ANCESTRY
Belgian Americans
About 314,975 US residents are of Belgian ancestry, 0.1% of the population · down 9.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest Belgian populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest Belgian share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$101,411
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
51.3%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
5.1%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
77.0%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
50.7
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$363,300
US overall: $376,019
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where Belgian Americans earn the most
| District of Columbia | $226,477 | 88.3% | 5.8% | 59.9% | 723 |
| Rhode Island | $168,216 | 76.9% | 1.9% | 82.1% | 1,021 |
| Virginia | $129,139 | 68.2% | 2.2% | 74.9% | 5,117 |
| Connecticut | $127,411 | 52.1% | 3.6% | 88.3% | 2,293 |
| California | $121,215 | 55.0% | 8.1% | 64.2% | 23,407 |
| Maryland | $116,667 | 67.8% | 8.6% | 62.5% | 3,740 |
| New Jersey | $115,438 | 57.2% | 3.4% | 74.4% | 5,972 |
| New York | $108,105 | 60.0% | 9.6% | 66.3% | 12,863 |
| Alabama | $107,365 | 67.0% | 2.7% | 82.2% | 1,143 |
| Colorado | $106,934 | 63.0% | 2.5% | 75.0% | 7,308 |
| Alaska | $102,917 | 35.5% | 0.0% | 85.8% | 646 |
| Texas | $101,018 | 55.1% | 5.3% | 70.7% | 14,015 |
| Massachusetts | $99,871 | 58.0% | 5.9% | 65.5% | 5,790 |
| Washington | $99,050 | 47.7% | 4.4% | 68.8% | 8,052 |
| Wyoming | $97,500 | 44.7% | 2.7% | 83.8% | 1,365 |
| Georgia | $95,382 | 61.5% | 3.0% | 78.5% | 3,738 |
| New Mexico | $95,068 | 43.9% | 18.7% | 84.2% | 1,460 |
| Utah | $91,575 | 39.2% | 3.5% | 79.9% | 2,434 |
| Louisiana | $88,627 | 52.0% | 7.5% | 77.8% | 3,787 |
| North Dakota | $88,462 | 47.0% | 6.4% | 70.0% | 828 |
| Minnesota | $87,762 | 45.7% | 3.8% | 80.8% | 14,494 |
| South Carolina | $84,083 | 46.3% | 5.5% | 71.2% | 2,800 |
| Oregon | $83,801 | 44.3% | 6.2% | 69.2% | 5,688 |
| New Hampshire | $83,333 | 50.6% | 4.1% | 69.8% | 1,786 |
| Illinois | $82,846 | 45.5% | 4.8% | 79.8% | 25,280 |
| North Carolina | $82,214 | 56.9% | 5.2% | 70.9% | 5,088 |
| Ohio | $82,207 | 47.8% | 7.1% | 78.9% | 8,362 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,827 | 43.6% | 7.1% | 75.7% | 9,243 |
| Iowa | $80,897 | 41.6% | 4.8% | 77.1% | 7,604 |
| Maine | $80,000 | 46.9% | 9.8% | 76.4% | 788 |
| Florida | $79,063 | 47.6% | 7.9% | 80.3% | 15,930 |
| Missouri | $79,053 | 44.6% | 8.6% | 77.2% | 5,459 |
| Tennessee | $77,344 | 53.8% | 8.1% | 70.3% | 2,769 |
| Michigan | $76,840 | 36.6% | 5.8% | 82.4% | 42,865 |
| Wisconsin | $74,565 | 32.1% | 5.3% | 82.0% | 45,519 |
| Oklahoma | $73,438 | 49.3% | 4.4% | 79.4% | 1,584 |
| Arizona | $72,048 | 43.5% | 6.1% | 76.1% | 5,843 |
| Indiana | $70,325 | 39.3% | 7.7% | 85.8% | 10,110 |
| Nevada | $67,208 | 24.6% | 7.2% | 71.7% | 2,100 |
| Kentucky | $66,528 | 57.6% | 11.1% | 66.0% | 2,087 |
| Vermont | $65,694 | 52.7% | 0.0% | 84.6% | 391 |
| Idaho | $65,365 | 43.6% | 5.8% | 72.6% | 1,170 |
| Arkansas | $63,396 | 26.3% | 2.2% | 74.6% | 962 |
| Kansas | $62,875 | 52.5% | 3.5% | 78.9% | 4,591 |
| Nebraska | $61,591 | 50.3% | 2.9% | 74.2% | 2,208 |
| Montana | $56,023 | 51.5% | 4.2% | 62.6% | 2,319 |
| South Dakota | $54,670 | 32.7% | 3.7% | 67.7% | 1,734 |
| West Virginia | $49,422 | 30.6% | 3.5% | 80.4% | 1,273 |
| Hawaii | – | 51.4% | 5.8% | 54.7% | 638 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Belgian Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $186,375 | 75.9% | 6.3% | 61.1% | 1,141 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $177,176 | 65.4% | 5.8% | 46.8% | 4,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $174,103 | 80.1% | 5.1% | 70.6% | 4,836 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $165,199 | 56.9% | 16.2% | 67.4% | 3,039 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $156,771 | 61.8% | 3.6% | 72.4% | 1,378 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $155,357 | 63.3% | 7.3% | 90.3% | 858 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $138,214 | 52.9% | 1.7% | 91.3% | 640 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | $135,720 | 67.3% | 15.7% | 74.5% | 2,561 |
| Rochester, MN | $128,438 | 67.0% | 3.4% | 88.3% | 427 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $124,844 | 56.5% | 3.4% | 75.1% | 4,085 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $124,509 | 68.3% | 6.2% | 64.4% | 11,975 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $121,467 | 68.2% | 4.2% | 78.3% | 1,373 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $120,082 | 45.4% | 6.8% | 70.9% | 807 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $118,281 | 58.8% | 8.5% | 62.7% | 6,554 |
| Boulder, CO | $117,910 | 79.7% | 0.0% | 89.3% | 1,029 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $115,795 | 58.0% | 1.1% | 68.9% | 1,382 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $114,904 | 61.4% | 8.6% | 83.1% | 780 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $113,988 | 57.9% | 1.4% | 68.2% | 3,942 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $112,194 | 65.3% | 2.0% | 69.0% | 3,676 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $112,023 | 48.1% | 3.5% | 64.4% | 5,056 |
| Whitewater, WI | $109,107 | 49.0% | 12.2% | 61.3% | 541 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $108,080 | 64.4% | 0.8% | 74.2% | 1,168 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $108,040 | 59.5% | 5.0% | 77.5% | 12,035 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | $104,276 | 66.9% | 6.4% | 68.0% | 3,456 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $103,791 | 59.2% | 3.6% | 67.9% | 4,566 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $103,641 | 50.3% | 4.5% | 86.5% | 1,729 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $100,910 | 58.7% | 3.4% | 80.3% | 7,665 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $100,433 | 59.3% | 3.3% | 84.2% | 4,216 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $97,566 | 70.0% | 12.3% | 75.4% | 1,005 |
| Flint, MI | $97,500 | 51.3% | 5.5% | 81.5% | 895 |
| Peoria, IL | $95,189 | 58.3% | 0.8% | 75.9% | 665 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $93,438 | 66.1% | 2.6% | 75.7% | 2,578 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $93,194 | 31.5% | 10.0% | 71.8% | 1,415 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $92,973 | 76.6% | 11.9% | 68.6% | 744 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $92,344 | 36.0% | 4.8% | 78.7% | 974 |
| Columbus, OH | $89,050 | 60.7% | 3.2% | 77.7% | 1,521 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $88,611 | 58.8% | 8.4% | 71.1% | 1,216 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $88,191 | 63.8% | 8.8% | 89.9% | 1,228 |
| Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | $87,857 | 53.5% | 8.4% | 78.0% | 2,356 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $87,788 | 43.2% | 5.9% | 88.1% | 1,977 |
| Traverse City, MI | $87,000 | 42.5% | 0.0% | 90.8% | 377 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $86,892 | 44.8% | 2.6% | 79.8% | 1,428 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $84,939 | 48.2% | 4.5% | 69.9% | 3,758 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,148 | 57.1% | 0.9% | 70.6% | 796 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $84,129 | 40.8% | 8.6% | 79.9% | 2,852 |
| Adrian, MI | $83,942 | 40.9% | 1.1% | 97.4% | 617 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $81,964 | 55.8% | 7.6% | 74.2% | 1,301 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $81,919 | 47.7% | 6.5% | 78.0% | 4,161 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $81,375 | 54.8% | 3.5% | 79.6% | 2,619 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $81,234 | 35.0% | 0.0% | 85.4% | 907 |
| Appleton, WI | $81,094 | 42.5% | 1.8% | 87.9% | 2,788 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $80,918 | 48.9% | 17.7% | 54.9% | 648 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $80,873 | 35.3% | 5.0% | 82.6% | 24,704 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $80,823 | 67.7% | 0.0% | 75.4% | 583 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $79,886 | 57.0% | 7.7% | 75.2% | 1,640 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $79,868 | 40.6% | 6.6% | 78.6% | 4,219 |
| Rochester, NY | $79,702 | 37.9% | 8.6% | 74.9% | 1,222 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $79,554 | 51.4% | 10.4% | 60.8% | 1,118 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $78,897 | 56.2% | 4.9% | 64.7% | 1,477 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $78,438 | 32.8% | 9.0% | 82.6% | 3,715 |
| Toledo, OH | $77,819 | 24.9% | 8.3% | 58.2% | 874 |
| Madison, WI | $77,692 | 70.1% | 4.5% | 66.7% | 2,130 |
| Ottawa, IL | $76,250 | 16.8% | 1.3% | 82.5% | 623 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $76,157 | 53.3% | 2.7% | 61.8% | 3,538 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $74,382 | 29.2% | 5.2% | 80.3% | 10,207 |
| Green Bay, WI | $72,458 | 24.6% | 4.8% | 81.7% | 22,957 |
| Marshall, MN | $72,292 | 21.0% | 3.7% | 76.7% | 2,121 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $71,250 | 39.1% | 13.3% | 86.8% | 893 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $70,685 | 45.6% | 4.2% | 73.6% | 2,245 |
| Muskegon, MI | $68,750 | 29.8% | 4.8% | 94.9% | 377 |
| Wausau-Weston, WI | $66,250 | 26.4% | 5.8% | 76.7% | 464 |
| Shawano, WI | $66,250 | 21.0% | 3.0% | 95.1% | 304 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $66,213 | 43.1% | 1.9% | 97.1% | 1,063 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $65,846 | 21.5% | 2.8% | 72.4% | 1,418 |
| Monroe, MI | $65,227 | 24.1% | 7.3% | 79.3% | 1,140 |
| Tucson, AZ | $65,083 | 37.9% | 5.5% | 70.5% | 866 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $62,692 | 30.3% | 7.3% | 63.1% | 725 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $62,071 | 53.1% | 3.3% | 73.3% | 1,567 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $61,528 | 41.1% | 3.3% | 82.1% | 513 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $60,662 | 36.3% | 15.0% | 89.2% | 773 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $60,591 | 31.2% | 9.8% | 89.2% | 3,664 |
| Manitowoc, WI | $59,375 | 24.0% | 3.9% | 99.5% | 872 |
| Iron Mountain, MI-WI | $58,068 | 15.4% | 7.4% | 81.8% | 445 |
| Mankato, MN | $55,368 | 47.2% | 1.4% | 85.7% | 646 |
| Sterling, IL | $54,904 | 23.4% | 2.7% | 73.5% | 512 |
| Escanaba, MI | $47,857 | 12.1% | 6.1% | 86.1% | 1,040 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | $46,250 | 16.3% | 5.2% | 82.6% | 1,328 |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | – | 47.7% | 0.4% | 85.4% | 842 |
| Alexandria, LA | – | 35.4% | 7.3% | 96.1% | 757 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Belgian Americans across cities
| San Francisco | $235,476 | 84.4% | 4.1% | 17.7% | 1,039 |
| Washington | $226,477 | 88.3% | 5.8% | 59.9% | 723 |
| San Diego | $173,026 | 69.7% | 13.9% | 79.0% | 1,129 |
| Seattle | $140,750 | 76.1% | 4.0% | 56.7% | 1,113 |
| Chicago | $127,560 | 77.3% | 4.2% | 55.9% | 2,546 |
| New York | $123,255 | 77.8% | 9.3% | 45.0% | 4,754 |
| Boston | $114,228 | 87.4% | 6.5% | 48.1% | 657 |
| Suamico | $105,028 | 38.5% | 3.2% | 96.6% | 920 |
| Phoenix | $104,609 | 51.7% | 3.2% | 84.5% | 843 |
| Portland | $100,581 | 67.6% | 2.7% | 64.5% | 1,091 |
| Annawan | $99,375 | 26.3% | 3.0% | 90.0% | 169 |
| Los Angeles | $96,588 | 71.7% | 11.4% | 49.0% | 1,795 |
| Luxemburg | $93,500 | 17.0% | 4.5% | 80.4% | 575 |
| San Antonio | $90,179 | 60.0% | 4.7% | 79.7% | 806 |
| Casco | $86,528 | 9.2% | 3.2% | 93.1% | 216 |
| Kansas City | $85,500 | 44.1% | 14.4% | 64.5% | 843 |
| Denver | $83,000 | 71.1% | 1.3% | 47.5% | 861 |
| Minneapolis | $82,353 | 75.4% | 4.2% | 63.6% | 677 |
| Bellevue | $81,172 | 41.8% | 5.9% | 86.6% | 1,490 |
| Houston | $79,589 | 67.6% | 1.4% | 52.7% | 1,114 |
| De Pere | $79,196 | 35.0% | 2.6% | 79.3% | 1,666 |
| Troy | $79,000 | 55.6% | 0.0% | 82.9% | 524 |
| Davenport | $78,182 | 36.5% | 3.0% | 72.5% | 1,174 |
| Forestville | $77,500 | 10.8% | 2.8% | 94.7% | 106 |
| Warren | $77,153 | 16.3% | 6.2% | 90.9% | 770 |
| Ashwaubenon | $74,844 | 21.0% | 8.5% | 75.0% | 910 |
| Sterling Heights | $73,693 | 19.8% | 6.1% | 80.7% | 1,052 |
| Rock Island | $71,094 | 24.9% | 5.4% | 92.2% | 987 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $71,008 | 41.3% | 5.7% | 61.6% | 1,119 |
| Howard | $70,069 | 27.1% | 6.2% | 69.2% | 936 |
| Appleton | $67,578 | 45.4% | 0.0% | 91.5% | 742 |
| Dallas | $66,923 | 56.9% | 5.4% | 56.9% | 774 |
| St. Clair Shores | $65,526 | 30.9% | 2.7% | 81.8% | 1,362 |
| Minneota | $65,417 | 23.2% | 3.0% | 77.8% | 197 |
| Moline | $64,970 | 32.3% | 7.2% | 68.6% | 1,447 |
| Madison | $63,047 | 85.5% | 13.3% | 48.3% | 747 |
| Green Bay | $59,725 | 26.6% | 5.8% | 77.3% | 6,138 |
| Marshall | $54,450 | 19.0% | 4.2% | 61.8% | 864 |
| Mishawaka | $54,127 | 19.7% | 18.0% | 88.2% | 1,047 |
| Allouez | $50,577 | 29.5% | 1.7% | 62.3% | 1,059 |
| Omaha | $47,328 | 61.8% | 5.2% | 68.6% | 894 |
| Milwaukee | $46,223 | 70.4% | 9.6% | 72.2% | 828 |
| South Bend | $41,161 | 43.5% | 7.5% | 72.5% | 599 |
| Roseville | $29,856 | 7.6% | 20.6% | 86.9% | 529 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
ABOUT THIS GROUP
Frequently asked
How many people of Belgian ancestry live in the United States?
About 314,975 US residents are of Belgian ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest Belgian population?
Green Bay, WI has the largest Belgian population of any US city, with about 5,686 residents of Belgian ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of Belgian ancestry?
Wisconsin leads all states with about 42,070 residents of Belgian ancestry.
What is the median household income of Belgian Americans?
Belgian Americans have a median household income of about $101,411, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024