People Group Profiles

“All nations will come and worship before you."

- Revelations 15:4

Greek of North America


People Group Info

Total Population: 487,705

ROP3 Code: 103480
IMB Affinity Group: European Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples
People Cluster: Greek
Language: Modern Greek - (ell)
Religion: Christianity - Orthodox
Country of Origin: Greece

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By COMIBAM / Sepal

Majority Located Where

  Toronto (Mississauga, Brampton), ON - 96,430

  New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY - 65,863

  Montreal (Laval), QC - 65,690

  Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL - 33,323

  Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA - 19,797

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Brief Profile

The Greek people have a long history in North America, which is home to over 1.3 million who claim Greek as their first ancestry and over 300K people who speak Greek at home. (Please note: the density map is Greeks who still speak Greek at home and does not include Greeks who still identify themselves as Greek, associate with predominantly other Greek people, plus maintain cultural values and traditions of their homeland, Greece.)

Greeks are responsible for introducing many literary forms and were pioneers in in many professional fields such as physics, philosophy, history, geometry, and biology. Greek culture is defined by traditions, music, language, wine, food, art, literature, and the immense passion that Greek people pride themselves on as well as their ethnic and national sense of belonging.

Although the majority of Greeks claim Greek Orthodoxy as their religion, many live a more secular life without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ influencing their daily life.

Prayer Points

  • Pray that Greek will come in contact and also become friends with people who live a life that is influenced with Jesus Christ in their daily affairs of life.
  • Pray that evangelicals will live among, learn the Greek culture, and share Christ both in word and deed.


Learning Resources

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Other Resources

Know God in 98 Languages
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Prayer Guide for Unreached Peoples
A 30 day guide to pray for unreached people groups.

Online Talking Bible - Greek
The purpose of Talking Bibles is to give non-readers and the blind access to the Bible in their native language.

Prayer Guide using the GOSPELS acronym
A prayer guide that utilizes the acronym GOSPELS to pray for workers among diaspora.

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Country City Metro Area Name State / Prov. Baseline Population
CanadaTorontoToronto (Mississauga, Brampton)ON96,430
CanadaVancouverVancouver (Surrey)TX13,290
CanadaMontréalMontreal (Laval)QC65,690
United StatesColumbusColumbusOH1,046
United StatesDaytonDaytonOH442
United StatesToledoToledoOH373
United StatesYoungstownYoungstown-Warren-BoardmanOH1,937
United StatesOklahoma CityOklahoma CityOK528
United StatesBethlehemAllentown-Bethlehem-EastonPA1,339
United StatesHarrisburgHarrisburg-CarlislePA726
United StatesLancasterLancasterPA472
United StatesPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia-Camden-WilmingtonPA6,528
United StatesPittsburghPittsburghPA2,882
United StatesPawtucketProvidence-WarwickRI1,670
United StatesColumbiaColumbiaSC381
United StatesGreenvilleGreenville-Anderson-MauldinSC949
United StatesMemphisMemphisTN202
United StatesSan AntonioSan Antonio-New BraunfelsTX450
United StatesSalt Lake CitySalt Lake CityUT884
United StatesRichmondRichmondVA1,135
United StatesHoustonHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar LandTX2,950
United StatesSeattleSeattle-Tacoma-BellevueWA2,235
United StatesWauwatosaMilwaukee-Waukesha-West AllisWI1,917
United StatesHendersonLas Vegas-Henderson-ParadiseNV1,480
United StatesOverland ParkKansas CityKS900
United StatesAustinAustin-Round RockTX400
United StatesWilmingtonWilmingtonNC124
United StatesNorwalkBridgeport-Stamford-NorwalkCT4,680
United StatesKnoxvilleKnoxvilleTN159
United StatesNashvilleNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--FranklinTN3,000