Quick table on persons reporting Greek ancestry and those born in Greece (separate calculations)
So I ran a quick table looking at persons with Greek ancestry and those born in Greece between 2010 and 2021, using the 5-year 2020 and 2021 estimates of the American Community Survey (ACS).
The numbers reveal a decrease in both categories, with a 6.5% decrease in persons reporting Greek ancestry and a 6.5% decline for those born in Greece.
The above numbers are worth looking into in more detail.
Tables showing the top 15 states of persons born in Greece and those reporting Greek ancestry resided in the U.S. using data from the 2021 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS).
With the release of the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) data, I will be posting a series of tables that descriptively explore various sociodemographic and economic characteristics of Greek Americans in the U.S.
For this post, I present data related to “place of birth” and “ancestry” from the 2021 5-year sample estimates. For comparative purposes, I have also added data from the 2010 5-year estimates.
A key finding from the first table (below), which shows the top 15 states where persons born in Greece resided in 2021 and 2010, is that persons born in Greece are heavily concentrated in a few states across the U.S. The table also reveals the following patterns:
The top 15 states account for 88% of all persons born in Greece in 2021. This represents a slight decrease from 2010 when the share was nearly 89%.
New York State accounts for 24% and 25% of all persons born in Greece in 2021 and 2010, respectively.
After NY state, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California account for another 25% of persons born in Greece in 2021. The share for the above three states in 2010 was 27%.
The second table (below) shows the top 15 states where persons reporting Greek ancestry resided in 2021 and 2010. A couple of key points from the table are:
The top 15 states account for 75% and 76% of all persons born in Greece in 2021 and 2010.
New York and California make up the largest share of all states where persons of Greek ancestry reside. For example, just over 20% of persons reporting Greek ancestry resided in NY and CA.
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Data Explorations of the Greek American Community
Feel free to visit the Facebook page “Data Explorations of the Greek American Community” for more tables, figures, and maps on Greek Americans. There is also an Instagram profile at https://www.instagram.com/greek_americans/) and a Twitter one at https://twitter.com/greeksintheus. The Facebook page, however, has the most up-to-date information and results.
Greeks in Astoria and LIC (Queens Community District #1), 2010-2019
Share of those born in Greece and those reporting Greek ancestry has declined in Astoria and Long Island City between 2010 and 2019.
Greeks in Westchester County, NY
Maps showing 1) persons born in Greece and 2) persons reporting Greek ancestry in Westchester County, NY. Three quarters of those born in Greece are located in Eastchester, Greenburgh, Harrison, Lewisboro, New Castle, New Rochelle, Ossining, Pound Ridge, Scarsdale, Yonkers, & Yorktown.
Greek ancestry and Long Island, NY
Persons reporting Greek ancestry in Long Island. The top 10 places are listed in the table.
Percent of persons born in Greece, NY Metro Area
Map showing the percent of persons born in Greece in the NY metropolitan area. Seventy percent (70%) of those born in Greece reside in just 10 counties, which are:
Queens, NY (27.7%), Brooklyn, NY (7.3%), Nassau, NY (7.0%), Manhattan, NY (5.4%), Suffolk, NY (5.3%), Fairfield, CT (5.1%), Bergen, NJ (4.9%), Westchester, NY (2.6%), Middlesex, NJ (2.2%), Union, NJ (1.9%).
Born in Greece and Year of Immigration to the U.S.
The following graph shows the year of immigration to the U.S. for persons born in the U.S., according to the 2018 1-Year estimates of the American Community Survey (ACS).
Greeks in U.S. states
Using data from the 2018 1-Year estimates of the American Community Survey (ACS), the following map features the distribution of persons born in Greece, i.e. Greek immigrants, across states in the U.S. Two key patterns arise from the map. First, most Greek immigrants are located in the northeast and midwest. Second, over half (53%) of Greek immigrants reside in New York (20.6%), Illinois (9.6%), New Jersey (7.8%), California (7.7%), and Massachusetts (7.0%). An addition, 21% reside in Florida (6.4%), Michigan (4.8%), Pennsylvania (4.0%), Texas (3.0%), and Connecticut (3.0%).
