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 Census 2000:
The United States Census lists 4,542,494 persons of Dutch ancestry. States with the largest Dutch-American populations include:

1. Michigan- 480,774
2. California- 417,382
3. New York- 272,904
4. Pennsylvania- 255,373
5. Florida- 216,038

Here is a complete breakdown of the Dutch-American population, by state:

 
State Dutch- American Population Dutch- Americans as a Percentage of Total
Alabama 41,722 0.9
Alaska 11,866 1.9
Arizona 83,686 1.6
Arkansas 40,428 1.5
California 417,382 1.2
Colorado 86,401 2.0
Connecticut 28,403 0.8
DC 2,879 0.5
Delaware 10,951 1.4
Florida 216,038 1.4
Georgia 73,217 0.9
Hawaii 7,221 0.6
Idaho 32,214 2.5
Illinois 195,847 1.6
Indiana 134,700 2.2
Iowa 134,076 4.6
Kansas 61,178 2.3
Kentucky 49,072 1.2
Louisiana 25,108 0.6
Maine 13,267 1.0
Maryland 55,393 1.0
Massachusetts 43,727 0.7
Michigan 480,774 4.8
Minnesota 99,944 2.0
Mississippi 18,713 0.7
Missouri 99,948 1.8
Montana 22,796 2.5
Nebraska 38,523 2.3
Nevada 31,481 1.6
New Hampshire 12,626 1.0
New Jersey 119,315 1.4
New Mexico 21,195 1.2
New York 272,904 1.4
North Carolina 93,699 1.2
North Dakota 9,095 1.4
Ohio 200,850 1.8
Oklahoma 69,451 2.0
Oregon 89,887 2.6
Pennsylvania 255,373 2.1
Rhode Island 5,832 0.6
South Carolina 38,171 1.0
South Dakota 35,655 4.7
Tennessee 75,684 1.3
Texas 202,566 1.0
Utah 51,891 2.3
Vermont 8,920 1.5
Virginia 80,104 1.1
Washington 142,387 2.4
West Virginia 37,837 2.1
Wisconsin 149,777 2.8
Wyoming 12,320 2.5

Source: United States 2000 Census.

More information on ethnic population statistics is available at the Census page.

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Famous Dutch- Americans
  • Noteworthy Dutch-Americans include musician Eddie Van Halen, and former presidents Martin Van Buren, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 

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Internet Links of Interest:

Culture:

  • Dutch Heritage Site
  • Dutch Village Theme Park and Shopping- A bit of Old Holland, in Holland Michigan
  • The Holland Festival- Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
  • The Holland Ring
  • Holland Society of New York- The Holland Society to collect information respecting the settlement and history of New Netherland. Its main objective is to find and preserve documentation about the inhabitants' lives and times so as to elucidate the political, social, and religious patterns in the Dutch colony.
  • The Netherland-America Foundation- The Netherland-American Foundation was founded to strengthen the historically close and friendly relationship between the United States and The Netherlands through sponsorship of educational cultural exchanges and historic research.
  • Netherlands-America Association of the Delaware Valley
  • The New Netherland Museum- Museum in New York which operates the Half Moon, a reproduction of the ship that Henry Hudson sailed from Holland to the New World in 1609.
  • New Netherland Project- The project's primary objective is to complete the transcription, translation, and publication of all Dutch documents in New York repositories relating to the seventeenth - century colony of New Netherland. It also serves to heighten the general awareness of the major Dutch contributions to America over the centuries and the strong connections between the two nations.
  • NL Borrels.com- Resource for Dutch expat professionals. 

Immigration

  • Dutch USA- Immigration information for Dutch/American couples.

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