The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Syrian ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
SYRIAN
In the 2000 census, 129,606 people in the U.S. claimed Syrian 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 percent of those people said they were Syrian.
The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % Syrian |
| Deal, NJ | borough | 16.4 |
| Haledon, NJ | borough | 4.0 |
| Harvard, NE | city | 3.0 |
| Harvard, NE | township | 2.7 |
| Heidelberg, PA | township | 2.5 |
| Totowa, NJ | borough | 2.5 |
| South Bloomfield, OH | township | 2.4 |
| Pinehurst, TX | city | 2.2 |
| Saddle River, NJ | borough | 2.1 |
| Dahlgren, VA | populated place | 2.0 |
| Greenville, KY | city | 1.9 |
| Moreland Hills, OH | village | 1.7 |
| Gates Mills, OH | village | 1.7 |
| Florence, OH | township | 1.6 |
| West Newton, PA | borough | 1.6 |
| Allentown, PA | city | 1.5 |
| Manchester, NY | village | 1.5 |
| Whitehall, PA | township | 1.4 |
| Hanover, PA | township | 1.4 |
| New Kensington, PA | city | 1.4 |
| Springfield, NE | city | 1.4 |
| Oakdale, LA | city | 1.4 |
| Troy, OH | township | 1.4 |
| North Catasauqua, PA | borough | 1.3 |
| Little Falls, NJ | township | 1.3 |
| Lincoln, RI | town | 1.3 |
| Wayne, NJ | township | 1.3 |
| Sands Point, NY | village | 1.3 |
| Atlantis, FL | city | 1.2 |
| Chapman, PA | township | 1.2 |
| Franksville, WI | populated place | 1.2 |
| Cabazon, CA | populated place | 1.2 |
| Fayette, IN | township | 1.2 |
| Hawthorne, NJ | borough | 1.2 |
| Nevins, IN | township | 1.2 |
| Southwest Greensburg, PA | borough | 1.1 |
| Many, LA | town | 1.1 |
| Clifton, NJ | city | 1.1 |
| North Smithfield, RI | town | 1.1 |
| Lost Creek, IN | township | 1.1 |
| Allen, PA | township | 1.1 |
| Tazewell, VA | town | 1.1 |
| Post, TX | city | 1.1 |
| Ocean, NJ | township | 1.1 |
| Valley Falls, RI | populated place | 1.1 |
| Berne, OH | township | 1.0 |
| Greenwich, NJ | township | 1.0 |
| North Haledon, NJ | borough | 1.0 |
| Polk City, FL | town | 1.0 |
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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