Georgian Americans

For Americans from the U.S. state of Georgia, see List of people from Georgia (U.S. state).
Georgian Americans
ქართველი ამერიკელები
Total population
30,000 Georgian immigrants (2018-2022 data)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
New York metropolitan area (including Northern New Jersey),[3][4][5][6] and other major U.S. metro areas such as Greater Los Angeles[3]
Languages
Georgian, English
Religion
Predominantly Georgian Orthodox
minority Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Georgian diaspora

Georgian Americans (Georgian: ქართველი ამერიკელები, romanized: kartveli amerik'elebi) are Americans of full or partial Georgian ancestry. They encompass ethnic Georgians who have immigrated to the U.S. from Georgia, as well as other areas with significant Georgian populations, such as Russia.

The precise number of Americans of Georgian descent is unknown. This is because 19th and 20th century U.S. immigration records often did not differentiate between various ethnic groups originating in the Russian Empire, which had slowly annexed Georgia starting from year 1801 and of which it remained a part until 1918.

  1. ^ "U.S. Immigrant Population by State and County, 2018-2022". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. ^ a b "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  4. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  5. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2010 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  6. ^ "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2009 Supplemental Table 2". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-07-10.