Vietnamese Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,347,344 (2023) (ancestry or ethnic origin) 1,365,841 (2023) (born in Vietnam) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Vietnamese, English | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism (37%) • Christianity (36%)^ Unaffiliated (23%) • Vietnamese folk religion • Caodaism • Hòa Hảo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Vietnamese people, Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese Canadians, Vietnamese Australians, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Hmong Americans | |
^ Includes Roman Catholic (29%), Evangelicalism (4%) and other Protestant denominations (3%) |
Vietnamese Americans (Vietnamese: Người Mỹ gốc Việt) are Americans of Vietnamese ancestry. They constitute a major part of all overseas Vietnamese. As of 2023, over 2.3 million people of Vietnamese descent live in the United States, making them the fourth largest Asian American ethnic group.The majority (60%) are immigrants, while 40% were born in the United States.
The Vietnamese American population grew significantly after 1975, when a large wave of South Vietnamese refugees arrived in the U.S. following the end of the Vietnam War. Today, over half of Vietnamese-Americans reside in California and Texas, particularly in metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, Houston, and San Jose.