Slovak Americans
ethnic group; Americans of Slovakian birth or descent
Slovak Americans are Americans of Slovak descent. In the 1990 Census, Slovak Americans made up the third-largest portion of Slavic ethnic groups. There are currently about 790,000 people of Slovak descent living in the United States.[2][3]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 797,764[1] 0.27% of the US population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania | |
| Languages | |
| English, Slovak | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Greek Catholicism Lutheranism, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Czech Americans, Polish Americans, Other Slavic Americans |
References
change- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "Ancestry: 2000 : Census 2000 Brief" (PDF). Census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ June Granatir Alexander, "Slovak Americans." in Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 4, Gale, 2014), pp. 209-221. online
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