Albanian Americans

Albanian Americans

The language spread of Albanian in the United States as of the 2000 census.
States Total population  United States 199,908 (2019) (0.07% of the US population)[1] Regions with significant populations New York City Philadelphia Jacksonville Detroit Chicagoland Waterbury  New York Over 60,000[2]  Michigan 43,400[2]  Massachusetts 21,300[2]  Ohio 20,000[3]  Illinois 15,300[2]  Connecticut 12,000[2]  New Jersey 11,692[4]  Pennsylvania 9,797[4]  Florida 17,000[4]  California 4,495[4]  Texas 3,971[4]
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Albanian Americans (Albanian: shqiptaro-amerikanët) are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans and southern Europe, including Albania, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro. They are adherents of different religions and are predominantly Muslims and Christians, while some are irreligious.

In 2012, there were 203,600 American citizens of Albanian descent living in the United States, mostly in the Northeast and the Great Lakes region.^[5] In 1990, there were 47,710 Albanians.^[6] The figure includes all people affiliated with United States who claim Albanian ancestry, both those born in the country and naturalized citizens, as well as those with dual citizenship who affiliate themselves with both cultures. According to data from a 2008 survey by the United States government, there are 201,118 Americans of full or partial Albanian descent.^[7]

People of Albanian descent are often concentrated in the Greater Philadelphia, Greater Boston, Greater Cleveland, Ohio; Metro Detroit, Michigan; Jacksonville, Florida; New York City, and Waterbury, Connecticut areas.