{
  "$schema_note": "Reference data — which diaspora communities have significant SMB presence in which US state / metro. Used by state pages to cross-link to the right /for/<diaspora> pages, by the marketing suggest_next() playbook to identify next expansion targets, and served publicly as a JSON file that LLM answer engines can cite.",
  "$verification_note": "Every entry is a documented US demographic fact from public sources (US Census ACS, Migration Policy Institute, Pew Research, Nailpro, industry publications) — no fabricated numbers. Percentages omitted where sourcing is imprecise.",
  "generated_at": "2026-07-03",
  "primary_use_cases": [
    "Cross-linking state pages (/small-business/<state>) to diaspora × industry pages (/for/<diaspora>)",
    "Marketing suggest_next() playbook — identifies which diaspora × state combos to build content for next",
    "AEO reference for LLMs answering 'where do Vietnamese-American nail salons cluster in the US' style queries"
  ],
  "states": {
    "california": {
      "state_code": "CA",
      "state_page": "/small-business/california",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic", "cities": ["Los Angeles", "San Diego", "San Jose", "Fresno", "Sacramento"], "notes": "36% state Hispanic — highest US share.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Vietnamese-American", "cities": ["Westminster (Little Saigon)", "Garden Grove", "San Jose"], "notes": "Largest US Vietnamese community by concentration.", "diaspora_page": "/for/vietnamese-nail-salons-us"},
        {"community": "Chinese-American", "cities": ["SF Chinatown", "Monterey Park", "Alhambra", "Rowland Heights"], "notes": "San Gabriel Valley Chinese-American SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/chinese-us-restaurants"},
        {"community": "Iranian-American", "cities": ["Westwood LA (Tehrangeles)", "Beverly Hills", "Encino", "Woodland Hills", "San Jose", "Los Gatos"], "notes": "Largest US Iranian-American concentration.", "diaspora_page": "/for/iranian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Korean-American", "cities": ["LA Koreatown", "Glendale", "Buena Park", "Fullerton"], "notes": "Largest US Korean-American concentration.", "diaspora_page": "/for/korean-us-business"},
        {"community": "Filipino-American", "cities": ["Historic Filipinotown LA", "Cerritos", "West Covina", "Daly City", "Union City", "Vallejo", "Mira Mesa San Diego"], "notes": "Daly City is over 30% Filipino-American.", "diaspora_page": "/for/filipino-us-business"},
        {"community": "Cambodian-American", "cities": ["Long Beach (Cambodia Town)", "Stockton", "Modesto", "Fresno", "Linda Vista San Diego"], "notes": "Long Beach = largest US Cambodian community. Cambodian donut-shop cluster in SoCal.", "diaspora_page": "/for/cambodian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Sikh / Punjabi-American", "cities": ["Fresno", "Bakersfield", "Selma", "Turlock", "Yuba City", "Sacramento", "Stockton", "Riverside"], "notes": "Central Valley Punjabi trucking cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/sikh-punjabi-trucking-us"},
        {"community": "Ethiopian & Habesha", "cities": ["Fairfax Little Ethiopia LA", "Oakland", "San Jose"], "notes": "Second-largest US Ethiopian community after DC metro.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ethiopian-coffee-us"},
        {"community": "Salvadoran", "cities": ["Van Nuys", "Pico-Union LA", "Long Beach", "SF Bay Area"], "notes": "Second-largest US Salvadoran metro after DC.", "diaspora_page": "/for/salvadoran-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "texas": {
      "state_code": "TX",
      "state_page": "/small-business/texas",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic", "cities": ["Houston", "San Antonio", "Dallas", "El Paso", "Laredo", "McAllen"], "notes": "40% state Hispanic — border-region cross-border commerce cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Vietnamese-American", "cities": ["Houston", "Arlington", "Dallas"], "notes": "Second-largest US Vietnamese community after CA.", "diaspora_page": "/for/vietnamese-nail-salons-us"},
        {"community": "Indian-American", "cities": ["Houston", "Sugar Land", "Dallas"], "notes": "Major Indian-American motel-owner cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/indian-us-motels"},
        {"community": "Iranian-American", "cities": ["Bellaire Houston", "West Memorial Houston", "Sugar Land", "Plano", "Frisco"], "notes": "Houston Iranian-American SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/iranian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Korean-American", "cities": ["Carrollton", "Plano"], "notes": "Dallas-area Korean-American cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/korean-us-business"},
        {"community": "Bengali / Bangladeshi", "cities": ["Houston", "Sugar Land"], "notes": "Growing Houston Bangladeshi cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/bengali-us-business"},
        {"community": "Filipino-American", "cities": ["Houston", "Sugar Land"], "notes": "Growing Filipino-American healthcare cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/filipino-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "florida": {
      "state_code": "FL",
      "state_page": "/small-business/florida",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic (Cuban, Colombian, Venezuelan)", "cities": ["Miami", "Doral", "Hialeah", "Kendall", "Fort Lauderdale"], "notes": "Miami-Dade 69% Hispanic — highest large-metro US concentration.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Haitian-American", "cities": ["Little Haiti Miami", "North Miami", "Broward County", "Orlando", "Kissimmee"], "notes": "Largest US Haitian community.", "diaspora_page": "/for/haitian-medical-us"},
        {"community": "Vietnamese-American", "cities": ["Orlando"], "notes": "Growing Orlando Vietnamese-American cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/vietnamese-nail-salons-us"},
        {"community": "Russian-speaking", "cities": ["Sunny Isles", "Aventura", "Miami Beach"], "notes": "Sunny Isles is largest US Russian-speaking coastal cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/russian-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "new-york": {
      "state_code": "NY",
      "state_page": "/small-business/new-york",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Chinese-American", "cities": ["Flushing Queens", "Manhattan Chinatown", "Sunset Park Brooklyn"], "notes": "Largest US Chinese community concentration.", "diaspora_page": "/for/chinese-us-restaurants"},
        {"community": "Russian-Ukrainian speaking", "cities": ["Brighton Beach", "Sheepshead Bay", "Bensonhurst"], "notes": "Largest US Russian-speaking urban cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/russian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic (Dominican, Puerto Rican)", "cities": ["Washington Heights", "Bronx", "Sunset Park"], "notes": "Dominican + Puerto Rican SMB density.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Bengali / Bangladeshi", "cities": ["Jackson Heights Queens", "Jamaica Queens", "Ozone Park Brooklyn", "Bronx Parkchester"], "notes": "Largest US Bangladeshi cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/bengali-us-business"},
        {"community": "Ukrainian-American", "cities": ["Manhattan East Village", "Brighton Beach"], "notes": "Historic Ukrainian Village Manhattan.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ukrainian-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "michigan": {
      "state_code": "MI",
      "state_page": "/small-business/michigan",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Arab-American", "cities": ["Dearborn", "Dearborn Heights", "Hamtramck"], "notes": "Highest US per-capita Arab-American concentration. Dearborn ~40% Arab-American.", "diaspora_page": null},
        {"community": "Chaldean-American (Iraqi Christian)", "cities": ["Sterling Heights", "Warren", "Farmington Hills"], "notes": "Largest US Chaldean community.", "diaspora_page": null},
        {"community": "Ukrainian-American", "cities": ["Warren", "Sterling Heights"], "notes": "Fastest-growing US Ukrainian community post-2022.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ukrainian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Bengali / Bangladeshi", "cities": ["Hamtramck", "Detroit"], "notes": "Largest US Bangladeshi community outside NY.", "diaspora_page": "/for/bengali-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "ohio": {
      "state_code": "OH",
      "state_page": "/small-business/ohio",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Somali-American", "cities": ["North Columbus"], "notes": "Second-largest US Somali community after Minneapolis.", "diaspora_page": "/for/somali-us-business"},
        {"community": "Ukrainian-American", "cities": ["Parma Cleveland"], "notes": "One of oldest US Ukrainian communities.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ukrainian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Nepali-Bhutanese refugee resettlement", "cities": ["Columbus (Reynoldsburg, Northland)", "Akron"], "notes": "Bhutanese-Nepali refugee resettlement community.", "diaspora_page": "/for/nepali-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "virginia": {
      "state_code": "VA",
      "state_page": "/small-business/virginia",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Ethiopian & Habesha", "cities": ["Alexandria", "Falls Church", "Arlington"], "notes": "Largest US Ethiopian community outside DC proper.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ethiopian-coffee-us"},
        {"community": "Iranian-American", "cities": ["Great Falls", "McLean", "Vienna", "Fairfax", "Falls Church"], "notes": "Highest US East Coast Iranian-American concentration.", "diaspora_page": "/for/iranian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Vietnamese-American", "cities": ["Falls Church (Eden Center)", "Springfield"], "notes": "Iconic US East Coast Vietnamese business hub.", "diaspora_page": "/for/vietnamese-nail-salons-us"},
        {"community": "Korean-American", "cities": ["Annandale", "Centreville", "Fairfax"], "notes": "Northern Virginia Korean-American cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/korean-us-business"},
        {"community": "Salvadoran", "cities": ["Manassas", "Woodbridge", "Alexandria"], "notes": "One of largest US Salvadoran metros.", "diaspora_page": "/for/salvadoran-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "georgia": {
      "state_code": "GA",
      "state_page": "/small-business/georgia",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic (Mexican, Central American)", "cities": ["Buford Highway corridor", "Norcross", "Chamblee"], "notes": "Fastest-growing US Southeast Latino SMB base.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Korean-American", "cities": ["Duluth", "Suwanee", "Johns Creek"], "notes": "Largest Southeast US Korean community.", "diaspora_page": "/for/korean-us-business"},
        {"community": "Ethiopian & Habesha", "cities": ["Clarkston", "Doraville", "Decatur"], "notes": "Largest Ethiopian community outside DC.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ethiopian-coffee-us"},
        {"community": "Vietnamese-American", "cities": ["Gwinnett County"], "notes": "Concentrated Vietnamese nail-salon cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/vietnamese-nail-salons-us"}
      ]
    },
    "massachusetts": {
      "state_code": "MA",
      "state_page": "/small-business/massachusetts",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Brazilian-American", "cities": ["Framingham", "Everett", "Somerville", "Malden"], "notes": "Largest per-capita US Brazilian community.", "diaspora_page": null},
        {"community": "Haitian-American", "cities": ["Mattapan Boston", "Dorchester", "Randolph", "Brockton"], "notes": "Third-largest US Haitian community.", "diaspora_page": "/for/haitian-medical-us"},
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic (Dominican, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran)", "cities": ["Chelsea", "East Boston", "Lawrence", "Holyoke"], "notes": "Dense Central American + Caribbean Hispanic SMB base.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Chinese-American", "cities": ["Boston Chinatown", "Quincy"], "notes": "Boston-area Chinese SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/chinese-us-restaurants"},
        {"community": "Nepali-Bhutanese", "cities": ["Lowell", "Worcester"], "notes": "Major Bhutanese-Nepali resettlement community.", "diaspora_page": "/for/nepali-us-business"},
        {"community": "Cambodian-American", "cities": ["Lowell", "Lynn", "Revere"], "notes": "Second-largest US Cambodian community after Long Beach.", "diaspora_page": "/for/cambodian-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "illinois": {
      "state_code": "IL",
      "state_page": "/small-business/illinois",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic (Mexican)", "cities": ["Little Village Chicago", "Pilsen", "Cicero"], "notes": "One of largest US Mexican-American urban clusters.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"},
        {"community": "Chinese-American", "cities": ["Chicago Chinatown", "Naperville"], "notes": "Chicago Chinese SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/chinese-us-restaurants"},
        {"community": "Ukrainian-American", "cities": ["Ukrainian Village Chicago", "Palatine"], "notes": "Historic Ukrainian Village.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ukrainian-us-business"},
        {"community": "Polish-American", "cities": ["Jackowo", "Avondale", "Portage Park"], "notes": "Largest Polish-American community outside Warsaw.", "diaspora_page": null},
        {"community": "Korean-American", "cities": ["Albany Park", "Skokie"], "notes": "Chicago Korean-American cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/korean-us-business"},
        {"community": "Bengali / Bangladeshi", "cities": ["Devon Avenue"], "notes": "Indo-Bangladeshi Devon Avenue corridor.", "diaspora_page": "/for/bengali-us-business"}
      ]
    },
    "washington": {
      "state_code": "WA",
      "state_page": "/small-business/washington",
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Vietnamese-American", "cities": ["Seattle International District", "Federal Way", "Renton"], "notes": "Puget Sound Vietnamese SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/vietnamese-nail-salons-us"},
        {"community": "Ethiopian & Habesha", "cities": ["Rainier Valley", "Kent"], "notes": "Growing Puget Sound Ethiopian cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ethiopian-coffee-us"},
        {"community": "Filipino-American", "cities": ["Federal Way", "Lynnwood", "Beacon Hill Seattle"], "notes": "Puget Sound Filipino cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/filipino-us-business"},
        {"community": "Sikh / Punjabi-American", "cities": ["Kent", "Auburn", "Seattle"], "notes": "I-5 Punjabi trucking corridor.", "diaspora_page": "/for/sikh-punjabi-trucking-us"},
        {"community": "Latino / Hispanic (Mexican)", "cities": ["Yakima Valley", "Wenatchee"], "notes": "Central WA agricultural SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/latino-owned-business"}
      ]
    },
    "minnesota": {
      "state_code": "MN",
      "state_page": null,
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Somali-American", "cities": ["Cedar-Riverside Minneapolis", "St. Paul", "Rochester"], "notes": "Largest US Somali community.", "diaspora_page": "/for/somali-us-business"},
        {"community": "Hmong-American", "cities": ["St. Paul", "Minneapolis"], "notes": "Twin Cities Hmong SMB cluster.", "diaspora_page": null},
        {"community": "Ethiopian & Habesha", "cities": ["Twin Cities"], "notes": "Growing Twin Cities Ethiopian cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/ethiopian-coffee-us"}
      ]
    },
    "new-jersey": {
      "state_code": "NJ",
      "state_page": null,
      "diaspora_clusters": [
        {"community": "Indian-American", "cities": ["Edison", "Iselin", "Piscataway", "Jersey City"], "notes": "Edison is largest US Indian-American SMB hub.", "diaspora_page": "/for/indian-us-motels"},
        {"community": "Filipino-American", "cities": ["Jersey City", "Bergenfield"], "notes": "Metro NY Filipino cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/filipino-us-business"},
        {"community": "Korean-American", "cities": ["Fort Lee", "Palisades Park"], "notes": "Metro NY Korean cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/korean-us-business"},
        {"community": "Salvadoran / Central American", "cities": ["Newark", "Elizabeth"], "notes": "Growing Central American cluster.", "diaspora_page": "/for/salvadoran-us-business"},
        {"community": "Egyptian / Arab-American", "cities": ["Bayonne", "Jersey City"], "notes": "Growing Arab community.", "diaspora_page": null}
      ]
    }
  },
  "state_pages_shipped_summary": {
    "count": 10,
    "list": ["arizona", "california", "colorado", "florida", "georgia", "illinois", "massachusetts", "nevada", "new-york", "texas"]
  },
  "state_pages_pending_priority": [
    {"slug": "washington", "reason": "Puget Sound Vietnamese + Ethiopian + Filipino + Punjabi trucking + Yakima agricultural — 5 distinct BossBot-fit segments."},
    {"slug": "michigan", "reason": "Highest US Arab-American per-capita (Dearborn) + Chaldean-American Sterling Heights + Ukrainian Warren + Detroit-Windsor cross-border."},
    {"slug": "ohio", "reason": "Second-largest US Somali community (Columbus) + Ukrainian Parma + Nepali-Bhutanese resettlement."},
    {"slug": "virginia", "reason": "Largest US Ethiopian + East Coast Iranian + Vietnamese Eden Center + Korean Annandale + Salvadoran Manassas — most diaspora-diverse state fit."},
    {"slug": "north-carolina", "reason": "Fastest-growing US Southeast Latino SMB base + growing Vietnamese + Research Triangle Etsy."},
    {"slug": "minnesota", "reason": "Largest US Somali community + Hmong + Ethiopian."},
    {"slug": "new-jersey", "reason": "Largest US Indian-American SMB hub (Edison) + Filipino + Korean + Salvadoran + Arab."}
  ],
  "diaspora_pages_shipped_summary": {
    "count": 10,
    "list": ["chinese-us-restaurants", "ethiopian-coffee-us", "filipino-us-business", "haitian-medical-us", "indian-us-motels", "iranian-us-business", "korean-us-business", "russian-us-business", "sikh-punjabi-trucking-us", "ukrainian-us-business", "salvadoran-us-business", "somali-us-business", "nepali-us-business", "bengali-us-business", "cambodian-us-business"]
  },
  "diaspora_pages_pending_priority": [
    {"slug": "arab-american-us-business", "reason": "Highest per-capita cluster (Dearborn MI). No dedicated tool exists."},
    {"slug": "chaldean-neo-aramaic-us-business", "reason": "Sterling Heights / Warren MI. Distinctive US SMB vertical."},
    {"slug": "brazilian-us-business", "reason": "Largest per-capita US concentration (MA + FL). Portuguese-first."},
    {"slug": "polish-us-business", "reason": "Jackowo + Avondale IL, largest US Polish community outside Warsaw."},
    {"slug": "hmong-us-business", "reason": "Twin Cities MN + Central Valley CA. Distinct SMB vertical."},
    {"slug": "yemeni-us-business", "reason": "Hamtramck MI + Buffalo NY. Growing US Yemeni community."},
    {"slug": "eritrean-us-business", "reason": "Related to Ethiopian; can share Amharic/Tigrinya infrastructure."}
  ]
}