Russian Americans facts for kids

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Russian Americans
Русские американцы
Total population
3,163,084 self-reported 1.0% of the U.S. population (2009) 409,000 Russian-born
Regions with significant populations
Alaska New York City (Brooklyn, metropolitan) New England Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh) Greater Cleveland Chicago metropolitan area Minneapolis–Saint Paul Metro Detroit Maryland Oregon (Portland, Willamette Valley) North Dakota Washington Florida California (Los Angeles, San Francisco) Texas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio)
Languages
American English Russian (Russian language in the US)
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

Russian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to Russia, the former Russian Empire, or the former Soviet Union.

Images for kids

Fort Ross, est. in 1812 in present-day Sonoma County, California.
St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Cleveland, est. in 1896.
Russian immigrant home, New York City, 1910—1915.
Russian-speaking bankers in Chicago, 1916.
Distribution of Russian Americans according to the 2000 census, red indicates higher concentrations
Russian Old Believers Church in Gervais, Oregon