The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Greek ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
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Most Greeks to America came in the first two decades of the 20th century, or after immigration restrictions were loosed in 1965.
In the 2000 census, 1,153,295 people in the U.S. claimed Greek ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 2 percent of those people said they were Greek.
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Community |
Place type | % Greek |
Tarpon Springs, FL | city | 10.4 |
Campbell, OH | city | 9.3 |
Lincolnwood, IL | village | 7.6 |
Plandome Manor, NY | village | 7.5 |
Englewood Cliffs, NJ | borough | 7.2 |
Allenwood, NJ | populated place | 6.6 |
South Barrington, IL | village | 6.0 |
Palos Hills, IL | city | 5.4 |
Nahant, MA | town | 5.3 |
Holiday, FL | populated place | 5.2 |
Munsey Park, NY | village | 5.2 |
Alpine, NJ | borough | 5.2 |
East Marion, NY | populated place | 5.0 |
Palos Park, IL | village | 4.9 |
Upper Brookville, NY | village | 4.9 |
Grosse Pointe Shores, MI | village | 4.9 |
Grosse Pointe, MI | township | 4.9 |
Harbor Isle, NY | populated place | 4.7 |
Lake Dalecarlia, IN | populated place | 4.5 |
Barnum Island, NY | populated place | 4.4 |
Peabody, MA | city | 4.3 |
Livingston Manor, NY | populated place | 4.2 |
University Gardens, NY | populated place | 4.2 |
Oak Brook, IL | village | 4.0 |
Dracut, MA | town | 3.9 |
Oyster Bay Cove, NY | village | 3.8 |
Harwood Heights, IL | village | 3.8 |
Yorkville, OH | village | 3.7 |
Hiller, PA | populated place | 3.7 |
Fort Lee, NJ | borough | 3.7 |
Long Grove, IL | village | 3.7 |
Oakhurst, NJ | populated place | 3.7 |
Ipswich, MA | town | 3.7 |
Garden City South, NY | populated place | 3.6 |
Plandome, NY | village | 3.6 |
Broomall, PA | populated place | 3.6 |
Norwood Park, IL | neighborhood | 3.6 |
Manhasset, NY | populated place | 3.5 |
Palisades Park, NJ | borough | 3.5 |
Palos, IL | township | 3.5 |
Windham, NY | town | 3.5 |
Norridge, IL | village | 3.5 |
Monte Sereno, CA | city | 3.5 |
Flower Hill, NY | village | 3.5 |
Morton Grove, IL | village | 3.4 |
Wellington, UT | city | 3.4 |
Terryville, NY | populated place | 3.4 |
Plandome Heights, NY | village | 3.3 |
Watertown, MA | city | 3.3 |
Banks, PA | township | 3.3 |
Harmony, PA | township | 3.3 |
Niles, IL | township | 3.2 |
Niles, IL | village | 3.2 |
Groveland, MA | town | 3.1 |
Albertson, NY | populated place | 3.0 |
Stanhope, NJ | borough | 3.0 |
Caroline, NY | town | 3.0 |
Graeagle, CA | populated place | 3.0 |
Marple, PA | township | 3.0 |
Lynnfield, MA | town | 3.0 |
Manhasset Hills, NY | populated place | 2.9 |
West Falmouth, MA | populated place | 2.9 |
Winfield, IN | town | 2.9 |
Foster, PA | township | 2.9 |
Worth, IN | township | 2.9 |
Mahanoy, PA | township | 2.8 |
Glenview, IL | village | 2.8 |
Verona, PA | borough | 2.8 |
Orland Park, IL | village | 2.8 |
Sands Point, NY | village | 2.8 |
Old Brookville, NY | village | 2.8 |
River Edge, NJ | borough | 2.8 |
Arlington, MA | town | 2.8 |
Lynn, MA | city | 2.8 |
Bethpage, NY | populated place | 2.8 |
Danvers, MA | town | 2.8 |
Kline, PA | township | 2.8 |
Price, UT | city | 2.7 |
Mount Carmel, TN | town | 2.7 |
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | city | 2.7 |
Northvale, NJ | borough | 2.7 |
Topsfield, MA | town | 2.7 |
Fox River Grove, IL | village | 2.7 |
Haworth, NJ | borough | 2.7 |
Merrimac, MA | town | 2.7 |
Belmont, MA | town | 2.7 |
Dormont, PA | borough | 2.7 |
McAdoo, PA | borough | 2.7 |
Rosedale, MD | populated place | 2.7 |
Ogden Dunes, IN | town | 2.6 |
Park Ridge, IL | city | 2.6 |
Weirton, WV | city | 2.6 |
Skokie, IL | village | 2.6 |
Beaver Meadows, PA | borough | 2.6 |
Bethany Beach, DE | town | 2.6 |
Salem, MA | city | 2.5 |
Commack, NY | populated place | 2.5 |
Hillsborough, CA | town | 2.5 |
Shady Side, MD | populated place | 2.5 |
Shapleigh, ME | town | 2.5 |
West Providence, PA | township | 2.5 |
Barrington, IL | township | 2.5 |
Helper, UT | city | 2.5 |
Tresckow, PA | populated place | 2.5 |
Palm Harbor, FL | populated place | 2.5 |
Lowell, MA | city | 2.5 |
Manchester, NH | city | 2.5 |
Garden City, NY | village | 2.5 |
Mount Prospect, IL | village | 2.4 |
Perryville, MD | town | 2.4 |
Speers, PA | borough | 2.4 |
East Lake, FL | populated place | 2.4 |
Lake Forest, IL | city | 2.4 |
Ross, IN | township | 2.4 |
Sharon, OH | township | 2.4 |
Carlisle, MA | town | 2.4 |
Tyngsborough, MA | town | 2.4 |
Murfreesboro, NC | town | 2.4 |
Westchester, IL | village | 2.4 |
Derry, PA | borough | 2.4 |
Laurel Hollow, NY | village | 2.4 |
Dunstable, MA | town | 2.3 |
Alsace, PA | township | 2.3 |
Head of the Harbor, NY | village | 2.3 |
Lone Tree, CO | city | 2.3 |
Maine, IL | township | 2.3 |
Riverwoods, IL | village | 2.3 |
Hazle, PA | township | 2.3 |
Palos Heights, IL | city | 2.3 |
Canton, MA | town | 2.3 |
Grosse Pointe Park, MI | city | 2.3 |
Alsip, IL | village | 2.3 |
Hewlett, NY | populated place | 2.3 |
Howland, OH | township | 2.3 |
Mattituck, NY | populated place | 2.3 |
East Norwich, NY | populated place | 2.2 |
Friendship Village, MD | populated place | 2.2 |
Haverhill, MA | city | 2.2 |
Vienna, OH | township | 2.2 |
Hickory Hills, IL | city | 2.2 |
Lutherville-Timonium, MD | populated place | 2.2 |
Syosset, NY | populated place | 2.2 |
Hicksville, NY | populated place | 2.2 |
Upper Saddle River, NJ | borough | 2.2 |
East Farmingdale, NY | populated place | 2.2 |
Newton, NH | town | 2.2 |
Riverside, IL | village | 2.2 |
Wayne, OH | township | 2.2 |
Branson, MO | city | 2.2 |
Miramar Beach, FL | populated place | 2.2 |
North Riverside, IL | village | 2.2 |
Crown Point, IN | city | 2.2 |
Swampscott, MA | town | 2.2 |
Riverside, IL | township | 2.2 |
Bruce, MI | township | 2.1 |
Dedham, MA | town | 2.1 |
Merrillville, IN | town | 2.1 |
Clarendon Hills, IL | village | 2.1 |
Olio, IL | township | 2.1 |
Orland, IL | township | 2.1 |
Plainview, NY | populated place | 2.1 |
Roslyn Estates, NY | village | 2.1 |
Warren, OH | city | 2.1 |
Millbrae, CA | city | 2.1 |
Beaver, PA | township | 2.1 |
Bellerose, NY | village | 2.1 |
Emerson, NJ | borough | 2.1 |
Grosse Pointe, MI | city | 2.1 |
Herricks, NY | populated place | 2.1 |
North Bellmore, NY | populated place | 2.1 |
Petersham, MA | town | 2.1 |
Queens, NY | borough | 2.1 |
Ridgefield, NJ | borough | 2.1 |
Woodway, WA | city | 2.1 |
Lordstown, OH | village | 2.1 |
Seven Hills, OH | city | 2.1 |
Summit Hill, PA | borough | 2.1 |
Columbia, CT | town | 2.1 |
East Williston, NY | village | 2.1 |
Elmwood Park, IL | village | 2.1 |
Fairlawn, OH | city | 2.1 |
Pomona, NY | village | 2.1 |
Blauvelt, NY | populated place | 2.1 |
Craig, CO | city | 2.1 |
Eatons Neck, NY | populated place | 2.1 |
Elk Grove, IL | township | 2.1 |
Spring House, PA | populated place | 2.1 |
Watchung, NJ | borough | 2.1 |
Acton, CA | populated place | 2.0 |
Buckner, KY | populated place | 2.0 |
Chelmsford, MA | town | 2.0 |
Economy, PA | borough | 2.0 |
Kingsville, MD | populated place | 2.0 |
Orland Hills, IL | village | 2.0 |
Westwood, MA | town | 2.0 |
Canonsburg, PA | borough | 2.0 |
Des Plaines, IL | city | 2.0 |
Crestview Hills, KY | city | 2.0 |
Cliffside Park, NJ | borough | 2.0 |
Ely, NV | city | 2.0 |
Kaaawa, HI | populated place | 2.0 |
Kingston, NH | town | 2.0 |
Longmeadow, MA | town | 2.0 |
Saco, ME | city | 2.0 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
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-- October 2005
Other resources:
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Archives
· Modern Greek Collections -
Library of Congress
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Immigration & ship records
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