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Estonian Ancestry in America

People of Estonian ancestry form minority groups in several countries in North and South America.  According to the 2020 US Census, Estonian ancestry is estimated at 28,000 people. It also forms a small minority Group in Canada and Argentina.

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

Estonian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Estonian ancestry.  According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2019, there were 27,981 (0.01% of the US Population) people of Estonian descent in the U.S.

Estonian Ancestry Statewise

Population wise California (3,605) has the largest number of people with Estonian Ancestry followed by New York (2,747), Florida (2,042), New Jersey (1,720), and Washington (1,715).

List of States by Estonian Ancestry Population

#StatesEstimated PopulationPercent
1Alabama600.00%
2Alaska840.01%
3Arizona6120.01%
4Arkansas140.00%
5California3,6050.01%
6Colorado6620.01%
7Connecticut1,0780.03%
8Delaware1670.02%
9District of Columbia700.01%
10Florida2,0420.01%
11Georgia2350.00%
12Hawaii1770.01%
13Idaho400.00%
14Illinois1,1620.01%
15Indiana2590.00%
16Iowa1300.00%
17Kansas340.00%
18Kentucky540.00%
19Louisiana1510.00%
20Maine940.01%
21Maryland1,1800.02%
22Massachusetts1,2050.02%
23Michigan6150.01%
24Minnesota5410.01%
25Mississippi00.00%
26Missouri1870.00%
27Montana1000.01%
28Nebraska320.00%
29Nevada2220.01%
30New Hampshire1950.01%
31New Jersey1,7200.02%
32New Mexico3310.02%
33New York2,7470.01%
34North Carolina5460.01%
35North Dakota270.00%
36Ohio6200.01%
37Oklahoma2140.01%
38Oregon1,2990.03%
39Pennsylvania6950.01%
40Rhode Island570.01%
41South Carolina2690.01%
42South Dakota1230.01%
43Tennessee1970.00%
44Texas8700.00%
45Utah690.00%
46Vermont600.01%
47Virginia8950.01%
48Washington1,7150.02%
49West Virginia540.00%
50Wisconsin4010.01%
51Wyoming650.01%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Estonian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Estonian ancestry. Estonian Canadians account for about  0.07%  of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 24,530 people of Estonian descent in Canada.

Estonian Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 15,075 people of Estonian ancestry, has the largest population of Estonian -Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (4,840) and Alberta (2,715). 

List of Provinces by Estonian Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesResponsesPercentage
1 Alberta2,7150.07%
2 British Columbia4,8400.11%
3 Manitoba1900.02%
4 New Brunswick1900.03%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador1000.02%
6 Northwest Territories00.00%
7 Nova Scotia3500.04%
8 Nunavut100.03%
9 Ontario15,0750.11%
10 Prince Edward Island450.03%
11 Quebec8950.01%
12 Saskatchewan2650.02%
13 Yukon100.03%
  Canada— Total24,5300.07%

Source: Canada Census 2016

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