West Africans in the United States are Americans with ancestry from West Africa. They include:
In addition, they include a majority of African-American people, whose ancestors were sourced largely from West African states via the Atlantic slave trade.
North Africa | |||||||||
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
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African ethnic groups in the United States1 | |||||||||
1 Several African ethnic groups are dispersed throughout different areas of Africa, regardless of countries or regions. |