Venezuelan American

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Venezuelan American
flagicon|Venezuela flagicon|USA


caption = Notable Venezuelan Americans: Mariah Carey·Carolina Herrera·Nick Verreos
poptime = Venezuelan
177,866 Americans
0.06% of the US populationcite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-context=ip&-reg=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201:422;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR:422;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T:422;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR:422&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-tree_id=306&-redoLog=true&-geo_id=01000US&-geo_id=NBSP&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en |title=S0201. Selected Population Profile in the United States; Population Group: Venezuelan |work=2006 American Community Survey |accessdate=2008-06-02 |publisher=United States Census Bureau]
popplace = Florida (Miami, Doral)·California
langs = American English·Venezuelan Spanish·Italian·German·French
rels = Roman Catholic (Predominantly)·Protestant·Jewish
related = fellow Hispanic and Latino Americans·Italians·Spaniards·Germans·French·Portuguese·Jews

Venezuelan Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who trace their heritage to the South American nation of Venezuela.

Venezuela is a small–to–medium sized Hispanic country located in Latin America. It is one of over 20 Hispanic nations in the world, and Venezuelan Americans are one of 20 Hispanic or Latino groups in the U.S.

While other U.S. citizens or residents with national origins in any of the Hispanic American countries may be closely related to Spaniards in language and culture, Venezuelan Americans also reflect their diversified culture, which includes influences from Italians, Portuguese, Germans, and the French, along with influences from African and indigenous Amerindian elements. The language, Venezuelan Spanish, is the spoken form of the Spanish language.

The largest concentration of Venezuelans in the United States is almost exclusively in South Florida (especially the suburbs of Doral, Florida and Weston, Florida. In recent years, more Venezuelans opposing the economic policies of the Hugo Chávez regime are migrating to the U.S. (mostly to Florida, but New York City and Los Angeles are other destinations), Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Spain), Canada (a large number of Venezuelans are involved in the oil industry there) and other Latin American countries.Fact|date=April 2008

The Venezuelan American population is highly educated. Its members have bachelor's, graduate and professional degrees at nearly double (48.5%) the total national percentage (27%), while only 6% of the group's adults did not complete high school, compared to 15.9% of the total national population.

US communities with high percentages of people of Venezuelan ancestry

The top US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Venezuelan ancestry are: [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Venezuelan.html |title=Ancestry Map of Venezuelan Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-08-01]

# Doral, Florida 8.22%
# Weston, Florida 4.10%
# Both Fountainbleau, Florida and The Hammocks, FL 3.14%
# Key Biscayne, Florida 2.36%
# North Bay Village, Florida 2.15%
# Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 1.96%
# Miami Beach, Florida 1.79%
# Virginia Gardens, Florida 1.58%
# Kendale Lakes, Florida 1.54%
# Kendall, Florida 1.47%
# Surfside, Florida 1.41%
# Richmond West, Florida 1.36%
# Aventura, Florida 1.31%
# Country Club, Florida 1.26%
# Bal Harbour, Florida 1.21%
# Coral Gables, Florida 1.17%
# Bay Harbor Islands, Florida 1.15%
# Both Miami Lakes, Florida and Tamiami, Florida 1.06%
# Miami Springs, Florida 1.01%

US communities with the most residents born in Venezuela

Top 101 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Venezuela are: [cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/top2/h159.html |title=Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Venezuela (population 500+) |publisher=city-data.com |accessdate=2008-08-01]

# Doral, FL 11.1%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/North-Westside-Florida.html North Westside, FL] 5.0%
# Fountainbleau, FL 4.2%
# Weston, FL 4.0%
# The Hammocks, FL 3.3%
# Chambers Estates, FL 2.8%
# Kendall West, FL 2.8%
# The Crossings, FL 2.7%
# Three Lakes, FL 2.7%
# Key Biscayne, FL 2.6%
# Sunny Isles Beach, FL 2.4%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/Kendale-Lakes-Lindgren-Acres-Florida.html Kendale Lakes-Lindgren Acres, FL] 2.2%
# Virginia Gardens, FL 2.1%
# Richmond West, FL 2.0%
# Golden Beach, FL 2.0%
# Broadview-Pompano Park, FL 2.0%
# Ramblewood East, FL 2.0%
# Kendale Lakes, FL 1.9%
# Kendall, FL 1.9%
# St. Regis Park, KY 1.9%
# Coldstream, KY 1.9%
# Country Walk, FL 1.8%
# Celebration, FL 1.8%
# Meadow Woods, FL 1.8%
# Country Club, FL 1.7%
# Surfside, FL 1.7%
# Mission Bay, FL 1.7%
# Miami Beach, FL 1.7%
# Hialeah Gardens, FL 1.7%
# Glenvar Heights, FL 1.7%
# Bal Harbour, FL 1.5%
# Miami Lakes, FL 1.5%
# North Bay Village, FL 1.5%
# Bay Harbor Islands, FL 1.5%
# Miami Gardens (Broward County), FL 1.4%
# Holden Heights, FL 1.4%
# Haverhill, FL 1.4%
# Terramuggus, CT 1.3%
# Miami Springs, FL 1.3%
# University Park, FL 1.3%
# Pembroke Pines, FL 1.2%
# Ojus, FL 1.2%
# Tamiami, FL 1.2%
# Coral Gables, FL 1.2%
# Bayou Vista, LA 1.1%
# Newberry, FL 1.1%
# Coral Terrace, FL 1.1%
# Aventura, FL 1.1%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/Kendall-Perrine-Florida.html Kendall-Perrine, FL] 1.0%
# Southmayd, TX 1.0%
# Palmona Park, FL 1.0%
# Biscayne Park, FL 1.0%
# Kissimmee, FL 1.0%
# El Portal, FL 0.9%
# Freer, TX 0.9%
# Tierra Verde, FL 0.9%
# Olympia Heights, FL 0.9%
# Delaware City, DE 0.9%
# Freeport, ME 0.9%
# Loch Lomond, FL 0.9%
# North Miami Beach, FL 0.9%
# Sweetwater, FL 0.8%
# Pine Island Ridge, FL 0.8%
# Tequesta, FL 0.8%
# Sunrise, FL 0.8%
# Sunset, FL 0.8%
# Blue Ridge, GA 0.8%
# Tedder, FL 0.8%
# Cutler Ridge, FL 0.8%
# Sea Ranch Lakes, FL 0.8%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/South-Westside-Florida.html South Westside, FL] 0.8%
# Fairview, NJ 0.8%
# Bethlehem Village, CT 0.8%
# Doctor Phillips, FL 0.8%
# Cinco Ranch, TX 0.8%
# Egypt Lake-Leto, FL 0.7%
# South Salt Lake, UT 0.7%
# Minneola, FL 0.7%
# Iona, FL 0.7%
# Hartsdale, NY 0.7%
# Plantation, FL 0.7%
# Country Estates, FL 0.7%
# Ives Estates, FL 0.7%
# Miramar, FL 0.7%
# Summerland, CA 0.7%
# Kenwood, OH 0.7%
# Elkin, NC 0.7%
# Millcreek, UT 0.7%
# Bodega Bay, CA 0.7%
# Pinecrest, FL 0.7%
# Annetta, TX 0.7%
# Siesta Shores, TX 0.6%
# Newtown district (King and Queen County), VA [http://www.city-data.com/city/Newtown-district-Virginia.html] 0.6%
# Tamarac, FL 0.6%
# Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 0.6%
# Sebree, KY 0.6%
# Solomons, MD 0.6%
# South Miami, FL 0.6%
# South Windham, CT 0.6%
# Miami, FL 0.6%
# Davie, FL 0.6%

ee also

*Venezuelan British

References