African Immigrants in Philadelphia

Source: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

 http://www.hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/fastfacts.pdf

• There are an estimated 40,000-55,000 African immigrants living in the Greater Philadelphia area. (These figures are based on community leader estimates).
• There are immigrants in Philadelphia from almost every African country.
• The largest communities are from Nigeria, Liberia, Ethiopia, and Ghana.
• African immigrants in Philadelphia speak many different languages. Some, like Amharic in Ethiopia and
• Wolof in Senegal, are spoken by a majority of the community as first or second language.
• Other languages are spoken by just a small ethnic group. In communities with great linguistic diversity, English or French, the
• official language of the home country, may be the preferred language of communication