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Slovak Ancestry in America

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. 

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

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 2020, there were 658,740 (0.20% of the US 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

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

Source: US Census estimates 2020

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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