Russian
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 rus · ISO 639-1 ru · Glottocode russ1263
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- New York227,300limited English 120,180
- California180,186limited English 76,033
- Florida74,440limited English 29,963
- Washington64,638limited English 26,329
- New Jersey51,142limited English 18,191
- Pennsylvania49,194limited English 24,308
- Illinois46,897limited English 19,090
- Massachusetts36,221limited English 13,911
- Texas34,804limited English 10,557
- Maryland21,675limited English 7,021
- Oregon21,067limited English 8,022
- Virginia17,870limited English 5,029
- Colorado17,645limited English 6,364
- Ohio17,071limited English 7,203
- North Carolina15,174limited English 5,201
- Georgia14,989limited English 4,571
- Minnesota13,851limited English 5,159
- Michigan11,288limited English 4,492
- Connecticut11,161limited English 3,376
- South Carolina10,549limited English 4,293
- Arizona7,633limited English 2,109
- Missouri7,233limited English 2,660
- Wisconsin5,875limited English 1,757
- Nevada5,574limited English 1,839
- Utah5,090limited English 1,268
- Indiana4,018limited English 1,238
- Tennessee3,889limited English 867
- Idaho3,780limited English 733
- Alaska3,427limited English 1,006
- Oklahoma3,021limited English 728
- Kentucky2,855limited English 771
- Rhode Island2,669limited English 794
- Kansas2,491limited English 1,117
- New Hampshire2,488limited English 783
- Iowa2,381limited English 574
- Alabama2,145limited English 466
- Nebraska2,082limited English 565
- Louisiana1,867limited English 587
- Hawaii1,708limited English 582
- Montana1,537limited English 346
- Delaware1,492limited English 368
- South Dakota1,460limited English 455
- Maine1,279limited English 293
- New Mexico1,062limited English 321
- Vermont949limited English 231
- Arkansas705limited English 187
- Mississippi631limited English 125
- Wyoming623limited English 64
- North Dakota574limited English 161
- West Virginia449limited English 90
By city
- New York City172,756limited English 105,023
- Los Angeles38,095limited English 16,607
- Philadelphia16,290limited English 11,268
- San Diego11,920limited English 3,946
- Chicago10,762limited English 2,814
- San Jose7,413limited English 3,015
- Sacramento6,079limited English 4,386
- Houston5,044limited English 1,570
- Charlotte4,444limited English 1,593
- Boston4,396limited English 1,596
- Seattle3,356limited English 194
- Columbus2,939limited English 1,489
- Dallas1,175limited English 458
- Phoenix680limited English 263
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
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The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
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Sing something that was sung to you.
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CultureMesh, "Russian" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/russian-8). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.