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The majority of residents (90.08%) are black, the descendants of slaves transported from Africa. Growing minorities include whites at 3.74% and people of mixed race at 4.65% (figures from 2001 census).
Nearly 72% of the population is Anguillian while 28% is non-Anguillian (2001 census). Of the non-Anguillian population, many are citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, St Kitts & Nevis, the Dominican Republic, or Jamaica and a few Nigerians ranging from 7-15.
The years 2006 and 2007 saw an influx of large numbers of Chinese, Indian, and Mexican workers, brought in as labour for major tourist developments due to unavailability of workers drawn from the local population.
Today most people in Anguilla speak a British-influenced variety of "Standard" English. Other languages are also spoken on the island, including varieties of Spanish, Chinese and languages of other immigrant communities. However, the most common language other than Standard English is the island's own melodic English-Creole language.
For more information see the CIA Fact Book https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
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