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Largest Russian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Russian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 322,532. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 80,344, against an all-states median of 16,352.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.7% of US population334,922,4992,223,882–

01California, CACA39,287,377322,532−28%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366300,662−37%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077184,773−23%

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639138,807−31%

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809129,072−35%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,79893,334−31%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05683,940−30%

08▲1Texas, TXTX30,188,42476,588−6%

09▼1Washington, WAWA7,816,11675,639−12%

10▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29355,613−31%

11▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,01153,403−36%

12Michigan, MIMI10,077,76151,360−34%

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18951,006−15%

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50844,137−38%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83843,461−26%

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17043,103−22%

17▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40441,131−1%

18▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,40736,990−17%

19▼2Oregon, OROR4,254,29335,697−31%

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87232,254−23%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44531,548−29%

22▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,61222,199−19%

23▼1Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421,922−31%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22520,881+35%

25▲1Indiana, ININ6,851,07318,547−28%

26▼1North Dakota, NDND784,84116,352−35%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38315,145−17%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,19714,446−38%

29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86811,263−15%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,33110,4670%

31▲3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6349,922−9%

32▲4Idaho, IDID1,934,2629,848+6%

33▲4Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019,078−21%

34▼2District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949,064−5%

35▼2Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078,971−31%

36▼5Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8248,918−15%

37▼2South Dakota, SDSD907,4288,546−35%

38▲4New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468,085−16%

39▲2Maine, MEME1,387,8177,833−20%

40▼1Iowa, IAIA3,210,5077,795−28%

41▼3Montana, MTMT1,116,8757,669−23%

42▲3Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686,595−24%

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616,533−17%

44▼4Alaska, AKAK735,7066,521−35%

45▼1Delaware, DEDE1,021,1916,383−15%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1065,894−30%

47▲1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355,851+4%

48▼1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734,169−39%

49▲1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,894−23%

50▼1Wyoming, WYWY582,3973,428−29%

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,613−25%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest russian population?

California ranks #1 with 322,532 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by russian population?

California, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is russian population measured?

Number of residents who are Russian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).