Greek Americans

Greek Americans
Ελληνοαμερικανοί

Total population
1,308,000 (0.4% of the U.S. population)
Regions with significant populations
New York City/North Jersey • Baltimore • Chicago • Metro Detroit • San Francisco Bay Area • Los Angeles • Tampa/Tarpon Springs • Philadelphia • Houston • Salt Lake City • Greater Boston
Languages
American English Greek
Religion
Christianity, predominantly Greek Orthodox

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Greek Americans are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. They number at least 1.2 million, of whom 264,066 (22%) over the age of five speak Greek at home.

The United States is home to the largest number of Greeks outside Greece, followed by Cyprus and Australia. Greek Americans have the highest concentrations in New York City, Boston, and Chicago, but have settled in major metropolitan areas across the United States. In 2000, Tarpon Springs, Florida, was home to the largest community of Greek Americans proportionally, at just over 10%.

Within the New York City region, Astoria, Queens contains a vibrant Greek community and an official Greektown. Officially city-designated Greektowns exist in Chicago, Detroit, and Tarpon Springs in the Tampa area. Greek community enclaves have been found in other metropolitan areas, such as in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and rural areas such as Campbell, Ohio are home to Greek enclaves. There are also strong Greek communities in Boston, the Salt Lake Valley, and in North Carolina, especially Charlotte and Asheville areas.