Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 02, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CRAWFORD UNITED Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000047307
Trading Symbol	crawa
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 14,900,193
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Title of 12(g) Security	Class A Common Shares, without par value
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		2,637,058
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		771,478