Immigrant Flow into NYC from the former USSR
(1990-1999)
New York City was the destination for many immigrants coming to the United States. From 1972 to 1979, the annual average of Soviet Union immigrants coming to New York City was 2,664. The Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn slowly began to become a Russian community. Between 1982 and 1989, 10,778 immigrants came from the Soviet Union to New York City, creating an annual average of 1,347. From 1990 to 1999, 136,647 Soviet emigrants settled in New York City. The breakdown is as follows: Armenia (832), Azerbaijan (4,930), Belarus (13,097), Georgia (1,820), Kazakhstan (1,816), Kyrgyzstan (418), Moldova (5,643), Russia (30,341), Tajikistan (2,954), Turkmenistan (273), Ukraine (54,944), Uzbekistan (19,414).
Post-USSR Immigration into NYC in 2000
In 2000, the American Community Survey estimated there were 163,829 immigrants from the former Soviet Union in New York City with a breakdown as follows: Russia (81,408), Ukraine (69,727), Belarus (11,187), Armenia (1,507).
Post-USSR Immigration to NYC in 2011
In 2011, the American Community Survey estimated there were 179,226 former Soviet Union immigrants in New York City with a breakdown as follows: Russia (76,264), Ukraine (59,820), Uzbekistan (21,065), Belarus (12,639), Moldova (4,848), Armenia (2,698), and Kazakhstan (1,892). It is estimated that 85% of Soviet immigrants came as refugees.
