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| Predominantly: Coptic Orthodox Christianity.[1] Minorities include: Bahá'í Faith, Islam[citation needed] |
Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian ancestry, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated to the United States. In the 2005 U.S. census, the number of people with Egyptian ancestry was estimated as 179,000.[2] The large majority of Egyptians in the US are Coptic Orthodox Christians[1] as some Christians in Egypt are increasingly marginalized. A large community of Egyptian Americans is located in northeastern Virginia and the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Other Egyptian American communities are concentrated in Jersey City, New Jersey, Levittown, New York, Steinway in Queens, New York, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, New York, as well as in California mainly in and around the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas.
For noteworthy Egyptian Americans, see this list of Egyptian Americans.
See also
- Egyptians
- Coptic Egyptians
- Coptic Orthodoxy in the US
- List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States
References
- ^ a b Estimates for the number of Coptic Orthodox Chrisians in the US range from 700,000 to more than one million out of a total 800,000 to 2,000,000 Egyptians in America NY Times[1][2][3] Cite error: The named reference "multiple2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau: Population by Selected Ancestry Group and Region: 2005
