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'Lithuanian-Americans' are citizens of the United States who are of Lithuanian ancestry. According to the 2000 US census, there are 659,992 Americans of full or partial Lithuanian descent. The states with the largest Lithuanian-American populations are:

Illinois	87,294
Pennsylvania	78,330
California	51,406
Massachusetts	51,054
New York	49,083

Chicago, Illinois, is home to the second largest population of Lithuanians in the world. Many famous people in the United States are aware of their Lithuanian ancestry, including Robert Zemeckis, John C. Reilly, Pink, Anthony Kiedis and Brandon Flowers. Current Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin is half-Lithuanian.
The Lithuanian-American community in Grand County, Colorado, is unusual in that it is the only sizeable immigrant population in an otherwise fairly homogeneous population in a rural, mountainous community.
There is a small but vibrant Lithuanian community in Presque Isle, Maine.

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★ Euroamericans.net: Lithuanians in America