The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Lithuanian ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
LITHUANIAN
The first major migration of Lithuanians to America started in the 1860s and continued until World War I. A second, smaller movement occurred after World War II.
In the 2000 census, 659,992 people in the U.S. claimed Lithuanian 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 3 percent of those people said they were Lithuanian.
The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % Lithuanian |
| New Philadelphia, PA | borough | 20.8 |
| West Mahanoy, PA | township | 15.5 |
| Shenandoah, PA | borough | 12.8 |
| Girardville, PA | borough | 12.4 |
| Mahanoy City, PA | borough | 12.3 |
| Minersville , PA | borough | 10.8 |
| Norwegian, PA | township | 10.7 |
| Ryan, PA | township | 10.4 |
| Blythe, PA | township | 10.3 |
| Gilberton, PA | borough | 10.1 |
| Frackville, PA | borough | 9.5 |
| Union, PA | township | 9.4 |
| Butler, PA | township | 7.8 |
| East Norwegian, PA | township | 7.7 |
| Ringtown, PA | borough | 7.7 |
| Mahanoy, PA | township | 7.6 |
| East Union, PA | township | 7.4 |
| Branch, PA | township | 7.3 |
| Port Carbon, PA | borough | 7.3 |
| Bethlehem, CT | town | 6.5 |
| Luzerne, PA | borough | 6.2 |
| Swoyersville, PA | borough | 6.2 |
| Jenkins, PA | township | 5.7 |
| Elk, MI | township | 5.7 |
| Westville, IL | village | 5.6 |
| Sugar Notch, PA | borough | 5.5 |
| Cass, PA | township | 5.1 |
| Sherman, MI | township | 5.1 |
| Ashland, PA | borough | 5.0 |
| Ross, PA | township | 4.9 |
| West Pittston, PA | borough | 4.9 |
| Hanover, PA | township | 4.9 |
| Pringle, PA | borough | 4.8 |
| Wyoming, PA | borough | 4.8 |
| Pittston, PA | city | 4.8 |
| Forty Fort, PA | borough | 4.8 |
| Saint Clair, PA | borough | 4.7 |
| West Hazleton, PA | borough | 4.6 |
| Custer, MI | township | 4.5 |
| Wilkes-Barre, PA | township | 4.5 |
| Tamaqua, PA | borough | 4.4 |
| Schuylkill, PA | township | 4.4 |
| Edwardsville, PA | borough | 4.4 |
| Hagaman, NY | village | 4.3 |
| Forest City, PA | borough | 4.2 |
| Palo Alto, PA | borough | 4.2 |
| West Wyoming, PA | borough | 4.1 |
| Exeter, PA | borough | 4.1 |
| Mexico, ME | town | 4.1 |
| Goodings Grove, IL | populated place | 4.0 |
| Rush, PA | township | 4.0 |
| Hickory Hills, IL | city | 3.9 |
| Harveys Lake, PA | borough | 3.9 |
| Plymouth, PA | borough | 3.9 |
| Mount Carmel, PA | borough | 3.8 |
| Rumford, ME | town | 3.8 |
| Georgetown, IL | township | 3.8 |
| Homer, IL | township | 3.8 |
| Lemont, IL | township | 3.8 |
| New Buffalo, MI | township | 3.7 |
| Pine, IN | township | 3.7 |
| Pittston, PA | township | 3.7 |
| Watertown, CT | town | 3.7 |
| Plains, PA | township | 3.7 |
| Moodus, CT | populated place | 3.7 |
| Manchester, IL | township | 3.7 |
| Exeter, PA | township | 3.6 |
| Palos Hills, IL | city | 3.6 |
| Marion, IN | township | 3.6 |
| Middlebury, CT | town | 3.6 |
| Duryea, PA | borough | 3.5 |
| Franklin, PA | township | 3.5 |
| Espy, PA | populated place | 3.5 |
| Pottsville, PA | city | 3.5 |
| Amsterdam, NY | town | 3.4 |
| New Braintree, MA | town | 3.4 |
| Tremont, PA | borough | 3.4 |
| Hardwick, MA | town | 3.4 |
| Hughestown, PA | borough | 3.4 |
| Kingston, PA | borough | 3.4 |
| Mount Carmel, PA | township | 3.4 |
| Lake Dalecarlia, IN | populated place | 3.4 |
| Palos, IL | township | 3.3 |
| DuBois, PA | city | 3.3 |
| Millbury, MA | town | 3.3 |
| Saint Pete Beach, FL | city | 3.3 |
| Barre, MA | town | 3.3 |
| Northmoreland, PA | township | 3.3 |
| Wilkes-Barre, PA | city | 3.2 |
| Aubbeenaubbee, IN | township | 3.2 |
| Hazle, PA | township | 3.2 |
| Worth, IL | village | 3.2 |
| Larksville, PA | borough | 3.1 |
| Lemont, IL | village | 3.1 |
| Athol, MA | town | 3.1 |
| Chicago Ridge, IL | village | 3.1 |
| Beaver Meadows, PA | borough | 3.1 |
| Thornhurst, PA | township | 3.0 |
| Oak Lawn, IL | village | 3.0 |
| Mount Pleasant, PA | township | 3.0 |
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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