In the 2010 U.S. census and subsequently, the largest part of the population born in Moldova self-identified as being of Romanian ancestry. The 2015 U.S. Census Bureau estimate results based on population surveys show 20,128 people born in the Republic of Moldova who identified themselves as being of "Romanian ancestry". United States Census Bureau: Foreign-born of Romanian descent By contrast, 131,323 individuals who declared a Romanian ancestry were born in Romania and 1,438 in Ukraine. However, many other Moldovan-born people were of other ancestries. In 2015, 7,968 of them declared themselves to be of "Russian ancestry", probably including some Russian-speaking Jews, 3,747 declared themselves to be of Ukrainian ancestry, 332 declared themselves to be of Bulgarian ancestry, and 126 declared themselves to be of Turkish ancestry. No inhabitants of the U.S. declared a Gagauz ancestry in the 2020 census. The number of people originating from Moldova who indicated Polish ancestry was 228, while 126 declared German ancestry, 43 declared Israeli ancestry, and 196 declared "European" ancestry. The 2015 data and other sources suggest that it is likely that about 8,000 residents of the United States identify themselves for census purposes as being of "Moldovan ancestry", but no exact numbers have been made available. This figure includes a number of Jews, given the fact that there is no Jewish ancestry category. Those who self-identify as being of "Moldovan ancestry" are outnumbered by more than two to one by those originating from Moldova who declare a "Romanian ancestry".
