Greek Americans

Greek Americans
Ελληνοαμερικανοί

Total population
1,208,000 (0.4% of the U.S. population)[1][2] [3]
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 • Charlotte, North Carolina
Languages
American English Greek
Religion
Christianity, predominantly Greek Orthodox, other religions, Judaism

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Greek Americans (Greek: Ελληνοαμερικανοί Ellinoamerikanoí [eliˌno.amerikaˈni] or Ελληνοαμερικάνοι Ellinoamerikánoi [eliˌno.ameriˈkani])^[4] are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. The lowest estimate is that 1.2 million Americans are of Greek descent while the highest estimate suggests over 3 million.^[3] According to the US census, 264,066 people older than five spoke Greek at home in 2019.^[5]

Greek Americans have the highest concentrations in the New York City,^[6][7][8] Boston,^[9] and Chicago^[10] regions, but have settled in major metropolitan areas across the United States. In 2000, Tarpon Springs, Florida, was home to the highest per capita representation of Greek Americans in the country (just over 10%). The United States is home to the largest number of Greeks outside of Greece, followed by Cyprus and Australia.

Within the New York City region, Astoria, Queens contains an abundant 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.