RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Serbian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Serbian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Illinois leads at 24,552. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7,043, against an all-states median of 1,325.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSERBIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281190,625–

01Illinois, ILIL12,694,79824,552+15%

02California, CACA39,287,37718,989+24%

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,29317,922+2%

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63916,647−15%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07712,111+36%

06New York, NYNY19,852,3669,921+17%

07Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618,730−8%

08Indiana, ININ6,851,0738,704−23%

09Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8728,143−5%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,4246,250+75%

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386,223+27%

12Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,388+1%

13New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,012+5%

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123,397+9%

15Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,310+125%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,164+42%

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,120−11%

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,991+32%

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,806+18%

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,452−2%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,106−14%

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,911+132%

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,441−23%

24Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,430+9%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,350+237%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,325+22%

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,264+35%

28Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,154+10%

29West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373933−38%

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,507909−13%

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,707873+4%

32Montana, MTMT1,116,875779+5%

33District of Columbia, DCDC681,294758+130%

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246748+70%

35Idaho, IDID1,934,262661+67%

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868591+119%

37Alaska, AKAK735,706583+92%

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,961524−0%

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,197523−39%

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235441−1%

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,191367+65%

42Vermont, VTVT647,106322+6%

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,768319+15%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391289−29%

45Wyoming, WYWY582,397259+102%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428218+1%

47Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634206−46%

48North Dakota, NDND784,841180−45%

49Maine, MEME1,387,817163−65%

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80194−11%

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77972−57%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest serbian population?

Illinois ranks #1 with 24,552 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by serbian population?

Illinois, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida.

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 serbian population measured?

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