New York City is home to the largest Russian population and Russian-speaking population in the Western Hemisphere. The largest Russian-American communities in New York City are located in Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn.
North Dakota has the highest percentage of Russian Americans at 2.46%, followed by New York (1.83%) and New Jersey (1.65%). In total numbers, California has the highest number of Russian Americans with 354,766, followed by New York with 357,721.
The vast majority of Russia's population live in the western core area of the country, the region around the capital city of Moscow.
Ukraine was the leading country of destination of Russian emigrants in 2022, with around 121.6 thousand people changing their residence to that country. Among countries that were not former Soviet Union states, the major destinations were China, India, and Vietnam.
The top U.S. communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Russian ancestry are: Fox River, Alaska 80.9% Aleneva, Alaska 72.5% Nikolaevsk, Alaska 67.5%
About 75 percent of the Russian population lives on the Northern European Plain. This region holds Russia's most populous cities, including Moscow and St.
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The 2001 UK census recorded 15,160 residents born in Russia. The 2011 census recorded 36,313 people born in Russia resident in England, 687 in Wales, 2,180 in Scotland and 349 in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 73,000 people born in Russia were resident in the UK in 2020.
About 80 percent of all Russians live EAST of the Ural Mountains. DURING World War II, the Soviet Union was engaged in political and ideological war with the West, particularly the United Sates, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
The New York metropolitan area contains by far the largest number of Russian-speakers.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that about 3,500,000 speakers of Russian live in Germany, split largely into three ethnic groups: ethnic Russians.
More than 300,000 members of the diaspora lived in the region as a whole, one of the largest Russian-speaking communities outside of New York, according to the city of West Hollywood.
Alaskan Russian, known locally as Old Russian, is a dialect of Russian, influenced by Eskimo–Aleut languages, spoken by Alaskan Creoles. Today it is prevalent on Kodiak Island and in Ninilchik (Kenai Peninsula), Alaska; it has been isolated from other varieties of Russian for over a century.
Russian speakers number roughly 138 million in Russia, followed in popularity by Ukraine (14.3 million), Belarus (6.9 million), Poland (6.9 million) and Kazakhstan (3.8 million).
Statistics. Some 20 to 30 million ethnic Russians are estimated to live outside the bounds of the Russian Federation (depending on the definition of "ethnicity"). Official census data often considers the only nationality.
Of the total 258 million speakers of Russian in the world, about 135 million of them are ethnic Russians.
About 75% of the Russian population lives in the European continent. On the other hand, 75% of Russian territory is located in Asia.
Red, White and You
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the term “White Russian” described ethnic Russians living in the area between Russia and Poland (today this includes Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia and Moldova).
Its immense size can be attributed to a combination of historical, geographic, and political factors. As the successor to the Soviet Union, Russia inherited vast territories that were once part of this powerful empire.
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The estimated number of people of Chinese (except Taiwanese) descent in the United States in 2021. The Chinese (except Taiwanese) population was the largest Asian group, followed by Indian (4.8 million), Filipino (4.4 million), Vietnamese (2.3 million), Korean (2.0 million), and Japanese (1.6 million).
There is a small but recognisable Russian community in India which comprises Indian citizens of Russian heritage as well with Russian expatriates and migrants residing in India. According to the Russian government, 845 Russian citizens are registered as living in India.
The 2000 U.S. Census counted more than 200,000 Floridians claiming Russian ancestry. But some here say the population of Russian-speakers is probably closer to 300,000 in South Florida alone, after counting Ukrainians, Belorussians, Estonians and other immigrants from the former Soviet Union.