Croatian Americans are citizens or residents of the
United States who have total or partial
Croatian ancestry. In 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens of
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 most 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 1,200,000 Croats and their descendants living in the United States.