Slovene diaspora

The Slovene diaspora includes an autochthonous Slovene minority in Italy, estimated at 83,000–100,000,^[1] a Slovene minority in southern Austria at 24,855, in Croatia at 13,200, and a Slovene minority in Hungary at 3,180.^[2]

A significant Slovene expatriate community lives in the United States with most immigration occurring during the period between 1870 and 1924.^[3] Most notably is the Greater Cleveland area of Northeast Ohio, home to the highest concentration outside Europe^[4] (50,000‒80,000)^[4][5] and the largest number of Slovene speakers in the country.^[6] Sizeable Slovene communities also exist in other European countries, in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}