Croatian Ancestry in United States
Croatian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Croatian ancestry. People of Croatian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Croatian ancestry is 2 million around the world. Croatia’s State Office for the Croats Abroad estimated that there are up to 1.2 million Croats and their descendants living in the United States.
According to the United States Ancestry Census 2020, there were 400,474 (0.12% of the U.S. population) people of Croatian descent in the U.S. Cities with significant Croatian American population include metropolitan areas of Chicago, Cleveland, New York City, Southern California and Pittsburgh.
Top US States by Croatian Population
Population wise California (46,288) has the largest number of people with Croatian Ancestry followed by Pennsylvania (45,339), Illinois (37,924), Ohio (35,840), and New York(22,453).
List of States by Croatian Ancestry Population
| # | States | Population | Percentage |
| 1 | California | 46,288 | 0.12% |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 45,339 | 0.35% |
| 3 | Illinois | 37,924 | 0.30% |
| 4 | Ohio | 35,840 | 0.31% |
| 5 | New York | 22,453 | 0.12% |
| 6 | Michigan | 19,118 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Florida | 16,458 | 0.08% |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 15,181 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Washington | 13,790 | 0.18% |
| 10 | New Jersey | 11,930 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Texas | 10,927 | 0.04% |
| 12 | Indiana | 10,905 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Minnesota | 9,510 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Missouri | 9,215 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Arizona | 8,382 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Colorado | 6,931 | 0.12% |
| 17 | Oregon | 6,243 | 0.15% |
| 18 | Virginia | 6,014 | 0.07% |
| 19 | North Carolina | 5,331 | 0.05% |
| 20 | Kansas | 5,126 | 0.18% |
| 21 | Nevada | 4,683 | 0.15% |
| 22 | Georgia | 4,377 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Maryland | 4,143 | 0.07% |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 4,143 | 0.06% |
| 25 | Iowa | 3,848 | 0.12% |
| 26 | Connecticut | 3,703 | 0.10% |
| 27 | Utah | 3,692 | 0.12% |
| 28 | South Carolina | 2,804 | 0.06% |
| 29 | Tennessee | 2,603 | 0.04% |
| 30 | Montana | 2,537 | 0.24% |
| 31 | Louisiana | 2,365 | 0.05% |
| 32 | Kentucky | 1,955 | 0.04% |
| 33 | Nebraska | 1,934 | 0.10% |
| 34 | Idaho | 1,708 | 0.10% |
| 35 | West Virginia | 1,706 | 0.09% |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 1,430 | 0.04% |
| 37 | Mississippi | 1,311 | 0.04% |
| 38 | New Mexico | 1,247 | 0.06% |
| 39 | Alabama | 1,124 | 0.02% |
| 40 | Hawaii | 770 | 0.05% |
| 41 | District of Columbia | 735 | 0.10% |
| 42 | Alaska | 703 | 0.10% |
| 43 | Arkansas | 642 | 0.02% |
| 44 | Wyoming | 566 | 0.10% |
| 45 | Delaware | 564 | 0.06% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 506 | 0.06% |
| 47 | Maine | 380 | 0.03% |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 369 | 0.03% |
| 49 | New Hampshire | 352 | 0.03% |
| 50 | Vermont | 351 | 0.06% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 318 | 0.04% |
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Top U.S. Cities by population
Chicago Metro area with 37,321 people of Croatian ancestry, has the largest population of Croatian Americans. It’s followed by New York (30,403) and the Pittsburgh metro area (23,137).
Top Metro Areas by Croatian Population
| # | Metro Area | Population |
| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 37,321 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 30,403 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh, PA | 23,137 |
| 4 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 17,806 |
| 5 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 17,637 |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 8,935 |
| 7 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 8,024 |
| 8 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 7,427 |
| 9 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 6,349 |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 6,269 |
| 11 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5,853 |
| 12 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 5,605 |
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 5,484 |
| 14 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 5,353 |
| 15 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 5,249 |
| 16 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5,186 |
| 17 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 4,824 |
| 18 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4,639 |
| 19 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4,354 |
| 20 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 4,285 |
Source: US Census Estimates
Croatian Ancestry in Americas
People of Croatian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Croatian ancestry is 2 million around the world. The largest American community is reported from the United States at 400,474; Chile at 300,000 and Argentina with 250,000 members. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada (133,965 ), Brazil (45,000), Venezuela, Peru, and Bolivia.
Let’s have a look at Americans Countries having significant Croatian ancestry
Croatian Canadians
Croatian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Croatian ancestry. Croatian Canadians account for about 0.39% of the total population of Canada According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 133,965 people of Croatian descent in Canada.
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Croatian Chileans
Croatian Chileans are Chileans who have full or partial Chileans ancestry. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside Europe, second only to Croatian Americans.
The estimated population of Croatian descents in Chile is 300,000–400,000 (2.2% of Chile’s population). The Regions with significant Croatian populations are Punta Arenas, Santiago, Antofagasta and Iquique.
Croatian Argentines
Croatian Argentines are Chileans who have full or partial Argentines ancestry. Argentina has second largest communities of ethnic Croats in South America
The estimated population of Croatian descents in Chile is 250,000. The Regions with significant Croatian populations are Buenos Aires Province, Santa Fe, Chaco, and Argentine Patagonia
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