 The figure includes all people affiliated with United States who claim Albanian ancestry, both those born in the country and naturalized citizens, as well as those with dual citizenship who affiliate themselves with both cultures.According to data from a 2008 survey by the United States government, there are 201,118 Americans of full or partial Albanian descent.The first Albanian documented to have emigrated to the United States was Kolë Kristofori (), who landed in Boston in the early 1880s and is remembered as the pioneer of the Albanian ethnic group in the U.S.