Mauritanian Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. 5,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ohio (Cincinnati and Columbus), Erlanger (Kentucky), New York City | |
| Languages | |
| Niger-Congo languages, French, Hassaniya Arabic, American English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam |
Mauritanian Americans are Americans of Mauritanian descent or Mauritanians who have American citizenship. According to answers provided to an open-ended question included in the 2000 US census, 993 people said that their ancestry or ethnic origin was Mauritanian. According to a 2012 published report, however, about 4,000 people of Mauritanian origin live in the Cincinnati (Ohio) and Erlanger (Kentucky) areas and another 1,065 Mauritanians live in Columbus, Ohio.