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'''Belgian Americans''' are [[Americans]] who can trace their ancestry to people from [[Belgium]] who immigrated to the United States. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most Belgian immigrants [[History of immigration to the United States|arrived during the 19th and the 20th centuries]].

'''Belgian Americans''' are people in the [[United States]] who can trace their ancestry to immigrants from [[Belgium]]. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most Belgian immigrants [[History of immigration to the United States|arrived during the 19th and the 20th centuries]].

According to the 2019 U.S. census, there are 339,512 Americans who identify themselves as partially or fully of Belgian ancestry.<ref>Jane Stewart Cook, "Belgian Americans." in ''Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America,'' edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 275-287. [https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3273300032/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=392a8160 online].</ref>

According to the 2019 U.S. census, there are 339,512 Americans who identify themselves as partially or fully of Belgian ancestry.<ref>Jane Stewart Cook, "Belgian Americans." in ''Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America,'' edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 275-287. [https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3273300032/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=392a8160 online].</ref> Others may identify as "Flemish Americans".

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