Since the independence of Ukraine, diaspora's attention, resources and activities have shifted to a large degree to Ukraine and its problems, to the detriment of activities by the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States.

Most of our organized community work is still being conducted on an informal basis; planning and implementation are often done without the benefit of objective and factual information.  Available census and survey, as well as immigration data, if properly exploited, can provide a more rational and efficient basis for our diaspora's activities.

These data also provide a unique opportunity for research on the Ukrainian ethnic group from the academic perspective.  They allow researchers to augment the field of ethnic studies in the US with research on Ukrainians, and make contributions to different social and economic disciplines using Ukrainians in the US as a case study.

In order to encourage and facilitate research on this topic, the Shevchenko Scientific Society in New York has decided to develop a Center for Demographic and Socio-economic Research of Ukrainians in the US.  A basic tool for this research is an integrated data base that allows one to investigate many aspects of Ukrainians in the US.  This data base is made available for anybody who wants to find out more about Ukrainians in the US.

The data bases presented here contain integrated data for the 1980, 1990 and 2000 censuses, and 3-year average values of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 American Community Survey (ACS).  The ACS data, labeled 2006*, represent the average situation as of mid-2006.  One data base contains data on persons of Ukrainian ancestry, while the other has data on a sample of the total US population, in order to facilitate comparisons of Ukrainians with the total US population.

The ACS data will be updated on a yearly basis, and will be complemented by other data like maps, immigration statistics, etc.