Arabs in America

While the United States Census specifies certain Arab origins like Egyptian and Palestinian, many Arab residents identified simply as Arab. The Census figures below indicate those who responded as unspecified Arab, not the total Arab population in the United States. Similar patterns emerged as with other Arab groups: California is home to the largest population, while Michigan is home to the largest number of Arab residents as a percentage of its total population.

		Arab-American Population			Arab-Americans as a Percentage of Total Population
	United States	290,893	1	Michigan	0.36%
1	California	43,828	2	Illinois	0.20%
2	New York	37,066	3	New York	0.19%
3	Michigan	35,277	4	Virginia	0.13%
4	Illinois	26,199	5	District of Columbia	0.12%
5	Texas	19,680	6	New Jersey	0.12%
6	Florida	15,913	7	California	0.12%
7	New Jersey	10,644	8	Rhode Island	0.12%
8	Virginia	10,641	9	Arizona	0.10%
9	Ohio	9,322	10	Missouri	0.10%
10	Pennsylvania	9,159		United States	0.09%
11	Arizona	6,213	11	Florida	0.08%
12	Missouri	5,795	12	Massachusetts	0.08%
13	Massachusetts	5,443	13	Ohio	0.08%
14	North Carolina	4,996	14	Texas	0.08%
15	Tennessee	4,615	15	Oregon	0.07%
16	Indiana	4,564	16	Tennessee	0.07%
17	Washington	4,493	17	Pennsylvania	0.07%
18	Maryland	3,760	18	Indiana	0.07%
19	Georgia	3,400	19	Washington	0.07%
20	Oregon	2,872	20	Maryland	0.06%
21	Wisconsin	2,471	21	New Mexico	0.06%
22	Colorado	1,918	22	Connecticut	0.05%
23	Connecticut	1,905	23	North Carolina	0.05%
24	Kentucky	1,773	24	Kansas	0.05%
25	Louisiana	1,729	25	Nevada	0.05%
26	Minnesota	1,523	26	Wisconsin	0.04%
27	Kansas	1,449	27	Iowa	0.04%
28	Iowa	1,317	28	Maine	0.04%
29	Rhode Island	1,231	29	Kentucky	0.04%
30	Nevada	1,219	30	Louisiana	0.04%
31	New Mexico	1,209	31	Colorado	0.04%
32	Alabama	1,165	32	New Hampshire	0.04%
33	Utah	993	33	Nebraska	0.04%
34	Arkansas	823	34	Utah	0.04%
35	District of Columbia	744	35	West Virginia	0.04%
36	Nebraska	655	36	Georgia	0.04%
37	West Virginia	655	37	Minnesota	0.03%
38	Maine	544	38	Arkansas	0.03%
39	New Hampshire	475	39	Alabama	0.02%
40	Oklahoma	471	40	Idaho	0.02%
41	South Carolina	434	41	Alaska	0.01%
42	Idaho	288	42	Oklahoma	0.01%
43	Alaska	91	43	South Carolina	0.01%
44	Delaware	49	44	Delaware	0.01%
45	Hawaii	0	45	Hawaii	0.00%
46	Mississippi	0	46	Mississippi	0.00%
47	Montana	0	47	Montana	0.00%
48	North Dakota	0	48	North Dakota	0.00%
49	South Dakota	0	49	South Dakota	0.00%
50	Vermont	0	50	Vermont	0.00%
51	Wyoming	0	51	Wyoming	0.00%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

B04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates
C04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates