreover, the population of those with mixed heritage is increasing at a rate of 16.5%.
- ^ "US Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2023 American Community Survey Estimates".
- ^ RODRIGUEZ-GITLER, ARIANA (September 8, 2017). "Top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas by Korean population, 2015". PEW RESEARCH CENTER: Social & Demographic Trends. PEW RESEARCH CENTER. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths". Pew Forum. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Pew Forum – Korean Americans' Religions". Pew Forum. July 18, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
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- ^ Julian Ryall, Tokyo (May 31, 2016). "Polish firms employing North Korean 'slave labourers' benefit from EU aid". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ 인, 태정; 오중환 (May 2012). "The Pre- and Post-Migration Life Satisfaction of Korean Americans in New York, New Jersey, and Boston Areas" 재미 한인의 미국과 한국사회 만족도 비교연구: 미국 북동부의 뉴욕, 뉴저지, 보스턴 지역을 중심으로 :미국 북동부의 뉴욕, 뉴저지, 보스턴 지역을 중심으로. 문화와 사회 (in Korean). 12: 147–189. doi:10.17328/kjcs.2012.12.1.004. ISSN 1975-7239.
- ^ Greenwood, Shannon (August 6, 2024). "Korean Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot". Pew Research Center. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ Batalova, Jeanne Batalova Cecilia Esterline and Jeanne (April 13, 2022). "Korean Immigrants in the United States". migrationpolicy.org. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "Demographic and Housing Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ 장, 안리 (June 2019). "'Korean American' 용어에 대한 재미한인들의 개념 정의 및 내포에 대한 연구". 사회연구 (in Korean). 12 (2): 321–354. doi:10.14431/jms.2019.06.12.2.321. ISSN 2005-2553. S2CID 204367351.
- ^ Batalova, Jeanne Batalova Cecilia Esterline and Jeanne (April 13, 2022). "Korean Immigrants in the United States". migrationpolicy.org. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ 재미 교포 在美僑胞 [Foreign nationals in the United States]. ko.dict.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
1. 미국에 정착하여 미국 국민으로 살고 있는 동포.
[1. A Korean who has settled in the United States and lives as an American citizen.] - ^ "Admitting North Korean Refugees to the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities". Brookings. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ 선천적 복수국적제 피해, 여성의 경우. The Korea Times (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2023.