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Czech Ancestry in America

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.

Let’s have a look at Countries having significant Czech ancestry

Czech Americans also known as Bohemian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Czech ancestry.  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 estimates 2020, there were 1,329,130 (0.41% of the US Population) people of Czech descent, in addition  to 295,630 (0.09%) people who list their ancestry as Czechoslovak.

Czech Ancestry Statewise

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

#StatesCzechCzechoslovakianPercentage*
1Alabama4,4851,2710.12%
2Alaska3,0527130.51%
3Arizona27,0167,3210.48%
4Arkansas6,4091,8720.27%
5California78,71224,1130.26%
6Colorado34,7668,1830.76%
7Connecticut10,6464,7670.43%
8Delaware1,6965970.24%
9District of Columbia2,4762640.39%
10Florida50,32916,0050.31%
11Georgia13,6214,0980.17%
12Hawaii1,9514930.17%
13Idaho5,9761,7320.44%
14Illinois96,28814,5660.87%
15Indiana15,5724,0830.29%
16Iowa50,9805,2331.78%
17Kansas20,2153,5920.82%
18Kentucky4,3281,4860.13%
19Louisiana3,5491,2600.10%
20Maine2,9681,2750.32%
21Maryland17,2405,7370.38%
22Massachusetts12,5152,9290.22%
23Michigan42,12714,4080.57%
24Minnesota84,80411,6221.72%
25Mississippi1,6865700.08%
26Missouri23,3985,1200.47%
27Montana7,1651,6510.83%
28Nebraska80,2725,4394.46%
29Nevada8,0642,2590.34%
30New Hampshire3,1627950.29%
31New Jersey22,1139,3930.35%
32New Mexico4,6271,1300.27%
33New York43,08116,3360.30%
34North Carolina17,7025,1360.22%
35North Dakota10,9581,4741.63%
36Ohio57,26619,9500.66%
37Oklahoma15,8423,4460.49%
38Oregon18,3165,7130.58%
39Pennsylvania42,67723,5730.52%
40Rhode Island1,5725430.20%
41South Carolina8,5172,2060.21%
42South Dakota18,0381,7162.25%
43Tennessee10,1332,3280.18%
44Texas193,05821,5810.75%
45Utah6,0831,3380.24%
46Vermont2,0305190.41%
47Virginia21,5306,4810.33%
48Washington29,9087,4580.50%
49West Virginia2,7621,2040.22%
50Wisconsin84,2059,8421.62%
51Wyoming3,2448090.70%

*Combined Czech and Czechoslovak Ancestry

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Czech Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Czech ancestry. Czech Canadians account for about  0.42%  of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2016, there were 104,585 people of Czech descent and 40,715 people of Czechoslovakian descent in Canada.

Czech Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 57,155 people of Czech* ancestry, has the largest population of Czech-Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (31,350) and Alberta (30,920). Percentage-wise Alberta (0.78%) have the highest percentage of Czech* ancestry followed by  Saskatchewan (0.72%) and British Columbia (0.69%)

List of Provinces by Russian Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesCzech pop.Czechoslovakian pop.Percentage
1 Alberta20,86510,0550.78%
2 British Columbia23,3807,9700.69%
3 Manitoba4,59021600.54%
4 New Brunswick4401800.08%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador180600.05%
6 Northwest Territories90300.29%
7 Nova Scotia1,1654200.17%
8 Nunavut1000.03%
9 Ontario42,345148100.43%
10Prince Edward Island95750.12%
11 Quebec6,29521500.11%
12 Saskatchewan4,9602,7700.72%
13 Yukon180400.63%
  Canada— Total104,58540,7150.42%

16Source: Canada Census 2016

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 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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