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Belgian Ancestry in America

People of Belgian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per estimates, there are One million Belgian diasporas around the world.

As per the US Census 2020, Belgian ancestry is estimated at 348 thousand people. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada (176,615), Brazil, and Mexico.

Let’s have a look at Americans Countries having significant Belgian ancestry

CountryEstimated Population
 United States347,933 
 Canada176,615
 Brazil6,000
 Mexico1,000

Belgian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Belgian ancestry.  In the United States census of 2020, 348 thousand people self-identified as being fully or partly of Belgian ancestry. 

According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2019, there were 347,933 (0.11% of the US Population) people of Belgian descent in the U.S.

Belgian Ancestry Statewise

Population wise Wisconsin (47,674) has the largest number of people with Belgian Ancestry followed by Michigan (45,540), Illinois (25,164), California (24,568), and Florida (16,155).

Percentage-wise top US states with Belgian Ancestry are Wisconsin (0.82%), Michigan (0.46%),  and Minnesota (0.27%).

List of States by Belgian Ancestry Population

#StatesEstimate Pop.Percent
1Alabama1,2030.02%
2Alaska6420.09%
3Arizona6,8130.09%
4Arkansas9330.03%
5California24,5680.06%
6Colorado7,5270.13%
7Connecticut2,1110.06%
8Delaware8210.08%
9District of Columbia4770.07%
10Florida16,1550.08%
11Georgia4,0030.04%
12Hawaii6440.05%
13Idaho1,2320.07%
14Illinois25,1640.20%
15Indiana11,1290.17%
16Iowa7,7680.25%
17Kansas4,7870.16%
18Kentucky2,1080.05%
19Louisiana3,5430.08%
20Maine8800.07%
21Maryland3,9940.07%
22Massachusetts5,8400.08%
23Michigan45,5400.46%
24Minnesota15,3350.27%
25Mississippi5920.02%
26Missouri5,5180.09%
27Montana2,3780.22%
28Nebraska2,3210.12%
29Nevada2,1750.07%
30New Hampshire1,7220.13%
31New Jersey6,0590.07%
32New Mexico1,6900.08%
33New York12,6850.07%
34North Carolina5,4370.05%
35North Dakota9900.13%
36Ohio8,2230.07%
37Oklahoma1,5450.04%
38Oregon5,6990.14%
39Pennsylvania8,9350.07%
40Rhode Island1,1330.11%
41South Carolina2,7540.05%
42South Dakota1,7520.20%
43Tennessee2,5170.04%
44Texas14,2550.05%
45Utah2,2630.07%
46Vermont4150.07%
47Virginia5,2440.06%
48Washington8,3820.11%
49West Virginia1,3330.07%
50Wisconsin47,6740.82%
51Wyoming1,0250.18%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Belgian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Belgian ancestry. Russian Canadians account for about 0.54% of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 186,665  people of Russian descent in Canada.

Belgian Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 57,890 people of Belgian ancestry, has the largest population of Belgian-Canadians in Canada followed by Quebec (51,340) and Manitoba (21,515). Percentage-wise Manitoba (1.73%) has the highest percentage of Belgian followed by Saskatchewan (0.90%) and Quebec (0.64%).

List of Provinces by Belgian Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesResponsesPercentage
1 Alberta21,2100.53%
2 British Columbia19,9800.44%
3 Manitoba21,5151.73%
4 New Brunswick1,4650.20%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador2000.04%
6 Northwest Territories1450.35%
7 Nova Scotia2,6200.29%
8 Nunavut00.00%
9 Ontario57,8900.44%
10 Prince Edward Island4400.31%
11 Quebec51,3400.64%
12 Saskatchewan9,6550.90%
13 Yukon1700.48%
  Canada— Total186,6650.54%

Source: Canada Census 2016

Belgian Brazilians are Brazilians who have full or partial Belgian ancestry. According to the Census Estimates, there were 6000 people of Belgian descent in Brazil.

The Brazilian area with Belgian descendants is Mainly Southern and Southeastern Brazil.

Source: census estimates

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