Patterns of Greek Language Use among Greek Americans (1980–2023)

Demographic CharacteristicsBirthplace & Migration

Feb 5

The brief was originally posted at Ergon: Greek/American & Diaspora Arts and Letters, a peer-reviewed journal that promotes the arts, letters, and scholarship of Greek America.

The original version of the article is available on Ergon’s website here.

This post examines long-term patterns of Greek language use among Greek Americans from 1980 to 2023, using data from the American Community Survey (ACS) data via IPUMS USA. Overall, the brief shows a decline in Greek spoken at home, with differences by nativity and region.

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Grigoris Argeros

Patterns of Greek Language Use among Greek Americans (1980–2023)

Greek Ancestry Population by Reporting Category

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