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Serbian Americans

About 189,085 US residents are of Serbian ancestry, 0.1% of the population · down 0.8% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Serbian populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Serbian share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$94,420
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
51.1%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.1%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
72.0%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
44.2
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$383,800
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 Serbian Americans earn the most

Connecticut$200,31377.5%3.0%85.2%1,377
Massachusetts$150,68270.6%4.9%68.1%3,532
Oregon$122,00558.5%4.2%80.4%1,653
Washington$116,61862.4%10.7%56.1%3,298
Maryland$111,31061.6%9.0%72.2%2,997
Colorado$110,09659.1%5.1%78.2%3,017
New Jersey$109,86454.0%4.1%70.0%4,551
California$104,79559.4%6.4%63.7%18,859
Virginia$102,21859.0%2.5%49.7%3,284
Missouri$101,83857.0%6.6%67.2%1,936
New York$100,85655.8%8.0%48.4%10,790
Nebraska$100,35752.2%7.7%79.3%867
Texas$97,63656.7%12.1%69.0%7,470
North Carolina$96,29155.7%3.4%62.8%2,603
Illinois$96,02345.1%4.8%69.7%24,530
Minnesota$92,25049.7%7.3%72.8%3,935
Arizona$85,80942.2%7.0%79.7%6,728
Nevada$85,27225.1%7.9%64.3%3,061
South Carolina$84,81342.2%2.6%89.9%1,293
Michigan$78,72442.0%5.8%79.1%8,908
Georgia$77,27361.4%5.0%77.8%1,483
Pennsylvania$75,39838.8%7.4%78.5%17,049
Ohio$72,73836.4%4.8%76.2%17,283
Tennessee$71,83846.7%24.1%64.5%1,841
Wisconsin$71,39539.5%4.4%64.2%8,298
Indiana$71,15242.2%6.2%79.8%9,509
Iowa$71,00035.7%3.8%80.8%761
Florida$70,27044.2%11.4%76.1%10,900
Montana$68,21469.1%3.6%83.5%857
Kentucky$64,70264.2%3.9%49.4%1,272
West Virginia$56,52839.9%9.3%80.6%1,176
Utah55.5%4.9%93.3%1,153

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

Serbian Americans across metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$200,39177.9%3.4%69.5%1,214
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$153,87575.5%7.8%63.2%2,189
Salt Lake City, UT$149,07354.4%5.6%90.5%679
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$135,62565.1%1.9%60.8%2,717
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$132,41166.6%9.5%52.6%2,355
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$131,73159.1%1.0%73.9%609
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$128,17362.7%3.6%72.9%1,700
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,56356.3%5.1%74.9%1,089
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$123,23566.2%1.0%76.6%1,143
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$121,25069.1%6.6%54.5%4,302
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$121,12052.1%3.6%76.7%1,224
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA$113,70051.0%0.0%86.7%699
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$109,81166.4%2.9%75.6%2,372
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$108,92061.2%6.0%48.1%11,402
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$108,63662.0%1.0%76.8%2,156
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,34662.1%5.2%58.9%6,530
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$98,37751.4%13.0%75.9%3,414
St. Louis, MO-IL$93,75056.1%13.6%69.7%1,594
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$92,63238.0%5.8%86.7%5,863
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$92,41169.2%4.6%86.2%1,173
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$89,69944.8%4.3%73.2%29,051
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$89,69843.5%4.4%82.3%5,703
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$85,76122.0%6.1%62.6%2,527
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$83,83361.8%8.2%67.4%1,275
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$81,78634.5%3.2%85.1%1,218
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$78,89436.5%3.1%78.0%6,825
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$78,45856.7%7.1%78.5%1,095
Columbus, OH$76,56370.4%3.0%75.0%1,341
Pittsburgh, PA$74,36536.7%5.1%79.9%10,878
Akron, OH$73,98022.0%5.4%76.6%3,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$73,89157.5%1.6%83.7%849
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$73,83960.0%13.0%65.2%2,985
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$73,10214.4%10.8%58.9%1,278
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$73,02137.5%3.3%62.6%5,197
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$72,46158.4%5.6%74.4%1,989
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$72,44135.1%7.5%68.6%3,157
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL$64,01354.9%1.7%90.5%1,282
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$62,96925.2%5.8%88.9%1,127
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$55,20840.7%10.6%63.2%1,026
Duluth, MN-WI$53,58327.4%14.0%76.4%997
Johnstown, PA$53,05630.8%31.7%91.0%879
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA$52,17122.9%17.5%77.1%1,452
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$50,31346.6%25.2%72.4%2,854
Canton-Massillon, OH$42,41132.3%1.3%62.3%1,136
Kansas City, MO-KS55.0%3.0%84.0%676

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

Serbian Americans across cities

San Diego$106,08967.9%13.3%52.8%1,303
Houston$105,36378.9%0.7%61.7%1,445
New York$102,30062.9%8.3%31.6%5,704
Phoenix$100,88740.7%4.0%80.7%2,638
St. Petersburg$100,29635.0%7.3%71.0%1,036
Los Angeles$96,54265.3%7.8%51.1%2,448
Pittsburgh$80,27053.0%11.9%64.4%788
Chicago$79,75351.6%5.3%51.0%6,454
Akron$76,80620.9%8.3%79.4%973
Schererville$61,09432.7%1.2%81.8%807
Milwaukee$56,97934.0%2.6%61.6%1,456
Parma$56,21110.8%1.0%86.5%947

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 Serbian ancestry live in the United States?

About 189,085 US residents are of Serbian ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Serbian population?

Chicago, IL has the largest Serbian population of any US city, with about 6,812 residents of Serbian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Serbian ancestry?

Illinois leads all states with about 23,905 residents of Serbian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Serbian Americans?

Serbian Americans have a median household income of about $94,420, 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

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