Samoan Americans

Samoan Americans
Total population
	112,845 alone, 0.04% of U.S. population; 204,640 including partial ancestry, 0.06%; (2019 Census estimates)
Regions with significant populations
	American Samoa; Alaska (Anchorage), California (Los Angeles County, Sacramento, San Diego County, San Francisco Bay Area), Missouri (Independence), Nevada (Las Vegas), Hawaii, Utah (Salt Lake County, Utah County), Washington (Seattle, Tacoma)
Languages
	American English, Samoan
Religion
	Various (Mainly Christianity, including Mormonism)
Related ethnic groups
	Other Polynesians

Samoan Americans are Americans that are from Samoa. They are also people who emigrated from the Independent State of Samoa or American Samoa to the United States. Samoan Americans are Pacific Islanders in the United States Census. They are the second biggest Pacific Islander group in the U.S., after Native Hawaiians.

Notable people

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor and wrestler. He is one-half Samoan

Tulsi Gabbard, politician; U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district (2013–2021)
Mike Gabbard, politician, member of the Hawaii State Senate
Mufi Hannemann, politician; 12th Mayor of Honolulu (2005–2010)
Bode Uale, Hawaii state court judge

Entrance to the Polynesian Cultural Center, in Laie, Hawaii, home to one of the highest proportions of Samoan American residents.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor and wrestler. He is half Samoan.

Total population
112,845 alone, 0.04% of U.S. population 204,640 including partial ancestry, 0.06% (2019 Census estimates)
Regions with significant populations
American Samoa Alaska (Anchorage), California (Los Angeles County, Sacramento, San Diego County, San Francisco Bay Area), Missouri (Independence), Nevada (Las Vegas), Hawaii, Utah (Salt Lake County, Utah County), Washington (Seattle, Tacoma)
Languages
American English, Samoan
Religion
Various (Mainly Christianity, including Mormonism)
Related ethnic groups
Other Polynesians