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Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, there are 1,563,081 persons with Hungarian ancestry in the United States as of 2006, with - according to 2000 census data 1,398,724 of them indicating Hungarian as their first ancestry. Estimates of the number of Hungarians in the United States go well above 4 million. This number also includes the large number of ethnic Hungarian immigrants most of whom have arrived to the US from Romania, Czechoslovakia, and the former Yugoslavia.

The states with the largest Hungarian American populations include:

Ohio 193,951
New York 137,029
California 133,988
Pennsylvania 132,184
New Jersey 115,615
Michigan 98,036
Florida 96,885

The highest percentage of Hungarians in any American town, village or other, is in Kiryas Joel, New York (The great majority of its residents are Hasidic Jews belonging to the Satmar Hasidic dynasty, originated from Hungary) where 18.9% of the total population claimed Hungarian as first ancestry. Other places with over 10% are Fairport Harbor, Ohio (14.1%) and West Pike Run Township, Pennsylvania (11.7%). About a hundred other places have >5% of Hungarians, but the highest number of Hungarians living in the same place is in New York City.

Hungarians in the United States 1990 vs. 2000 Census Data (Ordered by Size in 2000)

  State 1990 Census 2000 Census Change
1. Ohio 218,145 193,951 - 24,194
2. New York 186,898 137,029 - 49,869
3. California 159,121 133,988 - 25,133
4. Pennsylvania 152,863 132,184 - 20,679
5. New Jersey 141,627 115,615 - 26,012
6. Michigan 109,178 98,036 - 11,142
7. Florida 99,822 96,885 - 2,937
8. Illinois 68,439 55,971 - 12,468
9. Connecticut 49,508 40,836 - 8,672
10. Indiana 40,828 35,715 - 5,133
11. Texas 31,884 30,234 - 1,650
12. Virginia 25,178 25,783 + 605
13. Wisconsin 25,385 23,945 - 1,440
14. Arizona 22,433 23,571 + 1,138
15. Maryland 26,726 22,941 - 3,785
16. Washington 16,797 18,590 + 1,793
17. Massachusetts 19,989 18,427 - 1,562
18. Colorado 16,861 18,411 + 1,550
19. North Carolina 12,749 16,100 + 3,351
20. Georgia 13,418 15,293 + 1,875
21. Missouri 14,843 13,694 - 1,149
22. Minnesota 12,349 12,279 - 70
23. Oregon 10,776 11,265 + 489
24. Nevada 7,100 10,285 + 3,185
25. Tennessee 7,349 8,323 + 974
26. South Carolina 6,111 7,953 + 1,842
27. West Virginia 9,248 7,477 - 1,771
28. Kentucky 5,819 6,499 + 680
29. Louisianna 5,722 4,625 - 1,097
30. New Mexico 4,337 4,331 - 6
31. Alabama 4,117 3,977 - 140
32. Kansas 4,058 3,903 - 155
33. Delaware 3,468 3,886 + 418
34. New Hampshire 4,093 3,784 - 309
35. Oklahoma 3,797 3,626 - 171
36. Iowa 3,710 3,366 - 344
37. Utah 2,944 3,306 + 362
38. Montana 2,750 3,250 +500
39. Vermont 3,102 3,058 - 44
40. Maine 3,234 2,906 - 328
41. North Dakota 3,005 2,802 - 203
42. Nebraska 3,318 2,740 - 578
43. Idaho 2,455 2,672 + 217
44. Arkansas 2,300 2,309 + 9
45. Alaska 2,200 2,238 + 38
46. Rhode Island 2,902 2,127 - 775
47. Hawaii 2,631 2,104 - 527
48. District of Columbia   2,048 + 2,048
49. Mississippi 1,462 1,843 + 381
50. Wyoming 1,374 1,561 + 187
51. South Dakota 1,361 982 - 379


USA Totals:
1990 Census 1,579,784
2000 Census 1,398,724
Change -181,060

List of US cities with large Hungarian American populations

SOURCE: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

US cities and communities with large Hungarian American populations are largely concentrated in Ohio (193,951), New York (137,029), California (133,988), Pennsylvania (132,184), New Jersey (115,615), Michigan (98,036) and in Florida (96,885).

The following cities and municipalities are among those that have 1,000 or more residents who are of Hungarian ancestry (in descending order by Hungarian population):

  • New York City 57,673 (0.7%)
  • Los Angeles, California 16,802 (0.4%)
  • Chicago, Illinois 8,600 (0.3%)
  • Cleveland, Ohio 7,632 (1.9%) (in another source: 130,000)
  • Columbus, Ohio 6,144 (0.8%)
  • Toledo, Ohio 6,093 (2.2%)
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5,323 (0.3%)
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 3,980 (1.3%)
  • South Bend, Indiana 3,559 (3.5%)
  • San Francisco, California 3,456 (0.4%)
  • Indianapolis, Indiana 2,524 (0.3%)
  • Buffalo, New York 2,405 (0.9%)
  • Dallas, Texas 2,250 (0.2%)
  • Washington, DC 1,702 (0.3 %)
  • Detroit, Michigan 1,297 (0.2%)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio 1,197 (0.4%)

Ranked by percentage

The following communities have more than 5% of the population as being of Hungarian ancestry, based on data extracted from the United States Census, 2000, for communities with more than 1,000 individuals identifying their ancestry (in descending order by percentage of population):

  • Kiryas Joel, New York 18.9 %
  • Fairport Harbor, Ohio 11.8 %
  • West Pike Run Township, Pennsylvania 11.7 %
  • Freemansburg, Pennsylvania 9.6 %
  • Paint, Pennsylvania 9.6 %
  • Kaser, New York 9.4 %
  • New Square, New York 8.8 %
  • Windsor, Ohio 8.2 %
  • West Brownsville, Pennsylvania 8.1 %
  • Monroe (town), New York 8.0 %
  • Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio 7.9 %
  • Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania 7.9 %
  • Alpha, New Jersey 7.9 %
  • Elyria, Ohio 7.8 %
  • Tiltonsville, Ohio 7.7 %
  • Sewaren, New Jersey 7.7 %
  • Beachwood, Ohio 7.4 %
  • Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio 7.3 %
  • Amherst, Ohio 7.2 %
  • Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio 7.1 %





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