#  8. Ethnic Groups in Ukraine, Jews, 1926 census 

 



 ![Ethnic Groups in Ukraine, Jews, 1926 census](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/2025-01/ethnic_groups_jews_1926.png)

 

## Overview

This map visualizes data from the 1926 [First All-Union Census of the Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_All_Union_Census_of_the_Soviet_Union), showing the percentages of residents categorized as ethnically Jewish in each district ([*raion*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raions_of_Ukraine)) of the [Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_SSR).

The darker shades of color indicate the higher percentages. The darkest shade indicates percentages of 15.1-20.2 percent, while the lightest shade indicates percentages 0.1-5.0 percent.

The boundary lines indicate those of the March 1, 1927 administrative division.

**Sources**

## Sources

All-Union 1926 Census (Vsesoiuznaia perepis' naseleniia 1926-ogo goda). Moscow: Central Statistics Department of the USSR.1928-1935.