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Hungarian Ancestry in America

People of Hungarian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of the Hungarian Diaspora is 2 million in the Americas.

According to the 2020 US Census, Hungarian ancestry is estimated at 1.4 million people. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada (348,085), Brazil, and Argentina (350,000). 

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

CountryHungarian population
 United States1,348,198
 Canada348,085
 Brazil80,000
 Chile50,000
 Argentina40,000 to 50,000 
 Venezuela4,000
 Mexico3,500
 Uruguay3,000

Hungarian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Hungarian ancestry.  In the United States census of 2020, 1.4 million people identified as being fully or partly of Hungarian ancestry. 

According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2019, there were 1,348,198 (0.41%% of the US Population) people of Hungarian descent in the U.S.

Hungarian Ancestry Statewise

Population wise Ohio (176,604) has the largest number of people with Hungarian Ancestry followed by New York (138,567), Pennsylvania (117,478), California (110,288), and Florida (97,342).

Percentage-wise top US states with Hungarian Ancestry are Ohio (1.51%), New Jersey (1.02%), Pennsylvania (0.92%), Connecticut (0.89%), and Michigan (0.85%).

List of States by Hungarian Ancestry Population

#StatesEstimated PopulationPercent
1Alabama6,9440.14%
2Alaska1,7650.24%
3Arizona28,3840.40%
4Arkansas2,6040.09%
5California110,2880.28%
6Colorado21,0200.37%
7Connecticut31,8530.89%
8Delaware4,1100.42%
9District of Columbia2,8130.40%
10Florida97,3420.46%
11Georgia17,7320.17%
12Hawaii2,3770.17%
13Idaho4,3840.25%
14Illinois45,6020.36%
15Indiana33,6940.50%
16Iowa3,5440.11%
17Kansas5,0020.17%
18Kentucky7,2490.16%
19Louisiana6,2240.13%
20Maine4,0930.31%
21Maryland22,0620.37%
22Massachusetts19,4810.28%
23Michigan84,7050.85%
24Minnesota12,6670.23%
25Mississippi1,7070.06%
26Missouri13,6900.22%
27Montana3,4250.32%
28Nebraska3,3240.17%
29Nevada11,4560.38%
30New Hampshire4,4630.33%
31New Jersey90,9031.02%
32New Mexico4,0630.19%
33New York138,5670.71%
34North Carolina29,5070.28%
35North Dakota1,9950.26%
36Ohio176,6041.51%
37Oklahoma4,5780.12%
38Oregon14,6420.35%
39Pennsylvania117,4780.92%
40Rhode Island2,1390.20%
41South Carolina12,8400.25%
42South Dakota1,1590.13%
43Tennessee11,8440.17%
44Texas35,3410.12%
45Utah5,6440.18%
46Vermont3,1130.50%
47Virginia28,7580.34%
48Washington22,3310.30%
49West Virginia8,1550.45%
50Wisconsin22,5540.39%
51Wyoming1,9790.34%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Hungarian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Hungarian ancestry. Hungarian Canadians account for about  1.01%  of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2016, there were 348,085 people of Hungarian descent in Canada.

Hungarian Ancestry by Provinces

Ontario, with 163,500 people of Hungarian ancestry, has the largest population of Hungarian -Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (56,535) and Alberta (56,275). Percentage-wise Alberta (1.41%) have the highest percentage of Hungarian followed by Yukon (1.38%) and British Columbia (1.24%).

List of Provinces by Hungarian Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesResponsesPercentage
1 Alberta56,2751.41%
2 British Columbia56,5351.24%
3 Manitoba10,1200.82%
4 New Brunswick1,2800.18%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador4150.08%
6 Northwest Territories2600.63%
7 Nova Scotia2,7000.30%
8 Nunavut500.14%
9 Ontario163,5001.23%
10 Prince Edward Island3050.22%
11 Quebec28,2800.36%
12 Saskatchewan27,8852.60%
13 Yukon4851.38%
  Canada— Total348,0851.01%

Source: Canada Census 2016

Hungarian Brazilians are Brazilians who have full or partial Hungarian ancestry. According to the Embassy of Hungary to Brazil, there are between 80,000 and 100,000 Brazilians of Hungarian descent, most of them living in São Paulo and 8-10% living in Rio de Janeiro Pernambuco.

Hungarian Argentines are Argentine Citizens who have full or partial Hungarian ancestry. As per the estimates, there are between 40,000 and 50,000 people of Hungarian descent living in Argentina, mostly in Buenos Aires. 

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