ANCESTRY

Israeli Americans

About 147,395 US residents are of Israeli ancestry, 0.0% of the population · up 1.8% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income

$101,904

US overall: $82,259

Bachelor's degree or higher

56.1%

US overall: 35.6%

Poverty rate

10.6%

US overall: 12.5%

Homeownership

53.3%

US overall: 65.0%

Median age

35.4

US overall: 38.9

Median home value

$703,800

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 Israeli populations

CitiesAll 1,337 →

1New York, NY17,527 2Los Angeles, CA10,588 3San Diego, CA1,780 4Aventura, FL1,534 5Sunnyvale, CA1,461 6Las Vegas, NV1,362 7Philadelphia, PA1,063 8Irvine, CA1,031 9San Francisco, CA1,006 10Chicago, IL986

CountiesAll 743 →

1Los Angeles County, CA14,678 2Kings County, NY6,613 3New York County, NY5,376 4Broward County, FL4,908 5Nassau County, NY4,445 6Miami-Dade County, FL4,091 7Bergen County, NJ3,582 8Santa Clara County, CA3,436 9Queens County, NY2,863 10San Diego County, CA2,745

Metro areasAll 410 →

1New York, NY35,985 2Los Angeles, CA16,801 3Miami, FL11,692 4Boston, MA3,789 5San Jose, CA3,436 6San Francisco, CA3,291 7Chicago, IL3,209 8Washington, DC2,856 9San Diego, CA2,745 10Philadelphia, PA2,705

StatesAll 50 →

1California30,495 2New York29,633 3Florida17,527 4New Jersey10,246 5Texas7,431 6Maryland4,126 7Massachusetts4,117 8Georgia3,671 9Pennsylvania3,628 10Illinois3,432

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Israeli share

CitiesAll 1,337 →

1Wesley Hills, NY8.2%2Cresskill, NJ7.8%3Cedarhurst, NY7.0%4Silverthorne, CO5.0%5Aventura, FL3.8%6Kings Point, NY3.8%7Viola, NY3.3%8Woodmere, NY3.2%9South Valley Stream, NY3.2%10Merion Station, PA3.1%

CountiesAll 743 →

1Searcy County, AR0.9%2Summit County, CO0.8%3Rockland County, NY0.7%4Madison Parish, LA0.6%5Claiborne County, MS0.5%6Caledonia County, VT0.5%7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK0.4%8Hancock County, GA0.4%9Richmond County, NY0.4%10Bergen County, NJ0.4%

Metro areasAll 410 →

1Breckenridge, CO0.8%2Salisbury, MD0.2%3Gaffney, SC0.2%4Owensboro, KY0.2%5Grenada, MS0.2%6Coldwater, MI0.2%7Ocean Pines, MD0.2%8Miami, FL0.2%9Rome, GA0.2%10New York, NY0.2%

StatesAll 50 →

1New York0.1%2New Jersey0.1%3Nevada0.1%4District of Columbia0.1%5Florida0.1%6California0.1%7Maryland0.1%8Connecticut0.1%9Massachusetts0.1%10Vermont0.0%

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

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

About 147,395 US residents are of Israeli ancestry, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Israeli population?

New York, NY has the largest Israeli population of any US city, with about 17,527 residents of Israeli ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Israeli ancestry?

California leads all states with about 30,495 residents of Israeli ancestry.

What is the median household income of Israeli Americans?

Israeli Americans have a median household income of about $101,904, 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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