Starting in 1874, large groups of Volga Germans emigrated to the United States and Canada and to a lesser extent, Mexico in North America. In South America they settled primarily in Brazil and Argentina. This emigration lasted up until about 1915.

Other Settlment Information:

A description of why they settled where they did.

A list of settlements by state/province for the USA, Canada, South America.

A map of settlements in the USA and Canada, which shows the relationship of sugarbeets and wheat farming.

A population table of Volga Germans, Black Sea Germans, Mennonites and Volhynian + Lithuanian by state.