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| Anna Zatonskih • Mike Ditka • Vera Farmiga • John Demjanjuk Jack Palance • Mila Kunis • Leonard Nimoy • Michael Mann |
| Total population |
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| 961,113 [1] 0.33% of US population |
| Regions with significant populations |
| New York, Pennsylvania, Midwest, Alaska |
| Languages |
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American English, Ukrainian, and Russian |
| Religion |
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Predominantly Ukrainian Catholic with Ukrainian Orthodox, Protestant and Jewish minorities |
| Related ethnic groups |
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Ukrainians, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs |
Ukrainian Americans (Ukrainian: Українці Америки, Українці у США) are citizens of the United States who are of Ukrainian ancestry. According to US census estimates, in 2006 there were 961,113 Americans of Ukrainian descent representing .33% of the American population. [1] The Ukrainian population of the United States is thus the second largest outside the former Soviet Union; only Canada has a larger Ukrainian community. According to the 2000 US census, the metropolitan areas with the largest numbers of Ukrainian Americans are New York with 160,000 Ukrainians, Philadelphia with 60,000 Ukrainians, Chicago with 46,000 Ukrainians, Los Angeles with 34,000 and Detroit with 33,000 Ukrainians. [2]
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History
The first Ukrainian immigrant to America, Ivan Bohdan sailed with John Smith to the Jamestown colony in 1608. Bohdan met captain Smith during the time when the latter had fought the Turks, was captured, and escaped captivity by fleeing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary and other countries. [3] Large scale Ukrainian immigration to America did not begin, however, until the 1880s. [4]
Many Ukrainians are foreigners, the largest wave of Ukrainians came in the early 1990s, after the fall of the Soviet Union. A large number those emigrating from Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union were Jewish. In the Northeast, they settled in neighborhood alongside Russian Jews. Because, they lived under same government and speak similar languages, culturally there was little difference. Many Ukrainians of newest immigration wave, migrated to large cities, creating ethnic neighborhoods.
Demographics
According to the 2000 US census, there are 892,922 Americans of full or partial Ukrainian descent. The States with the largest Ukrainian-American populations are:
| New York | 148,700 |
| Pennsylvania | 122,291 |
| California | 83,125 |
| New Jersey | 73,809 |
| Illinois | 47,623 |
The total number of people born in Ukraine is more than 275,155 inhabitants. [5]
US communities with high percentages of people of Ukrainian ancestry
The top 20 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Ukrainian ancestry are:[6]
- Cass Township, Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) 14.30%
- Belfield, North Dakota 13.60%
- Gulich Township, Pennsylvania 12.70%
- Gilberton, Pennsylvania 12.40%
- Wilton, North Dakota 10.30%
- Lumberland, New York 9.90%
- Saint Clair, Pennsylvania 8.80%
- Soap Lake, Washington 8.10%
- Frackville, Pennsylvania 7.60%
- Olyphant, Pennsylvania and Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania 7.00%
- Houtzdale, Pennsylvania 6.90%
- Harmony Township, Pennsylvania (Beaver County, Pennsylvania) and Kerhonkson, New York 6.70%
- Baden, Pennsylvania and McAdoo, Pennsylvania 5.90%
- Branch Township, Pennsylvania and Postville, Iowa 5.70%
- Woodward Township, Pennsylvania (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania) and Northampton, Pennsylvania 5.60%
- Warren, New York 5.50%
- West Leechburg, Pennsylvania 5.40%
- Ambridge, Pennsylvania and Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania 5.30%
- Ford City, Pennsylvania 5.20%
- Bigler Township, Pennsylvania and Kline Township, Pennsylvania 5.10%
U.S. communities with the highest percentage of residents born in Ukraine
Top 20 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of residents born in Ukraine are:[7]
- Delta Junction, AK 16.4%
- Deltana, AK 8.4%
- West Hollywood, CA 7.8%
- Lumberland, NY 6.3%
- Moses Lake North, WA 6.0%
- Soap Lake, WA 6.0%
- Postville, IA 5.9%
- Webster, NY 4.8%
- Peaceful Valley, WA 4.8%
- Pikesville, MD 4.5%
- Kerhonkson, NY 3.9%
- North Highlands, CA 3.6%
- Rancho Cordova, CA 3.3%
- Flying Hills, PA 3.2%
- Waverly, NE 3.2%
- Fair Lawn, NJ 3.1%
- Buffalo Grove, IL 2.8%
- Feasterville-Trevose, PA 2.6%
- Smallwood, NY 2.5%
- Solvay, NY 2.5%
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census 2006 ACS Ancestry estimates"
- ^ Ukrainians in the US: Statistics 200.
- ^ The Ukrainians in America: 1608-1975. (1976). Compiled and Edited by Vladimir Wertsman. New York: Oceana Publications.
- ^ Paul Robert Magocsi. (1996). A History of Ukraine. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Table FBP-1. Profile of Selected Demographic and Social Characteristics: 2000" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. 2000. http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/stp-159/STP-159-Ukraine.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Ukrainian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Ukrainian.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Ukraine (population 500+)". city-data.com. http://www.city-data.com/top2/h65.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
External links
- "Ukrainians in America". Euroamericans.net. http://www.euroamericans.net/ukrainian.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- "Ukrainian Chicago". ukrainianchicago.com. http://www.ukrainianchicago.com/content.php. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- Ukrainian American Archives & Museum of Detroit.
- "Ukrainian American Heritage Days festival". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNQ9XojTqQ. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- Ukrainian diaspora in Canada and USA
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