Oceanian Americans
Oceanian Americans or Oceanic Americans are Americans whose ancestors came from Oceania, a region which is composed of the Australian continent and the Pacific Islands.
There are basically two Oceanian American groups, that well represent the racial and cultural population of Oceania: Euro-Oceanian Americans and the indigenous peoples of Oceania in the United States or Pacific Islander Americans Most of the Euro-Oceanians are descended from the European settlers in Oceania; while Pacific Islanders are of indigenous Oceanian descent.
Oceanian Americans in the 2000 and 2010 United States censuses
Oceanian Americans in the 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses:| Ancestry | 2000 | 2000 % of Oceanian American population | 2010 | 2010 % of Oceanian American population |
| Pacific Islander American | 874,414 | 90.18% | 1,225,195 | 91.55% |
| Australian American | 78,544 | 8.10% | 93,063 | 6.95% |
| New Zealand American | 16,628 | 1.71% | 19,961 | 1.49% |
| TOTAL | 969,586 | 100.0% | 1,338,219 | 100.0% |