Distribution of Arab: Palestinian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Arab: Palestinian

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Gadsden County, Florida	0.85%
2	Williamsburg city, Virginia	0.6%
3	Passaic County, New Jersey	0.49%
4	Morrill County, Nebraska	0.45%
5	Monroe County, Illinois	0.37%
6	Warren County, Virginia	0.37%
7	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana	0.36%
8	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska	0.36%
9	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	0.36%
10	Falls Church city, Virginia	0.35%
11	R, Puerto Rico	0.34%
12	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	0.34%
13	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	0.31%
14	San Mateo County, California	0.29%
15	Marion County, Ohio	0.28%
16	Louisa County, Virginia	0.25%
17	Oldham County, Kentucky	0.24%
18	Cook County, Illinois	0.23%
19	Richmond County, New York	0.23%
20	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	0.22%

Top Counties by Population of Arab: Palestinian

#	County	Population
1	Cook County, Illinois	12,100
2	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	4,482
3	Los Angeles County, California	3,761
4	Harris County, Texas	3,292
5	Wayne County, Michigan	3,088
6	Orange County, California	3,008
7	Passaic County, New Jersey	2,445
8	San Mateo County, California	2,207
9	Kings County, New York	1,941
10	Alameda County, California	1,836
11	Fairfax County, Virginia	1,691
12	Maricopa County, Arizona	1,667
13	Santa Clara County, California	1,568
14	Bergen County, New Jersey	1,545
15	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	1,470
16	San Diego County, California	1,468
17	Hillsborough County, Florida	1,395
18	Miami-Dade County, Florida	1,322
19	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	1,310
20	Will County, Illinois	1,307

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Illinois	0.12%	15,737
2	Ohio	0.08%	9,371
3	New Jersey	0.08%	6,799
4	Louisiana	0.07%	3,247
5	Michigan	0.06%	6,181
6	California	0.06%	23,029
7	Virginia	0.05%	4,249
8	Florida	0.04%	8,895
9	District of Columbia	0.04%	286
10	Texas	0.04%	10,430
11	New York	0.04%	7,185
12	Missouri	0.04%	2,185
13	Maryland	0.03%	1,971
14	New Mexico	0.03%	667
15	Arizona	0.03%	2,087
16	Wisconsin	0.03%	1,613
17	North Carolina	0.03%	2,709
18	Massachusetts	0.03%	1,789
19	Alabama	0.02%	1,169
20	Washington	0.02%	1,704
21	Indiana	0.02%	1,553
22	Minnesota	0.02%	1,253
23	Connecticut	0.02%	776
24	Nebraska	0.02%	325
25	Pennsylvania	0.02%	2,166
26	Kentucky	0.02%	738
27	Iowa	0.02%	499
28	Georgia	0.02%	1,575
29	Colorado	0.02%	838
30	Kansas	0.01%	417
31	Delaware	0.01%	135
32	Arkansas	0.01%	426
33	Oregon	0.01%	572
34	Alaska	0.01%	103
35	Tennessee	0.01%	899
36	Hawaii	0.01%	188
37	Puerto Rico	0.01%	443
38	Nevada	0.01%	355
39	New Hampshire	0.01%	151
40	Rhode Island	0.01%	113
41	West Virginia	0.01%	190
42	Oklahoma	0.01%	337
43	Utah	0.01%	250
44	South Carolina	0.01%	340
45	North Dakota	0%	29
46	Mississippi	0%	117
47	Vermont	0%	23
48	Montana	0%	21
49	Maine	0%	23
50	South Dakota	0%	13
51	Idaho	0%	21
52	Wyoming	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Arab: Palestinian

#	State	Population
1	California	23,029
2	Illinois	15,737
3	Texas	10,430
4	Ohio	9,371
5	Florida	8,895
6	New York	7,185
7	New Jersey	6,799
8	Michigan	6,181
9	Virginia	4,249
10	Louisiana	3,247
11	North Carolina	2,709
12	Missouri	2,185
13	Pennsylvania	2,166
14	Arizona	2,087
15	Maryland	1,971
16	Massachusetts	1,789
17	Washington	1,704
18	Wisconsin	1,613
19	Georgia	1,575
20	Indiana	1,553
21	Minnesota	1,253
22	Alabama	1,169
23	Tennessee	899
24	Colorado	838
25	Connecticut	776
26	Kentucky	738
27	New Mexico	667
28	Oregon	572
29	Iowa	499
30	Puerto Rico	443
31	Arkansas	426
32	Kansas	417
33	Nevada	355
34	South Carolina	340
35	Oklahoma	337
36	Nebraska	325
37	District of Columbia	286
38	Utah	250
39	West Virginia	190
40	Hawaii	188
41	New Hampshire	151
42	Delaware	135
43	Mississippi	117
44	Rhode Island	113
45	Alaska	103
46	North Dakota	29
47	Vermont	23
48	Maine	23
49	Montana	21
50	Idaho	21
51	South Dakota	13
52	Wyoming	0

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.