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Slovak Ancestry in United States

People of Slovak ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. United States has the largest Slovak descent in America, According to the 2020 US Census, Slovak ancestry is estimated at 0.7 million people. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. 

Slovak Americans

Slovak Americans are Americans who have full or partial Slovak ancestry.  Slovak Americans made up the third-largest portion of Slavic ethnic groups.  According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates for 2020, there were 658,740 (0.20% of the U.S. population) people of Slovak descent in the U.S.

Slovak Ancestry Statewise

Population wise Pennsylvania (182,997) has the largest number of people with Slovak Ancestry followed by Ohio (108,461), Illinois (33,203), Florida (31,272), and New Jersey (31,120). 

List of States by Slovak Ancestry Population

#StatesPopulationPercent
1Pennsylvania182,9971.43%
2Ohio108,4610.93%
3Illinois33,2030.26%
4Florida31,2720.15%
5New Jersey31,1200.35%
6New York29,2920.15%
7California24,4410.06%
8Michigan22,4630.23%
9Indiana18,1910.27%
10Connecticut17,9330.50%
11Virginia15,4150.18%
12Wisconsin12,2950.21%
13Maryland12,1130.20%
14Texas11,7870.04%
15North Carolina10,6380.10%
16Arizona8,8110.12%
17Colorado8,6640.15%
18Washington7,1120.09%
19Massachusetts7,0510.10%
20Minnesota6,9890.12%
21Georgia6,6900.06%
22South Carolina4,6950.09%
23Missouri4,4840.07%
24West Virginia4,1570.23%
25Tennessee3,9730.06%
26Kentucky3,3250.07%
27Oregon3,2710.08%
28Nevada2,9210.10%
29Alabama1,9520.04%
30Maine1,7440.13%
31Delaware1,6180.17%
32Iowa1,5430.05%
33Utah1,4880.05%
34District of Columbia1,4120.20%
35Kansas1,3420.05%
36Montana1,3320.13%
37New Hampshire1,2570.09%
38New Mexico1,2500.06%
39Vermont1,2290.20%
40Louisiana1,1070.02%
41Arkansas1,0820.04%
42Oklahoma9790.02%
43Idaho8500.05%
44Nebraska7550.04%
45Mississippi7300.02%
46Rhode Island7110.07%
47Alaska6900.09%
48South Dakota5850.07%
49Hawaii5680.04%
50North Dakota4050.05%
51Wyoming3470.06%

Source: US Census estimates 2020

Top U.S. Cities by population

Pittsburgh Metro area with 66,022 people of Slovak ancestry, has the largest population of Slovak Americans. It’s followed by Cleveland (42,141) and the New York metro area (34,397).

Top Metro Areas by Slovak Population

#Metro AreaPopulation
1Pittsburgh, PA 66,022
2Cleveland-Elyria, OH 42,141
3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 34,397
4Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 31,738
5Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 17,659
6Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 14,205
7Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,926
8Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 11,559
9Columbus, OH 9,081
10Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 8,205

Source: US Census Estimates

Also read about Top US Cities by Population

Slovak Ancestry in Americas

People of Slovak ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. Beside United states, It also forms an important minority Group in Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.

Slovak Canadians

Slovak  Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Slovak ancestry. Slovak Canadians account for about  0.21%  of the total population of Canada

According to the Canadian Census 2016, there were 72,290 people of Slovak descent in Canada.

Slovak Ancestry Provinces

Ontario, with 40,530 people of Slovak ancestry, has the largest population of Slovak -Canadians in Canada followed by Alberta (11,220) and  British Columbia (5,555). 

List of Provinces by Slovak Ancestry Population

#Provinces and TerritoriesSlovak  CanadiansPercentage
1 Alberta11,2200.28%
2 British Columbia5,5550.12%
3 Manitoba2,1900.18%
4 New Brunswick2450.03%
5 Newfoundland and Labrador700.01%
6 Northwest Territories650.16%
7 Nova Scotia6100.07%
8 Nunavut200.06%
9 Ontario40,5300.31%
10 Prince Edward Island500.04%
11 Quebec4,7700.06%
12 Saskatchewan1,3900.13%
13 Yukon1100.31%
  Canada— Total72,2900.21%

Source: Canada Census 2016

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