Yugoslav Americans
Americans of Yugoslav descent
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Yugoslav Americans are Americans of full or partial Yugoslav ancestry. In the 2021 Community Surveys, there were 210,395 people who indicated Yugoslav or Yugoslav American as their ethnic origin;[1] a steep and steady decrease from previous censuses (233,325 in 2019;[2] 276,360 in 2016[3]) and nearly a 36% decrease from the 2000 Census when there were over 328,000.[4]
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 210,395 (2021)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene Albanian (to a lesser extent) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority), Islam (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yugoslav Canadians, European Americans |
The total number of Americans whose origins lie in former Yugoslavia is unknown due to conflicting definitions and identifications; in descending order these were as per 2021 American Community Survey:
| Ethnic group | Number[1] |
|---|---|
 Croatian Americans | 398,101 |
 Yugoslav Americans | 210,395 |
 Serbian Americans | 193,844 |
 Slovene Americans | 162,172 |
 Bosnian Americans | 125,793[5] |
 Macedonian Americans | 66,070[1] |
 Montenegrin Americans | Unknown |
 Kosovar Americans[a] | Unknown |
See also
Notes
- Kosovar Americans are likely to identify as simply Albanian Americans instead, as the majority of Kosovar Americans are ethnic Albanians.