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This article is about the people of theUnited States of America.For other uses, seeAmerican(disambiguation). For the meanings ofAmericanin various contexts, seeAmerican (word). For asimilar title, see The Americans.

Americans

Flag of the United States

Total population

(308,745,538[1]

2010 United States Census

320,925,485[2]

2015 estiate!

Regions with significant populations
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"e#i$o 738,100%1,000,000[3][4]

Canada 31&,350%1,000,000[5][&]

'hiliines 220,000[7]

)s*ael 200,000[8][9]

United +ingdo 139,000%197,143[10][11]

Costa i$a 130,000[12]

South +o*ea 120,000%158,000[13]

-e*an. 108,845[14]

F*an$e 100,000[15]

China 71,493[1&]

/*ail 70,000[17]

Coloia &0,000[18]

ong +ong &0,000[19]

)ndia &0,000[20]

ust*alia 5&,27&[21]

aan 51,321[22]

)tal. 50,000[23]

United *a i*ates 50,000[24]
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aiti 45,000[25]

Saudi *aia 40,000[2&]

*gentina 37,000[27]

6o*a. 33,509[28]

/ahaas 30,000[29]

eanon 25,000[30]

'anaa 25,000[31]

l Salado* 19,000[32]

6e :ealand 17,751[33]

ondu*as 15,000[34]

Chile 12,000[35]

;aian 10,&45[3&]

ust*ia 10,175[37]

/e*uda 8,000[38]

Languages

'*ia*il.nglish, ut also Sanishand othe*s

Religion

'*ia*il. Ch*istian('*otestantis,Catholi$is, and"o*onis![39]

Unaffiliated(no *eligion,agnosti$is, and atheis![39]
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Overview[edit]ain articles! "ace and ethnicit# in the United States,$olonial United Statesand %mmigration to theUnited States

The ma%ority of Americans or their ancestors immi!rated#ithin the past fi*e centries, #ith thee'ception of the ati*e Americanpoplation and people from a#aii,8erto ico,


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8eople of -ropean descent, or White Americans, constitte the ma%ority of the 09 million peopleli*in! in the United States, #ith 7+.4 of the poplation in the+0(0 United States ;enss.[a][20][2:]Theyare considered people #ho trace their ancestry to the ori!inal peoples of -rope, the 3iddle -ast,and orth Africa.[20])f those reportin! to $e White American, 7,497,( reported to $e 3ltiracialB#ith lar!est com$ination $ein! #hite and $lack.[2:]Additionally, there are +:,(94,+:0 White ispanicsor /atinos.[2:]on&ispanic Whitesare the ma%ority in 45 states. There are for minority&ma%ority

states? ;alifornia, Te'as,e# 3e'ico,anda#aii.[20]

6n addition, the >istrict of ;olm$ia has a nonhite ma%ority.[20]The state #ith the hi!hest percenta!e of non&ispanic White Americans is3aine.[50]

The lar!est continental ancestral !rop of Americans are that of -ropeans #ho ha*e ori!ins in anyof the ori!inal peoples of -rope.This incldes people *iaAfrican,orth

American,;ari$$ean,;entral Americanor Soth Americanand)ceaniannations that ha*e alar!e -ropean diaspora.[5(]

The Spanish#ere the first -ropeans to esta$lish a continos presence in #hat is no# the UnitedStates.[5+]3artCn de Ar!Delles$orn (255, San A!stCn, /a Florida,#as the first person of -ropeandescent $orn in #hat is no# the United States.[5]T#enty&one years later,=ir!inia >are$orn(297 oanoke 6slandin present&dayorth ;arolina,#as the first child $orn in the Thirteen;oloniesto -n!lish parents.

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Hispanic and Latino Americans[edit]ain article!ispanic and *atino Americans

ispanic or /atino Americans Eof any race make p the lar!est ethnic minority in the UnitedStatesand form the second lar!est !rop afternon&ispanic Whites in the United States,makin! p(5. of the poplation, accordin! to the +0(0 United States ;enss.[$][7(][7+]

ispanicG/atino Americans are *ery racially di*erse, and as a reslt form an ethnic cate!ory, ratherthan a race.[7][74][72][75]
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8eople of Spanish or ispanic descent ha*e li*ed in #hat is no# the United States since thefondin! of St. A!stine, Floridain (252 $y 8edro 3enendez de A*iles. 6n the State ofTe'as,Spaniardsfirst settledthe re!ion in the late (500s and formed a ni"e cltral !ropkno#nas Te%anos.

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Black and African Americans[edit]ain articles!African Americanand +lac ispanic and *atino Americans

African Americans Ealso referred to as 1lack Americans or Afro&Americans, and formerly asAmerican e!roes are citizens or residents of the United States #ho ha*e ori!ins in any ofthe$lackpoplations of Africa.[7:]Accordin! to the )ffice of 3ana!ement and 1d!et, the racialcate!ory inclde those #ho self&identify as African American, S$&Saharan Africans, andAfro&;ari$$eans.[90]Accordin! to the +00: American ;ommnity Sr*ey, there #ere 9,0:,7+2 $lacks inthe United States, #hich represented (+.4 of the poplation. 6n addition, there #ere 7,(44,20non&ispanic $lacks, #hich represented (+.( of the poplation. [9(]This nm$er increased to 4+million accordin! to the+0(0 United States ;enss,#hen incldin!3ltiracial African Americans,[90]makin! p (4 of the total poplation of the United States. [c][9+]African Americans make p thesecond lar!est racein the United States, $t the third lar!est !rop after White Americans andispanic or /atino Americans Eof any raceB[7(]the ma%ority of the poplation E22 li*e in the Soth,#hile compared to +000 ;enss there is a decrease of African Americans intheortheastand3id#est.[9+]

3ost African Americans are the direct descendants of capti*e Africans #ho sr*i*ed the sla*eryera#ithin the $ondaries of the present United States, altho!h some areHor are descended fromHimmi!rants from African, ;ari$$ean, ;entral American or Soth American nations.[9]As anad%ecti*e, the term is sally spelledAfrican-American.[94]3orerecent immi!rants from Africamay, ormay not, self&identify as @African&American@B[92][95]and may e'perience conflict #ith American&$orn

African&Americans.[97][99][9:][:0]

The first African sla*es#ere $ro!ht toIamesto#n, =ir!iniain (5(:. The -n!lish settlers treatedthese capti*es as indentred ser*antsand released them after a nm$er of years. This practice #as!radally replaced $y the system of race&$ased sla*ery sed in the ;ari$$ean.[:(]All theAmericancolonieshad sla*ery, $t it #as sally the form of personal ser*ants in the orth E#here + of thepeople #ere sla*es, and field hands in plantations in the Soth E#here +2 #ere sla*esB[:+]$y the$e!innin! of theAmerican e*oltionary War(G2th of the total poplation #as ensla*ed.[:]>rin!the re*oltion, some #old ser*e in the ;ontinental Armyor ;ontinental a*y,[:4][:2]#hile others#old ser*e the1ritish -mpirein /ord >nmoreJs -thiopian e!iment, and othernits.[:5]1y (904, the northernstates Enorth of the3asonK>i'on line had a$olishedsla*ery.[:7]o#e*er, sla*ery #old persist in the sothern statesntil the end of theAmerican ;i*il Warandthe passa!e of the Thirteenth Amendment.[:9]Follo#in! the end of the econstrction -ra,#hich sa#the firstAfrican American representationin ;on!ress,[::]African Americans$ecame disenfranchisedand s$%ect to Iim ;ro# la#s,[(00]le!islation that #old persist ntil thepassa!e of the ;i*il i!hts Act of (:54and =otin! i!hts Actde to the ;i*il i!hts 3o*ement.[(0(]

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Asian Americans[edit]ain articles!Asian AmericanandAsian ispanic and *atino Americans

Another si!nificant poplation is the Asian American poplation, comprisin! (7. million in +0(0, or2.5 of the U.S. poplation. [d][(0+][(0];alifornia is home to 2.5 million Asian Americans, the !reatestnm$er in any state.[(04]6n a#aii, Asian Americans make p the hi!hest proportion of the poplationE27 percent.[(04]Asian Americans li*e across the contry, yet are hea*ily r$anized, #ith si!nificantpoplations in the


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They are $y no means a monolithic !rop. The lar!est s$&!rops are immi!rants or descendants ofimmi!rants from ;am$odia, 3ainland ;hina, 6ndia, Iapan, Morea, /aos, 8akistan, the 8hilippines,Tai#an, Thailand, and =ietnam. Asians o*erall ha*ehi!her income le*elsthan all other racial !ropsin the United States, incldin! #hites, and the trend appears to $e increasin! in relation to those!rops.[(05]Additionally, Asians ha*e a hi!her edcation attainmentle*el than all other racial !rops inthe United States.[(07][(09]For $etter or #orse, the !rop has $een called a model minority.[(0:][((0][(((]

While Asian Americans ha*e $een in #hat is no# the United States since $efore the e*oltionaryWar,[((+][((][((4]relati*ely lar!e #a*es of ;hinese, Filipino, and Iapanese immi!ration did not $e!in ntilthe mid&to&late (:th centry.[((4]6mmi!ration and si!nificant poplation !ro#th contine to this day.[((2]>e to a nm$er of factors, Asian Americans ha*e $een stereotypedas @perpetal forei!ners@.[((5][((7]

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Middle Easterners and North Africans[edit]ain articles! iddle 'astern Americans, orth Africans in the United States,%ranian

Americans,Arab Americansand /ewish AmericansSee also *uis de Torres, 'stevanico, and /oachim 0ans

Accordin! to theAmerican Ie#ish Archi*esand theAra$ American ational 3sem,some ofthe first 3iddle -asterners and orth Africans E*iz.Ie#sand1er$ers arri*ed in the Americas$et#een the late (4th and mid&(5th centries.[((9][((:][(+0][(+(]3any #ere fleein! ethnicorethnoreli!iospersection drin! theSpanish 6n"isition,[(++][(+]and a fe# #ere also taken tothe Americas as sla*es.[((:]

Accordin! to theAra$ American 6nstitteEAA6, contries of ori!in forAra$AmericansincldeAl!eria,1ahrain,;omoros, >%i$oti, -!ypt, 6ra",Iordan,M#ait,/e$anon,/i$ya,3aritania, 3orocco,)man,Natar,8alestine,Sadi

Ara$ia,Somalia,Sdan, Syria,Tnisia, United Ara$ -miratesand Lemen.[(+4]

6n (:0:, the Sperior ;ort and the >epartment of Istice in Washin!ton >.;. rled on a casethat redefined 3iddle -asterners and their racial distinction. Accordin! to the Ara$ Americanistorical Fondation and the /os An!eles erald, a case in #hich


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to other Ie#s arond the #orld than to the srrondin! non&Ie#ish ethnic !rops. [(5]Somestdies ha*e also s!!ested that other 3iddle -astern Enon&Ie#ish ethnic !rops remain oneof the closest relations to Ie#s. [(7]

The United States ;enss 1rea is presently finalizin! the ethnic classification of 3-Apoplations. 6n +0(+, prompted in part $y post&:G(( discrimination, the American&Ara$ Anti&>iscrimination ;ommittee petitioned the >epartment of ;ommerceJs 3inority 1siness>e*elopment A!ency to desi!nate the 3-A poplations as a minorityGdisad*anta!edcommnity.[(+5]Follo#in! consltations #ith 3-A or!anizations, the ;enss 1rea annoncedin +0(4 that it #old esta$lish a ne# 3-A ethnic cate!ory for poplations from the 3iddle-ast,orth Africaand theAra$ #orld, separate from the @#hite@ classification that thesepoplations had pre*iosly so!ht in (:0:. The e'pert !rops, incldin! some Ie#ishor!anizations, felt that the earlier @#hite@ desi!nation no lon!er accrately represents 3-Aidentity, so they sccessflly lo$$ied for a distinct cate!orization.[(9][(]This process does notcrrently inclde ethnoreli!ios !rops sch as Ie#sor Sikhs, as the 1rea only ta$latesthese !rops as follo#ers of reli!ions rather than mem$ers of ethnic !rops. [(:]

As of >ecem$er +0(2, the samplin! strata for the ne# 3-A cate!ory incldes the ;enss1reaJs #orkin! classification of (: 3-A !rops, as #ellasTrkish,Sdanese, >%i$otian, Somali, 3aritanian,Armenian,;ypriot,Af!han,Azer$ai%ania

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%ile &astern Americans in the 2000 [141]- 2010 U.S. Census'[142]the %anell L. (erman )nstitute'

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Altho!h ta$lated, @reli!ios responses@ #ere reported as a sin!le total and not differentiated,despite totalin! (,09:,2:7 in +000.[(4(]

6ndependent or!anizations pro*ide impro*ed estimates of the total poplations of races andethnicities in the US sin! the ra# data from the US ;enss and other sr*eys.

For e'ample, altho!h any respondents #ho self&identified as Ie#ish#ere inclded nder the

reli!ios responses in the censs, as Ie#s are anethnoreli!ios !rop#ith cltre and ethnicityintert#ined, estimates from the 3andell /. 1erman 6nstitte and the orth American Ie#ish >ata1ankpt the total poplation of Ie#s $et#een 2.4 and 5.(5 million in +000 and arond5.24 million in +0(0.[(4]Similarly, the Ara$&American 6nstitte estimated the poplation of Ara$

Americans at .7 million in +0(+.[(44]

The ma%ority of Ara$ Americans are ;hristian.[(42][(45]3ost 3aronitestend to $e of /e$anese,Syrian, or ;ypriot e'tractionB the ma%ority of ;hristians of ;ypriot and 8alestinian $ack!rondare often-astern )rthodo'.

-stimated African 3-A poplations in the United States?

Al!erian American?9,72+ E+000 ;enss[(4(]

;anarian American?42,000&72,000 E+000 statistics

>%i$otian American?00 E+000 ;enss[(47]

-!yptian American? (:0,079 E+0(0 censs.[(49]6n +009 them #ere estimated in 900,000 &

+,000,000[(4:]

/i$yan American? :,000 E+0(0 ;enss

3aritanian American? ::+ E+000 ;enss

3oroccan American? 9+,07 E+0(0 ;enss

Somali American? 92,700 E+0(+ A;S

Sdanese American? 4+,+4: E+0(0 ;enss

Tnisian American? 4,72 E+000 ;enss

American Indians and Alaska Natives[edit]ain article! ative Americans in the United States

See also! +lood 1uantum lawsand +ureau of %ndian Affairs

Accordin! to the +0(0 ;enss, there are 2.+ million people #ho are ati*e Americans orAlaskaati*ealone, or in com$ination #ith one or more racesB they make p (.7 of the totalpoplation.[e][(20]Accordin! to the )ffice of 3ana!ement and 1d!etE)31, a @American 6ndianor Alaska ati*e@ is a person #hose ancestry ha*e ori!ins in any of theori!inal peoplesoforth, ;entral, or Soth America.[(20]+. million indi*idals #ho are American 6ndian or Alaskanati*e are mltiracialB[(20]additionally the plrality of American 6ndians reside in theWesternUnited StatesE40.7.[(20];ollecti*ely and historically this race has $een kno#n $y se*eralnamesB[(2(]as of (::2, 20 of those #ho fall #ithin the )31 definition prefer the term @American
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ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans#cite_note-2010CensusAIAN-155https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budgethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans#cite_note-2010CensusAIAN-155https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans#cite_note-2010CensusAIAN-155https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_United_Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_United_Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans#cite_note-2010CensusAIAN-155https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_name_controversy#United_Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_name_controversy#United_Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans#cite_note-156


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6ndian@, 7 prefer @ati*e American@ and the remainder ha*e no preference or prefer adifferent term alto!ether.[(2+]

ati*e Americans, #hose ancestry is indi!enos to theAmericas, ori!inally mi!ratedto the t#ocontinents $et#een (0,000&42,000 years a!o. [(2]These8aleoamericansspread thro!hot thet#o continents and e*ol*ed into hndreds of distinct cltres drin! the pre&;olm$ian era.[(24]Follo#in! the first *oya!eof ;hristopher ;olm$s,[(22]the -ropean colonization of the

Americas$e!an, #ithSt. A!stine,Florida$ecomin! the first permanent -ropean settlementin the continental United States.[(25]From the (5th thro!h the (:th centries, the poplation ofati*e Americans declinedin the follo#in! #ays?epidemicdiseases $ro!ht from -ropeB[(27]!enocideand #arfareat the hands of -ropean e'plorers and colonists,[(29][(2:][(50]as #ell as$et#een tri$esB[(5(][(5+]displacement from their landsB[(5]internal #arfare,[(54]ensla*ementB[(52]andintermarria!e.[(55][(57]

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Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders[edit]ain article! 2acific %slands American

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wo or more races[edit]ain article! ultiracial American

The U.S. has a !ro#in! mltiracial identity mo*ement. 3ltiracialAmericans nm$ered7.0 million in +009, or +. of the poplationB[(0]$y the +0(0 censs the 3ltiracial increased to:,00:,07, or +.: of the total poplation. [(7+]They can $e any com$ination of races EWhite,

1lack or African American, Asian, American 6ndian or Alaska ati*e, ati*e a#aiian or other8acific 6slander, @Some other race@ and ethnicities. [(7]The lar!est poplation of 3ltiracial

Americans #ere those of White and African Americandescent, #ith a total of (,94,+(+ self&identifyin! indi*idals.[(7+]1arack )$ama,44th 8resident of the United States, is $iracial #ith hismother $ein! of -n!lish and 6rish descent and his father $ein! of Menyan$irthB[(74][(72]ho#e*er,)$ama only self&identifies as $ein! African American.[(75][(77]

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!ome other race[edit]ain article! ultiracial Americans

Accordin! to the +0(0 United States ;enss, 5.+ or (:,(07,59 Americans chose to self&identify #ith the @Some other race@ cate!oryB the third most poplar option. Also, 5.7 or(9,20,(0 ispanicG/atino Americans chose to identify as some other raceas theseispanicG/atinos may feel the U.S. censs does not descri$e their -ropean and American6ndian ancestry as they nderstand it to $e.[(7:]A si!nificant portion of the ispanic and /atinopoplation self&identifies as 3estizo, particlarly the 3e'ican and ;entral Americancommnity. 3estizois not a racial cate!ory in the U.S. ;enss, $t si!nifies someone #ho has$oth -ropean and American 6ndian ancestry.

National personification[edit]
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@Uncle Sam@ is anational personificationof the United States. The ima!e $ears resem$lance to the

realSamel Wilson. The female personification, primarily poplar drin! the (9th and (:th centries,is @;olm$ia@.

A national personificationis ananthropomorphismof a nation or its peopleB it can appear in$otheditorial cartoonsand propa!anda.

Uncle Samis a national personification of the United States and sometimes more specifically oftheAmerican !o*ernment, #ith the first sa!e of the term datin! from the War of (9(+. e isdepicted as a stern elderly #hite man #ith #hite hair and a !oatee$eard, and dressed inclothin! that recalls the desi!n elements of the fla! of the United StatesK for e'ample, typicallya top hat#ith red and #hite stripes and #hite stars on a $le $and, and red and #hite stripedtrosers.

;olm$iais a poetic name for the Americas and the feminine personification of the United

States of America, made famos $y African&American poet 8hillis Wheatleydrin! theAmericane*oltionary Warin (775. 6t has inspired the names of many persons, places, o$%ects,instittions, and companies in theWestern emisphereand $eyond, incldin! the>istrict of;olm$ia, the seat of !o*ernment of the United States.

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Languages spo#en at home b" more than 1 million persons in 2010 [180]

Language!ercent of

population

$umber of

spea#ers

nglish 80@ 233,780,338

Combined total of all languages

other than English20% !"0#$"&!

Sanish

(e#$luding'ue*to i$oand Sanish C*eole!12@ 35,437,985

Chinese

(in$luding Cantoneseand "anda*in!0?9@ 2,5&7,779

;agalog 0?5@ 1,542,118


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latter inclde cort forms.[(95]Se*eral inslar territories !rant official reco!nition to their nati*elan!a!es, alon! #ith -n!lish? Samoanand;hamorroare reco!nized $yAmericanSamoaand


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Religious affiliation in the U.S. ,2015 [187]

Affiliation of U.S. population

eish 1.

"usli 0.

/uddhist 0.

indu 0.

Bthe* 6on=Ch*istian faiths 1.4

Unaffiliated 22.4

6othing in a*ti$ula* 1/.4

gnosti$ 5.0

theist .1

onKt AnoG*efused anse* 0.3

Total 100

eli!ion in the United States has a hi!h adherence le*el compared to other de*elopedcontries, as #ell as a di*ersity in $eliefs. The First Amendmentto thecontryJs ;onstittionpre*ents the Federal !o*ernment from makin! any @la# respectin! anesta$lishment of reli!ion, or prohi$itin! the free e'ercise thereof.@ TheU.S. Spreme ;orthasinterpreted this as pre*entin! the !o*ernment from ha*in! any athority in reli!ion. A ma%ority of

Americans report that reli!ion plays a @*ery important@ role in their li*es, a proportion nsalamon! de*eloped contries,altho!h similar to the other nations of the Americas.[(99]3any faithsha*e florished in the United States, incldin! $oth later imports spannin! the contryJs
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mlticltral immi!rant herita!e, as #ell as those fonded #ithin the contryB these ha*e led theUnited States to $ecome the most reli!iosly di*erse contry in the #orld.[(9:]

The ma%ority of Americans E75 are ;hristians, mostly#ithin 8rotestantand ;atholicdenominationsB these adherents constitte 2( and +2 of thepoplation, respecti*ely.[(:0])ther reli!ions inclde 1ddhism, indism,6slam, and Idaism,#hich collecti*ely make p a$ot 4 to 2 of the adlt poplation.[(:0][(:(][(:+]Another (2 of theadlt poplation identifies as ha*in! no reli!ios $elief or no reli!ios affiliation. [(:0]Accordin! totheAmerican eli!ios 6dentification Sr*ey, reli!ios $elief *aries considera$ly across thecontry? 2: of Americans li*in! in Western states Ethe @Unchrched 1elt@ report a $elief in


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The 1asilica of the ational Shrine of the 6mmaclate ;onceptionin Washin!ton, >.;.is thelar!est;atholicchrch in the United States.

Salt /ake TempleinSalt /ake ;ity,Utahis the lar!est temple of the The ;hrch of Iess ;hrist of/atter&day Saints.

ind Temple in 3ali$,;alifornia

The 6slamic ;enter of Americain >ear$orn,3ichi!anis the lar!est mos"e in orth America.

Toro Syna!o!eine#port,hode 6slandis AmericaJs oldest sr*i*in! syna!o!e.

Culture[edit]ain article! $ulture of the United States
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Apple pieand $ase$allare icons of American cltre.

TheAmerican cltreis primarily a Western cltre, $t is inflenced $y ati*e American,WestAfrican,Asian,8olynesianand/atinocltres.

The United States of America has its o#n ni"e social and cltral characteristics, schas dialect,msic,arts,social ha$its,cisineand folklore.[42]

6ts chief early -ropeaninflences came from -n!lish,Scottish,Welsh, and 6rishsettlersof colonial Americadrin!1ritish rle. 1ritish cltre, de to colonial ties #ith 1ritain that spreadthe -n!lish lan!a!e, le!al systemand other cltral inheritances, had a formati*e inflence.[(:5])ther important inflences came from other parts of -rope, especially

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