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Moroccan Americans

About 153,035 US residents are of Moroccan ancestry, 0.0% of the population · up 27.1% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Moroccan populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Moroccan share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$73,710
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
42.8%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
13.6%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
38.5%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
33.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$401,200
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 Moroccan Americans earn the most

Washington$133,24342.5%13.9%51.9%2,693
Maryland$91,38951.4%8.3%56.4%3,405
California$81,97449.7%13.6%36.1%10,114
Massachusetts$74,91439.8%23.4%30.6%7,765
New York$68,42846.7%19.5%30.5%16,628
Arizona$68,21421.5%30.4%54.9%1,132
Connecticut$64,47233.4%12.2%47.0%2,448
Michigan$61,16725.0%37.6%65.0%3,220
Illinois$59,54043.1%16.7%46.1%4,709
South Carolina$57,32144.6%22.8%81.6%897
Indiana$56,13140.5%24.0%45.3%946
Georgia$55,98046.0%8.6%53.1%3,320
Nevada$55,33327.6%1.7%42.0%1,574
Virginia$53,42141.2%19.7%41.8%10,641
Florida$53,15733.8%20.2%59.6%13,224
Pennsylvania$50,98528.2%28.7%35.8%5,821
New Jersey$49,55936.4%25.4%36.9%8,621
Alabama$45,4829.4%14.7%66.8%1,388
Colorado$43,36522.7%24.4%41.9%2,693
North Carolina$42,14537.4%17.0%48.8%3,967
Texas$42,09042.5%13.0%37.0%5,768
Oklahoma$41,85735.5%3.9%76.6%722
Ohio$41,61435.6%26.7%41.2%3,880
Missouri$33,36114.9%17.5%39.8%1,292
Minnesota35.8%26.1%61.0%2,421
Kentucky46.7%16.2%29.2%1,493

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

Moroccan Americans across metro areas

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$133,66642.7%12.9%46.3%2,423
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$111,51358.3%8.0%70.1%930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$81,12248.6%12.0%31.2%4,869
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,02439.6%24.4%30.8%7,188
New Haven-Milford, CT$74,81922.5%3.0%49.6%1,102
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$73,94740.1%18.2%53.0%2,318
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$65,10846.2%17.4%43.4%11,320
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$64,76646.4%9.8%43.9%1,046
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$62,94650.8%3.9%52.4%2,634
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$62,79445.2%16.6%51.3%4,145
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$62,02644.6%21.6%29.2%21,871
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$57,25038.7%21.0%39.3%1,104
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$56,77139.9%13.0%55.6%4,344
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$56,61231.8%14.9%52.0%3,303
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$55,33325.6%1.8%42.0%1,503
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$53,61126.6%26.7%35.2%1,026
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$52,63327.0%26.8%39.6%4,304
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$43,14632.1%31.8%66.9%3,006
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$42,6929.5%23.6%43.1%2,169
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$41,58331.8%30.3%50.5%1,359
Raleigh-Cary, NC$41,41156.8%23.5%49.2%1,540
Columbus, OH$39,50640.5%22.1%53.2%1,574
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$37,89328.6%41.0%35.9%793
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$36,16652.1%10.5%35.2%2,127
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA51.2%21.3%20.4%1,806
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI22.8%43.8%58.2%2,254

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

Moroccan Americans across cities

Revere$89,88134.0%21.3%21.5%1,225
Los Angeles$80,69851.0%11.7%25.5%2,455
New York$65,06645.2%19.5%20.3%12,206
Chicago$58,30457.7%16.2%43.5%1,900
Arlington$50,47555.1%24.4%14.4%1,029
Jersey City$46,01021.4%48.7%7.3%1,852
Philadelphia$40,96417.1%43.0%45.4%1,888
Columbus$39,57734.7%22.3%53.4%1,304
Boston$34,75043.9%54.9%6.6%701

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 Moroccan ancestry live in the United States?

About 153,035 US residents are of Moroccan ancestry, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Moroccan population?

New York, NY has the largest Moroccan population of any US city, with about 12,533 residents of Moroccan ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Moroccan ancestry?

New York leads all states with about 17,541 residents of Moroccan ancestry.

What is the median household income of Moroccan Americans?

Moroccan Americans have a median household income of about $73,710, 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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