Ugandan Americans

Ugandan Americans
Wamarekani wa Uganda
Total population
30,060 (Ugandan ancestry) (2024)
43,611 (Uganda-born) (2024)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
American English, Ugandan English, Luganda, Runyakore
Religion
Christians, minority Muslims and Practitioners of Ugandan traditional religion.
Related ethnic groups

Ugandan Americans are Americans of Ugandan birth, descent, or ancestry. The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) reports both (1) people who identify Ugandan ancestry and (2) people who are foreign-born from Uganda; these measures are not identical and should be cited separately.

The city of Waltham, Massachusetts has been described as a center of Ugandan community life in the Greater Boston area and has been nicknamed "Little Kampala". The Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) is headquartered in Waltham, along with St. Peters Church of Uganda Boston.