The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Lebanese ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
LEBANESE
In the 2000 census, 440,279 people in the U.S. claimed Lebanese ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 1.5 percent of those people said they were Lebanese.
The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % Lebanese |
| Dearborn, MI | city | 15.7 |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | township | 6.7 |
| Grosse Pointe Shores, MI | village | 6.6 |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | city | 4.7 |
| Crownsville, MD | populated place | 4.0 |
| Deal, NJ | borough | 3.7 |
| Methuen, MA | city | 3.5 |
| Burritt, IL | township | 3.3 |
| Emmet, IL | township | 3.1 |
| Fairlawn, OH | city | 3.1 |
| Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | city | 3.0 |
| Union, OH | township | 2.9 |
| Dedham, MA | town | 2.7 |
| Portville, NY | village | 2.7 |
| Upper Brookville, NY | village | 2.5 |
| Olean, NY | town | 2.5 |
| Pocono Pines, PA | populated place | 2.5 |
| Gibraltar, MI | city | 2.2 |
| Southport, IN | city | 2.2 |
| Westwood, MA | town | 2.2 |
| West Swanzey, NH | populated place | 2.2 |
| Norwood, MA | town | 2.2 |
| Schuyler, NY | town | 2.1 |
| New Hartford, NY | town | 2.1 |
| Erienna, IL | township | 2.0 |
| New Hartford, NY | village | 2.0 |
| South Zanesville, OH | village | 2.0 |
| Frankfort, NY | town | 2.0 |
| Harrison, IN | township | 2.0 |
| Menallen, PA | township | 2.0 |
| Deerfield, NY | town | 1.9 |
| Paris, NY | town | 1.9 |
| Hopwood, PA | populated place | 1.9 |
| Wheatland, MI | township | 1.9 |
| Waterville, ME | city | 1.8 |
| Forty Fort, PA | borough | 1.8 |
| Dallas, PA | borough | 1.8 |
| Leonardo, NJ | populated place | 1.8 |
| Bingham Farms, MI | village | 1.8 |
| New Baltimore, MI | city | 1.7 |
| Mountainhome, PA | populated place | 1.7 |
| Gates Mills, OH | village | 1.7 |
| Whitesboro, NY | village | 1.7 |
| New York Mills, NY | village | 1.7 |
| Charleston, WV | city | 1.7 |
| Tierra Verde, FL | populated place | 1.7 |
| Wynantskill, NY | populated place | 1.7 |
| Biscayne Park, FL | village | 1.7 |
| Olean, NY | city | 1.7 |
| Grosse Pointe Park, MI | city | 1.7 |
| Foxborough, MA | town | 1.7 |
| Lawrence, MA | city | 1.7 |
| Salem, NH | town | 1.7 |
| Clarksburg, MA | town | 1.6 |
| Frankfort, NY | village | 1.6 |
| Housatonic, MA | populated place | 1.6 |
| Spring Hill, KS | township | 1.6 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | city | 1.5 |
| Yorkville, NY | village | 1.5 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
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-- October 2005
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