Ukrainian Americans ( uk, Українські американці, Ukrayins'ki amerykantsi) are

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who are of

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

ancestry. According to U.S. census estimates, in 2021 there were 1,017,586 Americans of Ukrainian descent representing 0.3% of the American population. The Ukrainian population of the United States is thus the second largest outside the former

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; only

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has a larger Ukrainian community under this definition. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the

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with the largest numbers of Ukrainian Americans are:

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with 160,000;

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with 60,000;

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with 46,000;

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

with 45,000;

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with 36,000;

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with 26,000; and

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with 19,000. In 2018, the number of Ukrainian Americans surpassed 1 million.

History

Census Bureau Ukrainians in the United States

The first Ukrainian immigrant to America, Ivan Bohdan, sailed with John Smith to the Jamestown colony in 1607. Bohdan met Captain Smith during the

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of 1593–1606 when the latter had fought the

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s, was captured, and escaped captivity by fleeing through Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and other countries. Large-scale Ukrainian immigration to America did not begin, however, until the 1880s. From 1955 to 1965,

St. Andrew Memorial Church St. Andrew Memorial Church () is a Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral on Main Street, in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States. It is the mother church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. The church is dedicated as a memorial to the vi ...

in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, was constructed as a memorial honoring victims of the

Holodomor The Holodomor ( uk, Голодомо́р, Holodomor, ; derived from uk, морити голодом, lit=to kill by starvation, translit=moryty holodom, label=none), also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, was a man-made famin ...

of 1932–1933. The largest wave of Ukrainians came in the early 1990s, after the 1991

fall of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

. A large number of those emigrating from Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union were

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. Many Ukrainians of the newest immigration wave settled in large cities and regional centers, forming ethnic enclaves. In addition, many Ukrainian Americans arrived by way of Canada, which has a larger Ukrainian presence. On September 11, 2001, 11 Ukrainian Americans perished at the World Trade Center in

during the acts of mass terrorism committed on that day. All of their names were listed and commemorated by

Ukrinform The National News Agency of Ukraine ( uk, Українське національне інформаційне агентство), or Ukrinform ( uk, Укрінформ), is a state information and news agency, and international broadcaster of ...

, the National News Agency of Ukraine, during the nineteenth anniversary of the attacks in 2020. Ukrainian Americans living in

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and the remainder of the

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have long been politically vocal about Ukrainian affairs, often traveling to Washington, D.C., to express their concerns. In Bloomingdale ( near Chicago) on September 21, 2015, Filaret, the Ukrainian Orthodox Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus'-Ukraine, consecrated the first North American monument to the

Revolution of Dignity The Revolution of Dignity ( uk, Революція гідності, translit=Revoliutsiia hidnosti) also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution,

's " Heavenly Hundred". In February 2022, the Pastor Right Reverend Mitred Archpriest Philip Weiner, the leader of St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church in

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, said that there were more than 40,000 Ukrainians in the Rochester Metropolitan Area, which would make it one of the largest Ukrainian American communities in the country.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 892,922 Americans of full or partial Ukrainian descent. The

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contains by far the largest Ukrainian community in the United States, due to historically receiving the highest number of Ukrainian immigrants. The American states with the largest Ukrainian populations are as follows: The total number of people born in Ukraine is more than 275,155 residents.

Ukrainian-born population

Ukrainian-born population in the US since 2010:

U.S. communities with high percentages of people of Ukrainian ancestry

The top 20 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Ukrainian ancestry are: # Cass Township, Pennsylvania (

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Schuylkill County (, ; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Coal Region and is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the popul ...

) 14.30% #

Belfield, North Dakota Belfield is a city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States and only 15 minutes from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Belfield's population was 996 at the 2020 census. Belfield was founded in 1883, and has seen many boom and busts in this o ...

13.60% # Gulich Township, Pennsylvania 12.70% #

Gilberton, Pennsylvania Gilberton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, four miles (7 km) west by south of Mahanoy City. Its population was 583 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 769 tabulated in 2010. Extensive deposits ...

12.40% #

Wilton, North Dakota Wilton is a city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, Burleigh and McLean County, North Dakota, McLean counties in North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "B ...

10.30% # Lumberland, New York 9.90% #

Saint Clair, Pennsylvania St. Clair is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Pottsville in the southern Coal Region. Extensive deposits of hard coal are present. St. Clair is noted for manufacturing squibs, fuses and ...

8.80% # Soap Lake, Washington 8.10% # Frackville, Pennsylvania 7.60% #

Olyphant, Pennsylvania Olyphant is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of downtown Scranton, on the Lackawanna River in the heart of the anthracite region of the state. Its main source of employment was the mining and shipping o ...

and

Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania Norwegian Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,167 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15 ...

7.00% #

Houtzdale, Pennsylvania Houtzdale is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 768 at the 2020 census. History Houtzdale is named after Dr. Daniel Houtz, the original owner of the town site. The town was built quickly in the late 1 ...

6.90% # Harmony Township, Pennsylvania (

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Beaver County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took ...

) and Kerhonkson, New York 6.70% #

Baden, Pennsylvania Baden is a borough in southeastern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,912 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Baden is the former site of Logstown, a significant Native America ...

and McAdoo, Pennsylvania 5.90% #

Branch Township, Pennsylvania Branch Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1838 from part of Norwegian Township, it is named for the west branch of the Schuylkill River, which flows through it. Geography According to the U.S. ...

and Postville, Iowa 5.70% # Woodward Township, Pennsylvania (

Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Clearfield County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,562. The county seat is Clearfield, and the largest city is DuBois. The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1822. C ...

) and

Northampton, Pennsylvania Northampton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Its population was 10,395 as of the 2020 census. Northampton is located north of Allentown, northwest of Philadelphia, and west of New York City. The borough is part of the Lehigh ...

5.60% #

Warren, New York : ''There is also a Warren County, and a hamlet of Warren''. Warren is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,143 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed at the Battle ...

and

Independence, Ohio Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It is a suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,133. Independence was originally called Center and was renamed in 1830. Geography Independence is located at . Ac ...

5.50% #

West Leechburg, Pennsylvania West Leechburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Kiskiminetas River. The population was 1,294 at the 2010 census. Geography West Leechburg is located at (40.632129, -79.617137). According to the United ...

5.40% #

Ambridge, Pennsylvania Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Incorporated in 1905 as a company town by the American Bridge Company, Ambridge is located 16 miles (25 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River. The population wa ...

Mount Carmel Township, Pennsylvania Mount Carmel Township is a township located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erected in 1854, it was named after Mount Carmel in Israel and was formed from part of Coal Township. It contains the boroughs of Mount Carme ...

, and

Parma, Ohio Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, located on the southern edge of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81,146. Parma is the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio, the largest suburb in the state, ...

5.30% # Ford City, Pennsylvania 5.20% # Bigler Township, Pennsylvania and Kline Township, Pennsylvania 5.10% # Mayfield Heights, Ohio 3.4%

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: # Delta Junction, AK 16.4% # Deltana, AK 8.4% # Hamtramck, MI 8.0% # West Hollywood, CA 7.8% # Lumberland, NY 6.3% # Moses Lake North, WA 6.0% # Soap Lake, WA 6.0% # Postville, IA 5.9% # Warren, MI 4.0% #

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4.0% # 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% #

Oak Park, MI Oak Park is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population of Oak Park was 29,560. As a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Oak Park shares its southern border with the city of Detroit. History Th ...

3.0% # 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% # North Port, FL 2.4% #

Detroit, MI Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

2.0%

Notable people

References

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External links

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