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The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Venezuelan ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.

VENEZUELAN

In the 2000 census, 91,507 people in the U.S. claimed Venezuelan ancestry.

ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 1 percent of those people said they were Venezuelan.

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Community	Place type	% Venezuelan
Doral, FL	populated place	8.22
Weston, FL	city	4.1
Fountainbleau, FL	populated place	3.14
Hammocks, FL	populated place	3.14
Key Biscayne, FL	village	2.36
North Bay Village, FL	city	2.15
Sunny Isles Beach, FL	city	1.96
Miami Beach, FL	city	1.79
Virginia Gardens, FL	village	1.58
Kendale Lakes, FL	populated place	1.54
Kendall, FL	populated place	1.47
Surfside, FL	town	1.41
Richmond West, FL	populated place	1.36
Aventura, FL	city	1.31
Country Club, FL	populated place	1.26
Bal Harbour, FL	village	1.21
Coral Gables, FL	city	1.17
Bay Harbor Islands, FL	town	1.15
Miami Lakes, FL	town	1.06
Tamiami, FL	populated place	1.06
Miami Springs, FL	city	1.01

Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); We the People: Hispanics in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau (December 2004); The Hispanic Population: 2000 Census Brief, U.S. Census Bureau (May 2001); ePodunk

Mapping by Daniel Shorter

-- November 2005

Other resources:

· Venezuela Genealogy Forum
· Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society

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