Russian Americans
ethnic group; Americans who trace their ancestry to Russia
Russian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to Russia, the former Russian Empire, or the former Soviet Union.
Total population | |
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3,163,084 self-reported[1] 1.0% of the U.S. population (2009) 409,000 Russian-born[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Eastern Orthodoxy (Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church in America) Minority: Old Believers (Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church), Irreligion, Catholic Church, Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Russian Canadians, Belarusian Americans, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainian Americans, Russian Jews, Alaskan Creoles |
References
change- ↑ "Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007". U.S. Census American Community Survey. 2007. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ "2007 ACS Study". Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-23.