 According to the 1990 U.S. Census, there were approximately 3,215 people of Algerian ancestry living in the United States.Of this group, 2,537 cited "Algerian" as their primary ancestry, and 678 people cited it as their secondary ancestry.Of the "other Arabs" category in the 1990 U.S. Census, 45 percent were married, 40 percent were female, and 60 percent were male.