| − | '''Dutch Americans''' are American people of either full or partial ancestry from the [[Netherlands]]. Dutch people have made settlements in the [[United States]] as far back as [[Colonial America]]. Most of them are [[Lutheran]]s or other [[Protestant]]s. Similarly to [[German Americans]], they can be found nationwide, though they are less prevalent in [[Georgia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], [[Arkansas]], [[New Mexico]], and the [[New England]] region. | + | '''Dutch Americans''' are American people of either full or partial ancestry from the [[Netherlands]]. Dutch people have made settlements in the [[United States]] as far back as [[Colonial America]]. Most of them are [[Lutheran]]s or other [[Protestant]]s. Similarly to [[German Americans]], they can be found nationwide, though they are less prevalent in states such as [[Georgia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], [[Arkansas]], [[New Mexico]], and the [[New England]] region. |