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Largest Croatian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Croatian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 46,442. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 14,518, against an all-states median of 3,789. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Carolina, SC, up 5 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCROATIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499402,767–
01California, CACA39,287,37746,442+2%
02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63942,002−18%
03Illinois, ILIL12,694,79835,374−20%
04Ohio, OHOH11,810,29334,716−16%
05New York, NYNY19,852,36624,230−9%
06▲1Florida, FLFL22,416,07719,229+18%
07▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,76116,112−22%
08▲1Washington, WAWA7,816,11614,150+7%
09▲2Texas, TXTX30,188,42414,053+53%
10▼2Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87213,287−16%
11▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912,591−4%
12Indiana, ININ6,851,07311,303−15%
13▲1Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149,551−3%
14▲1Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8389,480+10%
15▼2Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4459,005+5%
16Colorado, COCO5,862,1897,791+19%
17▲1Virginia, VAVA8,705,1706,629+6%
18▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,2935,724+12%
19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,519+25%
20Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,376−17%
21▲3Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,285+42%
22Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,190+1%
23▲5South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254,140+97%
24▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,959+17%
25▼4Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123,807−2%
26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,789+18%
27▲2Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,641+116%
28▲3Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,317+14%
29▼4Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073,093−22%
30▼3Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,949+27%
31▼1Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,555+15%
32▲3West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,522+5%
33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,084+2%
34▼2Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,967+52%
35▲4Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,735+33%
36▼2Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,656+19%
37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,494+42%
38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,250−4%
39▼3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,226+45%
40▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,294949+55%
41▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235876+21%
42▲2Wyoming, WYWY582,397667+44%
43▼1Alaska, AKAK735,706648−24%
44▼1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391629−24%
45Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914890%
46▲1Maine, MEME1,387,817473+42%
47▼1South Dakota, SDSD907,428434−32%
48▲3North Dakota, NDND784,841374+52%
49▼1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801366+11%
50Vermont, VTVT647,106335+25%
51▼2New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868304−61%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest croatian population?

California ranks #1 with 46,442 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by croatian population?

California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New York.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is croatian population measured?

Number of residents who are Croatian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).