Total population | |
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8,689 (2020 census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Hawaii and California.[2] Slightly smaller communities live in Utah, Washington, Massachusetts, Illinois (Chicago) and New York City metropolitan area | |
Languages | |
French, Tahitian, American English | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
French people · other American groups of Polynesian origin (Maori, Native Hawaiians, Samoan, Tongan) |
French Polynesian American are Americans with French Polynesian ancestry. The number of French Polynesian Americans is unknown. In the 2020 US census 7,935 people claimed to be of Tahitian origin while another 754 people claimed to be of "French Polynesian" origin, without specifying the island of origin. Thus, more than 8,000 people claimed some form of French Polynesian ancestry. In addition, others 9,092 people asserted be of Polynesian origins, but they indicated no specific origin.[1]