Italian-Americans in the United States

United States

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can be found in large numbers and densities in states such as New York

New York

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, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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, Connecticut

Connecticut

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, Michigan

Michigan

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, Florida

Florida

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, California

California

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, Illinois

Illinois

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, and Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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. According to a recent United Census Bureau estimate, there are 17.8 million Americans are of Italian or Sicilian

Sicily

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 descent. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-reg=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201:543;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR:543;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T:543;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR:543&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-TABLE_NAMEX=&-ci_type=A&-redoLog=true&-charIterations=047&-geo_id=01000US&-geo_id=NBSP&-format=&-_lang=en].Communities of Italian Americans were established in most major industrial cities of the early 20th century, such as Baltimore

Baltimore

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, Maryland

Maryland

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; Boston

Boston

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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 (the "North End"); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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; Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

; St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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; Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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; Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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; Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

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; and Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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. New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

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 was the first site of immigration of Italians and Sicilians into America in the 19th century, before Italy

Italy

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 was a unified nation-state. This was before New York Harbor

New York Harbor

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 and Baltimore became the preferred destinations for Italian immigrants.

In sharp contrast to the Northeast

Northeastern United States

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, most of the Southern states

Southern United States

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 (exceptions being the Atlantic coast of Florida

Florida

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, New Orleans, and a fast-growing community in Atlanta) have very few Italian-American residents. During the labor shortage in the 19th-early 20th centuries, planters in the Deep South

Deep South

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 did attract some Italian immigrants to work as sharecroppers

Sharecropping

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, but they soon left the extreme anti-Italian discrimination and strict regimen of the plantations for towns or other states.

The state of California has had Italian-American residents since the 1850s. Since the 1950s, like many Americans, Italian Americans have moved to the slower-paced and rapidly growing Western states, including Arizona

Arizona

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, Colorado

Colorado

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, and Nevada

Nevada

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.

Today, New York

New York

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 and Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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 have the largest population and percentage of Italian Americans the U.S.

Alabama

• Daphne
  Daphne, Alabama
  Daphne is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The city is located along I-10, 11 miles east of Mobile and 150 miles southwest of the state capital of Montgomery. The United States Census 2000 lists the population of the city as 16,581 making...
  
   - Prior to the 1978 annexation of the Lake Forest subdivision, Daphne was a heavily Italian community, and pre-1978 Daphne territory remains Italian, with street names such as Guarisco. The Archdiocese of Mobile
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile
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   considers Christ the King Parish in Daphne as an Italian-American parish.

Arkansas

• Lake Village
  Lake Village, Arkansas
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  , a farming community in southeastern Arkansas, enticed a number of families from northern Italy to become sharecroppers in the 1890's. Following a harsh and deadly winter, about half the families left and established Tontitown
  Tontitown, Arkansas
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• Little Italy in unincorporated northern Pulaski County near Little Rock, Arkansas
  Little Rock, Arkansas
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• Tontitown
  Tontitown, Arkansas
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   west of Fayetteville, Arkansas
  Fayetteville, Arkansas
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  .

Northern California

• North Beach, San Francisco - baseball legend Joe DiMaggio
  Joe DiMaggio
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   grew up here.
• Spaghetti Hill, Monterey
  Monterey, California
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   - birthplace of current CIA director Leon Panetta
  Leon Panetta
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  . The Salinas Valley
  Salinas Valley
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• Santa Cruz County, California
  Santa Cruz County, California
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   with the Genova Italian Fishing Colony & Lucca Coast Roaders. Search online 'Portrait Of A Ligurian Fishing Colony 1980' by Riccardo Gaudino, Pacific historian.
• Hollister, California
  Hollister, California
  Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 34,928 at the 2010 census. Hollister is primarily an agricultural town.-History:...
  
   included has many Italian Americans.
• Fresno, California
  Fresno, California
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   (throughout Fresno County).
• Napa Little Italy is the East Napa historic neighborhoods of First-Juarez-Third streets & Alta Heights.
• Sonoma County, California
  Sonoma County, California
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   the Italian Swiss Colony coop founded in 1880s by Andrea Sbarbaro.
• Sacramento
  Sacramento, California
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   metro area.

Southern California

• Los Angeles
  Los Ángeles
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  , such as the neighborhood of San Pedro
  San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
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   and historic Little Italys in pre-1970 Bunker Hill in downtown L.A and Boyle/Lincoln Heights.
• Palm Springs
  Palm Springs, California
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   with a section known as Little Tuscany, and nearby Palm Desert
  Palm Desert, California
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   has a quarter of residents claimed Italian ancestry.
• San Diego - Little Italy

Colorado

• Denver — "Little Italy" in the Cherry Creek
  Cherry Creek
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   section. Italian miners, railroad workers and farmers developed Colorado in the late 19th century, and Northern Italians are well represented.

Connecticut

19.3% of Connecticut's population claims Italian ancestary, making it the second most Italian state in the US after Rhode Island

• Beacon Falls
  Beacon Falls, Connecticut
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• Bridgeport
  Bridgeport, Connecticut
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  • Central End neighborhood along Madison Avenue
• Chesire
  Cheshire, Connecticut
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• Danbury
  Danbury, Connecticut
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• Derby
  Derby, Connecticut
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• East Haven
  East Haven, Connecticut
  East Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 28,189. The town is just 3 minutes from downtown New Haven...
  
   (43% of residents claim Italian ancestary)
• Fair Haven
  Fair Haven, Connecticut
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• Guilford
  Guilford, Connecticut
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• Hamden
  Hamden, Connecticut
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• Hartford
  Hartford, Connecticut
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  • Franklin Avenue, known as Little Italy of Hartford
• Madison
  Madison, Connecticut
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• Middlebury, Connecticut
  Middlebury, Connecticut
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• Middletown
  Middletown, Connecticut
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• Milford
  Milford, Connecticut
  Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Naugatuck
  Naugatuck, Connecticut
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• New Haven
  New Haven, Connecticut
  New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
  
  
  • Wooster Square
    Wooster Square
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     (Little Italy of New Haven) home of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
    Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
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    , Sally's Apizza
    Sally's Apizza
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    , and a vast number of other purveyors of Apizza
    Apizza
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    .
• North Branford
  North Branford, Connecticut
  North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,906 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.6 square miles , of which 24.9 square miles is land and 1.7 square miles is water...
  
  
• North Haven
  North Haven, Connecticut
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• Norwalk
  Norwalk, Connecticut
  Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...
  
  
• Orange
  Orange, Connecticut
  Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,233 at the 2000 census. A 2007 Census Bureau estimate puts the population at 13,813. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen.-History:...
  
  
• Oxford
  Oxford, Connecticut
  Oxford is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,272 at the 2010 Census. There are several areas in Oxford: Quaker Farms, Riverside and Oxford Center. Oxford belongs to the Naugatuck Valley Economic Development Region and the Central...
  
  
• Prospect
  Prospect, Connecticut
  Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...
  
  
• Seymour
  Seymour, Connecticut
  Seymour is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named for Governor Thomas H. Seymour. The population was 15,454 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Southbury
  Southbury, Connecticut
  Southbury is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Southbury is located north of Oxford and Newtown; it also is east of Brookfield. Southbury's population was 18,567 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Southington
  Southington, Connecticut
  Southington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of Connecticut's 1st congressional district. It is situated about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, about 80 miles northeast of New York City, 105 miles southwest of Boston and 77 miles west of Providence...
  
  
• Stamford
  Stamford, Connecticut
  Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
  
  
• Waterbury
  Waterbury, Connecticut
  Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City...
  
  
• West Haven
  West Haven, Connecticut
  West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,721.-History:...
  
  

Florida

• Coral Gables
  Coral Gables, Florida
  Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami....
  
  
• Fort Lauderdale
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
  
  
• Miami
• Pompano Beach
  Pompano Beach, Florida
  Pompano Beach ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 99,845...
  
  
• Tampa
  Tampa, Florida
  Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
  
   / Ybor City
  History of Ybor City
  Ybor City is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, located just northeast of downtown. It was founded as an independent town in 1885 by a group of cigar manufacturers led by Vicente Martinez-Ybor and was annexed by Tampa in 1887...
  
  

Illinois

• Addison
  Addison, Illinois
  Addison is a village located west of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,914 at the 2000 census. The estimated population was 36,378 as of 2002.The Village of Addison lies on Salt Creek...
  
  
• Chicago
  Chicago
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  :
  • Armour Square
    Armour Square, Chicago
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  • Little Italy
    Little Italy, Chicago
    Little Italy is a neighborhood on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The current boundaries of Little Italy are Ashland Avenue on the west and Morgan Street on the east — bracketed by Harrison Street on the north and Roosevelt Road; i.e., 12th Street, on the south...
    
    
  • Little Sicily (Grand Ave)
  • South Side
    South Side (Chicago)
    The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago, which is located in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Much of it has evolved from the city's incorporation of independent townships, such as Hyde Park Township which voted along with several other townships to be annexed in the June 29,...
    
     ( Roseland, Bridgeport )
• Chicago Heights
  Chicago Heights, Illinois
  Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 31,373 at the 2005 census. Chicago Heights is nicknamed 'Crossroads of the Nation'.-History:...
  
  
• Elmwood Park
  Elmwood Park, Illinois
  Elmwood Park is a village bordering the northwest side of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,405 at the 2000 census. The community has long maintained a large Italian-American population, with a more recent influx of Polish-American and Hispanic...
  
  
• Schiller Park
  Schiller Park, Illinois
  Schiller Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Schiller Park is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• Melrose Park
  Melrose Park, Illinois
  Melrose Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a "near-in" suburb of Chicago. The population was 23,171 at the 2000 census. Melrose Park has long been home to a large Italian-American population, though now it is majority Mexican-American. It was the home of Kiddieland...
  
  
• Park Ridge
  Park Ridge, Illinois
  -Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
  
  
• Rosemont
  Rosemont, Illinois
  Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
  
  
• Throughout the South Suburbs of:
  • Lansing
  • Oak Forest
  • Midlothian
  • Homewood

Louisiana

• Independence
  Independence, Louisiana
  Independence, originally known as Uncle Sam, is a town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2000 census...
  
   - 30.7% Italian American
• Kenner
  Kenner, Louisiana
  Kenner is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,702 at the 2010 census....
  
  
• Marrero
  Marrero, Louisiana
  Marrero is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marrero is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• New Orleans French Quarter
  French Quarter
  The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré as it was known then...
  
  

Massachusetts

• Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
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  • East Boston
  • North End (Little Italy of Boston)
• Brockton
  Brockton, Massachusetts
  Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
  
   - birthplace of boxing champ Rocky Marciano
  Rocky Marciano
  Rocky Marciano , born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was an American boxer and the heavyweight champion of the world from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. Marciano is the only champion to hold the heavyweight title and go undefeated throughout his career. Marciano defended his title six times...
  
  
• East Cambridge
  East Cambridge, Massachusetts
  East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Referred to as Area 1, East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River on the East, the Somerville border on the North, Broadway and Main Street on the South, and the railroad tracks on the West...
  
  
• Everett
  Everett, Massachusetts
  Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council...
  
  
• Framingham
  Framingham, Massachusetts
  Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
  
  
• Gloucester
  Gloucester, Massachusetts
  Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
  
  
• Lawrence
  Lawrence, Massachusetts
  Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...
  
  
• Lynn
  Lynn, Massachusetts
  Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
  
  
• Melrose
  Melrose, Massachusetts
  -Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional...
  
  
• Medford
  Medford, Massachusetts
  Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173...
  
  
• Milford
  Milford, Massachusetts
  Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 27,999 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Milford, constituting the center of the town, please see the article Milford ,...
  
  
• Quincy Point in Quincy
  Quincy, Massachusetts
  Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
  
  
• Revere
  Revere, Massachusetts
  Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...
  
  
• Saugus
  Saugus, Massachusetts
  Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...
  
  
• Springfield (South-End)
  Springfield, Massachusetts
  Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
  
  
• Taunton
  Taunton, Massachusetts
  Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
  
  
• Waltham
  Waltham, Massachusetts
  Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
  
  
• Worcester
  Worcester, Massachusetts
  Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
  
  - Shrewsbury Street.

Maryland

• Baltimore
  Baltimore
  Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
  
  :
  • Highlandtown
    Highlandtown, Baltimore
    Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.The area currently known as Highlandtown was established in 1866 when the area known as "Snake Hill" was established as a village outside of the Baltimore city limits. The first settlers of the community were primarily Greek...
    
    
  • Little Italy
    Little Italy, Baltimore
    Little Italy is a neighborhood located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.Situated just east of the Inner Harbor, it has one of the city's busiest restaurant districts. It is so named because of the large number of Italian immigrant families that moved into the area during the 20th century. The...
    
    
  • Locust Point
    Locust Point, Baltimore
    Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east...
    
    
• Bel Air
• College Park
  College Park, Maryland
  College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...
  
  
• Edgewood
  Edgewood, Maryland
  Edgewood is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,378 at the 2000 census.-History:Pooles Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.-Geography:...
  
  
• Elkridge
  Elkridge, Maryland
  Elkridge is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 22,042 at the 2000 census. Founded early in the 18th century, Elkridge is located at the confluence of three counties, the other two being Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties...
  
  
• Essex
  Essex, Maryland
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 39,078 people, 15,952 households, and 10,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,104.1 people per square mile . There were 16,997 housing units at an average density of 1,785.1 per square mile...
  
  
• Joppatowne
  Joppatowne, Maryland
  Joppatowne is an unincorporated "bedroom community" in southwestern Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was established in 1961 as a Planned Unit Development . Joppatowne is a census-designated place - the population was 11,391 at the 2000 census.Joppatowne is only a small part of what is...
  
  
• Laurel
  Laurel, Maryland
  Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...
  
  
• Middle River
  Middle River, Maryland
  Middle River is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,958 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Parkville
  Parkville, Maryland
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,118 people, 13,044 households, and 8,243 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,352.1 people per square mile . There were 13,550 housing units at an average density of 3,201.4 per square mile...
  
  
• Perry Hall
  Perry Hall, Maryland
  Perry Hall is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,705 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Towson
  Towson, Maryland
  Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
  
  

Minnesota

• Minneapolis - St. Paul
  Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
  
   area
• Northern Minnesota Iron Mines region: Hibbing
  Hibbing, Minnesota
  Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...
  
  , Duluth
  Duluth, Minnesota
  Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
  
  , Aurora
  Aurora, Minnesota
  Aurora is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2010 census.State Highway 135, County Highway 100, and County Highway 110 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.-Geography:...
  
  

Missouri

• Kansas City
  Kansas City, Missouri
  Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
  
   - The northeast side is a "Little Italy" neighborhood called Columbus Park, known for its Italian culture.
• The Hill
  The Hill, St. Louis
  The Hill is a mostly Italian-American neighborhood within St. Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of Forest Park. The official boundaries of the area are Manchester Avenue on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Hampton...
  
  , Saint Louis
  St. Louis, Missouri
  St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
  
   - Three famous baseball figures—Yogi Berra
  Yogi Berra
  Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher, outfielder, and manager. He played almost his entire 19-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
  
  , Harry Caray
  Harry Caray
  Harry Caray, born Harry Christopher Carabina, was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure calling the games of the St...
  
   and Joe Garagiola—grew up here.

New Jersey

New Jersey municipalities with over 25% of the population identifying themselves as of Italian ancestry (in those municipalities where at least 1,000 residents identified their ancestry):

• Hammonton
  Hammonton, New Jersey
  Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 14,791. It is located directly between Philadelphia and the resort town of Atlantic City, along a former route of the Pennsylvania Railroad currently used by New Jersey...
  
   45.9 (second highest percentage for a town in the United States)
• Dover Beaches South
  Dover Beaches South, New Jersey
  Dover Beaches South more commonly known as Ortley Beach is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 1,594. It is more commonly called Ortley Beach...
  
   42.8
• Totowa
  Totowa, New Jersey
  Totowa is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 9,892.Totowa was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township and Wayne...
  
   37.7
• South Hackensack
  South Hackensack, New Jersey
  South Hackensack Township is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 2,378....
  
   36.3
• Nutley
  Nutley, New Jersey
  2010 Census Data:*TOTAL: 28,370 or 100%*White: 23,405 *African American: 628 *Asian: 2,824 *American Indian and Alaska Native: 36 *Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 4...
  
   36.0
• Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) 34.3
• Moonachie
  Moonachie, New Jersey
  Moonachie is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,708....
  
   34.1
• Lyndhurst
  Lyndhurst, New Jersey
  Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,554.Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852 from portions of Harrison Township...
  
   33.8
• Buena
  Buena, New Jersey
  Buena is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,603.Landisville and Minotola are unincorporated areas located within Buena Borough, both of which had postal facilities established with those names in 1871 and 1897,...
  
   33.5
• Lodi
  Lodi, New Jersey
  Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi...
  
   33.3
• Ocean Gate
  Ocean Gate, New Jersey
  Ocean Gate is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 2,011.Ocean Gate was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1918, from portions of Berkeley Township...
  
   32.5
• Carlstadt
  Carlstadt, New Jersey
  Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,127.Carlstadt was originally formed as a village by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1860, within Lodi Township. It was named after Dr...
  
   31.2
• Hasbrouck Heights
  Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
  Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 11,842. An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan and west of Upper Manhattan.Hasbrouck Heights was...
  
   30.8
• West Long Branch
  West Long Branch, New Jersey
  West Long Branch is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,097. It is the home of Monmouth University....
  
   30.5
• Netcong
  Netcong, New Jersey
  Netcong is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,580. Its estimated population in 2006 was 3,292...
  
   30.1
• Gibbstown
  Gibbstown, New Jersey
  Gibbstown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Greenwich Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,758.-Geography:Gibbstown is located at ....
  
   30.1
• Raritan
  Raritan, New Jersey
  Raritan is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,881.-Geography:Raritan is located at ....
  
   30.1
• Newfield
  Newfield, New Jersey
  Newfield is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,616.Newfield was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Franklin Township, based on the results of a...
  
   29.8
• Saddle Brook
  Saddle Brook, New Jersey
  Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,659....
  
   29.8
• Cedar Grove
  Cedar Grove, New Jersey
  -Climate:Cedar Grove has a humid subtropical climate, with warm/hot humid summers and cool/cold winters. The climate is slightly colder overall during the summer than in New York City because there is no urban heat island effect....
  
   29.7
• Greenwich Township
  Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
  Greenwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 4,879....
  
   29.3
• Glendora
  Glendora, New Jersey
  Glendora is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 4,907.-Geography:Glendora is located at ....
  
   28.7
• Belleville
  Belleville, New Jersey
  Belleville is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 35,926.-History:...
  
   28.7
• Little Falls
  Little Falls, New Jersey
  Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
  
   28.6
• Kenilworth
  Kenilworth, New Jersey
  Kenilworth is a Borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,914.Kenilworth was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 13, 1907, from portions of Cranford and Union Township, based on the...
  
   28.0
• Oceanport
  Oceanport, New Jersey
  Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...
  
   27.7
• Lavallette
  Lavallette, New Jersey
  Lavallette is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,875. Lavallette is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.Lavallette was...
  
   27.7
• North Arlington
  North Arlington, New Jersey
  North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,392...
  
   27.4
• Longport
  Longport, New Jersey
  Longport is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean shore of Absecon Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 895....
  
   27.3
• Folsom
  Folsom, New Jersey
  Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,885.Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township.New Jersey Monthly magazine...
  
   27.3
• Hawthorne
  Hawthorne, New Jersey
  Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,218.Hawthorne was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park,...
  
   26.5
• Bloomfield
  Bloomfield, New Jersey
  Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 47,315. It surrounds the Bloomfield Green Historic District.-History:...
  
   26.4
• Rochelle Park
  Rochelle Park, New Jersey
  Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 5,530....
  
   26.1
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
  Washington Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 United States Census, Washington Township's population was 48,559, having grown from 47,114 in the 2000 Census....
  
   25.9
• Mystic Island
  Mystic Island, New Jersey
  Mystic Island is a large, mostly-waterfront development originally planned as a resort community within Little Egg Harbor Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey...
  
   25.9
• Seaside Heights
  Seaside Heights, New Jersey
  Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,887. Seaside Heights is situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean...
  
   25.7
• Blackwood
  Blackwood, New Jersey
  Blackwood is a census-designated place located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the section population was 4,692...
  
   25.5
• Belford
  Belford, New Jersey
  Belford is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 1,768.-Ferry:...
  
   25.3
• Riverdale
  Riverdale, New Jersey
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,498 people, 919 households, and 671 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,215.2 people per square mile . There were 940 housing units at an average density of 457.3 per square mile...
  
   25.1
• East Rutherford
  East Rutherford, New Jersey
  East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
  
   25.1

Other places in New Jersey

• Asbury Park
  Asbury Park, New Jersey
  Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, located on the Jersey Shore and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 16,116. The city is known for its rich musical history, including its association with...
  
  
• Atlantic City
  Atlantic City, New Jersey
  Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
  
  
  • Ducktown
    Ducktown, Atlantic City
    Ducktown is a historically Italian American district of Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, stretching from Missouri Avenue to Texas Avenue...
    
    
• Bayonne
  Bayonne, New Jersey
  Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
  
   (20.1% Italian American)
• Camden
  Camden, New Jersey
  The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
  
  
• Clifton
  Clifton, New Jersey
  Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
  
  
• Elizabeth
  Elizabeth, New Jersey
  Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
  
  
• Garfield
  Garfield, New Jersey
  Garfield is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,487.When the area that is now Garfield was first developed in 1873, it was known as East Passaic. In 1881, the community's name was changed to Garfield in honor of...
  
  
• Hackensack
  Hackensack, New Jersey
  Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
  
  
• Hoboken
  Hoboken, New Jersey
  Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
  
   - Three popular celebrities—Frank Sinatra
  Frank Sinatra
  Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
  
  , Buddy Valastro, Jimmy Roselli
  Jimmy Roselli
  Michael John "Jimmy" Roselli was one of the most significant Italian-American pop singers of his time, during an era of formidable competition from such performers as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Frankie Laine, Vic Damone and Jerry Vale.-Life:Jimmy Roselli's biggest and only pop hit was...
  
   and Joe Pantoliano
  Joe Pantoliano
  Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He played the character of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido "the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business, and Jennifer Tilly's...
  
  —grew up here.
• Jersey City
  Jersey City, New Jersey
  Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
  
  , particularly The Village
  The Village, Jersey City
  The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown in Jersey City. It is bordered by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove to the east and the Turnpike Extension to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Benson Park are located. Newark Avenue is the major street...
  
  
• Kearny
  Kearny, New Jersey
  Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....
  
  
• Margate
• Neptune City
  Neptune City, New Jersey
  Neptune City is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,869.The Borough of Neptune City was incorporated on October 4, 1881, based on a referendum held on March 19, 1881...
  
  
• Newark
  Newark, New Jersey
  Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
  
  
  • Ironbound
    Ironbound
    The Ironbound is a large working-class neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. This close-knit, multi-ethnic community covers approximately four square miles . Historically, the area was called "Dutch Neck," "Down Neck," or simply "the Neck," because of the way the Passaic River curved to form what...
    
    , in the Italian Down Neck section. However, it has become less populated by Italian Americans since the 1970s.
  • Seventh Avenue
    Seventh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
    Seventh Avenue, formerly known as the First Ward, is a neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey's North Ward. It was famously the heart of the city's large Little Italy....
    
    
• Orange
  Orange, New Jersey
  The City of Orange is a city and township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 30,134...
  
  
• Paterson
  Paterson, New Jersey
  Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
  
  
  • Little Italy
    Little Italy, Paterson
    Little Italy is a neighborhood in Downtown Paterson, New Jersey. The neighborhood is bound roughly by College Boulevard and Memorial Drive to the north, Cianci Street to the west, Ward Street to the south and Main Street to the east. It is closely situated near the growing Little Lima...
    
    
• Rockaway
  Rockaway, New Jersey
  Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous...
  
  
• Rutherford
  Rutherford, New Jersey
  Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 18,061. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
  
  
• Secaucus
  Secaucus, New Jersey
  Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...
  
  
• Trenton
  Trenton, New Jersey
  Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
  
  
  • South Trenton
• Ventnor City
  Ventnor City, New Jersey
  Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey on the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 10,650....
  
   (22.8% Italian American)
• Verona
  Verona, New Jersey
  Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,332.In 2008, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Verona #1 in Essex County and #3 in New Jersey as "Top Places to Live in New Jersey".-History:Verona and several...
  
  
• Vineland
  Vineland, New Jersey
  Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724...
  
   (22.8% Italian American)
• West New York
  West New York, New Jersey
  West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
  
  

New York

The state of New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 has the largest population of Italian Americans, at 3.1 million people. The majority of Italian Americans in New York City originated from southern parts of the country.

New York City

• The Bronx
  The Bronx
  The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
  
  
  • Arthur Avenue, Bronx (Little Italy of the Bronx)
  • Belmont, Bronx
    Belmont, Bronx
    Belmont is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Fordham Road to the north, Bronx Park to the east, East 183rd Street to the south, and the Third...
    
     - home of 1950s doo-wop group Dion DiMucci
    Dion DiMucci
    Dion Francis DiMucci , better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop oldies music, rock and R&B styles....
    
     and the Belmonts
  • City Island, Bronx
    City Island, Bronx
    City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi long by .5 mi wide. At one time attached to the town of Pelham, Westchester County, it is now part of the New York City borough of the Bronx. As of the 2000 census the island had a population of 4,520. Its land area is 1.023 km²...
    
    
  • Country Club, Bronx
    Country Club, Bronx
    Country Club is a neighborhood located in the East Bronx in New York City. It shares the 10465 ZIP code with Throggs Neck, although it is part of Pelham Bay. The neighborhood's boundaries are Pelham Bay Park to the north, Eastchester Bay to the east, Layton Avenue to the south, and the New England...
    
    
  • East Bronx
    East Bronx
    The East Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough...
    
    
  • Morris Park, Bronx
    Morris Park, Bronx
    Morris Park is a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City . The neighborhood is part of Community Board 11 in the East Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Pelham Parkway to the north, the Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks to the east and south, and...
    
    
  • Pelham Bay, Bronx
    Pelham Bay, Bronx
    Pelham Bay is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. It is named for Pelham Bay Park, New York City's largest park which lies on the neighborhood's northeastern border.-History:...
    
    
  • Sections of Throggs Neck, Bronx
  • Sections of West Bronx
• Brooklyn
  Brooklyn
  Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
  
  
  • Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
    Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
    Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Sunset Park on the north, Seventh Avenue and Dyker Heights on the east, The Narrows Strait, which partially houses the Belt Parkway, on the west and 86th Street and Fort Hamilton on...
    
    , third-highest percentage of people claiming Italian ancestry in the county after Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. All three neighborhoods neighbor each other in Southwest Brooklyn, and the area is well known to Italian Americans.
  • Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
    Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
    Bensonhurst is a neighborhood located in the southwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.-Geography:Sometimes erroneously thought to include all or parts of such neighborhoods as Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Borough Park, or to be defined by the streets where the concentration of...
    
     (Little Italy of Brooklyn)
  • Dyker Heights, highest percentage of people claiming Italian ancestry in Brooklyn (<70%)
  • Mill Basin
  • Bergen Beach
  • Carroll Gardens
  • South Brooklyn
    South Brooklyn
    South Brooklyn is a region or composite neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, encompassing areas of Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Boerum Hill. Thus it is roughly encompassed by Brooklyn Community Board 6, which in turn approximates the southern half of the 18th...
    
    
  • Bath Beach
    Bath Beach, Brooklyn
    Bath Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn in the United States. It is located at the southwestern edge of the borough on Gravesend Bay.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Sections of Canarsie
    Canarsie, Brooklyn
    Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18....
    
    
  • Sections of Cobble Hill
    Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
    Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. Bordered by Atlantic Avenue on the north, Hicks Street to the west, Smith Street on the east and Degraw Street to the south, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights with Carroll Gardens to the south...
    
    
  • Sections of East New York
    East New York, Brooklyn
    East New York is a residential neighborhood located in the Eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5...
    
    
  • Sections of Flatbush
    Flatbush, Brooklyn
    Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods.The name Flatbush is an Anglicization of the Dutch language Vlacke bos ....
    
    
  • Sections of Gravesend
    Gravesend, Brooklyn
    Gravesend is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA.The derivation of the name is unclear. Some speculate that it was named after the English seaport of Gravesend, Kent. An alternative explanation suggests that it was named by Willem Kieft for the...
    
    
  • Sections of Greenwood Heights
    Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
    Greenwood Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that takes part of its name from the neighborhood proximity to the Green-Wood Cemetery...
    
    
  • Sections of Kensington
    Kensington, Brooklyn
    Kensington is a neighborhood in the center of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the area south of Prospect Park and the Green-Wood Cemetery. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the...
    
    
  • Sections of Midwood
    Midwood, Brooklyn
    Midwood is a neighborhood in the south central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway between Prospect Park and Coney Island. The neighborhood is within Community District 14...
    
    
  • Sections of Red Hook
    Red Hook, Brooklyn
    Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...
    
    
  • Sections of Windsor Terrace
    Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
    Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...
    
    
  • Sections of Williamsburg
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
    
    --Michael LoCascio 02:55, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
• Manhattan
  Manhattan
  Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
  
  
  • East Harlem - birthplace of actor Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
    
    . The highest concentration of Italians in East Harlem can be found in Italian Harlem
    Italian Harlem
    Italian Harlem was the name that was given to East Harlem in the New York City borough of Manhattan, when it was largely inhabited by an Italian American population....
    
     between Pleasant Avenue to the east, First Avenue
    First Avenue (Manhattan)
    First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. South of Houston Street, the...
    
     to the west, East 114th Street to the south and East 120th Street to the north.
  • Mulberry Street
    Mulberry Street (Manhattan)
    Mulberry Street is a principal thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York. The street was listed on maps of the area since at least 1755. The "Bend" in Mulberry in which the street changes direction from southwest to northeast to a northerly direction was to avoid the wetlands surrounding the Collect Pond...
    
     (Little Italy
    Little Italy, Manhattan
    Little Italy is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italians. Today the neighborhood of Little Italy consists of Italian stores and restaurants.-Historical area:...
    
    )
• Queens
  Queens
  Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
  
  
  • Floral Park
    Floral Park, Queens
    Floral Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is adjacent to the Village of Floral Park, which is in Nassau County. It may be distinguished from the latter by the use of the designation "North Floral Park". The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.Union...
    
    
  • Howard Beach
    Howard Beach, Queens
    Howard Beach is a suburban neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bordered in the north by the Belt Parkway and South Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, the south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel, the east by 102nd-104th streets, and the west by 78th...
    
    , one of the highest percentages of Italian Americans in Queens County
  • Ozone Park
    Ozone Park, Queens
    Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....
    
     (Little Italy of Queens)
  • Sections of Belle Harbor
    Belle Harbor, Queens
    Belle Harbor is an upscale neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is a tightly-knit, upper class community located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the borough. While there are no formal boundaries for the area, Belle Harbor is often used to...
    
    
  • Sections of Glendale
    Glendale, Queens
    Glendale is a neighborhood in the west-central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bounded by Cooper Avenue to the north, Woodhaven Boulevard to the east, Myrtle Avenue to the south and Fresh Pond Road to the West...
    
    
  • Sections of Little Neck
    Little Neck, Queens
    Little Neck is a community in the northeast corner of Queens County, bordered on the north by Little Neck Bay and on the east by Great Neck in Nassau County. Due to this proximity to Nassau, Little Neck remains one of the most suburban-looking areas in New York City. The southern border is the...
    
    
  • Sections of Middle Village
    Middle Village, Queens
    Middle Village is a neighborhood in central Queens, a borough of New York City. The neighborhood is located in the western central section of Queens, bounded to the north by Eliot Avenue, to the east by Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by Cooper Avenue, and to the west by Fresh Pond Road...
    
    
  • Sections of Ridgewood
    Ridgewood, Queens
    Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...
    
    
  • Sections of Astoria
    Astoria, Queens
    Astoria is a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. Located in Community Board 1, Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Sunnyside , and Woodside...
    
    
  • Sections of Rosedale
    Rosedale, Queens
    Rosedale is a suburban neighborhood in Queens. The neighborhood is on the Nassau County, New York - Queens border and is part of Queens Community Board 13.- History :...
    
    
• Staten Island
  Staten Island
  Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
  
  : The borough has the highest proportion of Italian Americans of any county in the United States. About 200,000 residents claim Italian heritage(38%).
  • Bulls Head
    Bulls Head, Staten Island
    Bulls Head is a neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USA's largest city, New York.The community received its name from an 18th-century tavern located at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Richmond Avenue , from which a sign bearing a bull's head was...
    
    
  • Concord
    Concord, Staten Island
    Concord is a neighborhood located in the Borough of Staten Island in New York City, New York, United States.Located in northeastern Staten Island, and bordered by the neighborhoods of Grasmere, Clifton, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, and Old Town, Concord was named Dutch Farms originally, but was...
    
    
  • Eltingville
    Eltingville, Staten Island
    Eltingville is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is on the island's South Shore, immediately to the south of Great Kills and north of Annadale...
    
    
  • Fresh Kills
  • Grasmere
    Grasmere, Staten Island
    Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.Grasmere although crossed by major roads has retained its quiet suburban character. The area and adjoining Concord was dotted with lakes and ponds similar to the English...
    
    
  • Great Kills
    Great Kills, Staten Island
    Great Kills is a neighborhood within New York City's borough of Staten Island. It is located on the island's South Shore, and according to many local geographers, it is the South Shore's northernmost community...
    
    
  • Huguenot
    Huguenot, Staten Island
    Huguenot is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. In recent years it has become increasingly customary to refer to the western part of Huguenot as a separate neighborhood called Woodrow...
    
    
  • Midland Beach
    Midland Beach, Staten Island
    Midland Beach is a Staten Island neighborhood. It lies along the east-central coast of the island, in the area known locally as the "Mid-Island, Staten Island," or, according to some, the "East Shore." To its immediate west is Grant City, south lies New Dorp Beach with Graham Beach and South Beach...
    
    
  • New Dorp
    New Dorp, Staten Island
    New Dorp – an anglicization of Nieuwe Dorp, Dutch for New Village – is a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States. The community lies near the foot of Todt Hill, with Grant City immediately to its north, Oakwood bordering to the south, and...
    
    
  • New Springville
    New Springville, Staten Island
    New Springville is a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA.-History:Located near the island's geographical center, the neighborhood was founded in 1680 as Karle's Neck Village...
    
    
  • Old Town
    Old Town, Staten Island
    Old Town is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island, located on its East Shore. Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland, and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island...
    
    
  • Pleasant Plains
    Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
    Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, New York, the most populous city in the United States....
    
    
  • Prince's Bay
    Prince's Bay, Staten Island
    Prince's Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York City's borough of Staten Island and of an arm of Raritan Bay , on which the eastern shoreline of the community is situated...
    
    
  • Richmondtown
    Richmondtown, Staten Island
    Richmondtown, is a neighborhood on Staten Island in New York City, New York, in the United States.Originally known as Coccles Town because of the abundance of oyster and clam shells found in the waters of the nearby Fresh Kills, Richmondtown gained its present name in 1728 when the village now...
    
    
  • Richmond Valley
    Richmond Valley, Staten Island
    Richmond Valley is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the United States....
    
    
  • Rosebank
    Rosebank, Staten Island
    Rosebank is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.Originally called Peterstown, the name "Rosebank" appears to have been first used to denote the neighborhood around 1880...
    
    
  • South Beach
    South Beach, Staten Island
    South Beach is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is situated immediately to the south of the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge...
    
    
  • St. George
    St. George, Staten Island
    St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough and for the coterminous Richmond...
    
    
  • Todt Hill
  • Tottenville
    Tottenville, Staten Island
    Tottenville with an area of approx. , is the southernmost neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City and New York State. Originally named Bentley Manor by one of its first settlers, Captain Christopher Billop , after a small ship he owned named the Bentley, the district was renamed Tottenville in...
    
    
  • Westerleigh
    Westerleigh, Staten Island
    -Geography:Westerleigh is located in the northwest quadrant of the borough and is bounded in the east by Manor Road, the west by Crystal Avenue, the south by Victory Boulevard and to the north by College Avenue....
    
    

Long Island

• Bridgehampton
  Bridgehampton, New York
  Bridgehampton is a hamlet in the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• East Meadow
  East Meadow, New York
  East Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County , New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead....
  
  
• Franklin Square
  Franklin Square, New York
  Franklin Square is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 29,320 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Glen Cove
  Glen Cove, New York
  Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964....
  
  
• Greenport
  Greenport, Suffolk County, New York
  Greenport is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located on the north fork of Long Island. The population was 2,048 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Huntington
  Huntington, New York
  The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...
  
  
• Levittown
  Levittown, New York
  Levittown is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York. Levittown is midway between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 51,881....
  
  
• Lindenhurst
  Lindenhurst, New York
  Lindenhurst is a village in Suffolk County, New York, on the southern shore of Long Island in the Town of Babylon. The population was 27,819 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lindenhurst is located at ....
  
  
• Long Beach
  Long Beach, New York
  Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York. Just south of Long Island, it is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 33,275...
  
  
• Lynbrook
  Lynbrook, New York
  Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19,427 at the 2010 census. The Village of Lynbrook is inside the Town of Hempstead. The Village of Lynbrook's current mayor is William Hendrick....
  
  
• Massapequa
  Massapequa, New York
  Massapequa is a hamlet located in the suburban Nassau County, New York. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 21,685.Massapequa is located on the South Shore of Long Island....
  
  
• Massapequa Park
  Massapequa Park, New York
  The Village of Massapequa Park is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 17,008 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  
• Mastic Beach
  Mastic Beach, New York
  Mastic Beach is a village in the southeast part of the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2000 census. The CDP is located in the general vicinity of the hamlet of Mastic Beach....
  
  
• Mineola
  Mineola, New York
  Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....
  
  
• North Babylon
  North Babylon, New York
  North Babylon is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 17,877 at the 2000 census.North Babylon is a community in the Town of Babylon.-Geography:...
  
  
• North Massapequa
  North Massapequa, New York
  North Massapequa is a hamlet located on Long Island within the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 17,886 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Oceanside
  Oceanside, New York
  Oceanside is a hamlet located in the south part of the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The population was 32,109 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  
• Port Jefferson
  Port Jefferson, New York
  The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2000 United States Census, the village population was 7,837...
  
  
• Selden
  Selden, New York
  Selden is a hamlet in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 21,861 at the 2000 census.-Early Settlement:...
  
  
• Smithtown
  Smithtown, New York
  As of the census of 2000, there were 115,715 people, 38,487 households, and 31,482 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,159.9 people per square mile . There were 39,357 housing units at an average density of 734.6 per square mile...
  
  
• St. James
  St. James, New York
  St. James is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 13,268 at the 2000 census. St. James is part of the Town of Smithtown, New York, located on the North Shore of Long Island. The zip code is 11780....
  
  
• West Babylon
  West Babylon, New York
  West Babylon is a census-designated place in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 43,452 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Babylon is located at ....
  
  
• West Islip
  West Islip, New York
  West Islip is a hamlet and CDP, located in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Situated on the south shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 29,907 at the time of the 2000 census.-Geography:West Islip is located at ....
  
  
• Westbury
  Westbury, New York
  Westbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
  
  

Westchester County

• Eastchester
  Eastchester (town), New York
  Eastchester is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 32,363 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe.The Town of Eastchester is in the south part of the county.- History :...
  
  
  • Tuckahoe
    Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York
    Tuckahoe is a village in the town of Eastchester in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 6,486....
    
    
• Mount Vernon
  Mount Vernon, New York
  Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It lies on the border of the New York City borough of The Bronx.-Overview:...
  
  
• New Rochelle
  New Rochelle, New York
  New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
  
  
• White Plains
  White Plains, New York
  White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...
  
  
• Yonkers
  Yonkers, New York
  Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
  
  
  • Dunwoodie
    Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York
    Dunwoodie is a neighborhood in Yonkers, New York, noted for being the home of St. Joseph's Seminary on Valentine Hill. Dunwoodie is located north of the Seminary, while Dunwoodie Heights includes the seminary and what is south of it...
    
    

Rockland County

• Congers
  Congers, New York
  Congers is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Valley Cottage; east of New City, across Lake DeForest, south of Haverstraw and west of the Hudson River. It lies 19 miles north of New York City's Bronx boundary...
  
  
• New City
  New City, New York
  New City is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The hamlet is a suburb of New York City, located 18 miles north of the city at the closest point, Riverdale, The Bronx...
  
  
• Nyack
  Nyack, New York
  Nyack is a village in the towns of Orangetown and Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of South Nyack; east of Central Nyack; south of Upper Nyack and west of the Hudson River, approximately 19 miles north of the Manhattan boundary, it is an inner suburb of New...
  
  

Upstate New York

• Albany
  Albany, New York
  Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
  
   - the South End neighborhood
• Amsterdam, NY
• Auburn, NY
• Buffalo
  Buffalo, New York
  Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
  
   - the city's north side, however they are scattered all across Buffalo, including a once high concentration on the city's West Side
• Binghamton
• Canandaigua
  Canandaigua (city), New York
  Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Canastota, NY
• Carmel
  Carmel, New York
  Carmel is a town located in Putnam County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 36,465.There are no incorporated villages in the town, although the hamlets of Carmel and Mahopac each have populations sizable enough to be thought of as villages.The Town of Carmel...
  
  
• Chili
  Chili, New York
  Chili is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 28,625 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of the city of Rochester.The Town of Chili was established in 1822 from part of the Town of Riga....
  
  
• Cicero, NY
• Cortland, NY
• Endicott, NY - North side of the village is Little Italy
• Fulton, NY
  Fulton, Oswego County, New York
  Fulton is a small city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 11,855 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.The city of Fulton is located in the western part of the county....
  
  
• Frankfort
  Frankfort (town), New York
  Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 7,478 at the 2000 census. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village also called Frankfort. The town is east of Utica...
  
  
• Gates, NY
• Geneva
  Geneva, New York
  Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Others believe the name came from confusion over the letters in the word "Seneca" written in cursive...
  
  
• Gloversville, NY
• Greece, NY
• Herkimer, NY
• Jamestown, NY
• Kenmore, NY
• Kingston, NY
• Lockport, NY
• Lyncourt
• Mahopac
  Mahopac, New York
  Mahopac, New York, is a hamlet in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York. An exurb of New York City some to the south, Mahopac is located on US Route 6 on the County's southern central border with Westchester County...
  
  
• Middletown, NY
  Middletown, Orange County, New York
  Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Monroe
  Monroe (town), New York
  Monroe is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 31,407 at the 2000 census. The town is named after President James Monroe....
  
  
• Newburgh, NY
• New Rochelle, NY
• Niagara Falls
  Niagara Falls, New York
  Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
  
  
• North Syracuse, NY
• Oswego, NY
• Poughkeepsie - primarily the Mount Carmel District
• Rochester
  Rochester, New York
  Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
  
   - East Rochester
• Rome
  Rome, New York
  Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...
  
   - 30.2% Italian-American
• Rotterdam, NY
• Schenectady
  Schenectady, New York
  Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
  
  
• Solvay, NY
• Syracuse
  Syracuse, New York
  Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
  
  
  • Little Italy
    Little Italy, Syracuse
    Little Italy Syracuse is an ethnic enclave in Syracuse, New York that contains several bakeries, cafés, pizzerias, restaurants, beauty salons, shops, bars and nightclubs...
    
     - on the city's North Side
  • Eastwood, Syracuse
    Eastwood, Syracuse
    Eastwood is a neighborhood in the east of Syracuse, New York, USA. The neighborhood was part of the last round of annexations by the City of Syracuse, in 1928...
    
    
• Troy
  Troy, New York
  Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
  
   - Hillary Clinton has proposed a "Little Italy" section in the city.
• Utica
  Utica, New York
  Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
  
   - 28% Italian-American, concentrated in East Utica
• Watertown
  Watertown
  -Places in the United States:*Watertown, California*Watertown, Connecticut*Watertown, Florida*Watertown, Massachusetts*Watertown, Michigan*Watertown Township, Clinton County, Michigan*Watertown Township, Tuscola County, Michigan...
  
  

Ohio

• Cleveland
  Cleveland, Ohio
  Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
  
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  • Little Italy
• Columbus
  Columbus, Ohio
  Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
  
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  • Italian Village
• Highland Heights
  Highland Heights, Ohio
  -External links:*...
  
  
• Lowellville
  Lowellville, Ohio
  Lowellville is a village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, in the "Steel Valley" area of the northeast part of the state, southeast of Youngstown. The village is an older, predominantly Italian-American, working-class community built along the banks of the Mahoning River, and centered around...
  
  
• Lyndhurst
  Lyndhurst, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 15,279 people, 6,642 households, and 4,397 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,480.1 people per square mile . There were 6,855 housing units at an average density of 1,561.4 per square mile...
  
  
• Mayfield Heights
  Mayfield Heights, Ohio
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• Mayfield Village
  Mayfield, Ohio
  Mayfield is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2010 census. The village is officially named Mayfield, but is typically referred to as Mayfield Village...
  
  
• Niles
  Niles, Ohio
  Niles is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 20,932 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Sandusky
  Sandusky, Ohio
  Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
  
  
  • Perkins Township
    Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
    Perkins Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area...
    
    
• Steubenville
  Steubenville, Ohio
  Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - birthplace of singer/actor Dean Martin
  Dean Martin
  Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
  
  
• Struthers
  Struthers, Ohio
  Struthers is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,036 at the 2000 census. Struthers is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :John...
  
  
• Youngstown
  Youngstown, Ohio
  Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
  
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  • Brier Hill
    Brier Hill
    Brier Hill is a neighborhood in Youngstown, Ohio, that was once viewed as the city's "Little Italy" district. The neighborhood, which was the site of the city's first Italian settlement, stretches along the western edge of Youngstown's lower north side and encircles St. Anthony's Church, an...
    
    

Pennsylvania

• Aliquippa
  Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
  Aliquippa is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 9,438 at the 2010 census. Formerly a borough, it was formally named a city in 1987 by the Aliquippa Council.-History:...
  
  
• Ambler
  Ambler, Pennsylvania
  Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, approximately 16 miles north of Philadelphia.- Village of Wissahickon:...
  
  
• Ambridge
  Ambridge, Pennsylvania
  Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County in Western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1905 and named after the American Bridge Company. Ambridge is located 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio River. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in...
  
  
• Arnold, Pennsylvania
  Arnold, Pennsylvania
  Arnold is a city in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh, part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 5,667 at the 2000 census.-History:...
  
  
• Bangor
  Bangor, Pennsylvania
  Bangor is a borough located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, west of New York City, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt. It had a population of 5,273 at the 2010 census.-History:...
  
  
• Braddock
  Braddock, Pennsylvania
  Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River. The population was 2,159 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Bridgeville
  Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
  Bridgeville is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bridgeville is located along Chartiers Creek, about southwest of downtown Pittsburgh at ....
  
  
• Brockway
  Brockway, Pennsylvania
  Brockway is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brockway is located at ....
  
  
• Canonsburg
  Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
  Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
  
   - birthplace of singer Perry Como
  Perry Como
  Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
  
  
• Clairton
  Clairton, Pennsylvania
  Clairton is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,796 at the 2010 census. Under Pennsylvania legal classifications for local governments, Clairton is considered a third-class city...
  
  
• Clifton Heights
  Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania
  Clifton Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, six miles west of downtown Philadelphia and on Darby Creek. The population was at 2,330 in 1900, and 3,155 in 1910...
  
  
• Coatesville
  Coatesville, Pennsylvania
  Coatesville is the only city in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,100 at the 2010 census. Coatesville is approximately 39 miles west of Philadelphia....
  
  
• Collingdale
  Collingdale, Pennsylvania
  Collingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,664, at the 2000 census, 502 above the 1940 count of 8,162.-Geography:Collingdale is located at ....
  
  
• Coraopolis
  Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
  Coraopolis is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 5,677 at the 2010 census. In 1940 the population peaked at 11,086. It is a small community located to the west of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River and to the east of the Pittsburgh International Airport...
  
  
• Darby
  Darby, Pennsylvania
  Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Darby Creek southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It has a public library founded in 1743 and a cemetery more than 300 years old. The Quakers lived there early in the colonial era. Darby was settled about 1660 and was...
  
  
• Downingtown
  Downingtown, Pennsylvania
  Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was...
  
  
• Drexel Hill
  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
  Drexel Hill is a census-designated place in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel Hill is located southwest of Center City, Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area...
  
  
• Dunmore
  Dunmore, Pennsylvania
  Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, adjoining Scranton. Dunmore was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population to 8,315 in 1890, 12,583 in 1900, 17,615 in 1910, 20,250 in...
  
  
• Easton
  Easton, Pennsylvania
  Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....
  
  
• Ellwood City
  Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
  Ellwood City is a borough in Beaver and Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ellwood City is 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and some 8 miles south by southeast of New Castle...
  
  
• Farrell
  Farrell, Pennsylvania
  Farrell is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,050 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Harmony Township
  Harmony Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  Harmony Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,373 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harmony Township is located at ....
  
  
• Hazleton
  Hazleton, Pennsylvania
  Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:...
  
  
• Homewood
  Homewood, Pennsylvania
  Homewood is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 147 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homewood is located at ....
  
  
• Hopewell Township
  Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  Hopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 13,254 at the 2000 census....
  
  
• Jessup
  Jessup, Pennsylvania
  Jessup is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,676 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Jessup is located at ....
  
  
• Kennedy Township
• Koppel
  Koppel, Pennsylvania
  Koppel is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Koppel is located at ....
  
  
• Midland
  Midland, Pennsylvania
  Midland is a borough located along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 3,137.-Geography:Midland is located at ....
  
  
• New Castle
  New Castle, Pennsylvania
  New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Pittsburgh and near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border just east of Youngstown, Ohio; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. The population has fallen to 26,309 according to the...
  
   (Mahoningtown)
• New Galilee
  New Galilee, Pennsylvania
  New Galilee is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Galilee is located at ....
  
  
• New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  New Kensington is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania situated along the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 14,701 at the 2000 Census. The mayor of New Kensington is Tom Guzzo , elected in 2009. He succeeded Mayor Frank E. Link , elected in 2001.-History:New...
  
  
• Norristown
  Norristown, Pennsylvania
  Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
  
  
• Penn Hills Township
• Philadelphia - home to the second-largest Italian-American population in the United States, according to the 2000 census
  • South Philadelphia
    South Philadelphia
    South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west.-History:...
    
     - largely Italian
    • Bella Vista
      Bella Vista, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Bella Vista, Italian for "beautiful sight", is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is bounded by 6th Street, 11th Street, South Street, and Washington Avenue....
      
      
    • Central South Philadelphia
      Central South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Central South Philadelphia, commonly known as either just South Philadelphia or "South Philly," is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. It is generally bounded by Broad to 9th Streets and Mifflin to Shunk . The entire neighborhood falls under the 19148 zip code...
      
      
    • Girard Estate
      Girard Estate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Girard Estate, also known as Girard Estates, is part of South Philadelphia. Its boundaries stretch from Mifflin Street on the north to the south side of Pollock Street on the south, and from the west side of Broad Street on the east to 22nd Street on the west...
      
      
    • Italian Market
      Italian Market (Philadelphia)
      The Italian Market is the popular name for the South 9th Street Curb Market, an area of Philadelphia featuring many grocery shops, cafes, restaurants, bakeries, cheese shops, butcher shops, etc., many with an Italian influence...
      
      
    • Marconi Plaza
      Marconi Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Marconi Plaza is a neighborhood located in South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.An Italian-American enclave, Marconi Plaza has two main halves, East and West, which are divided in the middle by Broad Street. It is located at the most southern end of the city and within the northern...
      
      
    • Packer Park
      Packer Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that includes 1,200 homes built in two unique builder developments of Packer Park 1950s and Brinton Estates 1990s. It is one of four residential communities that form Philadelphia's Sports...
      
      
    • Passyunk West
    • St. Richard
    • Whitman
      Whitman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Whitman is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded on the west by Sixth Street, on the east by Front Street, on the south by Bigler Street, and on the north by Snyder Avenue...
      
      
  • Sections of Northeast Philadelphia
    Northeast Philadelphia
    Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 Census, the Northeast has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000,...
    
    
    • Tacony
      Tacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Tacony is a historic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, about from downtown Philadelphia. It is the oldest continuously occupied neighborhood in Philadelphia. It is bounded by Frankford Avenue on the northwest, Cottman Avenue on the northeast, Levick Street on the southwest, and the...
      
      
    • Areas of Kensington
      Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Kensington is a neighborhood in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is between the Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia and North Philadelphia. Not to be confused with the former Kensington District, now commonly referred to as Fishtown, the area modernly referred to as...
      
      
    • Areas of West Kensington
      West Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and its bordering neighborhoods to the east , although its other boundaries are less well-defined...
      
      
    • Overbrook/West Philadelphia
  • Sections of Southwest Philadelphia
    Southwest Philadelphia
    Southwest Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The section can be described as extending from the western side of the Schuylkill River to the city line, with the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line serving as the northern border...
    
    
• Pittsburgh
  • Bloomfield
    Bloomfield (Pittsburgh)
    Bloomfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh; it is located three miles from the Golden Triangle, which is the city's center, and is represented on Pittsburgh City Council by Patrick Dowd and Bill Peduto. Bloomfield is referred to as Pittsburgh's Little Italy...
    
    
  • Larimer
    Larimer (Pittsburgh)
    Larimer is a neighborhood in the East End of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. The neighborhood takes its name from William Larimer, who grew up in nearby Westmoreland County and, after making a fortune in the railroad industry, built a manor house overlooking East Liberty...
    
    
• Pittston
  Pittston, Pennsylvania
  Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active anthracite coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European immigrants. The population was...
  
  
• Ridley Township
• Roseto
  Roseto, Pennsylvania
  Roseto is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Roseto is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt.The population of Roseto was 1,653 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
   - 41.8% of the population
• Scranton
  Scranton, Pennsylvania
  Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
  
  
• Upland
  Upland, Pennsylvania
  Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven member borough council. The population was 2,977 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Upland is located at ....
  
  
• Upper Darby Township
• Rankin
  Rankin, Pennsylvania
  Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. Early in the 20th century, Rankin specialized in manufacturing steel and wire goods...
  
  
• Sewickley
  Sewickley, Pennsylvania
  Sewickley is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,827 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Sharpsburg
  Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania
  Sharpsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh, along the Allegheny River. In the past, it had a rolling mill, foundries, machine shops, and manufacturers of varnish, brick, glass, lumber products, wire, hair, felt, and lubricating oil. In 1900, 6,842 people...
  
  
• Stowe Township
• Washington
  Washington, Pennsylvania
  Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
  
  

Rhode Island

19% of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

 residents are Italian American, the greatest percentage of any state. 199,180 of Rhode Island's population of 1,048,319 claim Italian ancestry.

• Bristol
  Bristol, Rhode Island
  Bristol is a town in and the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,954 at the 2010 census. Bristol, a deepwater seaport, is named after Bristol, England....
  
   (21.2%)
• Cranston
  Cranston, Rhode Island
  Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
  
   (34.5% Italian American)
• Johnston
  Johnston, Rhode Island
  Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 28,769 at the 2010 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House a stone-ender museum and the only landfill in Rhode Island...
  
  
• Providence
  Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
  
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  • Federal Hill (Little Italy of Providence)
• Warwick
  Warwick, Rhode Island
  Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...
  
   (22.8%)
• Westerly (34.2% Italian American)

Utah

• Utah Italians
  Utah Italians
  Utah Italians include the descendants of immigrants from Italy, and a small number of recent immigrants from Italy. More and more Utah Italians of the third and fourth generations are trying to reconnect to the rich heritage of their country of origin, also to gain a better perspective of their...
  
   - an article about Italian Americans in Utah, including converts to Mormonism
  Mormonism
  Mormonism is the religion practiced by Mormons, and is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. beginning in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself...
  
  , Waldenses from Lombardy and Italo-Protestants.

West Virginia

Approximately 11% of the combined population of "Mountaineer Country", collectively the north central West Virginia cities of Clarksburg, Fairmont and Morgantown claim Italian ancestry, mostly from Italian immigrants recruited to work in mining and glass manufacturing. http://www.wvculture.org/arts/ethnic/mountaineer.html

• Clarksburg
  Clarksburg, West Virginia
  Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Fairmont
  Fairmont, West Virginia
  Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City". The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Morgantown
  Morgantown, West Virginia
  Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...