Ethiopians in Washington, D.C. of CNN stated "other estimates are much lower." "Washington 101: An Introduction to the Nation's Capital" states that "One common estimate is that 200,000 Ethiopians reside in the D.C. metropolitan area." According to the 2000 U.S. Census there were 15,000 in the Washington, D.C. area., but the Ethiopian embassy stated that the actual number is closer to 200,000, and Brian Westley of the "Washington Post" stated "those who study African immigration" told him the same thing that the Ethiopian embassy told him. As of 2000 there are ethnic Ethiopians in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Washington DC communities with ethnic
Maryland Maryland, with large communities existing in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. (particularly Montgomery County and Prince George's County) and the city of Baltimore. The Greater Washington area has the largest population of Ethiopians outside of Africa. The Ethiopian community of Greater DC was historically based in Washington D.C.'s Adams Morgan and Shaw neighborhoods, but as the community has grown, many Ethiopians have settled in Silver Spring. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is also home to large Eritrean and Somali communities. The top reported ancestries by Maryland residents are: German (15%), Irish (11%), English (8%), American (7%), Italian (6%), and Polish