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Romanian Ancestry in America

People of Romanian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the rough estimates, Romanian ancestry is estimated at 1.5 million in North America. It forms an important minority Group in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.

Let’s have a look at Countries having significant Romanian ancestry

Romanian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Romanian ancestry.  In the United States census of 2020, 0.5 million people identified as being fully or partly of Romanian ancestry. In addition 167,751 people are Romanian born citizens in US.

According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2019, there were 467,043 (0.14% of the US Population) people of Romanian descent in the U.S.

Romanian Ancestry Statewise

Population wise California (60,728) has the largest number of people with Romanian Ancestry followed by New York (52,927), Illinois (35,438), Florida (34,892), and Michigan (27,394).

Percentage-wise top US states with Romanian Ancestry are Illinois (0.28%), Washington (0.28%), Michigan (0.27%), New York (0.27%), and Oregon (0.24%).

List of States by Romanian Ancestry Population

#StatesEstimated Pop.Percent
1Alabama1,8670.04%
2Alaska7840.11%
3Arizona13,7050.19%
4Arkansas1,3650.05%
5California60,7280.15%
6Colorado6,3700.11%
7Connecticut6,5480.18%
8Delaware6080.06%
9District of Columbia1,2820.18%
10Florida34,8920.16%
11Georgia13,0410.12%
12Hawaii9510.07%
13Idaho2,0610.12%
14Illinois35,4380.28%
15Indiana8,5540.13%
16Iowa1,2630.04%
17Kansas1,4260.05%
18Kentucky1,3890.03%
19Louisiana2,3410.05%
20Maine1,0000.07%
21Maryland7,1590.12%
22Massachusetts8,7860.13%
23Michigan27,3940.27%
24Minnesota5,8130.10%
25Mississippi5750.02%
26Missouri5,7860.09%
27Montana9220.09%
28Nebraska1,2240.06%
29Nevada6,5910.22%
30New Hampshire1,3130.10%
31New Jersey17,6380.20%
32New Mexico9590.05%
33New York52,9270.27%
34North Carolina8,8770.09%
35North Dakota7940.10%
36Ohio27,1590.23%
37Oklahoma1,7020.04%
38Oregon10,1480.24%
39Pennsylvania18,2320.14%
40Rhode Island1,0430.10%
41South Carolina4,3640.09%
42South Dakota2750.03%
43Tennessee5,4190.08%
44Texas18,9310.07%
45Utah1,8710.06%
46Vermont8170.13%
47Virginia8,4220.10%
48Washington20,7020.28%
49West Virginia8340.05%
50Wisconsin4,4310.08%
51Wyoming3220.06%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Romanian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Romanian ancestry. Romanian Canadians account for about  0.69%  of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 238,050 people of Romanian descent in Canada.

Romanian Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 98,235 people of Romanian ancestry, has the largest population of Romanian -Canadians in Canada followed by Quebec (53,060) and Alberta (34,230).

Percentage-wise Saskatchewan (1.19%) have the highest percentage of Romanian followed by Alberta (0.86%) and Ontario (0.74%).

List of Provinces by Romanian Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesResponsesPercentage
1 Alberta34,2300.86%
2 British Columbia31,2500.69%
3 Manitoba5,8350.47%
4 New Brunswick9400.13%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador1850.04%
6 Northwest Territories1200.29%
7 Nova Scotia1,1950.13%
8 Nunavut150.04%
9 Ontario98,2350.74%
10 Prince Edward Island1250.09%
11 Quebec53,0600.67%
12 Saskatchewan12,7301.19%
13 Yukon1350.38%
  Canada— Total1,106,5853.21%

Source: Canada Census 2016

Romanian Brazilians are Brazilians who have full or partial Romanian ancestry. Romanian Brazilians account for about  0.1%  of the total population of Brazil

According to 2008 estimates, there are around 200,000 Romanians or people of Romanian descent currently living in Brazil.

Source: 2008 estimates

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