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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.

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 NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Egyptian populations

CitiesAll 2,042 →

1New York, NY29,470 2Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government, TN6,514 3Bayonne, NJ6,320 4Los Angeles, CA5,873 5Jersey City, NJ5,465 6Houston, TX3,364 7San Jose, CA2,422 8Raleigh, NC2,311 9San Diego, CA2,039 10Huntington Beach, CA1,802

CountiesAll 967 →

1Los Angeles County, CA17,908 2Hudson County, NJ12,828 3Orange County, CA11,833 4Queens County, NY8,952 5Kings County, NY8,489 6Middlesex County, NJ8,367 7Richmond County, NY7,960 8Davidson County, TN6,514 9Harris County, TX6,184 10Fairfax County, VA5,761

Metro areasAll 508 →

1New York, NY76,210 2Los Angeles, CA29,741 3Washington, DC15,069 4Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government, TN12,012 5Riverside, CA10,501 6Philadelphia, PA9,445 7Houston, TX9,359 8Dallas, TX7,860 9Chicago, IL6,521 10San Francisco, CA6,442

StatesAll 51 →

1California61,552 2New Jersey45,253 3New York39,879 4Florida21,406 5Texas21,282 6Virginia15,889 7Tennessee13,507 8Pennsylvania12,354 9North Carolina8,943 10Ohio8,301

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Egyptian share

CitiesAll 2,042 →

1Bridgeport, PA11.2%2Union Beach, NJ9.5%3Bayonne, NJ8.8%4Dayton, NJ5.2%5Madison Park, NJ4.7%6Lecanto, FL4.3%7Pomona, NJ4.1%8Mount Arlington, NJ3.8%9Del Aire, CA3.4%10Tinton Falls, NJ3.4%

CountiesAll 967 →

1Dade County, MO2.1%2Hudson County, NJ1.8%3Richmond County, NY1.6%4Rutherford County, TN1.1%5Fairfax city, VA1.0%6Middlesex County, NJ1.0%7Davidson County, TN0.9%8Wilson County, TN0.8%9Jefferson County, IA0.8%10Indiana County, PA0.7%

Metro areasAll 508 →

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government, TN0.7%2Indiana, PA0.7%3New York, NY0.4%4Moscow, ID0.3%5Clinton, IA0.3%6Blacksburg, VA0.3%7Trenton, NJ0.3%8Raleigh, NC0.3%9Hood River, OR0.3%10Las Vegas, NM0.3%

StatesAll 51 →

1New Jersey0.5%2New York0.2%3Tennessee0.2%4Virginia0.2%5California0.2%6Delaware0.1%7Maryland0.1%8Massachusetts0.1%9Connecticut0.1%10Florida0.1%

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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