Demographics The top 10 cities in the United States that have the most Albanian Americans. Albanians tend to live in the Upper South, the Midwest, and the Northeast. The Albanian community is generally concentrated in the Northeast, with populations mostly in
New York City,
Yonkers area,
Waterbury, Connecticut area,
Philadelphia,
Boston and nearby
Quincy. There are some Albanian communities in Florida, mainly in the
Jacksonville area. The main other Albanian communities are in the Midwest, such as in
Metro Detroit, Michigan, and
Chicagoland. There are few Albanian communities elsewhere, with a small population in California and a slightly higher proportion in Texas, especially
Dallas.
East Coast With over 60,000 Albanian-Americans, the largest community is in New York which serves as an important pillar of the Albanian community. 0.3% of New York State reports Albanian ancestry, and about 0.5% of NYC residents report Albanian ancestry. There is a concentrated Albanian community around the Bronx, especially around
Belmont,
Bedford Park,
Morris Park, as well as also in
Staten Island, which is nearly one percent Albanian. Parts of
Westchester County such as
Yonkers and
White Plains are rife with Albanian people, both having over 2,000 and 1,000 Albanians each, respectively. The New Jersey cities of
Garfield,
Clifton,
Elmwood Park, and
Lodi all bear over 500 Albanians each. The
Greater Philadelphia Area of
Pennsylvania is rife with Albanian-descended persons.
Philadelphia city proper, as well as the suburbs of
Progress and
Berwyn are over 2% Albanian ethnically, and Philadelphia has over 5,000 Albanians in residence; 0.3% of the city's population. The
DMV area encompassing D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, has several thousand Albanians: many reside in
Fairfax County, Virginia (1,000; 120 in Dulles Town Center; 100 Floris; 100 in Oakton, and several dozen in other various cities and communities within the county),
Arlington County, Virginia,
Loudoun County, Virginia,
Montgomery County, Maryland, and
Washington, D.C. itself has an Albanian American proportion that is slightly higher than the American figure of 0.06% (D.C.'s is 0.08%).
Massachusetts has a large Albanian population, especially in the communities of
Worcester, which has 3,000 Albanians, and
Quincy with over a thousand.
Connecticut you can find them in
Waterbury, CT Southington, CT Midwest Some 30,000 live in Michigan, about 20,000 live in Massachusetts, approximately 4,000 live in Ohio (in
Greater Cleveland, especially
Lakewood and the West Side of Cleveland), 14,500 live in Illinois and about 13,000 live in Connecticut. The three largest communities (New York, Michigan and Massachusetts) account for 58% of the total Albanian-American population. Michigan has an Albanian American percentage for the state recorded at 0.4%, higher than New York's at 0.3%; thus having Michigan having the highest percentage of Albanian Americans of any state.
Hamtramck, Michigan is 3% ethnically Albanian. There are 5,000 Albanians in
Macomb County, and several thousand in
Wayne County. While few live in the Detroit city proper, many live also in the suburbs such as
St. Clair Shores and
Farmington Hills. (See
History of the Albanian Americans in Metro Detroit).
Chicago has a large population of Albanians; the state of
Illinois has over 15,000 Albanians, and 3,000 reside in Chicago proper. Exurban communities like
Minooka have abundant Albanian populations.
Milwaukee also has a sizeable Albanian community, while
Wisconsin's total Albanian population is estimated at 5,000 strong. There is a sizable Albanian population in
Missouri, especially in
Greater St. Louis; the town of
Bella Villa, which also has a large population of another Southern European ethnic group (
Bosnian Americans), is 4% Albanian. There are 1,200 Albanians in
St. Louis County.
South Jacksonville has the most Albanian Americans in
Florida with 3,812 Albanians, having almost 1/4 of all Albanian Americans in Florida and 1.76% of all Albanian Americans. Jacksonville's population is 0.4% Albanian by ancestry.
Clearwater, in the
Tampa area, has 900 Albanian residents, almost one percent of its population, as well as an Albanian Islamic mosque. There is also another Tampa-area Albanian mosque located in
Dunedin, which has served as a place of worship for the
Pinellas County Albanian Muslim community since 1996. Nearby
St. Petersburg has 500 Albanians,
Spring Hill has 400,
Gainesville has 400,
Egypt Lake-Leto has 350, and
Palm Harbor has 300. There is a Balkan/Albanian restaurant, cultural center in
Lewisville, and one to two thousand Albanians reside in the Dallas area. There is an Albanian presence in the
Nashville area. While much smaller in other parts of
Tennessee, such as
Memphis and
Knoxville where both cities have less than 50 Albanians live in said cities proper, over 1,000 Albanians live in Nashville. There is an Albanian-language Christian
monastery that is adjoined with a community center there. Also, there is a small, yet thriving and historically important Albanian community in
Louisiana, particularly around
New Orleans. Most of them are
Arbëresh (Albanians from Italy).
Western U.S. In addition to New York, Connecticut, Florida and Michigan having most of the Albanian population, pockets of sizable Albanians are found in
San Diego County, which has roughly up towards 1,000 Albanians, many residing in
Santee, or in the East San Diego County area. There are also several hundred Albanian Americans in the
Sacramento Valley, especially in and around
Carmichael.
Pasadena, in
Los Angeles, also has several hundred Albanians.
Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as the
Greater Phoenix area, has about 2-3,000 ethnic Albanians, and an Albanian cafe in
Phoenix. A small yet sizable Albanian community can be found in
Washington state, including
Mercer Island and within the
Seattle area.
Age demographics Albanian-Americans are on average younger than non-Albanian Americans, having an average age of 33.5 in comparison to the American national average of 37.7. Albanian-Americans also have a higher percentage of males than non-Albanian Americans with 52.1% of the community being male versus the American national average of 49.2%.
Albanian-born population Albanian-born population in the U.S. since 2010 (excludes Albanians born in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro): ==Schools and language preservation==