The Syrian Population

With the Syrian refugee crisis unfolding in Europe we take a look at the Syrian population here in the United States:

		Syrian Population			Syrians, as a Percent of Total Population
	United States	148,214	1	Rhode Island	0.23%
1	California	20,135	2	New Jersey	0.13%
2	Pennsylvania	14,398	3	Pennsylvania	0.11%
3	New York	13,816	4	Massachusetts	0.10%
4	New Jersey	11,095	5	New York	0.07%
5	Florida	10,640	6	Michigan	0.07%
6	Texas	8,048	7	Arizona	0.06%
7	Illinois	6,872	8	New Hampshire	0.06%
8	Michigan	6,426	9	District of Columbia	0.06%
9	Ohio	6,392	10	Florida	0.06%
10	Massachusetts	6,366	11	Ohio	0.06%
11	Arizona	4,131	12	California	0.05%
12	Indiana	3,430	13	Illinois	0.05%
13	Virginia	3,128	14	Indiana	0.05%
14	Washington	3,031	15	Oregon	0.05%
15	Maryland	2,520	16	Connecticut	0.05%
16	Rhode Island	2,473		United States	0.05%
17	Oregon	1,983	17	Washington	0.04%
18	North Carolina	1,895	18	Maryland	0.04%
19	Connecticut	1,771	19	Nevada	0.04%
20	Georgia	1,398	20	Virginia	0.04%
21	Wisconsin	1,390	21	Maine	0.04%
22	Colorado	1,383	22	Oklahoma	0.03%
23	Minnesota	1,263	23	Nebraska	0.03%
24	Oklahoma	1,256	24	Texas	0.03%
25	Nevada	1,166	25	Colorado	0.03%
26	Kentucky	1,087	26	West Virginia	0.03%
27	South Carolina	905	27	Kentucky	0.03%
28	Missouri	886	28	Wisconsin	0.02%
29	Louisiana	858	29	Utah	0.02%
30	New Hampshire	824	30	Minnesota	0.02%
31	Tennessee	727	31	Arkansas	0.02%
32	Utah	669	32	North Carolina	0.02%
33	Arkansas	611	33	South Carolina	0.02%
34	Nebraska	588	34	New Mexico	0.02%
35	Maine	503	35	Louisiana	0.02%
36	West Virginia	470	36	Missouri	0.01%
37	New Mexico	393	37	Georgia	0.01%
38	Kansas	377	38	Kansas	0.01%
39	District of Columbia	360	39	Tennessee	0.01%
40	Alabama	322	40	Alaska	0.01%
41	Iowa	172	41	Alabama	0.01%
42	Idaho	98	42	Idaho	0.01%
43	Alaska	73	43	Iowa	0.01%
44	Delaware	49	44	Delaware	0.01%
45	Hawaii	-	45	Hawaii	0.00%
46	Mississippi	-	46	Mississippi	0.00%
47	Montana	-	47	Montana	0.00%
48	North Dakota	-	48	North Dakota	0.00%
49	South Dakota	-	49	South Dakota	0.00%
50	Vermont	-	50	Vermont	0.00%
51	Wyoming	-	51	Wyoming	0.00%

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

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