Originally Posted by The_Rooster
In 2000

http://www.niaf.org/culture/statistics/italian-american-populations-in-select-u-s-counties/

So Hillsborough and Pinellas still collectively had over 140k Italians.


I will preface this by saying I don't live in Tampa anymore, I lived there 15 years, give or take and I last visited in 2016. I don't want to say where I live now online.

I calculated according to Wikipedia in 2010:
Pinellas County: 6.2% of total population
Hillborough County: 4.7% of total population

There is also less Italian culture in Tampa nowadays when compared to New York, Jersey, Buffalo, etc. East Ybor was a minor exception to that rule from what I can remember.
Also, I asked a friend who lives in Hernando Beach which I think is officially part of the Tampa Metro who says that Italian culture is still "alive and well in Hernando, but nothing like back in Jersey."