How many people speak "Russian " in America

Language category: OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
In October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released the "2009-2013 American Community Survey" which provides information on "languages spoken at home" and "ability to speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over" for the United States as a whole, states including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., selected counties, and selected cities and urban areas. The following provides aggregated survey information on people who speak "Russian", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Russian speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	879,434	11,909	416,526	6,732

Russian speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most russian speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York	226,290	4,082	130,848	2,773
California	151,685	4,956	74,239	2,957
Washington	56,537	2,888	26,219	1,775
New Jersey	44,795	2,255	18,888	1,368
Illinois	41,404	1,992	19,575	1,215
Massachusetts	36,549	1,939	16,341	1,181
Florida	35,974	2,646	16,148	1,584
Pennsylvania	35,394	2,012	17,091	1,189
Oregon	21,884	2,124	9,177	1,021
Maryland	21,388	1,483	8,535	843
Texas	20,630	1,726	6,663	724
Ohio	16,917	1,381	8,416	808
Colorado	15,124	1,565	6,279	807
Georgia	14,848	1,466	5,342	831
Virginia	14,668	1,278	5,056	704
Minnesota	14,039	1,143	6,479	647
Michigan	11,819	935	5,165	533
Connecticut	10,684	932	4,920	527
North Carolina	10,351	1,384	3,495	591
Missouri	8,678	899	4,225	667
Arizona	6,602	1,031	2,045	396
Wisconsin	5,758	721	2,509	370
Nevada	5,168	812	1,810	419
Indiana	4,835	879	1,980	482
Alaska	4,426	667	1,015	230
South Carolina	4,307	702	1,498	372
Utah	4,118	574	1,275	262
Tennessee	4,004	640	1,392	354
Kansas	2,860	728	733	228
Kentucky	2,108	386	959	252
Iowa	1,936	436	637	158
District of Columbia	1,895	342	407	175
Oklahoma	1,880	360	458	168
Idaho	1,878	454	681	228
Louisiana	1,779	476	520	216
New Hampshire	1,774	417	575	199
Rhode Island	1,719	369	773	194
Maine	1,567	470	568	253
New Mexico	1,341	368	304	140
Alabama	1,325	293	480	176
Nebraska	1,324	274	576	176
Hawaii	1,169	314	347	124
Delaware	999	334	294	218
South Dakota	885	252	247	119
West Virginia	760	304	163	121
North Dakota	746	295	306	139
Vermont	672	204	168	95
Montana	615	242	358	150
Arkansas	515	162	148	82
Mississippi	467	186	151	68
Wyoming	344	189	48	35
Puerto Rico	71	106	5	7

Russian speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most russian speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Kings County [NY]	127,790	2,642	87,256	2,143
Los Angeles County [CA]	49,310	2,573	26,325	1,484
Queens County [NY]	35,197	2,060	18,409	1,052
Cook County [IL]	26,215	1,571	14,018	991
Sacramento County [CA]	25,318	2,074	13,973	1,264
King County [WA]	19,380	1,516	8,598	739
Richmond County [NY]	15,299	1,439	6,353	718
San Francisco County [CA]	13,003	1,124	7,696	844
Middlesex County [MA]	12,372	1,135	4,850	679
New York County [NY]	11,833	1,491	3,485	716
Philadelphia County [PA]	11,703	1,166	7,559	800
Bergen County [NJ]	11,651	1,243	4,966	761
Santa Clara County [CA]	11,580	981	4,197	492
Clark County [WA]	10,168	1,435	5,546	931
Multnomah County [OR]	9,721	1,354	4,761	748
Lake County [IL]	9,240	949	3,209	358
San Diego County [CA]	8,813	1,083	4,176	639
Montgomery County [MD]	7,834	965	2,725	468
Bucks County [PA]	7,732	890	3,394	468
Middlesex County [NJ]	7,117	729	3,549	461
San Mateo County [CA]	7,063	908	2,507	379
Miami-Dade County [FL]	6,972	1,059	3,560	672
Baltimore County [MD]	6,839	858	3,689	502
Nassau County [NY]	6,466	970	2,214	397
Norfolk County [MA]	6,380	893	2,512	392
Broward County [FL]	6,295	943	3,070	618
Snohomish County [WA]	6,148	1,077	2,712	612
Pierce County [WA]	6,126	897	2,810	518
Cuyahoga County [OH]	6,101	726	3,353	476
Hennepin County [MN]	5,943	814	2,729	409
Orange County [CA]	5,757	851	2,033	387
Oakland County [MI]	5,530	684	2,854	343
Contra Costa County [CA]	5,346	712	2,887	453
Harris County [TX]	5,295	837	1,911	488
Suffolk County [MA]	5,177	522	3,062	359
Arapahoe County [CO]	5,003	808	2,050	349
Monmouth County [NJ]	4,745	613	1,831	335
Fulton County [GA]	4,726	843	1,731	445
Maricopa County [AZ]	4,682	869	1,405	344
Hampden County [MA]	4,500	820	2,312	564
Clark County [NV]	4,417	760	1,526	422
Fairfax County [VA]	4,191	727	1,336	427
Fairfield County [CT]	4,136	710	1,742	306
Alameda County [CA]	4,048	614	1,741	351
Essex County [MA]	4,006	650	2,095	393
Westchester County [NY]	3,255	590	695	202
Suffolk County [NY]	3,179	541	1,318	312
Denver County [CO]	3,102	702	1,812	421
Franklin County [OH]	3,069	576	1,547	346
Mecklenburg County [NC]	3,048	784	1,216	396
Yolo County [CA]	3,035	660	2,021	567
Bronx County [NY]	3,019	648	1,701	367
St. Louis County [MO]	2,944	599	1,604	440
Essex County [NJ]	2,924	472	1,070	267
Gwinnett County [GA]	2,843	766	1,312	412
Allegheny County [PA]	2,797	570	1,094	292
Placer County [CA]	2,789	858	873	336
Union County [NJ]	2,779	592	1,252	324
Hartford County [CT]	2,754	458	1,456	278
Erie County [NY]	2,739	589	1,587	485
Monroe County [NY]	2,739	579	1,406	351
Montgomery County [PA]	2,494	440	653	173
Collin County [TX]	2,489	536	903	237
Morris County [NJ]	2,355	434	965	259
Milwaukee County [WI]	2,337	449	1,393	285
Rockland County [NY]	2,323	473	1,043	220
Palm Beach County [FL]	2,316	432	880	246
Passaic County [NJ]	2,313	540	1,064	294
DuPage County [IL]	2,294	518	826	260
Washington County [OR]	2,279	514	966	281
Salt Lake County [UT]	2,255	444	818	204
New Haven County [CT]	2,231	485	1,286	304
Duval County [FL]	2,214	507	972	362
Camden County [NJ]	2,172	659	793	211
Worcester County [MA]	2,111	499	811	249
Hudson County [NJ]	2,064	342	775	207
Orange County [FL]	2,052	530	648	226
Pinellas County [FL]	1,980	545	846	312
Dallas County [TX]	1,913	474	747	265
District of Columbia [DC]	1,895	342	407	175
Tarrant County [TX]	1,835	568	522	245
Dakota County [MN]	1,764	377	884	240
Riverside County [CA]	1,716	392	687	251
Johnson County [KS]	1,672	454	561	203
Hillsborough County [FL]	1,663	504	553	267
Travis County [TX]	1,581	359	363	190
Baltimore city [MD]	1,558	399	698	246
Hamilton County [OH]	1,529	374	705	247
Ventura County [CA]	1,511	421	357	178
Cobb County [GA]	1,506	486	496	214
Somerset County [NJ]	1,493	445	285	101
DeKalb County [GA]	1,480	454	508	186
Fresno County [CA]	1,459	542	511	205
Bexar County [TX]	1,405	422	415	179
San Bernardino County [CA]	1,354	498	548	282
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	1,320	345	317	151
Arlington County [VA]	1,296	375	394	172
Pima County [AZ]	1,279	354	489	185
Onondaga County [NY]	1,258	334	588	177
Mercer County [NJ]	1,253	361	342	140
Ocean County [NJ]	1,218	363	783	296
El Paso County [CO]	1,175	375	273	135
Howard County [MD]	1,163	359	354	134
Denton County [TX]	1,160	347	380	179
Providence County [RI]	1,135	261	609	172
Jefferson County [KY]	1,130	328	590	203
Henrico County [VA]	1,122	362	651	245
Davidson County [TN]	1,105	404	326	166
Ramsey County [MN]	1,094	351	551	206
Marion County [IN]	1,079	383	404	152
Wake County [NC]	1,025	293	203	89
Lancaster County [PA]	1,006	425	534	245
Sonoma County [CA]	969	358	244	138
Fort Bend County [TX]	967	468	352	203
Washtenaw County [MI]	946	265	300	134
Albany County [NY]	944	282	366	111
Hillsborough County [NH]	938	311	321	161
Virginia Beach city [VA]	930	293	361	135
Dane County [WI]	911	310	256	102
Wayne County [MI]	864	236	428	157
Orange County [NY]	827	274	387	175
Prince George s County [MD]	772	220	185	80
Collier County [FL]	765	338	316	243
Chester County [PA]	740	271	273	138
Santa Barbara County [CA]	736	204	186	88
Loudoun County [VA]	692	304	221	125
Atlantic County [NJ]	689	247	247	118
Bernalillo County [NM]	684	271	145	89
Kane County [IL]	673	350	239	159
Anne Arundel County [MD]	663	289	78	54
Honolulu County [HI]	644	191	202	77
Lee County [FL]	624	280	187	112
Shelby County [TN]	605	217	176	92
Delaware County [PA]	599	216	260	124
Kern County [CA]	585	257	189	97
New Castle County [DE]	575	185	110	68
Macomb County [MI]	566	239	322	191
Prince William County [VA]	551	244	217	134
Stanislaus County [CA]	534	231	220	168
Washoe County [NV]	517	228	163	105
Solano County [CA]	516	174	245	115
Polk County [IA]	515	194	271	116
San Joaquin County [CA]	508	190	272	163
Burlington County [NJ]	505	183	177	90
Monterey County [CA]	420	168	160	90
Hawaii County [HI]	377	258	115	93
Oklahoma County [OK]	373	129	55	38
Bristol County [MA]	363	221	136	109
Guilford County [NC]	298	186	186	125
Plymouth County [MA]	249	140	58	64
Jefferson Parish [LA]	220	88	59	53
Will County [IL]	207	122	80	82
Maui County [HI]	83	60	(B)	-
Navajo County [AZ]	56	89	(B)	-
San Juan County [NM]	3	6	(B)	-

Russian speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most russian speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	249,420	4,499	139,842	3,099
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	55,067	2,781	28,358	1,534
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	39,551	1,860	18,620	1,138
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	31,654	2,252	14,120	1,095
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	31,487	2,415	17,026	1,523
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	30,857	1,875	15,321	1,208
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	28,539	1,507	12,695	949
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	27,069	1,971	13,495	1,125
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	25,638	2,127	12,474	1,275
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	19,718	1,442	6,097	703
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	15,583	1,623	7,510	953
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	13,331	1,474	5,051	804
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	12,539	1,185	6,089	660
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	11,682	1,398	5,393	746
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	11,580	981	4,197	492
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	10,910	1,078	5,086	640
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	8,813	1,083	4,176	639
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	7,759	1,057	2,728	497
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	7,610	1,228	3,928	770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	7,416	1,224	2,550	528
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	7,303	746	3,751	410
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	7,019	832	3,713	519
Springfield [MA]	4,783	833	2,319	564
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	4,760	872	1,464	347
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	4,703	985	1,713	424
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	4,417	760	1,526	422
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	4,364	846	1,613	456
St. Louis [MO-IL]	4,244	653	2,022	489
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	4,136	710	1,742	306
Columbus [OH]	3,605	616	1,773	360
Pittsburgh [PA]	3,453	558	1,271	289
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	3,444	556	1,840	339
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	3,337	648	1,629	426
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	3,270	487	1,543	294
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	3,173	651	1,700	508
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	3,092	608	1,148	292
Rochester [NY]	3,089	601	1,587	381
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	3,070	608	1,235	400
Jacksonville [FL]	2,847	669	1,230	451
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	2,575	451	1,177	309
Kansas City [MO-KS]	2,349	463	965	227
Anchorage [AK]	2,323	514	520	174
Salt Lake City [UT]	2,299	459	836	204
New Haven-Milford [CT]	2,231	485	1,286	304
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	2,189	690	1,504	583
Worcester [MA-CT]	2,183	488	824	250
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	2,082	449	909	230
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	2,009	508	1,013	283
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	1,930	407	404	201
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	1,926	477	715	178
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	1,924	533	764	257
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	1,692	465	470	187
Richmond [VA]	1,678	375	741	236
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	1,554	442	453	188
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	1,511	421	357	178
Fresno [CA]	1,459	542	511	205
Syracuse [NY]	1,386	324	634	172
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	1,346	350	646	206
Tucson [AZ]	1,279	354	489	185
Trenton [NJ]	1,253	361	342	140
Colorado Springs [CO]	1,246	376	273	135
Portland-South Portland [ME]	1,203	451	438	233
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	1,135	386	175	97
Raleigh [NC]	1,111	297	239	103
Lancaster [PA]	1,006	425	534	245
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	973	310	396	168
Santa Rosa [CA]	969	358	244	138
Ann Arbor [MI]	946	265	300	134
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	938	311	321	161
Madison [WI]	921	310	256	102
Akron [OH]	906	292	564	203
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	901	253	250	105
Tulsa [OK]	830	265	290	128
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	768	262	259	161
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	765	338	316	243
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	736	204	186	88
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	735	230	237	105
Albuquerque [NM]	722	275	147	91
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	698	295	296	163
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	689	247	247	118
Dayton [OH]	683	271	300	156
Oklahoma City [OK]	671	200	116	76
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	670	225	194	97
Urban Honolulu [HI]	644	191	202	77
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	624	280	187	112
Bakersfield [CA]	585	257	189	97
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	568	205	282	117
Modesto [CA]	534	231	220	168
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	533	151	215	95
Reno [NV]	517	228	163	105
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	516	174	245	115
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	508	190	272	163
Salinas [CA]	420	168	160	90
Baton Rouge [LA]	397	306	50	50
Hilo [HI]	377	258	115	93
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	313	193	186	125
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	83	60	(B)	-
Show Low [AZ]	56	89	(B)	-
Lafayette [LA]	18	18	(B)	-
Farmington [NM]	3	6	(B)	-

Notes

Number of speakers and Speak English less than "Very Well": Detailed-language estimates are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Aggregate estimates ("language category" and "language sub-category" entries) are unrounded and appear in table B16001. Detailed-language estimates may not sum to aggregate estimates because of rounding.
Margin of Error and Margin of Error: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data. The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
(D): Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
(B): Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
(X): Question does not apply.
-: Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

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