The Dutch people, sometimes referred to as Netherlanders, consist of people who are foreign born from the Netherlands. Today, despite other ethnic groups making up 19.6% of the Netherlands' population, distinct ethnic identities are not viewed as important, and therefore Nederlander, which often refers to anyone possessing Dutch citizenship, is common self-identity for Dutch. As such, they are not people who have a Dutch ancestry North America. Instead, they are foreign born people from the Netherlands in the United States and people who speak Dutch in Canada.

Not included among Dutch people are the Pennsylvania Dutch people, a group of German Americans who settled in Pennsylvania in the colonial era and whose name is a corruption of the word "Deutsch", meaning "German".

Even though early Dutch migrations were Protestants of the Reformed tradition, more recent Dutch migrations are bringing people who claim to be irreligious or Roman Catholic. They are predominantly non-religious.

For more information, visit the Dutch in America website.