List of U.S. cities with large Hungarian American populations
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U.S. 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).
, for communities with more than 1,000 individuals identifying their ancestry (in descending order by percentage of population):
Hungarian American
Hungarian Americans Hungarian are American citizens of Hungarian descent. The constant influx of Hungarian immigrants was marked by several waves of sharp increase.-History:...
populations are largely concentrated in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(193,951), New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(137,029), California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(133,988), Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
(132,184), New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
(115,615), Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
(98,036) and in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
(96,885).
Ranked by population
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 CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
57,673 (0.7%) - Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
16,802 (0.4%) - Chicago, Illinois 8,600 (0.3%)
- Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
7,632 (1.9%) (in another source: 130,000) - Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
6,144 (0.8%) - Toledo, OhioToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
6,093 (2.2%) - Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
5,323 (0.3%) - Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
3,980 (1.3%) - South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend, IndianaThe city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
3,559 (3.5%) - San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
3,456 (0.4%) - Indianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
2,524 (0.3%) - Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
2,405 (0.9%) - Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
2,250 (0.2%) - Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
1,702 (0.3 %) - Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
1,297 (0.2%) - Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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, 2000United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, for communities with more than 1,000 individuals identifying their ancestry (in descending order by percentage of population):
- Kiryas Joel, New YorkKiryas Joel, New YorkKiryas Joel is a village within the town of Monroe in Orange County, New York, United States...
18.9 % - Fairport Harbor, OhioFairport Harbor, OhioFairport Harbor is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River. The population was 3,180 at the 2000 census....
11.8 % - West Pike Run Township, PennsylvaniaWest Pike Run Township, PennsylvaniaWest Pike Run Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
11.7 % - Freemansburg, PennsylvaniaFreemansburg, PennsylvaniaFreemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Freemansburg is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Freemansburg was 1,897 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
9.6 % - Paint, PennsylvaniaPaint, PennsylvaniaPaint is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,103 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Paint is located at ....
9.6 % - Kaser, New YorkKaser, New YorkKaser is a village in the Town of Ramapo Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Monsey; east of Airmont; south of Viola and west of Spring Valley. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 3,316....
9.4 % - New Square, New YorkNew Square, New YorkNew Square is an all-Hasidic village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Hillcrest; east of Viola; south of New Hempstead and west of New City...
8.8 % - Windsor, OhioWindsor, OhioWindsor is an unincorporated community in eastern Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44099. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 with State Route 534....
8.2 % - West Brownsville, PennsylvaniaWest Brownsville, PennsylvaniaWest Brownsville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Brownsville is located at ....
8.1 % - Monroe (town), New YorkMonroe (town), New YorkMonroe is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 31,407 at the 2000 census. The town is named after President James Monroe....
8.0 % - Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County, OhioColebrook Township, Ashtabula County, OhioColebrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
7.9 % - Fountain Hill, PennsylvaniaFountain Hill, PennsylvaniaFountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Fountain Hill was 4,614 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
7.9 % - Alpha, New JerseyAlpha, New JerseyAlpha is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,369.Alpha was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature and signed by Governor Woodrow Wilson on June 26, 1911, from portions of Pohatcong...
7.9 % - Elyria, OhioElyria, Ohio-Community:Elyria has an extensive, although financially burdened, community food pantry and "Hot Meals" program administered through the Second Harvest Food Bank and several churches Elyria is served by Elyria Memorial Hospital.-Recreation and parks:...
7.8 % - Tiltonsville, OhioTiltonsville, OhioTiltonsville is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,329 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
7.7 % - Sewaren, New JerseySewaren, New JerseySewaren is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,780....
7.7 % - Beachwood, OhioBeachwood, Ohio-External links:* *...
7.4 % - Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County, OhioHartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County, OhioHartsgrove Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,395 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
7.3 % - Amherst, OhioAmherst, Ohio-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,797 people, 4,459 households, and 3,388 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,646.1 people per square mile . There were 4,603 housing units at an average density of 642.3 per square mile...
7.2 % - Russell Township, Geauga County, OhioRussell Township, Geauga County, OhioRussell Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,529 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and villages:...
7.1 %
See also
- Lists of U.S. cities with large ethnic population
- Hungarian settlements in North AmericaHungarian settlements in North AmericaThe Hungarian settlements in North America are those settlements, which were founded by Hungarian settlers, immigrants. Some of them is still exist, sometimes their names was changed...
- Hungarian OhioansHungarian OhioansThe Hungarian Ohioans are Hungarian Americans living in Ohio. Their number was 193,951 in 2006. Fairport Harbor, Ohio is 11.8 % Hungarian American. In Cleveland and its neighboring areas there live more than 130,000 Hungarians. Some resources stated that there was time when Cleveland was the second...