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The Croats of United States

The Croats of United States, numbering approximately 190,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Slavic people native to Croatia and neighboring regions of the western Balkans, whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Central European, Mediterranean, and Balkan traditions, as well as a long association with Roman Catholicism. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Croatian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Croats

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Croatian (hrv)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 190,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043214
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Croatian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Croatian Speakers

Media Resources in Croatian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Croatian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Knjiga O Kristu✓
Vuk Karadzic version✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Croatian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Croats are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Croats:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Croats of United States

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
readGalatians 3:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be united in Christ across all differences of ethnicity, social status, and gender.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Croat Across Countries (ROP3 - 102315) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CroatsPG000753CroatsCroatia3,625,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG000716CroatsBosnia and Herzegovina505,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG042922CroatsGermany416,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG043214CroatsUnited States190,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG050305CroatsSlovenia77,500Unengaged and UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG000012CroatsAustria71,500Unengaged and UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG020251CroatsAustralia57,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG000548CroatsSweden9,300Unengaged and UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG050306CroatsMontenegro6,900Unengaged and UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
CroatsPG042908CroatsNorth Macedonia2,400Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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