RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Russian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Russian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 363,634. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 91,712, against an all-states median of 19,468.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.8% of US population331,449,2812,538,436–

01California, CACA39,287,377363,634−19%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366356,906−25%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077198,052−17%

04Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639162,840−20%

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809155,018−21%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,798109,163−20%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05694,958−21%

08Washington, WAWA7,816,11684,367−2%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,42478,118−5%

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,01165,681−21%

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,29364,741−20%

12Michigan, MIMI10,077,76164,561−17%

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18956,018−7%

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50851,482−28%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83848,467−17%

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17046,645−15%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29343,481−16%

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40442,461+2%

19Georgia, GAGA10,940,40741,824−6%

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87238,611−8%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44536,944−17%

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81424,952−22%

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,61223,603−14%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22520,430+32%

25North Dakota, NDND784,84119,844−21%

26Indiana, ININ6,851,07319,468−25%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38318,848+3%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,19717,823−24%

29New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86812,721−4%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,33111,414+9%

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,720+2%

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,29410,577+10%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,70710,287−21%

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63410,174−7%

35South Dakota, SDSD907,42810,107−23%

36Idaho, IDID1,934,2629,308+0%

37Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,889−23%

38Montana, MTMT1,116,8758,670−13%

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078,612−20%

40Alaska, AKAK735,7068,576−14%

41Maine, MEME1,387,8177,998−18%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,793−19%

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617,551−4%

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,346−2%

45Alabama, ALAL5,086,7687,216−17%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1066,964−18%

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,478−5%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355,798+3%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3974,515−7%

50Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,226−16%

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,556+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest russian population?

California ranks #1 with 363,634 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is russian population measured?

Number of residents who are Russian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.