| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,750 (2000, U.S. naturalized citizens born in Moldova), 47,156 (Moldovan-born, 2017 American Community Survey)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Asheville (North Carolina), New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. | |
| Languages | |
| Romanian, American English, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian |
Moldovan Americans are Americans who are from Moldova or are descended from Moldovans. In 2000, there were 7,750 Moldovan Americans of all ethnicities who had become United States citizens through naturalization (see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/tables/2000/stp-159/national/stp-159-moldova.pdf). However, the American Community Survey indicated that the number of Moldovan immigrants of all ethnicities greatly increased over the years, and in 2014 exceeded 40,000 people in the United States. Most Moldovan Americans are Eastern Orthodox, and attend overwhelmingly ethnic Romanian parishes of the Orthodox Church of America. The 2015 U.S. Census Bureau estimate results based on population surveys show 20,128 people born in the Republic of Moldova who identified themselves as of "Romanian ancestry" (see https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Romanian&tid=ACSDT5YSPT2015.B05006 ). There is no "Moldovan ancestry" census category in the U.S. censuses such as the 2020 census. In 2015, 5here were also 7,968 people born in Moldova who declared themselves to be of "Russian ancestry", probably including some Russian-speaking Jews; see https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Russian&tid=ACSDT5YSPT2015.B05006 . Moreover, there were 3,747 people born in Moldova of Ukrainian ancestry (see https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Ukrainian&tid=ACSDT5YSPT2015.B05006 ). There were 332 people of Bulgarian ancestry born in Moldova (see https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Bulgarian&tid=ACSDT5YSPT2015.B05006). There were also 126 individuals who declared Turkish ancestry and were born in Moldova (see https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Turkish&tid=ACSDT5YSPT2015.B05006 ).
Moldovan communities exist in cities such as Asheville, New York and Washington, D.C.[2] Moldovans have Moldovan food restaurants in the United States, in places such as New York City.[3][4]
Statistics[]
Moldova-born population in the US since 2010:[1]
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 33,659 |
| 2011 | Increase34,152 |
| 2012 | Increase41,340 |
| 2013 |  34,913
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| 2014 | Increase41,193 |
| 2015 | Increase43,564 |
| 2016 | 42,403
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| 2017 |  47,156
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Associations[]
Several Moldovan associations can be found in the United States, such as the "Moldova for Democracy and Development" and "Grigore Vieru" organizations in Brooklyn, New York.[2] Another important Moldovan association is "The Moldova Foundation", a non-profit organization established in Washington, D.C. in 2003, whose main goal is to support people in Moldova and to encourage them to establish economic reforms and a democratic system in the country (which would include "freedom of speech, pluralism and private initiative"), through support of the United States and the European Union.[5]
Notable people[]
- Roman Borvanov
- George de Bothezat
- Xenia Deli
- Daniella Karagach
- Aleksandr Kogan
- Isaak Shvartsev
- Max Vangeli
- Sam Zemurray
- Jonathan Cheban
Moldovan-Jewish[]
Notable Americans of Moldovan-Jewish descent.
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See also[]
- North Carolina–Moldova National Guard Partnership
- Moldova–United States relations
- European Americans
- Romanian Americans
- Russian Americans
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year. Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Embassy of Republic of Moldova to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico: Moldovan Community organizations in the USA and Canada.
- ↑ Ligaya Mishan (2014-08-28). "Hungry City: Moldova in Midwood, Brooklyn". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/dining/hungry-city-moldova-in-midwood-brooklyn.html?hpw&rref=dining&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well.
- ↑ Moldova Restaurant - Midwood - Brooklyn, NY - Yelp
- ↑ Moldova Foundation
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