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In the late 19th century, many Portuguese, mainly from the islands of Azores and Madeira, migrated to the United States and established communities in cities such as Providence, Rhode Island, New Bedford, Massachusetts, and San Jose, California. Many of them also moved to Hawaii. There are an estimated 1,500,000 Portuguese Americans based on the Government Census Community Survey.

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Alabama

  • Mobile, Alabama

    • Arizona

  • Sedona, Arizona
  • Tucson, Arizona

    • California

  • Artesia, California
  • Bakersfield, California
  • Castro Valley, California
  • Ceres, California
  • Cherryland, California
  • Chino, California
  • Chowchilla, California
  • Denair, California
  • El Granada, California
  • Empire, California
  • Escalon, California
  • Ferndale, California
  • Fort Bragg, California
  • Fremont, California
  • Fresno, California
  • Gustine, California
  • Half Moon Bay, California
  • Hanford, California
  • Healdsburg, California
  • Hilmar, California
  • Hollister, California
  • Keyes, California
  • Kings County, California
  • Lathrop, California
  • Lemoore, California
  • Long Beach, California
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Los Banos, California
  • Manteca, California
  • Newark, California
  • Newman, California
  • Norco, California
  • Oakdale, California
  • Oakland, California
  • Oakley, California
  • Ontario, California
  • Orange County, California (esp. around Newport Beach).
  • Orland, California
  • Pasadena, California
  • Petaluma, California
  • Pismo Beach, California
  • Redondo Beach, California
  • Rio Vista, California
  • Ripon, California
  • Riverside, California
  • Sacramento, California
  • Salida, California
  • San Diego, California in the Point Loma neighborhood.
  • San Jose, California has a "Little Portugal" neighborhood.
  • San Juan Bautista, California
  • San Leandro, California, city near Oakland has a large Portuguese population.
  • San Lorenzo, California
  • San Martin, California
  • San Pablo, California
  • San Pedro, California, city near Los Angeles.
  • Santa Clara, California in the Lafayette Street area.
  • Santa Cruz, California in the Seabright neighborhood.
  • Santa Cruz County, California
  • Santa Maria, California
  • Shasta Lake, California
  • Sonora, California
  • Sunol, California
  • Torrance, California
  • Tracy, California
  • Tulare, California
  • Turlock, California
  • Vallejo, California
  • Visalia, California
  • Watsonville, California

    • Connecticut

  • Bloomfield, Connecticut
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Brookfield, Connecticut
  • Coventry Lake, Connecticut
  • Danbury, Connecticut has a "Little Portugal" neighborhood.
  • East Hartford, Connecticut
  • Greenwich, Connecticut
  • Hartford, Connecticut (as well as the surrounding Hartford [for example, West Hartford, Connecticut]).
  • Naugatuck, Connecticut
  • New Britain, Connecticut
  • New Haven, Connecticut
  • New London, Connecticut
  • Newington, Connecticut
  • Pawcatuck, Connecticut
  • Shelton, Connecticut
  • South Windsor, Connecticut
  • Stonington, Connecticut
  • Wallingford, Connecticut
  • Waterbury, Connecticut Home to Portuguese Consulate in CT.
  • Wethersfield, Connecticut
  • West Hartford, Connecticut
  • West Haven, Connecticut
  • Westport, Connecticut
  • Windsor, Connecticut

    • Delaware

  • Wilmington, Delaware

    • Florida

  • Alva, Florida
  • Aventura, Florida
  • Boynton Beach, Florida
  • Cabana Colony, Florida
  • Clearwater, Florida
  • Coral Gables, Florida
  • Dania, Florida
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Fort Myers, Florida
  • Hialeah, Florida
  • Hollywood, Florida
  • Homestead, Florida
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Key Biscayne, Florida
  • Lake Mary, Florida
  • Longwood, Florida
  • Loxahatchee, Florida
  • Miami, Florida
  • Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Naples, Florida
  • New Port Richey, Florida
  • Ocala, Florida
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Palm Bay, Florida
  • Palm Beach, Florida
  • Palm Coast, Florida
  • Pompano Beach, Florida
  • Port Richey, Florida
  • Port Saint Lucie, Florida
  • St. Augustine, Florida
  • St. Petersburg, Florida
  • West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Winter Garden, Florida

    • Hawaii

  • Big Island, Hawaii
  • Ewa Beach, Hawaii
  • Haleiwa, Hawaii
  • Hilo, Hawaii
  • Honokaa, Hawaii
  • Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Kahului, Hawaii
  • Kailua, Hawaii
  • Kalaheo, Hawaii
  • Kaneohe, Hawaii
  • Kapaa, Hawaii
  • Kapaau, Hawaii
  • Kauai, Hawaii.
  • Kekaha, Hawaii
  • Koloa, Hawaii
  • Lihue, Hawaii
  • Makawao, Hawaii
  • Maui, Hawaii.
  • Molokai, Hawaii.
  • Naalehu, Hawaii
  • Paia, Hawaii
  • Waialua, Hawaii
  • Waianae, Hawaii
  • Wailuku, Hawaii
  • Waimanalo, Hawaii
  • Waimea, Hawaii

    • Idaho

  • Buhl, Idaho

    • Illinois

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Galena, Illinois
  • Jacksonville, Illinois
  • Joliet, Illinois
  • Mendota, Illinois
  • Springfield, Illinois

    • Indiana

  • East Chicago, Indiana

    • Louisiana

  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Opelousas, Louisiana

    • Maine

  • Aroostook County, Maine
  • Rockland, Maine
  • Vinalhaven, Maine

    • Maryland

  • Baltimore, Maryland

    • Massachusetts

  • Acushnet, Massachusetts
  • Attleboro, Massachusetts
  • Berkley, Massachusetts
  • Beverly, Massachusetts
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Bridgewater, Massachusetts
  • Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Carver, Massachusetts
  • Dartmouth, Massachusetts
  • Dighton, Massachusetts
  • East Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • East Falmouth, Massachusetts
  • Edgartown, Massachusetts
  • Fairhaven, Massachusetts
  • Fall River, Massachusetts
  • Falmouth, Massachusetts
  • Framingham, Massachusetts
  • Freetown, Massachusetts
  • Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Hudson, Massachusetts
  • Kingston, Massachusetts
  • Lakeville, Massachusetts
  • Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • Lowell, Massachusetts Back Central Neighborhood
  • Ludlow, Massachusetts
  • Lynn, Massachusetts
  • Marion, Massachusetts
  • Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
  • Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
  • Middleborough, Massachusetts
  • Milford, Massachusetts
  • Nantucket, Massachusetts
  • New Bedford, Massachusetts Entire city.
  • Newburyport, Massachusetts
  • North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
  • Norton, Massachusetts
  • Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
  • Peabody, Massachusetts
  • Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • Provincetown, Massachusetts
  • Quincy, Massachusetts
  • Raynham, Massachusetts
  • Rehoboth, Massachusetts
  • Rochester, Massachusetts
  • Seekonk, Massachusetts
  • Somerset, Massachusetts
  • Somerville, Massachusetts
  • South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
  • Stoughton, Massachusetts
  • Swansea, Massachusetts
  • Taunton, Massachusetts 33.7% Portuguese descent
  • Tisbury, Massachusetts
  • Truro, Massachusetts
  • Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
  • Wareham, Massachusetts
  • Wellfleet, Massachusetts
  • West Dennis, Massachusetts
  • West Tisbury, Massachusetts
  • Westport, Massachusetts
  • Westwood, Massachusetts
  • Whitinsville, Massachusetts
  • Woburn, Massachusetts

    • Michigan

  • Jackson, Michigan
  • Traverse City, Michigan

    • Minnesota

  • St. Cloud, Minnesota

    • Montana

  • Bozeman, Montana

    • Nebraska

  • Lincoln, Nebraska

    • Nevada

  • Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Reno, Nevada

    • New Hampshire

  • Concord, New Hampshire
  • Manchester, New Hampshire

    • New Jersey

  • East Newark, New Jersey
  • Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
  • Harrison, New Jersey
  • Hillside, New Jersey
  • Kearny, New Jersey
  • Long Branch, New Jersey
  • New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • New Providence, New Jersey
  • Newark, New Jersey has a high percentage of Portuguese people within the Ironbound section.
  • North Arlington, New Jersey
  • Ocean County, New Jersey
  • Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  • Short Hills, New Jersey
  • South Amboy, New Jersey
  • South River, New Jersey
  • Union, New Jersey

    • New York

  • Buffalo, New York
  • Dobbs Ferry, New York
  • Ithaca, New York
  • Long Island, New York
  • Manhattan, New York
  • Mineola, New York
  • Mount Vernon, New York
  • Nassau County, New York
  • New Rochelle, New York
  • New York, New York
  • Port Jervis, New York
  • Rochester, New York
  • Saratoga, New York
  • Suffolk County, New York
  • Yonkers, NY

    • North Carolina

  • Franklin, North Carolina
  • Wilmington, North Carolina

    • Ohio

  • Columbus, Ohio

    • Oregon

  • Astoria, Oregon

    • Pennsylvania

  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has a Portuguese community of around 5,000.
  • Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Grove City, Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Rhode Island

  • Ashaway, Rhode Island
  • Barrington, Rhode Island
  • Block Island, Rhode Island
  • Bristol, Rhode Island in Portuguese Town.
  • Burrillville, Rhode Island
  • Central Falls, Rhode Island
  • Charlestown, Rhode Island
  • Coventry, Rhode Island
  • Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Cumberland, Rhode Island, particularly the Valley Falls section.
  • East Providence, Rhode Island has a very big percentage of Portuguese.
  • Hope Valley, Rhode Island
  • Hopkinton, Rhode Island
  • Jamestown, Rhode Island
  • Lincoln, Rhode Island
  • Little Compton, Rhode Island
  • Middletown, Rhode Island
  • Narragansett, Rhode Island
  • New Shoreham, Rhode Island
  • Newport, Rhode Island
  • North Kingstown, Rhode Island
  • North Providence, Rhode Island
  • Pawtucket, Rhode Island
  • Portsmouth, Rhode Island
  • Providence, Rhode Island in the Fox Point neighborhood.
  • Richmond, Rhode Island
  • Scituate, Rhode Island
  • South Kingstown, Rhode Island
  • Tiverton, Rhode Island
  • Valley Falls, Rhode Island
  • Warren, Rhode Island
  • Warwick, Rhode Island
  • West Warwick, Rhode Island
  • Westerly, Rhode Island
  • Woonsocket, Rhode Island

    • South Carolina

  • Charleston, South Carolina

    • Texas

  • Galveston, Texas
  • Houston, Texas

    • Vermont

  • Brattleboro, Vermont
  • St. Johnsbury, Vermont

    • Virginia

  • Fort Belvoir, Virginia
  • Gainesville, Virginia
  • Manassas, Virginia
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia

    • Washington

  • Seattle, Washington
  • Walla Walla, Washington

    • Washington, DC

  • Washington, DC

    • Wisconsin

  • Door County, Wisconsin

    • References

    Portuguese-American neighborhoods Wikipedia
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