Colombian American - Ethnic Composition of Colombians in The United States

Ethnic Composition of Colombians in The United States

See also: Demographics of Colombia

Ethnically, Colombians are a diverse population including Colombians of Indigenous ancestry, Afro-Colombians, and Colombians of European ancestry (mainly Spanish and Italian). However, the majority of Colombians are Mestizo (Amerindian/European). In addition, Colombians of Middle Eastern descent, notably Syrian and Lebanese, also compose Colombian society. Until 1960, most Colombians emigrating to the United States were white or mestizos between this year and 1977, a period in which more than 116,000 Colombians emigrated to the United States, are becoming more ethnically diverse, representing the ethnic diversity of the population Colombian. So today, although most Colombian Americans are white and mestizos, are also numerous Afro Colombian Americans in the American population

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