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Egyptian Americans

About 329,847 US residents are of Egyptian ancestry, 0.1% of the population · up 18.4% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Egyptian populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Egyptian share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$89,900
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
70.8%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
16.7%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
56.7%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
34.8
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$570,400
US overall: $376,019

From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.

BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Egyptian Americans earn the most

Iowa$102,97872.9%13.6%55.4%688
California$94,53869.3%14.8%48.2%54,272
Washington$92,43466.6%11.6%52.7%4,381
Maryland$87,00077.3%19.5%51.2%6,566
Georgia$86,05373.0%14.4%50.6%3,589
Texas$82,30575.2%15.5%50.9%17,828
Kentucky$82,06965.4%19.8%32.7%810
Michigan$81,42276.3%16.9%60.3%5,457
Massachusetts$80,85568.5%19.2%42.9%5,994
Colorado$80,22167.7%10.1%51.0%2,012
Minnesota$80,05774.5%9.4%59.9%3,538
Illinois$78,26073.5%15.8%52.1%9,010
Virginia$77,88068.6%14.2%51.4%13,193
Arizona$76,68564.0%16.9%60.5%3,262
New Jersey$74,12968.8%18.9%49.5%46,048
New York$73,16865.1%19.1%38.5%36,605
Louisiana$73,09263.6%5.9%54.0%2,090
Indiana$68,18648.3%11.1%76.8%2,938
Alabama$64,30672.3%16.2%61.8%983
Florida$64,20667.7%17.6%66.5%15,446
Connecticut$62,03371.1%5.7%45.7%2,784
Utah$61,25080.2%10.8%71.1%874
Ohio$59,80870.9%18.8%56.1%7,094
North Carolina$58,25963.7%20.5%60.0%6,907
Pennsylvania$56,93861.0%21.4%50.8%10,477
South Carolina$56,56750.0%16.0%72.0%2,046
Nevada$54,32049.1%24.4%41.4%1,751
Oregon$51,64638.2%19.3%55.8%2,562
Wisconsin$49,65357.4%18.0%57.1%1,723
Tennessee$44,82849.3%30.6%58.9%12,743
Oklahoma$44,75064.2%26.0%44.6%823
Missouri71.4%8.3%72.7%2,194

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Egyptian Americans across metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$207,53583.7%2.7%64.0%2,505
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$152,50081.4%3.1%50.0%6,543
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$137,88575.4%2.9%80.4%1,007
St. Louis, MO-IL$117,95372.9%12.8%64.6%1,322
Pittsburgh, PA$110,85766.5%11.2%49.0%780
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$108,91972.5%3.7%64.3%1,256
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,11776.6%18.8%46.2%4,341
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$97,61469.7%7.9%63.1%1,435
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96,02370.6%10.4%52.1%3,744
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$94,66772.1%8.5%26.5%940
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$90,64353.5%7.6%63.8%1,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$88,98474.0%12.4%73.0%3,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$88,33374.6%4.4%60.6%3,011
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$87,76875.1%15.0%48.5%13,617
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$86,68068.1%14.8%51.3%2,442
Richmond, VA$84,58370.3%26.2%62.1%1,068
Raleigh-Cary, NC$83,72366.9%22.9%60.5%3,361
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$83,00272.5%12.0%51.9%7,104
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$82,06388.7%6.4%82.2%913
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$79,82874.0%15.0%54.3%7,850
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$78,65480.8%20.1%56.9%8,318
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$78,54271.0%13.2%50.4%2,946
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,96972.8%9.5%62.6%3,163
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,56267.1%19.3%42.3%27,448
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$76,88775.9%26.1%63.1%5,115
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$73,98469.4%23.1%49.3%7,795
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$73,54167.2%18.9%42.5%74,833
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$73,46262.9%6.1%60.6%2,172
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$71,11676.0%14.1%51.7%792
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$69,10945.1%2.7%83.1%2,166
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$68,90670.0%22.3%53.3%3,068
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$59,27757.4%16.6%51.1%7,603
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,55467.5%14.3%39.0%1,207
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$56,24057.1%15.0%68.4%1,680
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$54,48963.6%23.5%69.7%1,936
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$51,76548.0%27.6%36.9%1,546
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$51,28033.8%19.3%60.3%2,177
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$51,02959.5%17.1%63.8%3,024
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,75847.9%32.6%63.9%10,897
Columbus, OH$45,73370.7%18.2%39.8%2,707
Worcester, MA-CT$44,27152.9%15.8%29.7%1,168
New Orleans-Metairie, LA49.8%7.1%63.3%1,409
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA85.8%5.7%76.6%2,730

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Egyptian Americans across cities

San Jose$204,50084.5%2.4%72.5%1,836
Troy$133,94265.6%5.1%81.3%910
Santa Clarita$114,06351.3%13.7%50.6%830
Irvine$104,18293.2%8.5%19.5%1,445
Philadelphia$101,34974.1%23.1%43.5%2,120
San Diego$90,91376.0%5.4%40.9%1,025
Chicago$85,63690.3%19.9%41.6%1,691
New York$70,98463.5%19.7%32.2%27,252
Anaheim$65,76155.9%4.1%25.1%1,151
Phoenix$60,75054.4%7.4%51.7%779
Los Angeles$60,21760.9%14.7%36.7%6,328
Houston$57,50080.3%23.2%42.7%3,330
Bayonne$56,87559.7%27.6%32.3%5,399
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$44,43344.2%34.0%65.9%7,175
Corona$41,80675.9%10.2%52.4%599
Columbus$35,55673.3%31.1%24.9%1,573
Jersey City$25,99547.0%38.7%20.9%5,598
Centreville48.8%39.3%41.4%1,169
Raleigh65.7%45.1%46.3%1,655
Rancho Cucamonga61.5%36.9%36.6%618

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Egyptian ancestry live in the United States?

About 329,847 US residents are of Egyptian ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Egyptian population?

New York, NY has the largest Egyptian population of any US city, with about 29,470 residents of Egyptian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Egyptian ancestry?

California leads all states with about 61,552 residents of Egyptian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Egyptian Americans?

Egyptian Americans have a median household income of about $89,900, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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