Kittian and Nevisian Americans

Kittitian and Nevisian Americans

Total population
7,846 alone or in any combination 6,038 alone [1]
Regions with significant populations
Connecticut, New York  · Florida  · California
Languages
English
Religion
Christianity

Kittitian and Nevisian Americans are Americans of Saint Kitts and Nevis ancestry, or Americans that were born in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Demographics

The counties with the largest Kittitian and Nevisian population is Kings County, New York and Queens County, New York. ^[2]

Notable people

• Bertram L. Baker, former member of the New York State Assembly ^[3]
• Rupert Crosse, actor; first African American to be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award
• Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam leader
• Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Constance Baker Motley, civil rights activist, judge, and politician
• Diane Patrick, lawyer and former First Lady of Massachusetts ^[4]
• Tregenza Roach, Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands ^[5]
• Neil Strauss, author of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
• Susan L. Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence
• Bill Thompson, New York City politician
• Cicely Tyson, actress who was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
• Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, science communicator, and director of the Hayden Planetarium
• John Gorrie, credited inventor of mechanical refrigeration

See also

• Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations

References

1. "Detailed Races and Ethnicities in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census". census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau.
2. "U.S. Immigrant Population by State and County". migrationpolicy.org. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
3. Howell, Ron (2018-11-02). "How Alexander Hamilton Inspired Bertram Baker, Brooklyn's First Black Elected Official". New York Times . Archived from the original on 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
4. "Bertram Baker Legacy in Bedford-Stuyvesant". Out Time Press. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
5. "About Us – Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands". United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved 2022-03-09.