Czech Ancestry in United States
Czech Americans also known as Bohemian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Czech ancestry. People of Czech ancestry form an important group in the United States and Canada. As per the US Census 2020, Czech ancestry is estimated at 1.6 million people. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
Czech American Population
In the United States census of 2020, 1.6 million people identified as being fully or partly of Czech ancestry. According to the United States Ancestry Census 2020, there were 1,329,130 people of Czech descent (making up 0.41% of the US Population), in addition to 295,630 people who listed their ancestry as Czechoslovak (comprising 0.09% of the population).
also read about the Czech population in Canada
Top US States by Czech Population
Population wise Texas (214,639) has the largest number of people with Czech* Ancestry followed by Illinois (110,854), California (102,825), Minnesota (96,426), and Wisconsin (94,047).
Percentage-wise top US states with Czech* Ancestry are Nebraska (4.46%), South Dakota (2.25%), Iowa (1.78%), Minnesota(1.72%), and North Dakota (1.63%).
*Combined Czech and Czechoslovak Ancestry
List of States by Czech and Czechoslovak Ancestry
| # | States | Czech | Czechoslovakian | Percentage* |
| 1 | Alabama | 4,485 | 1,271 | 0.12% |
| 2 | Alaska | 3,052 | 713 | 0.51% |
| 3 | Arizona | 27,016 | 7,321 | 0.48% |
| 4 | Arkansas | 6,409 | 1,872 | 0.27% |
| 5 | California | 78,712 | 24,113 | 0.26% |
| 6 | Colorado | 34,766 | 8,183 | 0.76% |
| 7 | Connecticut | 10,646 | 4,767 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Delaware | 1,696 | 597 | 0.24% |
| 9 | District of Columbia | 2,476 | 264 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Florida | 50,329 | 16,005 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Georgia | 13,621 | 4,098 | 0.17% |
| 12 | Hawaii | 1,951 | 493 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Idaho | 5,976 | 1,732 | 0.44% |
| 14 | Illinois | 96,288 | 14,566 | 0.87% |
| 15 | Indiana | 15,572 | 4,083 | 0.29% |
| 16 | Iowa | 50,980 | 5,233 | 1.78% |
| 17 | Kansas | 20,215 | 3,592 | 0.82% |
| 18 | Kentucky | 4,328 | 1,486 | 0.13% |
| 19 | Louisiana | 3,549 | 1,260 | 0.10% |
| 20 | Maine | 2,968 | 1,275 | 0.32% |
| 21 | Maryland | 17,240 | 5,737 | 0.38% |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 12,515 | 2,929 | 0.22% |
| 23 | Michigan | 42,127 | 14,408 | 0.57% |
| 24 | Minnesota | 84,804 | 11,622 | 1.72% |
| 25 | Mississippi | 1,686 | 570 | 0.08% |
| 26 | Missouri | 23,398 | 5,120 | 0.47% |
| 27 | Montana | 7,165 | 1,651 | 0.83% |
| 28 | Nebraska | 80,272 | 5,439 | 4.46% |
| 29 | Nevada | 8,064 | 2,259 | 0.34% |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 3,162 | 795 | 0.29% |
| 31 | New Jersey | 22,113 | 9,393 | 0.35% |
| 32 | New Mexico | 4,627 | 1,130 | 0.27% |
| 33 | New York | 43,081 | 16,336 | 0.30% |
| 34 | North Carolina | 17,702 | 5,136 | 0.22% |
| 35 | North Dakota | 10,958 | 1,474 | 1.63% |
| 36 | Ohio | 57,266 | 19,950 | 0.66% |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 15,842 | 3,446 | 0.49% |
| 38 | Oregon | 18,316 | 5,713 | 0.58% |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | 42,677 | 23,573 | 0.52% |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 1,572 | 543 | 0.20% |
| 41 | South Carolina | 8,517 | 2,206 | 0.21% |
| 42 | South Dakota | 18,038 | 1,716 | 2.25% |
| 43 | Tennessee | 10,133 | 2,328 | 0.18% |
| 44 | Texas | 193,058 | 21,581 | 0.75% |
| 45 | Utah | 6,083 | 1,338 | 0.24% |
| 46 | Vermont | 2,030 | 519 | 0.41% |
| 47 | Virginia | 21,530 | 6,481 | 0.33% |
| 48 | Washington | 29,908 | 7,458 | 0.50% |
| 49 | West Virginia | 2,762 | 1,204 | 0.22% |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 84,205 | 9,842 | 1.62% |
| 51 | Wyoming | 3,244 | 809 | 0.70% |
*Combined Czech and Czechoslovak Ancestry
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Top U.S metropolitan areas by Czech population
Chicago Metro area with 91,036 people of Czech ancestry, has the largest population of Czech Americans. It’s followed by Minneapolis (56,678) and the New York metro area (49,279).
Top Metro Areas by Czech Population
| # | Metro Area | Population | Percentage |
| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 91,036 | 0.96% |
| 2 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 56,678 | 1.54% |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 49,279 | 0.25% |
| 4 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 46,984 | 0.65% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 44,702 | 0.58% |
| 6 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 31,395 | 3.23% |
| 7 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 28,821 | 1.23% |
| 8 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 24,354 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 21,938 | 1.06% |
| 10 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 21,604 | 0.34% |
| 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | 19,637 | 0.83% |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 19,173 | 0.48% |
| 13 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 18,398 | 0.37% |
| 14 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 17,325 | 0.58% |
| 15 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 16,134 | 0.26% |
| 16 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 15,939 | 0.26% |
| 17 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 14,730 | 0.59% |
| 18 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 14,483 | 0.52% |
| 19 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 13,867 | 0.89% |
| 20 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 13,403 | 0.31% |
Source: US Census Estimates
Czech Ancestry in Americas
People of Czech ancestry also forms an important minority Group in Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
Let’s have a look at Czech population in Other Countries
Czech Canadians
Czech Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Czech ancestry. Czech Canadians account for about 0.36% of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2021, 98,925 people identify themselves as of Czech descent, and an additional 33,135 people of Czechoslovakian descent.
Czech Brazilians
Czech Brazilians are Brazilians who have full or partial Czech ancestry. Czech Brazilians number 5000 people in Brazil. The Brazilian states with Czech descendants include Southern Brazil (Santa Catarina, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul).
Czech Argentines
Czech Argentines are Argentines who have full or partial Czech ancestry. It is estimated that around 40,000 Czechs are in Argentina. Argentina has the largest Czech community. Czechs settled mainly in Buenos Aires, Gran La Plata, Rosario and Chaco.
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