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
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
| # | 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
Czech Canadians
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 Territories | Czech pop. | Czechoslovakian pop. | Percentage |
| 1 | Alberta | 20,865 | 10,055 | 0.78% |
| 2 | British Columbia | 23,380 | 7,970 | 0.69% |
| 3 | Manitoba | 4,590 | 2160 | 0.54% |
| 4 | New Brunswick | 440 | 180 | 0.08% |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 180 | 60 | 0.05% |
| 6 | Northwest Territories | 90 | 30 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 1,165 | 420 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Nunavut | 10 | 0 | 0.03% |
| 9 | Ontario | 42,345 | 14810 | 0.43% |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 95 | 75 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Quebec | 6,295 | 2150 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Saskatchewan | 4,960 | 2,770 | 0.72% |
| 13 | Yukon | 180 | 40 | 0.63% |
| Canada— Total | 104,585 | 40,715 | 0.42% |
16Source: Canada Census 2016
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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