Distribution of Arab: Syrian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Arab: Syrian

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	1.31%
2	Judith Basin County, Montana	0.87%
3	Goshen County, Wyoming	0.77%
4	Madison County, Virginia	0.72%
5	Passaic County, New Jersey	0.64%
6	Faulk County, South Dakota	0.56%
7	Boise County, Idaho	0.53%
8	Prowers County, Colorado	0.46%
9	Oconee County, South Carolina	0.45%
10	Florence County, Wisconsin	0.42%
11	Alexander County, Illinois	0.41%
12	Cass County, North Dakota	0.41%
13	Rinc, Puerto Rico	0.41%
14	Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska	0.4%
15	Emporia city, Virginia	0.37%
16	Blaine County, Montana	0.36%
17	Hardeman County, Texas	0.35%
18	Lawrence County, Pennsylvania	0.34%
19	Morrow County, Oregon	0.34%
20	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	0.33%

Top Counties by Population of Arab: Syrian

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	8,273
2	Kings County, New York	7,782
3	Cook County, Illinois	5,579
4	Orange County, California	4,760
5	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	4,736
6	Passaic County, New Jersey	3,245
7	Maricopa County, Arizona	2,762
8	San Bernardino County, California	2,740
9	Oakland County, Michigan	2,431
10	Bergen County, New Jersey	2,333
11	Wayne County, Michigan	2,310
12	Harris County, Texas	2,185
13	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	2,155
14	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	2,134
15	Macomb County, Michigan	2,107
16	San Diego County, California	2,028
17	Broward County, Florida	2,026
18	Monmouth County, New Jersey	2,015
19	Duval County, Florida	1,814
20	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	1,695

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Rhode Island	0.2%	2,098
2	New Jersey	0.14%	12,187
3	Pennsylvania	0.12%	15,013
4	North Dakota	0.11%	802
5	Michigan	0.11%	10,452
6	Massachusetts	0.1%	6,781
7	New York	0.09%	17,575
8	California	0.07%	28,259
9	Connecticut	0.07%	2,560
10	Illinois	0.06%	8,257
11	Florida	0.06%	12,858
12	Ohio	0.06%	7,227
13	District of Columbia	0.06%	425
14	Arizona	0.05%	3,641
15	Delaware	0.05%	465
16	Virginia	0.05%	3,905
17	West Virginia	0.05%	834
18	New Hampshire	0.04%	587
19	Maryland	0.04%	2,517
20	South Dakota	0.04%	359
21	Nebraska	0.04%	749
22	Oregon	0.04%	1,538
23	Texas	0.03%	9,669
24	Minnesota	0.03%	1,912
25	Colorado	0.03%	1,886
26	Maine	0.03%	429
27	Georgia	0.03%	3,232
28	Nevada	0.03%	913
29	South Carolina	0.03%	1,530
30	Kansas	0.03%	836
31	Missouri	0.03%	1,744
32	Washington	0.03%	2,085
33	Louisiana	0.03%	1,295
34	Alabama	0.03%	1,309
35	Hawaii	0.03%	375
36	North Carolina	0.03%	2,685
37	Vermont	0.03%	164
38	Indiana	0.03%	1,685
39	Oklahoma	0.02%	945
40	Wyoming	0.02%	137
41	Wisconsin	0.02%	1,329
42	Iowa	0.02%	704
43	Alaska	0.02%	151
44	Idaho	0.02%	279
45	Tennessee	0.02%	1,029
46	Utah	0.02%	460
47	New Mexico	0.02%	313
48	Kentucky	0.01%	605
49	Arkansas	0.01%	397
50	Montana	0.01%	103
51	Mississippi	0.01%	228
52	Puerto Rico	0%	82

Top States and Territories by Population of Arab: Syrian

#	State	Population
1	California	28,259
2	New York	17,575
3	Pennsylvania	15,013
4	Florida	12,858
5	New Jersey	12,187
6	Michigan	10,452
7	Texas	9,669
8	Illinois	8,257
9	Ohio	7,227
10	Massachusetts	6,781
11	Virginia	3,905
12	Arizona	3,641
13	Georgia	3,232
14	North Carolina	2,685
15	Connecticut	2,560
16	Maryland	2,517
17	Rhode Island	2,098
18	Washington	2,085
19	Minnesota	1,912
20	Colorado	1,886
21	Missouri	1,744
22	Indiana	1,685
23	Oregon	1,538
24	South Carolina	1,530
25	Wisconsin	1,329
26	Alabama	1,309
27	Louisiana	1,295
28	Tennessee	1,029
29	Oklahoma	945
30	Nevada	913
31	Kansas	836
32	West Virginia	834
33	North Dakota	802
34	Nebraska	749
35	Iowa	704
36	Kentucky	605
37	New Hampshire	587
38	Delaware	465
39	Utah	460
40	Maine	429
41	District of Columbia	425
42	Arkansas	397
43	Hawaii	375
44	South Dakota	359
45	New Mexico	313
46	Idaho	279
47	Mississippi	228
48	Vermont	164
49	Alaska	151
50	Wyoming	137
51	Montana	103
52	Puerto Rico	82

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.