Lithuanian Ancestry in United States
Lithuanian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Lithuanian ancestry. People of Lithuanian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Lithuanian ancestry is 1 million in North and South America.
In the United States census of 2020, 0.7 million people identified as being fully or partly of Lithuanian ancestry. Lithuanian Americans form by far the largest group within the Lithuanian diaspora.
According to the United States Ancestry Census 2020, there were 626,998 (0.19% of the U.S. population) people of Lithuanian descent in the U.S.
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Top US States by Lithuanian population
Population wise Illinois (76,469) has the largest number of people with Lithuanian Ancestry followed by Pennsylvania (66,820), California (46,405), Massachusetts (44,705), and New York (41,873).
Percentage-wise top US states with Lithuanian Ancestry are Connecticut (0.74%), Massachusetts (0.65%), Illinois (0.60%), New Hampshire (0.53%), and Pennsylvania (0.52%).
List of States by Lithuanian Ancestry Population
| # | States | Population | Percent |
| 1 | Illinois | 76,469 | 0.60% |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 66,820 | 0.52% |
| 3 | California | 46,405 | 0.12% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 44,705 | 0.65% |
| 5 | New York | 41,873 | 0.21% |
| 6 | Florida | 38,191 | 0.18% |
| 7 | New Jersey | 29,743 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Michigan | 28,873 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Connecticut | 26,543 | 0.74% |
| 10 | Ohio | 21,552 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Texas | 16,653 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Maryland | 16,195 | 0.27% |
| 13 | Virginia | 13,570 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 13,428 | 0.23% |
| 15 | Washington | 12,419 | 0.17% |
| 16 | Colorado | 12,062 | 0.21% |
| 17 | Arizona | 11,501 | 0.16% |
| 18 | North Carolina | 11,128 | 0.11% |
| 19 | Indiana | 9,446 | 0.14% |
| 20 | Georgia | 7,453 | 0.07% |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 7,245 | 0.53% |
| 22 | Missouri | 6,347 | 0.10% |
| 23 | Oregon | 5,917 | 0.14% |
| 24 | Minnesota | 5,749 | 0.10% |
| 25 | South Carolina | 4,975 | 0.10% |
| 26 | Tennessee | 4,539 | 0.07% |
| 27 | Maine | 4,509 | 0.34% |
| 28 | Nevada | 4,233 | 0.14% |
| 29 | Kentucky | 3,227 | 0.07% |
| 30 | Rhode Island | 3,203 | 0.30% |
| 31 | Delaware | 2,529 | 0.26% |
| 32 | Iowa | 2,379 | 0.08% |
| 33 | Nebraska | 2,307 | 0.12% |
| 34 | Vermont | 2,203 | 0.35% |
| 35 | District of Columbia | 2,163 | 0.31% |
| 36 | Alabama | 2,139 | 0.04% |
| 37 | Kansas | 1,905 | 0.07% |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 1,864 | 0.05% |
| 39 | Louisiana | 1,794 | 0.04% |
| 40 | Arkansas | 1,675 | 0.06% |
| 41 | Utah | 1,594 | 0.05% |
| 42 | Montana | 1,553 | 0.15% |
| 43 | New Mexico | 1,522 | 0.07% |
| 44 | Idaho | 1,428 | 0.08% |
| 45 | West Virginia | 1,233 | 0.07% |
| 46 | Hawaii | 938 | 0.07% |
| 47 | Alaska | 910 | 0.12% |
| 48 | Wyoming | 864 | 0.15% |
| 49 | Mississippi | 505 | 0.02% |
| 50 | South Dakota | 264 | 0.03% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 195 | 0.03% |
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Top U.S. Cities by Lithuanian population
Chicago Metro area with 62,633 people of Lithuanian ancestry, has the largest population of Lithuanian Americans. It’s followed by New York (43,825) and the Boston metro area (26,171).
Top Metro Areas by Lithuanian Population
| # | Metro Area | Population |
| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 62,633 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 43,825 |
| 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 26,171 |
| 4 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 21,435 |
| 5 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12,442 |
| 6 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 12,440 |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12,238 |
| 8 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 9,972 |
| 9 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 9,677 |
| 10 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | 9,161 |
Source: US Census Estimates
Lithuanian Ancestry in Americas
People of Lithuanian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Lithuanian ancestry is 1 million in North and South America. They form an important minority Group in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
Let’s have a look at American countries having significant Lithuanian ancestry
Lithuanian Canadians
Lithuanian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Lithuanian ancestry. Lithuanian Canadians account for about 0.14% of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, there were 52,040 people of Lithuanian descent in Canada.
Lithuanian Brazilians
Lithuanian Brazilians are Brazilians who have full or partial Lithuanian ancestry. As per the estimates, there were 200,000 people of Lithuanian descent in Brazil.
The Brazilian region with Lithuanian descendants is mostly in Southern and Southeastern Brazil. They can be found throughout the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Paraná.
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