Demography
According the 2000 census, a total of 87,564 people of Latvian descent live in the United States. There are larger populations in the states of California, New York, Illinois, Florida and Michigan. Many Latvian Americans (about 9,000) have dual citizenship, which available to Latvians who emigrated after the reestablishment of independence. Also, many often travel to Latvia and provide financial support and give material to various organizations. Some Latvian Americans have been elected to the Saeima, or Parliament, in Latvia.
The states with the largest Latvian-American populations are:
| California | 11,443 |
| New York | 9,937 |
| Illinois | 6,982 |
| Florida | 4,921 |
| Michigan | 4,265 |
| Massachusetts | 4,706 |
| New Jersey | 3,946 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,754 |
| Washington | 3,380 |
| Maryland | 3,289 |
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