Russian Ancestry in United States
Russian Americans are Americans who have full or partial Russian ancestry. People of Russian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. In the United States census of 2020, 2.5 million people identified as being fully or partly of Russian ancestry. It also forms an important minority Group in Canada (622,445), Brazil (1.8 million), and Argentina (350,000).
Russian Americans comprise the largest Eastern European and East Slavic population in the U.S., the second-largest Slavic population generally, the nineteenth-largest ancestry group overall, and the eleventh-largest from Europe. According to the United States Census 2020, there were 2,538,601 (0.77% of the U.S. population) people of Russian descent in the U.S.
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Top US State by Russian Population
Population wise California (342,972) has the largest number of people with Russian Ancestry followed by New York (338,597), Florida (184,552), Pennsylvania (163,673), and New Jersey (149,999).
Percentage-wise top US states with Russian Ancestry are North Dakota (2.30%), New York (1.74%), New Jersey (1.69%), Connecticut (1.38%), and Massachusetts (1.37%).
List of States by Russian Ancestry Population
| # | States | 2020 Estimates | % of State Pop. |
| 1 | Alabama | 7,216 | 0.15% |
| 2 | Alaska | 8,576 | 1.16% |
| 3 | Arizona | 48,467 | 0.68% |
| 4 | Arkansas | 4,226 | 0.14% |
| 5 | California | 363,634 | 0.92% |
| 6 | Colorado | 56,018 | 0.99% |
| 7 | Connecticut | 51,482 | 1.44% |
| 8 | Delaware | 7,346 | 0.76% |
| 9 | Florida | 198,052 | 0.93% |
| 10 | Georgia | 41,824 | 0.40% |
| 11 | Hawaii | 5,798 | 0.41% |
| 12 | Idaho | 9,308 | 0.53% |
| 13 | Illinois | 109,163 | 0.86% |
| 14 | Indiana | 19,468 | 0.29% |
| 15 | Iowa | 8,612 | 0.27% |
| 16 | Kansas | 17,823 | 0.61% |
| 17 | Kentucky | 10,720 | 0.24% |
| 18 | Louisiana | 7,551 | 0.16% |
| 19 | Maine | 7,998 | 0.60% |
| 20 | Maryland | 65,681 | 1.09% |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 94,958 | 1.38% |
| 22 | Michigan | 64,561 | 0.65% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 36,944 | 0.66% |
| 24 | Mississippi | 3,556 | 0.12% |
| 25 | Missouri | 24,952 | 0.41% |
| 26 | Montana | 8,670 | 0.82% |
| 27 | Nebraska | 10,287 | 0.53% |
| 28 | Nevada | 23,603 | 0.78% |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 12,721 | 0.94% |
| 30 | New Jersey | 155,018 | 1.74% |
| 31 | New Mexico | 7,793 | 0.37% |
| 32 | New York | 356,906 | 1.83% |
| 33 | North Carolina | 42,461 | 0.41% |
| 34 | North Dakota | 19,844 | 2.61% |
| 35 | Ohio | 64,741 | 0.55% |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 10,174 | 0.26% |
| 37 | Oregon | 43,481 | 1.04% |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | 162,840 | 1.27% |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 8,889 | 0.84% |
| 40 | South Carolina | 20,430 | 0.40% |
| 41 | South Dakota | 10,107 | 1.15% |
| 42 | Tennessee | 18,848 | 0.28% |
| 43 | Texas | 78,118 | 0.27% |
| 44 | Utah | 11,414 | 0.36% |
| 45 | Vermont | 6,964 | 1.12% |
| 46 | Virginia | 46,645 | 0.55% |
| 47 | Washington | 84,367 | 1.12% |
| 48 | West Virginia | 6,478 | 0.36% |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 38,611 | 0.66% |
| 50 | Wyoming | 4,515 | 0.78% |
| – | District of Columbia | 10,577 | 1.51% |
| – | Puerto Rico | 165 | 0.01% |
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Top U.S Cities by Russian population
New York Metro area with 377,847 people of Russian ancestry, has the largest population of Russian Canadians. It’s followed by Los Angeles (143,830) and Miami metro area (96,844).
Top Metro Areas by Chinese Population
| # | Metro Area | Population 2020 | % of Total |
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 377,847 | 1.91% |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 143,830 | 1.11% |
| 3 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 96,844 | 1.59% |
| 4 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 89,675 | 1.44% |
| 5 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 89,463 | 0.94% |
| 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 68,848 | 1.41% |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 67,461 | 1.06% |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 62,918 | 1.36% |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 51,845 | 1.29% |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 34,088 | 1.15% |
| 11 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 32,669 | 1.30% |
| 12 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 31,976 | 0.65% |
| 13 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 30,534 | 1.27% |
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 29,755 | 0.68% |
| 15 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 29,556 | 0.48% |
| 16 | Pittsburgh, PA | 28,178 | 1.20% |
| 17 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 25,879 | 0.91% |
| 18 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 25,751 | 0.78% |
| 19 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 25,504 | 0.69% |
| 20 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 23,753 | 0.33% |
Source: US Census 2020
Russian Canadians
Russian Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Russian ancestry. Russian Canadians account for about 1.81% of the total population of Canada. According to the Canadian Census 2020, there were 622,445 people of Russian descent in Canada.
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Russian Brazilians
Russian Brazilians are Brazilians who have full or partial Russian ancestry. Russian Brazilians account for about 1.81% of the total population of Brazil. According to the Brazilian Census, there were 1.8 million people of Russian descent in Brazil.
The Brazilian states with more descendants include Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Paraná, in addition to a presence in Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and Pernambuco.
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