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
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
# | States | Estimated Population | Percent |
1 | Alabama | 155 | 0.00% |
2 | Alaska | 263 | 0.04% |
3 | Arizona | 2,297 | 0.03% |
4 | Arkansas | 51 | 0.00% |
5 | California | 4,110 | 0.01% |
6 | Colorado | 1,188 | 0.02% |
7 | Connecticut | 12,047 | 0.34% |
8 | Delaware | 173 | 0.02% |
9 | District of Columbia | 763 | 0.11% |
10 | Florida | 15,529 | 0.07% |
11 | Georgia | 1,631 | 0.02% |
12 | Hawaii | 69 | 0.00% |
13 | Idaho | 357 | 0.02% |
14 | Illinois | 11,818 | 0.09% |
15 | Indiana | 876 | 0.01% |
16 | Iowa | 421 | 0.01% |
17 | Kansas | 221 | 0.01% |
18 | Kentucky | 800 | 0.02% |
19 | Louisiana | 156 | 0.00% |
20 | Maine | 525 | 0.04% |
21 | Maryland | 1,951 | 0.03% |
22 | Massachusetts | 17,432 | 0.25% |
23 | Michigan | 24,212 | 0.24% |
24 | Minnesota | 622 | 0.01% |
25 | Mississippi | 34 | 0.00% |
26 | Missouri | 1,463 | 0.02% |
27 | Montana | 91 | 0.01% |
28 | Nebraska | 114 | 0.01% |
29 | Nevada | 476 | 0.02% |
30 | New Hampshire | 1,624 | 0.12% |
31 | New Jersey | 12,691 | 0.14% |
32 | New Mexico | 139 | 0.01% |
33 | New York | 53,010 | 0.27% |
34 | North Carolina | 1,592 | 0.02% |
35 | North Dakota | 103 | 0.01% |
36 | Ohio | 3,861 | 0.03% |
37 | Oklahoma | 348 | 0.01% |
38 | Oregon | 337 | 0.01% |
39 | Pennsylvania | 10,383 | 0.08% |
40 | Rhode Island | 563 | 0.05% |
41 | South Carolina | 1,406 | 0.03% |
42 | South Dakota | 37 | 0.00% |
43 | Tennessee | 1,181 | 0.02% |
44 | Texas | 6,577 | 0.02% |
45 | Utah | 226 | 0.01% |
46 | Vermont | 160 | 0.03% |
47 | Virginia | 2,517 | 0.03% |
48 | Washington | 1,489 | 0.02% |
49 | West Virginia | 106 | 0.01% |
50 | Wisconsin | 3,984 | 0.07% |
51 | Wyoming | 13 | 0.00% |
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Albanian Canadians
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 territory | Albanians | Percent |
1 | Alberta | 2,935 | 0.08% |
2 | British Columbia | 1,925 | 0.04% |
3 | Manitoba | 415 | 0.03% |
4 | New Brunswick | 115 | 0.02% |
5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 50 | 0.01% |
6 | Northwest Territories | 0 | 0.00% |
7 | Nova Scotia | 285 | 0.03% |
8 | Nunavut | 0 | 0.00% |
9 | Ontario | 25,975 | 0.20% |
10 | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.07% |
11 | Québec | 3,760 | 0.05% |
12 | Saskatchewan | 605 | 0.06% |
13 | Yukon | 10 | 0.03% |
Canada | 36,185 | 0.11% |
Source: Canada Census 2016