RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Russian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Russian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 474,184. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 112,224, against an all-states median of 23,465.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States1.0% of US population308,745,5383,072,756–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366474,184–

02California, CACA39,287,377446,376–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077239,314–

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639202,430–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809197,299–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,798136,208–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056120,438–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,11686,098–

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01182,950–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42481,869–

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,29380,848–

12Michigan, MIMI10,077,76178,153–

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50871,159–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18960,224–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83858,691–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17055,000–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29351,468–

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,40744,575–

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44544,525–

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87241,891–

21North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40441,674–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81431,898–

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,61227,290–

24Indiana, ININ6,851,07325,824–

25North Dakota, NDND784,84125,211–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,19723,465–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38318,228–

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22515,467–

29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86813,211–

30South Dakota, SDSD907,42813,055–

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712,966–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80111,523–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63410,943–

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710,765–

35Utah, UTUT3,392,33110,505–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,491–

37Alaska, AKAK735,70610,011–

38Montana, MTMT1,116,8759,911–

39Maine, MEME1,387,8179,751–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469,662–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949,585–

42Idaho, IDID1,934,2629,298–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,7688,648–

44Vermont, VTVT647,1068,473–

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617,899–

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,508–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,836–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355,605–

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,047–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3974,837–

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,469–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest russian population?

New York ranks #1 with 474,184 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by russian population?

New York, California, 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 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is russian population measured?

Number of residents who are Russian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.