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Kenyan Americans
Kenyan Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of Kenyan descent and ancestry. As of the 2021 census, there were an estimated 94,623 Kenyan-born persons living in the United States. Most Kenyan Americans are concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Seattle, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and the greater Washington, D.C. area.
The USA's subsequent restrictions against any form of immigrants from Africa and Asia until the latter half of the 20th century led to little voluntary immigration from Kenya.
Kenyan emigration to the United States then noted a large increase, nearly doubling from the decades before.
This increase was caused by several factors such as political instability and a downturn in the economy of the 1980s in Kenya coupled with a high rate of unemployment (over 35%) led to a greater desire to immigrate to the USA. Some immigrants were also attracted to technology-oriented careers in the United States that boomed in availability in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Kenyan Americans come from ethnic groups such as the Kikuyu, Kisii, Luhya, Maasai, Kamba, Kalenjin, Meru or Luo people.
The largest populations of Kenyans in the United States are found in Texas, Minnesota, Washington, Southern California, Massachusetts, and Maryland (including the greater Washington, D.C. area.) Many Kenyans are also established in Georgia and North Carolina, states with important health care centers.
According to the 2010 census, approximately one-third of persons born in Kenya who are living in the US have become naturalized citizens.
African immigrants are among the most educated groups in the United States. Like their recent immigrant counterparts Kenyan Americans give a high value to education.
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Kenyan Americans
Kenyan Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of Kenyan descent and ancestry. As of the 2021 census, there were an estimated 94,623 Kenyan-born persons living in the United States. Most Kenyan Americans are concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Seattle, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and the greater Washington, D.C. area.
The USA's subsequent restrictions against any form of immigrants from Africa and Asia until the latter half of the 20th century led to little voluntary immigration from Kenya.
Kenyan emigration to the United States then noted a large increase, nearly doubling from the decades before.
This increase was caused by several factors such as political instability and a downturn in the economy of the 1980s in Kenya coupled with a high rate of unemployment (over 35%) led to a greater desire to immigrate to the USA. Some immigrants were also attracted to technology-oriented careers in the United States that boomed in availability in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Kenyan Americans come from ethnic groups such as the Kikuyu, Kisii, Luhya, Maasai, Kamba, Kalenjin, Meru or Luo people.
The largest populations of Kenyans in the United States are found in Texas, Minnesota, Washington, Southern California, Massachusetts, and Maryland (including the greater Washington, D.C. area.) Many Kenyans are also established in Georgia and North Carolina, states with important health care centers.
According to the 2010 census, approximately one-third of persons born in Kenya who are living in the US have become naturalized citizens.
African immigrants are among the most educated groups in the United States. Like their recent immigrant counterparts Kenyan Americans give a high value to education.