RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Croatian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Croatian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 46,288. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 14,564, against an all-states median of 3,703.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCROATIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281400,474–

01California, CACA39,287,37746,288+2%

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63945,339−11%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,79837,924−14%

04Ohio, OHOH11,810,29335,840−13%

05New York, NYNY19,852,36622,453−16%

06Michigan, MIMI10,077,76119,118−7%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,07716,458+1%

08Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87215,181−4%

09Washington, WAWA7,816,11613,790+4%

10New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80911,930−9%

11Texas, TXTX30,188,42410,927+19%

12Indiana, ININ6,851,07310,905−18%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4459,510+11%

14Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149,215−7%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8388,382−2%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,1896,931+5%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,2936,243+22%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,1706,014−4%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,331+21%

20Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,126−21%

21Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,683+21%

22Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,377+5%

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,143+22%

24Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,143+37%

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073,848−3%

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,703+15%

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3313,692+59%

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,804+34%

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,603+54%

30Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,537+15%

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,365−19%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,955+51%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,934−6%

34Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,708+23%

35West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,706−29%

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,430+70%

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,311+24%

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,247−4%

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,124−14%

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235770+7%

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294735+20%

42Alaska, AKAK735,706703−17%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391642−22%

44Wyoming, WYWY582,397566+23%

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191564+16%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428506−21%

47Maine, MEME1,387,817380+14%

48Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801369+12%

49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868352−55%

50Vermont, VTVT647,106351+31%

51North Dakota, NDND784,841318+29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest croatian population?

California ranks #1 with 46,288 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is croatian population measured?

Number of residents who are Croatian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.