The language spread of Albanian in the United States as of the 2000 census.
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Total population
United States 199,908 (2019)[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
9,637[4]
California
4,495[4]
Texas
3,971[4]
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Islam
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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.
^"Table B04006 - SELECTED POPULATION PROFILE IN THE UNITED STATES 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau.
^ abcdeNedelkoska 2015, p. 17.
^"Albanians". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ abcde"Table B01003 - TOTAL POPULATION Universe: Total population 2011-2015 American Community Survey Selected Population Tables". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
^United States Census Bureau. "Table B04003 - Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported - 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^"1990 Census of Population: Detailed Ancestry Groups for States" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 15. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^US Census Bureau, Table: Ancestry for People with one or more Ancestry Categories Reported
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