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.
Largest Serbian populations
Highest Serbian share
How the group compares
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.
Where Serbian Americans earn the most
| Connecticut | $200,313 | 77.5% | 3.0% | 85.2% | 1,377 |
| Massachusetts | $150,682 | 70.6% | 4.9% | 68.1% | 3,532 |
| Oregon | $122,005 | 58.5% | 4.2% | 80.4% | 1,653 |
| Washington | $116,618 | 62.4% | 10.7% | 56.1% | 3,298 |
| Maryland | $111,310 | 61.6% | 9.0% | 72.2% | 2,997 |
| Colorado | $110,096 | 59.1% | 5.1% | 78.2% | 3,017 |
| New Jersey | $109,864 | 54.0% | 4.1% | 70.0% | 4,551 |
| California | $104,795 | 59.4% | 6.4% | 63.7% | 18,859 |
| Virginia | $102,218 | 59.0% | 2.5% | 49.7% | 3,284 |
| Missouri | $101,838 | 57.0% | 6.6% | 67.2% | 1,936 |
| New York | $100,856 | 55.8% | 8.0% | 48.4% | 10,790 |
| Nebraska | $100,357 | 52.2% | 7.7% | 79.3% | 867 |
| Texas | $97,636 | 56.7% | 12.1% | 69.0% | 7,470 |
| North Carolina | $96,291 | 55.7% | 3.4% | 62.8% | 2,603 |
| Illinois | $96,023 | 45.1% | 4.8% | 69.7% | 24,530 |
| Minnesota | $92,250 | 49.7% | 7.3% | 72.8% | 3,935 |
| Arizona | $85,809 | 42.2% | 7.0% | 79.7% | 6,728 |
| Nevada | $85,272 | 25.1% | 7.9% | 64.3% | 3,061 |
| South Carolina | $84,813 | 42.2% | 2.6% | 89.9% | 1,293 |
| Michigan | $78,724 | 42.0% | 5.8% | 79.1% | 8,908 |
| Georgia | $77,273 | 61.4% | 5.0% | 77.8% | 1,483 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,398 | 38.8% | 7.4% | 78.5% | 17,049 |
| Ohio | $72,738 | 36.4% | 4.8% | 76.2% | 17,283 |
| Tennessee | $71,838 | 46.7% | 24.1% | 64.5% | 1,841 |
| Wisconsin | $71,395 | 39.5% | 4.4% | 64.2% | 8,298 |
| Indiana | $71,152 | 42.2% | 6.2% | 79.8% | 9,509 |
| Iowa | $71,000 | 35.7% | 3.8% | 80.8% | 761 |
| Florida | $70,270 | 44.2% | 11.4% | 76.1% | 10,900 |
| Montana | $68,214 | 69.1% | 3.6% | 83.5% | 857 |
| Kentucky | $64,702 | 64.2% | 3.9% | 49.4% | 1,272 |
| West Virginia | $56,528 | 39.9% | 9.3% | 80.6% | 1,176 |
| Utah | – | 55.5% | 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.
Serbian Americans across metro areas
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.
Serbian Americans across cities
| San Diego | $106,089 | 67.9% | 13.3% | 52.8% | 1,303 |
| Houston | $105,363 | 78.9% | 0.7% | 61.7% | 1,445 |
| New York | $102,300 | 62.9% | 8.3% | 31.6% | 5,704 |
| Phoenix | $100,887 | 40.7% | 4.0% | 80.7% | 2,638 |
| St. Petersburg | $100,296 | 35.0% | 7.3% | 71.0% | 1,036 |
| Los Angeles | $96,542 | 65.3% | 7.8% | 51.1% | 2,448 |
| Pittsburgh | $80,270 | 53.0% | 11.9% | 64.4% | 788 |
| Chicago | $79,753 | 51.6% | 5.3% | 51.0% | 6,454 |
| Akron | $76,806 | 20.9% | 8.3% | 79.4% | 973 |
| Schererville | $61,094 | 32.7% | 1.2% | 81.8% | 807 |
| Milwaukee | $56,979 | 34.0% | 2.6% | 61.6% | 1,456 |
| Parma | $56,211 | 10.8% | 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.
Frequently asked
About 189,085 US residents are of Serbian ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Chicago, IL has the largest Serbian population of any US city, with about 6,812 residents of Serbian ancestry.
Illinois leads all states with about 23,905 residents of Serbian ancestry.
Serbian Americans have a median household income of about $94,420, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024