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Albanian Ancestry in America

People of Albanian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans among others to Albania, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Montenegro.

The Albanian diaspora is large and continues to grow, with Albanians now present in significant numbers in numerous countries, primarily in Europe and the Americas. The largest communities of the Albanian diaspora in the Americas are particularly found in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Canada 

Let’s have a look at Americans Countries having  significant Albanian ancestry

Albanian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Albanian ancestry. According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2019, there were 202,192 (0.06% of the US Population) people of Albanian descent in the U.S.

Albanian Ancestry Statewise

Population wise New York (53,010) has the largest number of people with Albanian Ancestry followed by Michigan  (24,212), Massachusetts (17,432), Florida (15,529), and New Jersey (12,691).

List of States by Albanian Ancestry Population

#StatesEstimated PopulationPercent
1Alabama1550.00%
2Alaska2630.04%
3Arizona2,2970.03%
4Arkansas510.00%
5California4,1100.01%
6Colorado1,1880.02%
7Connecticut12,0470.34%
8Delaware1730.02%
9District of Columbia7630.11%
10Florida15,5290.07%
11Georgia1,6310.02%
12Hawaii690.00%
13Idaho3570.02%
14Illinois11,8180.09%
15Indiana8760.01%
16Iowa4210.01%
17Kansas2210.01%
18Kentucky8000.02%
19Louisiana1560.00%
20Maine5250.04%
21Maryland1,9510.03%
22Massachusetts17,4320.25%
23Michigan24,2120.24%
24Minnesota6220.01%
25Mississippi340.00%
26Missouri1,4630.02%
27Montana910.01%
28Nebraska1140.01%
29Nevada4760.02%
30New Hampshire1,6240.12%
31New Jersey12,6910.14%
32New Mexico1390.01%
33New York53,0100.27%
34North Carolina1,5920.02%
35North Dakota1030.01%
36Ohio3,8610.03%
37Oklahoma3480.01%
38Oregon3370.01%
39Pennsylvania10,3830.08%
40Rhode Island5630.05%
41South Carolina1,4060.03%
42South Dakota370.00%
43Tennessee1,1810.02%
44Texas6,5770.02%
45Utah2260.01%
46Vermont1600.03%
47Virginia2,5170.03%
48Washington1,4890.02%
49West Virginia1060.01%
50Wisconsin3,9840.07%
51Wyoming130.00%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Albanian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Albanian ancestry. Albanian Canadians account for about  0.11%  of the total population of Canada. 

According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 36,185 people of Albanian descent in Canada.

Albanian Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 25,975 people of Albanian ancestry, has the largest population of Albanian -Canadians in Canada followed by Québec (3,760) and Alberta (2,935). 

The majority of the Albanian population were predominantly concentrated in the metropolitan areas and agglomerations of Toronto and Montréal.

List of Provinces by Albanian Ancestry Population

#Province or territoryAlbaniansPercent
1 Alberta2,9350.08%
2 British Columbia1,9250.04%
3 Manitoba4150.03%
4 New Brunswick1150.02%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador500.01%
6 Northwest Territories00.00%
7 Nova Scotia2850.03%
8 Nunavut00.00%
9 Ontario25,9750.20%
10 Prince Edward Island1000.07%
11 Québec3,7600.05%
12 Saskatchewan6050.06%
13 Yukon100.03%
  Canada36,1850.11%

Source: Canada Census 2016

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