Moldovan Americans facts for kids
Total population | |
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7,859 (Moldovan ancestry, 2000 US Census) 47,156 (Moldovan-born, 2017 American Community Survey) |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Asheville (North Carolina), New York and Washington, D.C. | |
Languages | |
Romanian, American English, Russian | |
Religion | |
Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian |
Moldovan Americans are Americans who are from Moldova or are descended from Moldovans. According to the U.S. 2000 census, there were 7,859 Moldovan Americans in the United States. However, the American Community Survey indicated that the number of Moldovan immigrants greatly increased over the years, and in 2014 exceeded 40,000 people in the United States. Most Moldovan Americans are Eastern Orthodox.
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