identity, especially in areas such as Greek-language media. Greek immigrants founded more than 600 diners in the New York metropolitan area in the 1950s through the 1970s. Immigration to the United States from Greece peaked between the 1950s and 1970. After the 1981 admission of Greece to the European Union, annual U.S. immigration numbers fell to less than 2,000. In recent years, Greek immigration to the United States has been minimal; in fact, net migration has been towards Greece. Over 72,000 U.S. citizens currently live in Greece (1999); most of them are Greek Americans. The predominant religion among Greeks and Greek Americans is Greek Orthodox Christianity. There are also a number of Americans who descend from Greece's smaller Sephardic and Romaniote Jewish communities. 21st century In the aftermath of the Greek financial crisis, there has been a resurgence of Greek immigration to New York City since 2010, accelerating in 2015, and centered upon the traditional Greek enclave of Astoria, Queens. According to The New York Times, this new wave of Greek migration to New York is not being driven as much by opportunities in New York as it is by a lack of economic options in Greece itself. In December 2022, the $85 million, newly rebuilt St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church opened in Lower Manhattan, 21 years after being destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Demographics Population by state Population by state according to the 2011-2015 American Community Survey. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Largest communities Greek-American communities in the U.S. according to the 5 Year Estimates of the (2020 American Community Survey): United States by Ancestry: 1,249,194 United States by Country of Birth: 124,428 Top CSA's by Ancestry: New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA: 187,255 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA: 95,594 Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA: 89,468 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA: 52,416 Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA: 48,597 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA: 40,277 Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA: 36,432 Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor, MI CSA: 31,547 Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA: 23,725 Top CSA's by Country of Birth: New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA: 37,225 Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA: 12,070 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA: 10,843 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA: 5,484 Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA: 5,016