Arubans in the United States (Papiamento: Arubianonan na Merca) or Aruban-Americans, are immigrants from Aruba to the United States and their descendants. Aruba is an autonomous constituent country of Kingdom of the Netherlands. As of 2020, statistics from the American Migration Policy Institute have shown that there are an estimated 10.000 Aruban immigrants and their descendants living in the United States.[1] Making the United States the country with the 2nd largest diaspora of Arubans, second to The Netherlands (23.000).[2] The largest communities of Arubans in the United States can be found in the states of Florida, New York and to a lesser extent Texas. Common destinations among other Caribbean and South-American immigrants to the United States.

Immigration from Aruba to the United States has increased in recent decades. Namely due to the close economic relationship between Aruba and the United States in Aruba's tourism sector since Aruba's push into the North-American tourism market in the 1970s,[3][4] as well as increasing opportunities for Aruban students and educated Arubans in the United States. Although the Netherlands still remains the top destination for most Arubans living, studying or immigrating to abroad.[5]

Notable people

See also

Demographics of Aruba

Dutch West Indian Americans

Arubans in the Netherlands

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