Guatemalan American

A Guatemalan American is an American of Guatemalan decent. The number of Guatemalans in the U.S. in 2005 was estimated by the US Census Bureau at 758,898 +/- 37,568cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=2005 American Community Survey: Race and Hispanic or Latino | date=2005 | publisher=U.S. Census Bureau | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=ACS_2005_EST_G2000_B03001 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-01 | language = ] , while the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated it at about 1.10 million, according to [http://www.inforpressca.com/mientras/1689_pag1.htm James Smith] of [http://www.inforpressca.com/ Inforpress Centroamericana] cite web |url=http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=392
author = [http://www.inforpressca.com/mientras/1689_pag1.htm James Smith] , [http://www.inforpressca.com/ Inforpress Centroamericana]
title=Guatemala: Economic Migrants Replace Political Refugees| accessdate=2007-12-02 |date=April 2006|publisher=Migration Policy Institute's Migration Information Source
:'IOM's 2005 "Survey on Remittances and Micro-enterprises" reported a total of 1,136,175 Guatemalan citizens living abroad, of whom 97 percent lived in the United States.'] .

US communities with high percentages of people of Guatemalan ancestry

The top 25 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Guatemalan ancestry are: [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Guatemalan.html |title=Ancestry Map of Guatemalan Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2008-01-26]
# Georgetown, Delaware 21.60%
# Ellijay, Georgia 17.17%
# Brewster, New York 15.03%
# Central Falls, Rhode Island 12.29%
# Langley Park, Maryland 11.26%
# Green Forest, Arkansas 8.35%
# Chamblee, Georgia 7.44%
# Buena Vista, Georgia 7.27%
# Collinsville, Alabama 7.12%
# Indiantown, Florida 7.10%
# Both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York 6.58%
# Trion, Georgia 6.17%
# Schuyler, Nebraska 5.83%
# Cedartown, Georgia 5.59%
# Morganton, North Carolina 5.46%
# Fairview, New Jersey 5.45%
# Canton, Georgia 5.18%
# Monterey, Tennessee 5.08%
# Lexington, Nebraska 4.89%
# Lake Worth, Florida 4.87%
# Immokalee, Florida 4.36%
# Tice, Florida 4.21%
# Carthage, Missouri 4.06%
# Siler City, North Carolina 3.96%
# Jamesport, New York 3.87%

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

Top 101 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Guatemala are: [cite web |url=http://www.city-data.com/top2/h145.html |title=Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Guatemala (population 500+) |publisher=city-data.com |accessdate=2008-07-30]
# Georgetown, DE 25.1%
# East Ellijay, GA 17.7%
# Ellijay, GA 16.8%
# Brewster, NY 16.3%
# Indiantown, FL 14.8%
# Langley Park, MD 13.4%
# Central Falls, RI 11.75%
# Chamblee, GA 10.3%
# Providence, RI 10.2%
# Mount Kisco, NY 8.9%
# Green Forest, AR 8.3%
# Lexington, NE 8.1%
# Buena Vista, GA 7.9%
# Saluda, SC 7.5%
# Collinsville, AL 7.3%
# Canton, GA 7.1%
# Page Park, FL 7.0%
# Quioque, NY 6.6%
# Fairview, NJ 6.6%
# Jennings, FL 6.3%
# Morganton, NC 6.2%
# Immokalee, FL 5.6%
# Monterey, TN 5.4%
# San Rafael, CA 5.4%
# Robbins, NC 5.3%
# Greenport, NY 4.9%
# Spring Valley, NY 4.8%
# Norcross, GA 4.7%
# Siler City, NC 4.5%
# Schuyler, NE 4.4%
# Homestead, FL 4.4%
# Lake Worth, FL 4.3%
# Lennox, CA 4.2%
# Port Chester, NY 4.2%
# Manorhaven, NY 4.1%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/Saluda-River-South-Carolina.html Saluda River, SC] 4.1%
# Russellville, AL 4.0%
# Seven Corners, VA 4.0%
# Trenton, NJ 4.0%
# Westgate-Belvedere Homes, FL 3.9%
# Broadview Park, FL 3.9%
# Carthage, MO 3.7%
# Plainfield, NJ 3.7%
# Bailey's Crossroads, VA 3.7%
# Doraville, GA 3.7%
# Palisades Park, NJ 3.6%
# Parksley, VA 3.6%
# Chelsea, MA 3.5%
# Reddick, FL 3.5%
# Lawndale, CA 3.5%
# Mangonia Park, FL 3.5%
# Heidelberg, MS 3.4%
# Stamford, CT 3.4%
# Westhampton Beach, NY 3.3%
# Tice, FL 3.2%
# Villa Heights, VA 3.2%
# Baxter Estates, NY 3.2%
# Fort Payne, AL 3.2%
# Trion, GA 3.1%
# Meigs, GA 3.1%
# Hawthorne, CA 3.1%
# Rice, TX 3.0%
# Cudahy, CA 3.0%
# Cornelia, GA 3.0%
# Berryville, AR 2.8%
# Butterfield, MN 2.8%
# Princeton, NJ 2.8%
# Rome, GA 2.8%
# Huntington Park, CA 2.8%
# Los Angeles, CA 2.7%
# Irwindale, CA 2.6%
# North Fair Oaks, CA 2.6%
# North Plainfield, NJ 2.6%
# Inglewood, CA 2.6%
# Decatur, AR 2.5%
# Perry, IA 2.5%
# Mamaroneck, NY 2.5%
# Moore Haven, FL 2.5%
# Morristown, NJ 2.5%
# Shelton, WA 2.5%
# Inwood, NY 2.5%
# Westmont, CA 2.4%
# West Palm Beach, FL 2.4%
# Lincolnia, VA 2.3%
# Lincoln Park, TX 2.3%
# Guymon, OK 2.3%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/Carters-Lake-Georgia.html Carters Lake, Georgia] 2.3%
# Bell, CA 2.2%
# Calhoun, GA 2.2%
# Bensley, VA 2.2%
# Southeast, NY 2.2%
# Stone Park, IL 2.1%
# Maywood, CA 2.1%
# East Quogue, NY 2.1%
# Riverdale Park, MD 2.1%
# South Gate, CA 2.1%
# Chatsworth, GA 2.1%
# Wakefield, NE 2.1%
# [http://www.city-data.com/city/Umapine-Oregon.html Umapine, OR] 2.1%
# Dubois, ID 2.1%
# Lake Worth Corridor, FL 2.0%

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