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Swiss Americans

About 849,422 US residents are of Swiss ancestry, 0.3% of the population · down 6.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Swiss populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Swiss share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$97,731
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
54.6%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
5.9%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
77.3%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
47.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$409,700
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 Swiss Americans earn the most

District of Columbia$198,10692.6%4.1%59.2%1,636
Massachusetts$118,20173.0%4.8%70.8%10,126
New Jersey$113,99059.0%3.4%79.1%14,201
Alaska$112,18855.6%2.5%74.0%2,814
Maryland$111,75062.3%4.2%79.9%11,322
Virginia$111,06167.7%3.5%79.8%21,053
California$109,60855.9%5.6%71.6%92,456
Connecticut$106,60760.1%2.1%78.9%8,044
Rhode Island$102,26659.5%10.3%75.4%1,139
Georgia$99,38862.6%5.4%75.8%12,476
Texas$98,54758.6%4.6%76.8%32,381
Louisiana$95,92653.9%7.4%78.4%2,720
Utah$95,37548.8%5.1%82.4%34,893
Washington$93,50651.8%4.5%71.7%31,943
New Mexico$93,45665.3%5.3%82.3%3,480
New Hampshire$93,37168.8%5.2%84.3%2,523
Colorado$93,36663.4%6.7%72.2%22,442
Illinois$91,64353.0%4.5%79.4%32,746
Alabama$88,75059.8%9.0%83.1%4,713
North Carolina$87,88558.8%7.3%79.4%16,927
New York$87,68658.4%9.1%67.4%34,733
Wyoming$87,34445.2%5.6%78.5%2,736
Delaware$87,01447.5%5.2%83.1%2,243
Vermont$84,43871.0%5.9%73.9%1,877
Hawaii$83,41763.6%4.9%64.2%2,522
North Dakota$83,26438.8%4.8%82.1%1,853
Indiana$82,89446.1%6.0%83.4%38,433
Oregon$82,60348.7%6.2%71.7%26,751
Pennsylvania$81,85141.5%4.6%81.6%68,718
Arkansas$81,65948.5%8.1%76.2%4,724
Florida$81,54150.0%6.0%79.9%33,222
Minnesota$81,51050.8%4.6%80.4%19,924
Tennessee$77,72553.1%8.4%75.2%12,173
Mississippi$77,64447.8%6.2%76.5%1,196
Nevada$77,33139.0%5.3%79.3%8,420
Michigan$77,08247.5%8.6%81.7%22,924
Kansas$76,54750.2%4.9%81.9%13,078
West Virginia$75,75042.6%9.2%86.8%3,002
Kentucky$75,53345.7%11.2%82.6%10,784
Ohio$75,52240.2%5.0%81.3%66,605
Wisconsin$75,49937.3%4.6%74.1%53,354
Idaho$74,75248.0%5.0%78.7%13,053
Arizona$74,56849.3%5.3%76.1%17,786
South Carolina$73,64860.7%5.5%82.1%7,825
Iowa$73,23247.2%5.9%83.0%15,187
Montana$72,10047.0%4.6%82.6%5,395
Missouri$71,28345.8%10.0%81.4%23,727
Nebraska$70,19646.0%4.8%79.4%6,837
South Dakota$69,88138.8%7.0%79.6%3,054
Maine$68,28167.3%3.6%83.5%2,217
Oklahoma$66,55248.4%7.2%72.5%6,622

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

Swiss Americans across metro areas

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$180,64476.5%2.7%85.3%2,525
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$172,94668.8%5.5%65.6%5,870
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$168,35777.6%2.0%77.0%13,152
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$145,55069.3%4.0%68.3%14,709
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$134,85079.5%5.9%73.2%7,943
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$123,03865.1%4.2%65.2%25,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$122,92467.6%3.9%80.4%8,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$119,23665.2%6.9%61.7%19,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$116,50065.0%3.3%78.2%9,278
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$115,28450.4%5.2%87.3%1,920
Ogden-Clearfield, UT$114,89448.2%2.7%87.7%7,013
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$110,03961.0%3.2%74.9%6,961
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$109,06358.2%2.4%70.4%15,808
Albuquerque, NM$107,86871.6%4.0%85.0%1,824
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$107,54451.1%0.4%81.8%2,907
Raleigh-Cary, NC$107,51866.6%8.8%76.2%3,392
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$107,12166.5%2.8%75.6%6,599
Reno, NV$106,97958.8%4.1%88.0%2,012
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$105,10759.4%4.0%73.2%7,937
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$104,19964.3%4.1%75.5%18,013
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$103,25046.4%4.8%78.9%9,254
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$102,56060.2%1.2%78.3%3,194
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$101,44662.3%4.9%81.1%5,046
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$100,66267.3%6.2%68.8%11,171
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$100,14947.3%2.4%77.6%1,972
Provo-Orem, UT$100,09658.4%5.0%78.3%7,568
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$99,25946.0%3.6%79.8%5,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$98,36563.7%4.1%76.5%14,691
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$98,09459.2%3.5%69.8%7,762
Salinas, CA$97,61244.0%4.3%65.2%1,919
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$97,46151.4%3.7%72.0%1,954
Fort Collins, CO$97,09854.3%5.0%73.3%2,181
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$96,51868.5%2.0%74.3%2,428
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$95,93848.0%5.1%79.3%1,982
Salt Lake City, UT$95,35049.7%3.3%83.0%10,680
Salem, OR$93,83639.6%2.9%69.7%3,120
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$93,63660.2%3.9%84.0%5,405
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$92,95150.0%7.2%66.3%5,624
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$92,91764.4%5.8%80.8%4,587
Colorado Springs, CO$92,17968.5%4.4%73.0%2,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$91,87552.7%4.7%68.9%15,949
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$91,73641.5%2.5%79.8%3,930
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$90,31356.0%4.1%79.5%6,443
York-Hanover, PA$90,08740.8%7.1%92.3%2,778
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$89,96665.7%7.5%70.3%4,013
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$89,88659.5%3.0%86.6%2,629
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$89,66151.4%4.6%75.4%12,445
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$89,03051.9%2.4%80.3%2,462
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$89,02854.6%3.2%78.8%13,972
Columbus, OH$88,75057.2%3.1%76.9%8,145
St. Louis, MO-IL$87,84853.8%5.5%81.1%9,899
Reading, PA$87,70832.7%8.3%86.8%3,456
Harrisonburg, VA$87,54263.6%3.5%75.0%3,518
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$87,30445.4%6.1%83.6%7,599
Wichita, KS$87,06359.6%0.8%85.1%2,552
Modesto, CA$86,81833.4%5.6%74.1%1,923
Richmond, VA$86,12971.4%6.7%71.6%2,636
Kansas City, MO-KS$85,65260.1%3.2%82.4%6,933
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$85,41761.5%8.4%74.4%5,184
Boise City, ID$84,60254.2%2.1%82.6%4,168
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$84,21250.1%6.2%83.6%5,035
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL$84,15749.4%2.6%86.8%2,505
St. George, UT$83,72836.4%5.4%84.6%3,774
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA$83,41355.2%5.7%76.4%2,949
Fort Wayne, IN$83,30948.6%1.2%80.8%3,949
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$82,66443.3%4.5%81.8%4,001
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$82,53745.3%5.0%86.3%4,272
Idaho Falls, ID$82,48150.3%1.9%89.2%2,407
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$82,36941.6%6.3%69.7%2,529
Pittsburgh, PA$81,75755.5%4.6%73.3%6,005
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$81,68744.2%3.5%79.6%4,461
Lancaster, PA$80,67331.6%2.8%83.6%18,142
Syracuse, NY$79,77958.5%4.8%83.9%1,888
Lebanon, PA$79,33321.3%1.1%89.2%2,601
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$78,45046.7%0.9%87.2%6,490
Wooster, OH$78,17935.8%8.0%86.4%6,727
Peoria, IL$78,00039.4%3.8%85.1%3,765
Madison, WI$77,73036.5%3.1%72.9%18,283
Iowa City, IA$77,50042.2%10.0%86.1%1,770
Knoxville, TN$76,61558.9%3.0%80.3%1,818
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$75,78134.7%5.5%77.1%5,534
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA$74,14126.2%1.7%88.4%2,428
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI$73,08345.4%3.0%78.7%2,804
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$72,82767.4%3.2%70.7%1,835
Dayton-Kettering, OH$72,35550.4%4.1%73.5%2,876
Logan, UT-ID$71,53850.8%12.8%76.3%3,258
Jacksonville, FL$70,88555.9%10.7%65.6%2,630
Tucson, AZ$69,55054.8%3.4%75.0%2,445
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH$68,14028.4%2.0%79.3%3,184
Toledo, OH$66,04738.1%3.0%84.7%3,624
Akron, OH$65,79247.9%6.6%70.0%3,647
Springfield, MO$65,45042.6%15.5%90.6%2,203
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA$64,62235.3%12.0%83.4%1,845
Decatur, IN$61,25017.8%25.7%85.7%2,851
Janesville-Beloit, WI$61,00029.6%3.1%77.9%3,039
Canton-Massillon, OH$58,76731.5%3.2%79.0%4,734
Rochester, NY$58,69048.6%15.3%73.0%3,734
Eugene-Springfield, OR$56,97054.8%18.6%66.2%2,255
Columbia, SC$56,96655.6%7.5%74.4%2,069
Oklahoma City, OK$56,56352.1%5.7%58.8%2,918

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

Swiss Americans across cities

Highland$250,00186.0%0.0%100.0%639
Arlington$211,34691.9%0.0%63.0%859
Washington$198,10692.6%4.1%59.2%1,636
Berkeley$185,79586.4%5.4%67.5%720
San Francisco$170,21783.4%4.7%40.8%2,853
Gilbert$154,88651.4%1.9%57.7%2,204
Oakland$151,25079.8%1.0%66.0%1,051
Anchorage$135,73563.6%0.0%79.5%1,445
Atlanta$135,71491.9%1.5%64.1%1,011
San Diego$130,08975.0%3.3%66.2%3,272
Lehi$128,26667.1%0.0%94.4%814
Centennial$127,81352.3%4.4%77.1%747
Los Angeles$125,39172.6%8.4%53.6%5,663
Layton$123,15854.6%0.0%89.9%1,113
Cary$122,75088.3%1.4%78.6%660
New York$122,61977.3%5.8%37.9%7,923
Seattle$121,22675.7%3.3%61.3%4,333
Boston$120,36588.8%7.9%41.4%1,055
Millcreek$117,50048.7%4.7%88.0%734
West Jordan$116,02346.8%0.0%97.4%1,095
San Antonio$114,00072.5%1.7%65.1%1,299
Bellevue$111,46672.5%2.4%51.9%704
Sandy$110,26859.4%0.5%91.8%1,162
Boulder$109,16778.7%11.7%68.3%666
Houston$108,98471.7%1.8%53.6%1,907
Lakewood$108,67664.6%1.3%67.8%794
Charlotte$108,65481.3%5.8%72.5%1,254
San Jose$108,12558.3%8.2%67.1%1,677
Minneapolis$107,56873.0%8.3%62.9%1,763
Fort Collins$107,32161.4%11.0%66.3%834
Las Vegas$106,60741.8%2.9%83.1%1,223
Chicago$104,08383.4%7.0%46.2%3,616
Dallas$103,37583.3%4.8%69.1%1,454
Sacramento$100,00076.7%4.8%67.6%1,079
Philadelphia$98,52387.0%6.2%58.6%2,125
Portland$98,14173.0%5.4%56.1%4,332
Albuquerque$96,07171.7%3.4%76.3%1,107
Overland Park$95,00059.0%2.8%79.4%1,080
Mesa$92,50048.5%4.9%81.9%1,376
Austin$92,44076.6%6.2%54.2%2,080
Indianapolis city (balance)$90,26876.1%4.4%58.2%2,434
Henderson$90,25030.7%8.6%90.7%1,601
Petaluma$89,92241.3%4.9%82.5%799
Bountiful$88,84648.5%6.0%87.4%546
Colorado Springs$88,79868.5%5.7%69.6%1,662
Salem$88,77046.7%4.9%64.5%698
Phoenix$88,30157.9%5.7%68.6%2,439
Raleigh$88,24284.1%14.1%58.3%768
Wichita$86,89960.9%1.7%78.2%1,193
Harrisonburg$86,64185.3%5.8%50.1%1,100
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$86,25073.4%7.2%61.3%1,713
Virginia Beach$85,70969.6%0.0%83.5%892
Provo$85,56852.6%12.0%49.9%1,688
Denver$85,56379.0%12.5%53.2%3,386
South Jordan$82,87053.9%0.0%82.6%1,006
St. Louis$82,86858.1%17.1%63.2%1,001
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$82,76348.6%3.2%82.7%1,864
Pittsburgh$82,29280.7%7.0%51.0%877
Ann Arbor$82,14384.7%10.5%76.6%651
Lincoln$80,75055.5%5.3%79.4%966
Santa Rosa$80,34140.8%0.9%71.7%853
Orem$78,89751.0%6.7%73.9%1,080
Sioux Falls$77,65652.4%17.4%77.0%769
Monroe$77,56818.3%2.6%70.8%2,238
Kansas City$77,26275.6%1.4%86.7%1,258
Columbus$76,77660.0%6.8%61.4%2,463
Tulsa$76,13663.4%10.0%75.4%533
St. George$75,83335.7%6.0%83.8%1,865
Bluffton$74,27131.5%1.2%91.4%610
Aurora$74,07665.3%1.7%83.0%539
Salt Lake City$73,02663.6%13.0%69.0%1,712
New Glarus$72,94625.7%2.9%84.3%475
Fort Wayne$71,75559.8%1.7%76.3%2,137
Omaha$71,50050.5%9.4%72.2%1,596
Goshen$70,46975.3%1.2%85.8%1,715
Tucson$70,04346.0%5.9%56.0%908
Milwaukee$69,07964.2%10.5%56.0%999
Rochester$68,75071.7%10.9%86.9%634
Jacksonville$67,97656.2%7.9%72.1%1,353
Iowa City$66,54477.3%19.3%81.7%614
Madison$63,98458.0%3.8%52.4%3,607
Baltimore$63,88987.9%17.0%71.5%730
Cincinnati$62,91781.4%14.3%72.2%599
Lancaster$62,37575.1%17.8%72.9%1,003
Boise City$62,27467.2%4.2%64.7%1,401
Spokane$61,93851.6%16.9%50.2%663
Vancouver$58,60350.9%8.4%66.8%741
Lexington-Fayette urban county$57,77279.3%16.7%69.2%702
Springville$56,38960.4%11.7%66.5%472
St. Paul$56,17649.2%9.0%72.6%1,070
Oklahoma City$53,99043.9%2.8%42.2%1,270
Eugene$53,42867.2%35.8%52.6%791
Janesville$52,02129.8%3.1%80.3%1,186
Akron$41,66748.1%16.7%45.3%971
Orrville$41,56327.4%5.8%55.5%464
Logan$24,62553.8%36.6%40.8%1,087
Tacoma49.5%1.3%78.1%598
Scottsdale65.6%19.1%59.1%833
Richmond82.5%4.4%35.0%843
Reno79.6%3.6%88.2%1,108

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 Swiss ancestry live in the United States?

About 849,422 US residents are of Swiss ancestry, roughly 0.3% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Swiss population?

New York, NY has the largest Swiss population of any US city, with about 7,268 residents of Swiss ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Swiss ancestry?

California leads all states with about 84,903 residents of Swiss ancestry.

What is the median household income of Swiss Americans?

Swiss Americans have a median household income of about $97,731, 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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