Ecuadorian American

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Ecuadorian American



poptime = "'498,705"'
0.16% of the US population
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popplace = New York City Metropolitan Area (Ossining, New York; Hudson, New York; Danbury, Connecticut; Jersey City, New Jersey); South Florida
langs = American English, Spanish
rels = Predominately Roman Catholic
related = 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: [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ecuadorian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Ecuadorian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2008-07-29]
# Sleepy Hollow, New York 10.76%
# Montauk, New York 8.08%
# East Newark, New Jersey 7.87%
# Ossining, New York 7.48%
# Patchogue, New York 7.09%
# Hightstown, New Jersey 6.31%
# Union City, New Jersey 5.94%
# North Plainfield, New Jersey 5.39%
# Ossining, New York 4.98%
# Port Chester, New York 4.90%
# Hackensack, New Jersey 4.78%
# Springs, New York 4.46%
# West New York, New Jersey 4.45%
# Peekskill, New York 4.32%
# North Bergen, New Jersey 4.02%
# Harrison, New Jersey 3.90%
# Guttenberg, New Jersey 3.88%
# East Hampton, New York 3.81%
# East Windsor, New Jersey 3.39%
# Dover, New Jersey 3.37%
# Rye, New York 3.18%
# Belleville, New Jersey 3.06%
# Danbury, Connecticut 2.92%
# Weehawken, New Jersey 2.83%
# Newark, New Jersey 2.78%

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

Top 101 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Ecuador are: [cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/top2/h156.html |title=Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Ecuador (population 500+) |publisher=city-data.com |accessdate=2008-07-30]
# Sleepy Hollow, NY 10.4%
# East Newark, NJ 10.3%
# Ossining, NY 10.1%
# Hightstown, NJ 9.5%
# North Plainfield, NJ 7.8%
# Montauk, NY 7.8%
# Patchogue, NY 7.7%
# Union City, NJ 7.5%
# Wainscott, NY 6.4%
# Peekskill, NY 5.9%
# Springs, NY 5.4%
# Hackensack, NJ 5.3%
# West New York, NJ 5.2%
# Port Chester, NY 4.8%
# Dover, NJ 4.6%
# Harrison, NJ 4.1%
# Twin Rivers, NJ 4.0%
# Belleville, NJ 3.8%
# Danbury, CT 3.7%
# Newark, NJ 3.6%
# Spring Valley, NY 3.5%
# Tarrytown, NY 3.4%
# Brewster, NY 3.1%
# Queens, NY 3.0%
# Guttenberg, NJ 2.9%
# Victory Gardens, NJ 2.9%
# Plainfield, NJ 2.8%
# Kearny, NJ 2.8%
# North Haven, NY 2.8%
# East Hampton, NY 2.6%
# Mount Pleasant, NY 2.4%
# Fairview, NJ 2.3%
# Country Walk, FL 2.2%
# Elizabeth, NJ 2.2%
# Croton-on-Hudson, NY 2.1%
# South Bound Brook, NJ 2.0%
# Jersey City, NJ 1.9%
# Wappingers Falls, NY 1.8%
# Millbourne, PA 1.8%
# Springfield, NY 1.8%
# Bay Shore, NY 1.7%
# Central Islip, NY 1.6%
# Mount Kisco, NY 1.6%
# Doral, FL 1.6%
# Chambers Estates, FL 1.6%
# Kendall West, FL 1.6%
# North Lynbrook, NY 1.5%
# South Deerfield, MA 1.5%
# Port Washington, NY 1.5%
# Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CA 1.5%
# New York, NY 1.4%
# Lake Lucerne, FL 1.4%
# Islip Terrace, NY 1.4%
# Raeford, NC 1.4%
# Blue Point, NY 1.4%
# Noyack, NY 1.4%
# Bogota, NJ 1.4%
# North Bay Shore, NY 1.4%
# Hackettstown, NJ 1.4%
# Stamford, CT 1.3%
# Glenvar Heights, FL 1.3%
# Kerhonkson, NY 1.3%
# Brentwood, NY 1.3%
# East Patchogue, NY 1.3%
# Elmsford, NY 1.3%
# Lodi, NJ 1.3%
# Key Biscayne, FL 1.2%
# Fountainbleau, FL 1.2%
# Tuckahoe, NY 1.2%
# Northwest Harbor, NY 1.2%
# Fishkill, NY 1.2%
# Carlstadt, NJ 1.1%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/North-Westside-Florida.html North Westside, FL] 1.1%
# Cliffside Park, NJ 1.1%
# Inwood, NY 1.1%
# Westbury, NY 1.1%
# The Hammocks, FL 1.1%
# Bronx, NY 1.1%
# North Arlington, NJ 1.1%
# Baxter Estates, NY 1.1%
# Woods Cross, UT 1.1%
# Yonkers, NY 1.1%
# Haverstraw, NY 1.1%
# Naches, WA 1.1%
# Sunny Isles Beach, FL 1.1%
# Morristown, NJ 1.1%
# Palisades Park, NJ 1.1%
# Garfield, TX 1.1%
# White Plains, NY 1.0%
# Amagansett, NY 1.0%
# New Milford, CT 1.0%
# Pleasantville, NY 1.0%
# Southern Shops, SC 1.0%
# Groton, MA 1.0%
# La Puebla, NM 1.0%
# Exton, PA 1.0%
# Tamiami, FL 1.0%
# Country Club, FL 0.9%
# Three Lakes, FL 0.9%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/Kendale-Lakes-Lindgren-Acres-Florida.html Kendale Lakes-Lindgren Acres, FL] 0.9%
# Secaucus, NJ 0.9%

Notable Ecuadorian Americans

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

See Also

*Corona, Jackson Heights.

References