Distribution of Arab: Arab People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Arab: Arab

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0.15%
0.3%
0.45%
0.6%
0.9%
1.2%
1.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Wayne County, Michigan	1.51%
2	Calloway County, Kentucky	1.1%
3	Major County, Oklahoma	1%
4	Smith County, Tennessee	0.86%
5	Branch County, Michigan	0.8%
6	Fairfax city, Virginia	0.75%
7	Staunton city, Virginia	0.7%
8	Tunica County, Mississippi	0.69%
9	Putnam County, Tennessee	0.67%
10	Macomb County, Michigan	0.61%
11	Jackson County, Ohio	0.59%
12	Lawrence County, Kentucky	0.59%
13	Charlottesville city, Virginia	0.57%
14	Choctaw County, Mississippi	0.55%
15	Do, New Mexico	0.5%
16	Rowan County, Kentucky	0.5%
17	Lincoln Parish, Louisiana	0.49%
18	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	0.45%
19	Monongalia County, West Virginia	0.43%
20	Lamar County, Mississippi	0.43%

Top Counties by Population of Arab: Arab

#	County	Population
1	Wayne County, Michigan	26,629
2	Cook County, Illinois	15,929
3	Los Angeles County, California	9,120
4	Harris County, Texas	7,009
5	Kings County, New York	5,523
6	San Diego County, California	5,370
7	Macomb County, Michigan	5,290
8	Oakland County, Michigan	4,876
9	Orange County, California	4,483
10	Maricopa County, Arizona	4,165
11	Fairfax County, Virginia	3,521
12	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	3,255
13	Sacramento County, California	3,037
14	Alameda County, California	2,857
15	Tarrant County, Texas	2,761
16	San Bernardino County, California	2,737
17	Fresno County, California	2,432
18	Bronx County, New York	2,407
19	Queens County, New York	2,278
20	Erie County, New York	2,197

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Michigan	0.43%	42,784
2	Illinois	0.16%	20,701
3	California	0.12%	46,337
4	New York	0.11%	21,672
5	Virginia	0.11%	9,133
6	New Jersey	0.11%	9,508
7	Massachusetts	0.1%	7,045
8	Ohio	0.1%	11,976
9	Louisiana	0.09%	4,395
10	Tennessee	0.09%	6,084
11	Rhode Island	0.09%	962
12	Idaho	0.09%	1,530
13	New Mexico	0.08%	1,632
14	Arizona	0.08%	5,327
15	Texas	0.08%	21,194
16	District of Columbia	0.08%	519
17	Florida	0.07%	15,203
18	Indiana	0.07%	4,595
19	Nebraska	0.06%	1,208
20	Kentucky	0.06%	2,775
21	Mississippi	0.06%	1,828
22	Oregon	0.06%	2,447
23	Connecticut	0.06%	2,147
24	Colorado	0.06%	3,252
25	North Carolina	0.06%	5,943
26	Pennsylvania	0.06%	7,420
27	Maryland	0.06%	3,452
28	Washington	0.06%	4,152
29	Wisconsin	0.06%	3,209
30	Minnesota	0.05%	2,889
31	West Virginia	0.05%	895
32	Missouri	0.05%	2,942
33	Oklahoma	0.05%	1,852
34	Kansas	0.04%	1,242
35	Maine	0.04%	535
36	Alabama	0.04%	1,936
37	Nevada	0.04%	1,129
38	North Dakota	0.04%	287
39	Georgia	0.04%	3,904
40	Arkansas	0.04%	1,072
41	New Hampshire	0.03%	385
42	Vermont	0.03%	158
43	Hawaii	0.03%	359
44	Iowa	0.02%	761
45	South Carolina	0.02%	1,185
46	Delaware	0.02%	222
47	Puerto Rico	0.02%	751
48	Utah	0.02%	627
49	Montana	0.02%	204
50	Alaska	0.01%	107
51	South Dakota	0.01%	107
52	Wyoming	0%	18

Top States and Territories by Population of Arab: Arab

#	State	Population
1	California	46,337
2	Michigan	42,784
3	New York	21,672
4	Texas	21,194
5	Illinois	20,701
6	Florida	15,203
7	Ohio	11,976
8	New Jersey	9,508
9	Virginia	9,133
10	Pennsylvania	7,420
11	Massachusetts	7,045
12	Tennessee	6,084
13	North Carolina	5,943
14	Arizona	5,327
15	Indiana	4,595
16	Louisiana	4,395
17	Washington	4,152
18	Georgia	3,904
19	Maryland	3,452
20	Colorado	3,252
21	Wisconsin	3,209
22	Missouri	2,942
23	Minnesota	2,889
24	Kentucky	2,775
25	Oregon	2,447
26	Connecticut	2,147
27	Alabama	1,936
28	Oklahoma	1,852
29	Mississippi	1,828
30	New Mexico	1,632
31	Idaho	1,530
32	Kansas	1,242
33	Nebraska	1,208
34	South Carolina	1,185
35	Nevada	1,129
36	Arkansas	1,072
37	Rhode Island	962
38	West Virginia	895
39	Iowa	761
40	Puerto Rico	751
41	Utah	627
42	Maine	535
43	District of Columbia	519
44	New Hampshire	385
45	Hawaii	359
46	North Dakota	287
47	Delaware	222
48	Montana	204
49	Vermont	158
50	Alaska	107
51	South Dakota	107
52	Wyoming	18

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.