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Tanzanian Americans are Americans of Tanzanian descent. In the 2000 US Census, 2,921 people reported Tanzanian ancestry. To this figure we must adhere some people (less of 300 each) that hailed be of "
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" and " Zanzibar Islanders" descend. Between 2009-2011 were registered 20,308 Tanzanians living in United States (this figure excludes Americans descended from Tanzanians). A drought in Tanzania during the early 1980s caused a worsening of economic conditions in the country and motivated some people to emigrate, arriving in the United States in appreciable numbers beginning in 1986 with the arrival of 370 Tanzanians."Tanzanians", ''Encyclopedia of Chicago'', authored by Tramayne M. Butler, 2005
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Demography

Based on 2009-2011 data, an estimated 15.2 percent (range of estimate: 11.5 to 18.9 percent) of Tanzanian Americans were 17 or younger. Their estimated median age was 37.8 (range of estimate: 35.8 to 39.8 years of age). Approximately 47.9 percent (range of estimate: 41.4 to 54.4 percent) of them had a least a bachelor's degree. An estimated 2.2 percent (range of estimate: 1.1 to 3.3 percent) of them were living outside the U. S. one year before. Of those born outside the U. S., an estimated 40.8 percent had become U. S. citizens. Of all Tanzanian Americans born outside the U. S., an estimated 47.0 percent (range of estimate: 41.8 to 52.2 percent) entered the country after 1999. Their estimated median household income was USD 67,327 (range of estimate: USD 59,861 to 74,793). Although Tanzania belonged to United Kingdom, only the 16% of the Tanzanian population in United States had the English as tongue mother, while the 84.0% of this population had other languages as mother tongues.


Tanzanian Americans in Chicago

Most Tanzanians who have arrived since 1986 have chosen to settle in Chicago. Many of them are students and professionals who came to the city to pursue an advanced degree or work for an employer that sponsored their entry into the United States. Some of the Tanzanians have returned to their home country a few years after arriving in the U. S. Religion plays an active role in the lives of many Tanzanian Americans in Chicago.


Tanzanian Americans elsewhere in the United States

The Tanzanian American associations in the United States include the Tanzanian American Association (Inc.) in Massachusetts and the Tanzania Association Of Wichita, Kansas.


Notable people

* John Abraham, former mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey *
Ida Ljungqvist Ida Ljungqvist (born September 27, 1981) is a Tanzanian-Swedish model and the first African-born person to be selected as a Playboy Playmate of the Month and the 50th Playmate of the Year. Career She was discovered by 2007 Playmate of the Ye ...
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Clea Koff Clea Koff (born 1972) is a British-born American forensic anthropologist and author who worked several years for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR; 2 missions) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the for ...
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Vivek Kundra Vivek Kundra (born October 9, 1974) is a former American administrator who served as the first chief information officer of the United States from March, 2009 to August, 2011 under President Barack Obama. He is currently the chief operating offi ...
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Harold O'Neal Harold Mujahid O'Neal FRSA (born 27 March 1981) is an American producer and musician, known for his work as a pianist, composer, public speaker, social entrepreneur, and storyteller. He is widely recognized for his association with the legacy ...
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See also

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Southeast Africans in the United States East Africans in the United States are Americans with ancestry from East Africa. They include: *Eritrean Americans *Ethiopian Americans * Kenyan Americans *Somali Americans **History of Somali Bantus in Maine *South Sudanese Americans *Sudanese ...
* Tanzanian Canadians * Tanzanians in Ireland * Tanzanians in the United Kingdom *
Tanzanians in the Netherlands This article is about the demographics, demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects ...
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Tanzanians in Belgium This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanians in France This article is about the demographics, demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects ...
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Tanzanians in Switzerland This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanians in Italy This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanians in Germany This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanians in Denmark This article is about the demographics, demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects ...
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Tanzanians in Norway This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanians in Sweden This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanians in Poland This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tanzania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The popu ...
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Tanzanian Australians Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
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Tanzania–United States relations Tanzania – United States relations are bilateral relations between Tanzania and the United States. History Much of the relationship between Tanzania and the United States has been framed first by the Cold War, and more recently in the contex ...


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