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Swiss Ancestry in America
People of Swiss ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Swiss ancestry is 1 million around the world, and forms an important minority Group in the United States, Canada, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina.
Let’s have a look at Americans Countries having significant Swiss ancestry
Country | Population (partial ancestry) | % of country |
United States | 997,233 | 0.30% |
Canada | 146,830 | 0.40% |
Chile | 100,000 | 0.60% |
Brazil | 80,000 | 0.04% |
Argentina | 15,000 | 0.75% |
Swiss Americans
Swiss Americans are Americans who have full or partial Swiss ancestry. In the United States census of 2020, 1 million people self-identified as being fully or partly of Swiss ancestry.
According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2020, there were 908,570 (0.28% of the US Population) people of Russian descent in the U.S.
Swiss Ancestry Statewise
Population wise California (96,070) has the largest number of people with Swiss Ancestry followed by Pennsylvania (70,703), Ohio (68,400), Wisconsin (53,391), and Indiana (39,518).
Percentage-wise top US states with Swiss Ancestry are Utah (1.15%), Wisconsin (0.92%), Idaho (0.70%), Oregon (0.66%), and Indiana (0.59%).
List of States by Swiss Ancestry Population
# | States | Estimated Population | Percent |
1 | Alabama | 3,867 | 0.08% |
2 | Alaska | 2,868 | 0.39% |
3 | Arizona | 17,958 | 0.25% |
4 | Arkansas | 5,293 | 0.18% |
5 | California | 96,070 | 0.24% |
6 | Colorado | 22,195 | 0.39% |
7 | Connecticut | 7,980 | 0.22% |
8 | Delaware | 2,090 | 0.22% |
9 | District of Columbia | 1,750 | 0.25% |
10 | Florida | 35,338 | 0.17% |
11 | Georgia | 12,470 | 0.12% |
12 | Hawaii | 2,109 | 0.15% |
13 | Idaho | 12,229 | 0.70% |
14 | Illinois | 33,394 | 0.26% |
15 | Indiana | 39,518 | 0.59% |
16 | Iowa | 15,317 | 0.49% |
17 | Kansas | 12,614 | 0.43% |
18 | Kentucky | 10,447 | 0.23% |
19 | Louisiana | 2,715 | 0.06% |
20 | Maine | 2,147 | 0.16% |
21 | Maryland | 11,619 | 0.19% |
22 | Massachusetts | 9,903 | 0.14% |
23 | Michigan | 23,403 | 0.23% |
24 | Minnesota | 20,031 | 0.36% |
25 | Mississippi | 1,457 | 0.05% |
26 | Missouri | 24,404 | 0.40% |
27 | Montana | 5,375 | 0.51% |
28 | Nebraska | 6,948 | 0.36% |
29 | Nevada | 8,863 | 0.29% |
30 | New Hampshire | 2,404 | 0.18% |
31 | New Jersey | 14,616 | 0.16% |
32 | New Mexico | 3,213 | 0.15% |
33 | New York | 34,304 | 0.18% |
34 | North Carolina | 16,692 | 0.16% |
35 | North Dakota | 1,981 | 0.26% |
36 | Ohio | 68,400 | 0.59% |
37 | Oklahoma | 6,706 | 0.17% |
38 | Oregon | 27,587 | 0.66% |
39 | Pennsylvania | 70,703 | 0.55% |
40 | Rhode Island | 1,183 | 0.11% |
41 | South Carolina | 8,029 | 0.16% |
42 | South Dakota | 3,253 | 0.37% |
43 | Tennessee | 12,110 | 0.18% |
44 | Texas | 35,815 | 0.13% |
45 | Utah | 36,226 | 1.15% |
46 | Vermont | 1,733 | 0.28% |
47 | Virginia | 21,028 | 0.25% |
48 | Washington | 33,073 | 0.44% |
49 | West Virginia | 3,188 | 0.18% |
50 | Wisconsin | 53,391 | 0.92% |
51 | Wyoming | 2,563 | 0.44% |
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Swiss Canadians
Swiss Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Swiss ancestry. Swiss Canadians account for about 0.45% of the total population of Canada
According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 155,120 people of Swiss descent in Canada.
Swiss Ancestry Provinces
Ontario, with 59,835 people of Swiss ancestry, has the largest population of Swiss -Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (31,390) and Quebec (24,505). Percentage-wise Yukon (1.24%) have the highest percentage of Swiss followed by British Columbia (0.69%) and Alberta (0.61%).
List of Provinces by Swiss Ancestry Population
# | Provinces and Territories | Responses | Percentage |
1 | Alberta | 24,310 | 0.61% |
2 | British Columbia | 31,390 | 0.69% |
3 | Manitoba | 5,475 | 0.44% |
4 | New Brunswick | 1,145 | 0.16% |
5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 245 | 0.05% |
6 | Northwest Territories | 140 | 0.34% |
7 | Nova Scotia | 2,710 | 0.30% |
8 | Nunavut | 15 | 0.04% |
9 | Ontario | 59,835 | 0.45% |
10 | Prince Edward Island | 210 | 0.15% |
11 | Quebec | 24,505 | 0.31% |
12 | Saskatchewan | 4,715 | 0.44% |
13 | Yukon | 435 | 1.24% |
Canada— Total | 155,120 | 0.45% |
Source: Canada Census 2016