|
1990 |
percentage of pop |
2000 |
percentage |
change in number |
| Slovaks in U.S. |
1.88 million |
0.8 percent |
0.8 million |
0.3 percent |
-57.6 percent |
(note these numbers are skewed by the fact that the census counted Slovaks separate from czechoslovaks in 2000)
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These numbers are for 2000 only: |
Pennsylvania |
243,009 |
2 percent of pop |
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Ohio |
157,125 |
1.4 percent |
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| Greater Pittsburgh |
105,525 |
4.5 percent |
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| Greater Cleveland |
93,413 |
3.2 percent |
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(this is the metropolitan statistical area, which is a better reflection of the region's population because municipal boundaries can vary by region. For instance, the city of Cleveland covers a much larger area that the city of Pittsburgh.) |
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| City of Pittsburgh |
6,566 |
2 percent |
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| City of Cleveland |
8,402 |
1.8 percent |
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(all this shows is that fewer people in general live in the city of Pittsburgh than in the city of Cleveland. Note that although the number in Pittsburgh is slightly lower, the percentage of total population is actually higher). |
By any relevant measure, City of Pittsburgh has the largest Slovak population.
