Distribution of Arab People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Arab

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0.45%
0.9%
1.35%
1.8%
2.7%
3.6%
4.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Wayne County, Michigan	5.42%
2	Macomb County, Michigan	3.27%
3	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	3.08%
4	Passaic County, New Jersey	2.79%
5	Davidson County, Tennessee	2.76%
6	Richmond County, New York	2.73%
7	Hudson County, New Jersey	2.7%
8	Wilcox County, Alabama	2.51%
9	Oakland County, Michigan	2.45%
10	Fairfax County, Virginia	2.38%
11	Pipestone County, Minnesota	2.31%
12	Alexandria city, Virginia	2.28%
13	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	2.12%
14	Fairfax city, Virginia	2.07%
15	Logan County, Colorado	2.06%
16	Arlington County, Virginia	1.97%
17	Goliad County, Texas	1.97%
18	Calloway County, Kentucky	1.91%
19	Washtenaw County, Michigan	1.85%
20	Loudoun County, Virginia	1.75%

Top Counties by Population of Arab

#	County	Population
1	Wayne County, Michigan	95,531
2	Los Angeles County, California	80,259
3	Cook County, Illinois	69,252
4	Kings County, New York	43,782
5	Orange County, California	38,285
6	San Diego County, California	37,874
7	Harris County, Texas	36,153
8	Maricopa County, Arizona	31,997
9	Oakland County, Michigan	30,610
10	Macomb County, Michigan	28,364
11	Fairfax County, Virginia	27,218
12	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	20,582
13	Queens County, New York	20,260
14	Davidson County, Tennessee	18,865
15	Hudson County, New Jersey	18,026
16	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	17,947
17	King County, Washington	17,632
18	San Bernardino County, California	16,840
19	New York County, New York	15,951
20	Miami-Dade County, Florida	15,436

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Michigan	1.92%	191,551
2	New Jersey	1.14%	101,002
3	Massachusetts	1.09%	74,223
4	Virginia	0.89%	74,701
5	New York	0.88%	171,686
6	Rhode Island	0.82%	8,658
7	California	0.78%	303,930
8	Illinois	0.77%	98,846
9	Ohio	0.73%	85,158
10	District of Columbia	0.71%	4,885
11	New Hampshire	0.69%	9,238
12	Connecticut	0.67%	24,094
13	Florida	0.59%	120,543
14	Arizona	0.58%	40,553
15	Tennessee	0.57%	38,070
16	Pennsylvania	0.54%	69,323
17	Maryland	0.5%	30,023
18	Texas	0.49%	135,241
19	Washington	0.46%	33,218
20	Oregon	0.43%	17,715
21	Minnesota	0.43%	23,917
22	Vermont	0.43%	2,692
23	Louisiana	0.42%	19,705
24	Colorado	0.41%	22,841
25	Nevada	0.4%	11,608
26	Nebraska	0.4%	7,559
27	North Carolina	0.4%	40,276
28	North Dakota	0.38%	2,875
29	Missouri	0.37%	22,732
30	Maine	0.37%	4,924
31	West Virginia	0.36%	6,516
32	New Mexico	0.35%	7,281
33	Delaware	0.34%	3,221
34	Kentucky	0.33%	14,762
35	Kansas	0.32%	9,284
36	Indiana	0.31%	20,856
37	Georgia	0.31%	31,470
38	Oklahoma	0.3%	11,788
39	Iowa	0.3%	9,398
40	Wisconsin	0.27%	15,767
41	Utah	0.27%	8,189
42	Idaho	0.26%	4,387
43	Mississippi	0.25%	7,582
44	Alabama	0.25%	12,218
45	South Carolina	0.24%	12,044
46	Hawaii	0.19%	2,758
47	South Dakota	0.19%	1,655
48	Montana	0.17%	1,758
49	Arkansas	0.17%	5,001
50	Alaska	0.14%	999
51	Wyoming	0.11%	642
52	Puerto Rico	0.05%	1,853

Top States and Territories by Population of Arab

#	State	Population
1	California	303,930
2	Michigan	191,551
3	New York	171,686
4	Texas	135,241
5	Florida	120,543
6	New Jersey	101,002
7	Illinois	98,846
8	Ohio	85,158
9	Virginia	74,701
10	Massachusetts	74,223
11	Pennsylvania	69,323
12	Arizona	40,553
13	North Carolina	40,276
14	Tennessee	38,070
15	Washington	33,218
16	Georgia	31,470
17	Maryland	30,023
18	Connecticut	24,094
19	Minnesota	23,917
20	Colorado	22,841
21	Missouri	22,732
22	Indiana	20,856
23	Louisiana	19,705
24	Oregon	17,715
25	Wisconsin	15,767
26	Kentucky	14,762
27	Alabama	12,218
28	South Carolina	12,044
29	Oklahoma	11,788
30	Nevada	11,608
31	Iowa	9,398
32	Kansas	9,284
33	New Hampshire	9,238
34	Rhode Island	8,658
35	Utah	8,189
36	Mississippi	7,582
37	Nebraska	7,559
38	New Mexico	7,281
39	West Virginia	6,516
40	Arkansas	5,001
41	Maine	4,924
42	District of Columbia	4,885
43	Idaho	4,387
44	Delaware	3,221
45	North Dakota	2,875
46	Hawaii	2,758
47	Vermont	2,692
48	Puerto Rico	1,853
49	Montana	1,758
50	South Dakota	1,655
51	Alaska	999
52	Wyoming	642

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.