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Latvian Ancestry in America

People of Latvian ancestry form minority groups in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, about 400,000 Latvian diasporas is found around the world. The largest Latvian communities in America are in the  United States, Canada, and Brazil.

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

Latvian Americans

Latvian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Latvian ancestry. According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2020, there were 85,765 (0.03% of the US Population) people of Latvian descent in the U.S.

Latvian Ancestry Statewise

Population wise California (10,292) has the largest number of people with Latvian Ancestry followed by New York (8,570), Illinois (5,347), Florida (4,937), and New Jersey (4,512)

List of States by Latvian Ancestry Population

#StatesEstimated PopulationPercent
1Alabama2960.01%
2Alaska1780.02%
3Arizona1,5370.02%
4Arkansas2020.01%
5California10,2920.03%
6Colorado1,6310.03%
7Connecticut1,9040.05%
8Delaware1260.01%
9District of Columbia4710.07%
10Florida4,9370.02%
11Georgia1,2440.01%
12Hawaii2610.02%
13Idaho2500.01%
14Illinois5,3470.04%
15Indiana1,4930.02%
16Iowa5660.02%
17Kansas3410.01%
18Kentucky7950.02%
19Louisiana2680.01%
20Maine4410.03%
21Maryland2,6820.04%
22Massachusetts4,0170.06%
23Michigan3,7890.04%
24Minnesota1,9770.04%
25Mississippi230.00%
26Missouri8000.01%
27Montana1200.01%
28Nebraska6050.03%
29Nevada7020.02%
30New Hampshire4950.04%
31New Jersey4,5120.05%
32New Mexico3950.02%
33New York8,5700.04%
34North Carolina1,1390.01%
35North Dakota1280.02%
36Ohio2,8170.02%
37Oklahoma1880.00%
38Oregon1,6150.04%
39Pennsylvania3,9340.03%
40Rhode Island1790.02%
41South Carolina7740.02%
42South Dakota1110.01%
43Tennessee1,2130.02%
44Texas2,3730.01%
45Utah5100.02%
46Vermont2830.05%
47Virginia2,5040.03%
48Washington3,8070.05%
49West Virginia520.00%
50Wisconsin2,7230.05%
51Wyoming1480.03%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Latvian Canadians

Latvian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Latvian ancestry. Latvian Canadians account for about  0.09%%  of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 30,725 people of Latvian descent in Canada.

Latvian Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 18,100 people of Latvian ancestry, has the largest population of Latvian -Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (4,935) and Alberta (3,245). 

By Cities, the largest populations of Latvian Canadians are in Toronto, Vancouver, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Montreal, Quebec.

List of Provinces by Russian Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesResponsesPercentage
1 Alberta 0.08%
2 British Columbia4,9350.11%
3 Manitoba1,3700.11%
4 New Brunswick1900.03%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador700.01%
6 Northwest Territories500.12%
7 Nova Scotia3800.04%
8 Nunavut100.03%
9 Ontario18,1000.14%
10 Prince Edward Island550.04%
11 Quebec1,7400.02%
12 Saskatchewan5300.05%
13 Yukon450.13%
  Canada— Total30,7250.09%

Source: Canada Census 2016

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