List of Italian-American neighborhoods explained

There are localized concentrations of Italian Americans in many metropolitan areas of the United States, especially in the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest, as well as certain cities in California. Today, the state of New York has the largest population of Italian-Americans, while Rhode Island and Connecticut have the highest overall percentages in relation to their respective populations.

In contrast, most of the rest of the country (exceptions being South Florida and New Orleans) have fewer Italian-American concentrations.

According to a recent United Census Bureau estimate, 17.8 million Americans are of Italian descent.[1] Communities of Italian Americans were established in many major industrial cities of the early 20th century, such as Baltimore (particularly Little Italy, Baltimore), Boston (particularly in the North End and East Boston) along with numerous nearby cities and towns, Philadelphia proper (particularly South Philadelphia) and the Philadelphia metro area (particularly neighborhoods in Delco, Atlantic City, Little Italy, Wilmington; and Vineland), Pittsburgh (particularly Bloomfield), Northeastern Pennsylvania cities, Lehigh Valley cities, Detroit, Providence (particularly Federal Hill), St. Louis (particularly The Hill), Chicago, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Youngstown, Erie, Cleveland, Buffalo, Newark, and New York City, which boasts the largest Italian-American population, which live in several concentrated communities in the New York metropolitan area, including the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester County, Fairfield County and North Jersey. New Orleans, Louisiana was the first site of immigration of Italians into America in the 19th century, before Italy was a unified nation-state. This was before New York Harbor and Baltimore became the preferred destinations for Italian immigrants.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Northern California

Southern California

Colorado

Connecticut

19.3% of Connecticut's population claims Italian ancestry, making it the second most Italian state in the U.S. after Rhode Island.

Delaware

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Jersey municipalities with over 25% of the population identifying themselves as of Italian ancestry (in those municipalities where at least 1,000 residents identified their ancestry):[40]

Other places in New Jersey

Paterson used to have the largest Italian percentage of any NJ city.

New York

The state of New York has the largest population of Italian Americans, at 3.1 million people. The majority of Italian Americans in New York City originated from southern parts of Italy.

New York City

New York City is home to the largest Italian-American population in North America and third largest Italian population outside of Italy, according to the 2000 census. See also Italians in New York City for more info.

Long Island

Long Island has a large Italian-American population.[44]

Westchester County

Yorktown in Westchester County has the annual feast of San Gennaro.[45]

Rockland County

Upstate New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

19% of Rhode Island residents are Italian American, the greatest percentage of any state. 199,180 of Rhode Island's population of 1,048,319 claim Italian ancestry.

Texas

Utah

Washington

West Virginia

Approximately 11% of the combined population of "Mountaineer Country", collectively the north central West Virginia cities of Clarksburg, Fairmont and Morgantown, claim Italian ancestry, mostly from Italian immigrants recruited to work in mining and glass manufacturing.[59]

Wisconsin

Further reading

Notes and References

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  2. News: The parable of Italians in the South The Economist. The Economist. May 27, 2017.
  3. Web site: We The Italians Crazy about accordions in Cotati.
  4. Web site: Italian Americans in California: Introduction.
  5. Web site: THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF THE 19TH CENTURY CENTRAL VALLEY - Italian Immigrants. 27 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Family friendly Casa de Fruta is a treasure. 27 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Italian American - Oakland - LocalWiki.
  8. Web site: History: Italian-Americans Maintain Gardens in Albert Park. April 5, 2012.
  9. Web site: Italian roots, California, Italian American. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150327062645/http://italoamericano.org/story/2014-6-24/Italian-Roots . March 27, 2015 .
  10. Web site: Last of the old-time Italians in North Beach. January 25, 2015.
  11. Web site: East Sacramento Little Italy. December 2021 . ABC10.
  12. Web site: LITTLE ITALY SAN JOSE BUSINESS DISTRICT. www.littleitalysj.com.
  13. Web site: A Tale of Two Immigrants. 27 June 2023.
  14. Web site: SSF Italian American Citizens Club Continues 100 Years Anniversary Celebrations. August 4, 2016.
  15. Web site: California Italian American Project: Stockton, California.
  16. Web site: Little Italy, Monrovia, CA neighborhood Nextdoor.
  17. Web site: Italian-Americans unearthing the lost history of LA's Little Italy. May 16, 2016.
  18. Web site: St. Peter's Italian Church. www.stpeteritalianchurchla.org.
  19. Web site: Italian Catholics. www.italianlosangeles.org.
  20. Web site: About - Italian American Museum of Los Angeles. italianhall.org.
  21. Web site: Pan-Italian Clubs – Italian Los Angeles.
  22. Web site: The 50 U.S. cities with the most Italian Americans - The National Italian American Foundation . www.niaf.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107173022/http://www.niaf.org/culture/statistics/5187-2 . January 7, 2015.
  23. Web site: Dolly Sinatra Lodge #2400 – OSIA – We're Proud to be Italian-Americans!.
  24. Web site: Gangsters in Paradise.
  25. Web site: Little Italy Association of San Diego. www.littleitalysd.com.
  26. Web site: Italians in San Diego – Italian expats in San Diego.
  27. Web site: Little Italy Neighborhood - Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  28. Web site: Miami Florida Italian Community - Italianos in Miami.
  29. Web site: Armour Square. www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org.
  30. Web site: HOME-Taylorstreetarchives. Taylor Street Archives. July 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228234400/http://taylorstreetarchives.com/. December 28, 2018. dead.
  31. Web site: A brief history of Berwyn. 28 June 2023.
  32. Web site: Chicago Heights, Illinois. 28 June 2023.
  33. Web site: And They Came To Chicago - An Italian American History. www.italiansofchicago.com.
  34. Web site: Herrin's Italian Heritage. 28 June 2023.
  35. Web site: Melrose Park, IL. www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org.
  36. Web site: Little Italy - The Chicago Neighborhoods. www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com.
  37. Web site: Holy Rosary Neighborhood . March 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135114/http://holyrosaryneighborhood.org/ . May 17, 2014 . dead .
  38. Web site: Take A Trip To Nevada’s Very Own Little Italy For A Day Of Delicious Eating.
  39. Web site: Italians fear history of city's North End may fade away . Cresta . Joey . Seacoastonline . 31 March 2024 . 2 October 2011.
  40. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Italian.html Italian Communities
  41. Web site: Welcome to 1940s New York: NYC neighborhood profiles from 1943, based on the 1940 Census. www.1940snewyork.com.
  42. Web site: DocumentCloud.
  43. News: In New York's Little Italy, Fewer and Fewer Italians - The New York Times. The New York Times. February 22, 2011. Roberts. Sam.
  44. Web site: Long Island Italians by Salvatore J. LaGumina | Arcadia Publishing Books.
  45. Web site: Yorktown Feast of San Gennaro Town of Yorktown New York. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051518/https://www.yorktownny.org/community/yorktown-feast-san-gennaro-1 . November 1, 2020 .
  46. Web site: Italians. May 11, 2018.
  47. Web site: About . March 21, 2010 . Cleveland Little Italy . October 29, 2011.
  48. Web site: American FactFinder - Results. https://archive.today/20200212210918/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02&prodType=table. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census. Bureau. factfinder2.census.gov.
  49. Web site: American FactFinder - Results. https://archive.today/20200212211016/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP02&prodType=table. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census. Bureau. factfinder2.census.gov.
  50. Web site: South Euclid, Ohio (OH 44121) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. www.city-data.com.
  51. Trolio, Tony (2004). Brier Hill, USA: The Sequel. Poland, OH: Ciao Promotions.
  52. Web site: Oklahoma's Little Italy. TravelOK.com - Oklahoma's Official Travel & Tourism Site.
  53. Web site: Canonsburg, PA - Singing Statue of Perry Como.
  54. Web site: Lansdale Author Pens Memoir Detailing Childhood Pranks on Newspaper in Olney Section of Philadelphia. 28 June 2023.
  55. Web site: COMMUNITY CALENDAR. 28 June 2023.
  56. Web site: Old Forge - Old Forge - Ancestry & family history - ePodunk. www.epodunk.com.
  57. Web site: A History of Italian Americans in Salt Lake City - Cucina Toscana. June 30, 2017.
  58. Web site: West Weber immigrant Italian family farmers helped start the old Utah monastery farm. 28 June 2023.
  59. Web site: MOUNTAINEER COUNTRY. www.wvculture.org.

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