Congolese Americans

Americans of Congolese birth or descent Ethnic group Congolese AmericansTotal populationBy ancestry or ethnic origin: 145,768 (2024 ACS) Congolese-born:105,000 (2023 ACS)Regions with significant populationsTexas (especially the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex followed by the Houston Metropolitan Area), Georgia (Atlanta Metropolitan Area), Arizona (especially in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area and Tucson), Kentucky, North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, California (SoCal), New York, and Michigan. Other communities to be found in Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Florida (Tampa–St. Petersburg area), Connecticut, and Washington.LanguagesAmerican English, French, Congolese Swahili, Lingala, Kikongo, TshilubaReligionChristianity (Protestantism, Catholicism, and Kimbanguism)Related ethnic groupsAfrican Americans Part of a series on Naturalized and EthnicAfrican AmericansRepresentation of Afro-descendant Americans Terms Identity African American Black Afro-American Negro African Afro-descendant in the Americas Concepts Black Power Pan-Africanism Double consciousness Intersectionality Black is Beautiful Origins United States African Americans Caribbean Antiguan and Barbudan Bahamian Barbadi