Croatian Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 414,714–1.2 million + (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, California, North Carolina, New York, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Missouri | |
| Languages | |
| American English and Croatian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Slavic Americans, Croatian Canadians, European Americans |
Croatian Americans or Croat Americans (Croatian: Američki Hrvati or Hrvati u Americi) are Americans who have full or partial Croatian ancestry. In 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens of Croat or Croatian descent living in the United States as per revised 2010 United States Census. The figure includes all people affiliated with United States who claim Croatian ancestry, both those born in the country and naturalized citizens, as well as those with dual citizenship who affiliate themselves with both countries or cultures.
Croatian Americans are closely related to other European American ethnic groups, especially Slavic Americans and are predominantly of Roman Catholic faith. Regions with significant Croatian American population include metropolitan areas of Chicago, Cleveland, New York City, Southern California and especially Pittsburgh, the seat of Croatian Fraternal Union, fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora.Croatia's State Office for the Croats Abroad estimated that there are up to 1.2 million Croats and their descendants living in the United States.
According to the 2007 US Community Survey, there were 420,763 Americans of full or partial Croatian descent. According to the 1990 United States Census, there were over 544,270 Croatian Americans who identified themselves as being of Croatian descent or being born in Croatia. As of 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens. It is estimated by the Croatia's State Office for the Croats Abroad that there are around 1,200,000 Croats and their descendants living in the United States today.
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