Bissau-Guinean Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,903 (2015 US census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, Newark, New Jersey, California, Chicago, Illinois, New York, Louisiana | |
| Languages | |
| Guinea-Bissau Creole, American English, Portuguese, African-American English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Animism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Bissau-Guinean Americans are Americans of Bissau-Guinean descent. As was the case with almost all current West African coastal countries (and some of Central Africa), the first people in the United States from present-day Guinea-Bissau were imported as slaves. Thus, in the 21st century, there are many African Americans who have discovered, through DNA analysis, they descend mainly or at least partly, from Bissau-Guinean enslaved people.