{{short description|Americans of Aruban birth or descent}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}}{{Use American English|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Aruban-Americans<br/>{{lang|pap|Mericanonan Arubiano}} | native_name = | image = | population = 10,000 (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migration Policy Institute (2020 Archive) |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/%C4%B0mmigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630153048/https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/%C4%B0mmigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination |archive-date=June 30, 2025 }}</ref> | popplace = New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batalova |first=Jeanne Batalova Jane Lorenzi and Jeanne |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Caribbean Immigrants in the United States |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/caribbean-immigrants-united-states |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=migrationpolicy.org |language=en}}</ref> Washington, Colorado and California | langs = Dutch, Papiamento, English, Spanish | rels = Christianity (Roman Catholic) }} '''Aruban Americans''' (Papiamento: ''Mericanonan Arubiano'') are Americans of Aruban descent or origin. Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaken |first=Ministerie van Algemene |date=May 19, 2015 |title=Waaruit bestaat het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden? – Rijksoverheid.nl |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/caribische-deel-van-het-koninkrijk/vraag-en-antwoord/onderwerpen/caribische-deel-van-het-koninkrijk/vraag-en-antwoord/waaruit-bestaat-het-koninkrijk-der-nederlanden |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=www.rijksoverheid.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref> As of 2020, there are around 10,000 people of Aruban descent in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migration Policy Institute (2020 Archive) |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/%C4%B0mmigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630153048/https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/%C4%B0mmigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination |archive-date=June 30, 2025 }}</ref> The largest communities of Aruban Americans can be found in the states of Florida, New York and Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batalova |first=Jeanne Batalova Jane Lorenzi and Jeanne |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Caribbean Immigrants in the United States |url=https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/caribbean-immigrants-united-states |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=migrationpolicy.org |language=en}}</ref>
Aruban migration to the United States mainly began in the 20th century and was later aided by the close economic relationship between Aruba and the United States in Aruba's tourism sector since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anatomy of demand in international tourism, the case of Aruba. |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257789107}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaken |first=Ministerie van Buitenlandse |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Mutual ties between Aruba and the United States contribute to economic stability and regional influence – Weblogs – Government.nl |url=https://www.government.nl/latest/weblogs/the-work-of-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs/2024/mutual-ties-between-aruba-and-the-united-states-contribute-to-economic-stability-and-regional-influence |access-date=July 26, 2025 |website=www.government.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Notable people == * Maureen Bunyan (journalist) * Hildward Croes (musician) * Andrew Holleran (writer) * David R. Williams (scientist) * Niesha Butler (basketball player) * Jim Jones * Jim Vanderzwaan (meteorologist)
== See also == • Demographics of Aruba
== References == <references/>{{Aruba-stub}}{{US-stub}} Category:Aruban emigrants to the United States Category:Aruban expatriates in the United States