ANCESTRY

Lebanese Americans

About 596,629 US residents are of Lebanese ancestry, 0.2% of the population · up 17.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income

$104,556

US overall: $82,259

Bachelor's degree or higher

59.3%

US overall: 35.6%

Poverty rate

9.7%

US overall: 12.5%

Homeownership

66.4%

US overall: 65.0%

Median age

36.6

US overall: 38.9

Median home value

$462,500

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 Lebanese populations

CitiesAll 3,487 →

1Dearborn, MI20,937 2New York, NY16,656 3Dearborn Heights, MI13,222 4Los Angeles, CA9,067 5Chicago, IL4,745 6Houston, TX4,530 7San Diego, CA3,499 8Austin, TX3,148 9Phoenix, AZ2,576 10Boston, MA2,542

CountiesAll 1,760 →

1Wayne County, MI45,843 2Los Angeles County, CA22,402 3Miami-Dade County, FL9,548 4Oakland County, MI8,924 5Orange County, CA8,812 6Harris County, TX8,161 7Maricopa County, AZ8,075 8Cook County, IL7,544 9San Diego County, CA6,920 10Macomb County, MI6,845

Metro areasAll 768 →

1Detroit, MI63,034 2New York, NY32,729 3Los Angeles, CA31,214 4Boston, MA24,226 5Miami, FL19,442 6Washington, DC17,637 7Dallas, TX14,572 8Houston, TX12,906 9Chicago, IL11,921 10Cleveland, OH10,212

StatesAll 51 →

1Michigan74,647 2California70,357 3Florida53,016 4Texas43,108 5New York38,757 6Massachusetts30,910 7Ohio29,866 8Pennsylvania23,057 9Virginia18,501 10North Carolina15,076

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Lebanese share

CitiesAll 3,487 →

1Dearborn Heights, MI21.4%2Dearborn, MI19.5%3Apollo Beach, FL6.6%4Long Branch, VA5.0%5Chelsea, AL4.0%6Rumson, NJ3.8%7Snoqualmie, WA3.7%8Westwego, LA3.5%9Grosse Pointe Woods, MI3.3%10Grosse Pointe, MI3.2%

CountiesAll 1,760 →

1Wayne County, MI2.6%2Stanley County, SD2.3%3Deer Lodge County, MT1.8%4Colfax County, NM1.7%5Ohio County, WV1.4%6Dallam County, TX1.2%7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK1.2%8Jeff Davis County, GA1.0%9Oneida County, NY1.0%10Goochland County, VA1.0%

Metro areasAll 768 →

1Detroit, MI1.4%2Crawfordsville, IN0.9%3Utica, NY0.9%4Wheeling, WV0.6%5Midland, TX0.6%6Dodge City, KS0.6%7Port Lavaca, TX0.6%8Toledo, OH0.6%9Cambridge, OH0.5%10Vicksburg, MS0.5%

StatesAll 51 →

1Michigan0.7%2Massachusetts0.4%3New Hampshire0.4%4Rhode Island0.4%5District of Columbia0.4%6Ohio0.3%7Vermont0.2%8Connecticut0.2%9Florida0.2%10Virginia0.2%

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

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

About 596,629 US residents are of Lebanese ancestry, roughly 0.2% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Lebanese population?

Dearborn, MI has the largest Lebanese population of any US city, with about 20,937 residents of Lebanese ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Lebanese ancestry?

Michigan leads all states with about 74,647 residents of Lebanese ancestry.

What is the median household income of Lebanese Americans?

Lebanese Americans have a median household income of about $104,556, 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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