A Continental African traces his or her presence in the US to migration from specific countries in Africa. This includes persons born in the United States. Continental Africans overwhelmingly retain direct ties to communities and continent of origin while they establish and maintain communities in US.
African Yellow Pages will provide your company the transparencies of the African continental marketplace. The US census Bureau’s most recent American Community survey reported near 3 million registered Continental Africans residing in the US. Washington Metro area accounts for the largest African population.
Out of three million African continentals living in the U.S:
Region/country |
Percent |
Africa |
100 |
Eastern Africa |
26 |
Ethiopia |
8.6 |
Other Eastern Africa |
17.3 |
Middle Africa |
2.4 |
Northern Africa |
20.2 |
Egypt |
10.7 |
Other Northern Africa |
9.5 |
Southern Africa |
7.1 |
South Africa |
6.9 |
Other Southern Africa |
0.2 |
Western Africa |
35.2 |
Nigeria |
13.8 |
Other Western Africa |
21.5 |
Africa (not elsewhere classified) |
9.1 |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2002
Highest average household income of any group:
Asian Americans: $55,000
Non-Hispanic Whites: $49,000
Continental Africans: $45,000
Hispanics: $30,000
African Americans: $25,000
Highest level of Education of any group achieving bachelor’s or higher
- Continental Africans l (49%)
- Asian Americans
- Europeans
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