Croatian Americans
ethnic group; Americans of Croatian ancestry
Croatian Americans or Croat Americans (Croatian: Američki Hrvati) are Americans who have full or partial Croatian or Croat ancestry. It is the largest Croatian diaspora in the world, with 1.2 million Croatians and their descendants living in the United States as of 2016. The figure includes all people affiliated with U.S. 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 significantly influence Croatia–United States relations.
Croatian Americans identify with other European American ethnic groups, especially Slavic Americans and are predominantly of Roman Catholic faith. Regions with large Croatian American population include metropolitan areas of Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, New York City, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh, the seat of Croatian Fraternal Union, fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora. In 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens of Croat or Croatian descent living in the United States as per revised 2010 U.S. census.
Demographics
Numbers
According to the 2007 U.S. 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.
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