States with the Highest Percentage of Italian Americans
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* * All figures based on the United States Census 2000. See www.census.gov. Compiled by the Research Department of the National Italian American Foundation. * *
More than 10 Percent
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STATE
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AMOUNT
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PERCENTAGE
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Rhode Island
|
199,077
|
19.0
|
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Connecticut
|
634,364
|
18.6
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,503,637
|
17.9
|
|
New York
|
2,737,146
|
14.4
|
|
Massachusetts
|
860,079
|
13.5
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,418,465
|
11.6
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More than 5 Percent
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STATE
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AMOUNT
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PERCENTAGE
|
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Delaware
|
72,677
|
9.3
|
|
New Hampshire
|
105,610
|
8.5
|
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Nevada
|
132,515
|
6.6
|
|
Florida
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1,003,977
|
6.3
|
|
Vermont
|
38,835
|
6.4
|
|
Ohio
|
675,749
|
6.0
|
|
Illinois
|
744,274
|
6.0
|
|
Maryland
|
267,573
|
5.1
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