Do Germans and Americans look alike?

The census completed in July 2004 showed that the population of the United States was 293.6 million, an increase of 4.33% over the previous census (four years ago).

Americans are of German descent, accounting for 15.2%.

Followed by Irish, accounting for10.8%;

African descent ranked third, accounting for 8.8%.

German-Americans are American citizens whose ancestors are German immigrants.

In the United States today, German-Americans are the largest immigrant group in the United States, accounting for about 17% of the total population of the United States.

The earliest large-scale German immigrants arrived in today's new york and Pennsylvania in the1680s.

Since then, about 8 million German immigrants have come to the United States.

/kloc-in the 0/9th century, a large number of German immigrants continued to flood in, and reached a climax between 1840 and 1900.

German immigrants have become the largest immigrant group, surpassing Ireland and Britain.

Some of these immigrants pursue religious or political freedom; Others are looking for better employment opportunities than Europe;

Others just want to start a new life in the new world.

California and Pennsylvania have the largest number of German-Americans, and more than 6 million German-Americans have settled in these two states.

In all, more than 50 million Americans confirmed that their ancestors were Germans.

According to 1990 U.S. census, about 58 million Americans claim to be all or part of German descent.

In Pennsylvania, until World War I, English and German were official languages.

Today, German-Americans live in almost every county in the United States.

From the east coast where the first German colonists arrived in the17th century to the west coast and all the states in between, they existed.

They have lived in the United States for 400 years, ranking first in the United States.

As a result, German-Americans and those Germans who settled in the United States have influenced this country in almost all fields:

From science to architecture, from sports to entertainment, to industry and commerce.