Czech Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,703,930[1] 0.6% of the US population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Texas, Nebraska, The Dakotas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York Metropolitan Area, Massachusetts | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Czech | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Czechs, Moravians, Silesians, Slovaks, Slovak Americans, Sorbs, Sorbian Americans, Poles, Polish Americans |
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 1980[2] | 1,892,456
|
| 1990[3] | 1,296,411
|
| 2000[4] | 1,262,527
|
| 2010[5] | 1,533,826
|
Czech Americans (Czech: Čechoameričané), known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States who are of Czech descent.
Population
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The top 50 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Czech ancestry
[change | change source]The top 50 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Czech ancestry are:[6]
- Conway, ND 55.2% [7]
- West, TX 40.9%
- Oak Creek NE 38.2%
- Wilber, NE 37.3%
- Shiner, TX 32.1%
- Montgomery, MN (township) 30.9%
- Lonsdale, MN 30.5%
- Wheatland, MN 29.9%
- Tyndall, SD 29.5%
- David City, NE 28.0%
- Montgomery, MN (city) 26.3%
- Franklin, WI 26.1%
- Lanesburgh, MN 25.2%
- Granger, TX 25.1%
- Port Costa, CA 24.0%
- Schulenburg, TX 23.7%
- New Prague, MN and Erin, MN 23.5%
- Wahoo, NE 22.7%
- Carlton, WI 22.4%
- Wallis, TX 22.0%
- Hallettsville, TX 21.5%
- Hale, MN 20.8%
- Montpelier, WI 19.7%
- Flatonia, TX 19.5%
- West Kewaunee, WI 19.2%
- Schuyler, NE and Webster, NE 19.0%
- Gibson, WI 18.9%
- Hillsboro, WI 18.4%
- Kossuth, WI 18.2%
- Lexington, MN 18.1%
- Mishicot, WI 16.9%
- Kewaunee, WI and North Bend, NE 16.7%
- Franklin, WI 15.9%
- Oak Grove, WI and Caldwell, TX 15.7%
- Lake Mary, MN 15.4%
- Solon, IA 15.2%
- Mishicot, WI 15.0%
- Helena, MN 14.9%
- Marietta, NE 14.7%
- Stickney, IL 14.5%
- Ord, NE (township) and Weimar, TX 14.3%
- Crete, NE 14.2%
- Park River, ND 14.1%
- Ord, NE (city) and La Grange, TX 14.0%
- Wagner, SD 13.6%
- Needville, TX 13.2%
- Calmar, IA and Worcester, WI 13.0%
- Webster, MN 12.9%
- North Riverside, IL 12.4%
- Belle Plaine, IA 12.3%
- El Campo, TX 12.2%
U.S. communities with the most residents born in the Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia)
[change | change source]The top U.S. communities with the most residents born in the Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia) are:[8]
- Masaryktown, FL 3.1%
- Mifflinville, PA 2.2%
- Gulf Shores, AL 2.1%
- North Riverside, IL and Sharon Springs, NY 2.0%
- Lyons, IL 1.6%
- Rose, WI, North Lynbrook, NY and Anna Maria, FL 1.5%
- Oakbrook Terrace, IL and Danville, AR 1.4%
- Bee Ridge, FL, Cameron, TX, Lenox, MA, Verdigre, NE, and Willowbrook, IL 1.2%
- Lower Grand Lagoon, FL, Beachwood, OH, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, NJ, Mahopac, NY, Black Diamond, FL, and Glenview, KY 1.1%
- Key West, FL, Woodstock, NY, Madison Park, NJ, Belleair Beach, FL, South Amboy, NJ, Colver, PA, Herricks, NY, Horine, MO, Shelburne, MA, and Gang Mills, NY 1.0%
The states with the largest Czech American populations
[change | change source]The states with the largest Czech American populations are:[source?]
| Texas | 155,855 |
| Illinois | 123,708 |
| Wisconsin | 97,220 |
| Minnesota | 85,056 |
| Nebraska | 83,462 |
| California | 77,673 |
| Ohio | 70,009 |
| Iowa | 51,508 |
| New York | 44,942 |
| Florida | 42,890 |
| Vermont | 38,000 |
However, these figures are grossly understated when second and third generation descendants are included.
The states with the top percentages of Czech Americans
[change | change source]The states with the top percentages of Czech Americans are:[source?]
| Nebraska | 5.5% |
| South Dakota | 2.3% |
| North Dakota | 2.2% |
| Wisconsin | 2.1% |
| Iowa | 2.1% |
| Minnesota | 2.1% |
| Illinois | 1.2% |
| Montana | 1.0% |
| Wyoming | 1.0% |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ↑ "Rank of States for Selected Ancestry Groups with 100,00 or more persons: 1980" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "1990 Census of Population Detailed Ancestry Groups for States" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 18 September 1992. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Ancestry: 2000". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Ancestry Map of Czech Communities". Epodunk.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ↑ American FactFinder, community facts-Conway City, North Dakota- Origins and languages- Census 2000 Selected Social Characteristics (Household and Family Type, Disability, Citizenship, Ancestry, Language, ...) http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml Archived 2015-01-08 at the Library of Congress Web Archives [1]
- ↑ "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (population 500+)". city-data.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
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