The Russian-speaking population surged 254 percent from 1990 to 1998, currently totaling over 4 million Russian-speakers in the USA. Nearly 90% of this population lives in and around major urban centers, with large concentrations in New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area.
New York has the largest single Russian heritage population, with 460,261 people.
Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located southwest of Queens on the western tip of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents and it is the most popular living place for Russians in New York.
According to 2005 U.S. Census Bureau 5.95% of 2.5 million are Russians.
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