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Ecuadorian American
Notable Ecuadorian Americans: Christina Aguilera · Cork Graham
Total population
498,705 0.16% of the US population 1
Regions with significant populations
New York City Metropolitan Area (Ossining, New York; Hudson, New York; Danbury, Connecticut; Jersey City, New Jersey); South Florida
Languages
American English, Spanish
Religion
Predominately Roman Catholic

An Ecuadorian American is any person in the United States who is of Ecuadorian ancestry.

Many Ecuadorians in the United States have settled in cities such as New York City (most residing in Jackson Heights, Brooklyn, The Bronx); Ossining, New York; Hudson, New York; Danbury, Connecticut; Jersey City, New Jersey; Union City, New Jersey; Newark, New Jersey; Plainfield, New Jersey; Chicago, Illinois; Orlando, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Los Angeles, California.

US communities with high percentages of people of Ecuadorian ancestry

The top 25 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Ecuadorian ancestry are:²

1. Sleepy Hollow, New York 10.76%
2. Montauk, New York 8.08%
3. East Newark, New Jersey 7.87%
4. Ossining, New York 7.48%
5. Patchogue, New York 7.09%
6. Hightstown, New Jersey 6.31%
7. Union City, New Jersey 5.94%
8. North Plainfield, New Jersey 5.39%
9. Ossining, New York 4.98%
10. Port Chester, New York 4.90%
11. Hackensack, New Jersey 4.78%
12. Springs, New York 4.46%
13. West New York, New Jersey 4.45%
14. Peekskill, New York 4.32%
15. North Bergen, New Jersey 4.02%
16. Harrison, New Jersey 3.90%
17. Guttenberg, New Jersey 3.88%
18. East Hampton, New York 3.81%
19. East Windsor, New Jersey 3.39%
20. Dover, New Jersey 3.37%
21. Rye, New York 3.18%
22. Belleville, New Jersey 3.06%
23. Danbury, Connecticut 2.92%
24. Weehawken, New Jersey 2.83%
25. Newark, New Jersey 2.78%

U.S. communities with the most residents born in Ecuador

The top 25 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Ecuador are:³

1. Sleepy Hollow, NY 10.4%
2. East Newark, NJ 10.3%
3. Ossining, NY 10.1%
4. Hightstown, NJ 9.5%
5. North Plainfield, NJ 7.8%
6. Montauk, NY 7.8%
7. Patchogue, NY 7.7%
8. Union City, NJ 7.5%
9. Wainscott, NY 6.4%
10. Peekskill, NY 5.9%
11. Springs, NY 5.4%
12. Hackensack, NJ 5.3%
13. West New York, NJ 5.2%
14. Port Chester, NY 4.8%
15. Dover, NJ 4.6%
16. Harrison, NJ 4.1%
17. Twin Rivers, NJ 4.0%
18. Belleville, NJ 3.8%
19. Danbury, CT 3.7%
20. Newark, NJ 3.6%
21. Spring Valley, NY 3.5%
22. Tarrytown, NY 3.4%
23. Brewster, NY 3.1%
24. Queens, NY 3.0%
25. Guttenberg, NJ 2.9%

Notable Ecuadorian Americans

• Christina Aguilera
• Adrienne Bailon
• Gerardo
• Cork Graham
• Jaime Jarrin
• Jenn Pinto
• Pancho Segura

See also

• Corona, Jackson Heights.

References

1. ^ "US demographic census". Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
2. ^ "Ancestry Map of Ecuadorian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.
3. ^ "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Ecuador (population 500+)". city-data.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-30.