Total population | |
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8,934[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Northeast, Midwest | |
Languages | |
American English, Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, Slovak | |
Religion | |
Eastern Orthodox (Russian Orthodox–Carpathian), Eastern Catholic (Ruthenian Greek Catholic) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Belarusian Americans, Russian Americans, Slovak Americans, Ukrainian Americans |
Rusyn Americans (also known as Carpatho-Rusyn Americans or Ruthenian Americans) are citizens of the United States of America, with ancestors who were Rusyns, born in Carpathian Ruthenia, or neighboring areas of Central Europe. However, some Rusyn Americans, like some Rusyn Canadians, also or instead identify as Ukrainian Americans, Slovak Americans, or even Russian Americans