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Turkish Americans

About 255,247 US residents are of Turkish ancestry, 0.1% of the population · up 14.3% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Turkish populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Turkish share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$112,594
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
66.1%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
10.0%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
51.4%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
35.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$566,000
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 Turkish Americans earn the most

Washington$131,41059.6%9.8%62.7%8,705
District of Columbia$110,54789.2%3.8%40.5%995
New Hampshire$109,50046.0%5.9%70.7%709
Virginia$106,78866.0%7.0%58.8%10,592
California$106,52770.6%11.6%42.3%30,266
Delaware$100,24438.1%35.1%43.1%1,476
Utah$99,64351.4%9.6%51.9%913
Illinois$98,89264.4%13.5%54.1%7,768
Tennessee$95,56369.5%4.5%59.8%1,373
North Carolina$94,82660.4%15.0%62.2%5,156
Maryland$91,87559.6%17.8%63.9%6,538
Connecticut$88,64362.6%6.9%58.6%3,130
Oregon$87,63472.8%16.5%47.0%2,000
New Jersey$87,28746.0%11.0%56.2%25,336
New York$83,87054.9%12.0%43.4%33,686
Kansas$82,84157.1%13.8%52.3%772
Kentucky$77,72732.2%17.0%57.6%1,415
Oklahoma$76,66755.8%12.9%83.1%1,067
Missouri$75,93855.2%5.0%62.4%2,172
Texas$75,64664.9%10.4%42.2%14,947
Colorado$74,42657.9%12.7%50.1%2,964
Wisconsin$74,09164.9%7.8%51.2%1,438
Georgia$73,90671.7%15.9%48.3%5,747
Massachusetts$73,27975.6%12.9%44.8%7,490
Florida$73,04954.2%13.5%64.4%18,377
Michigan$67,03960.6%13.8%59.2%2,906
Minnesota$66,64859.8%17.9%52.0%1,988
Pennsylvania$62,43156.4%18.4%47.0%9,752
Ohio$62,21348.7%13.0%59.2%6,041
South Carolina$61,38950.5%14.3%70.5%1,730
Indiana$58,12558.1%26.1%55.6%1,543
Nevada$52,13135.1%23.5%60.7%1,083
Arizona$50,61454.9%14.6%46.4%2,731
Louisiana$32,20941.4%14.1%56.8%854
Alabama65.6%25.2%61.3%1,011

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

Turkish Americans across metro areas

Trenton-Princeton, NJ$172,70261.0%3.4%62.3%1,106
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$171,79787.6%3.7%41.1%3,656
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$163,54265.3%8.1%65.3%7,241
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$155,83374.8%7.3%31.9%6,718
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$148,92973.6%6.7%63.9%1,041
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$123,10260.2%12.4%54.9%1,749
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$122,65671.8%4.2%59.7%11,113
Raleigh-Cary, NC$106,87575.5%16.0%69.6%1,076
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$106,50565.1%12.3%56.7%7,286
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$98,40557.0%4.5%70.7%1,286
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$97,13981.9%10.2%47.3%6,102
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$94,25753.1%8.9%45.6%46,088
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$93,92076.8%2.8%59.2%898
St. Louis, MO-IL$92,58350.5%4.6%68.7%1,470
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$92,54583.8%1.0%46.4%2,368
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,49040.7%1.9%53.5%1,527
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$90,62558.7%13.2%59.9%1,465
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$89,75067.6%25.7%39.0%2,950
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$88,83971.9%14.8%56.6%1,879
New Haven-Milford, CT$86,94841.3%6.4%46.5%1,084
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$83,44468.3%15.3%39.1%10,011
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$82,60968.9%8.0%73.2%832
Kansas City, MO-KS$81,33250.8%11.6%73.5%822
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$79,79658.8%6.2%50.2%1,754
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$78,62566.9%25.0%59.0%2,624
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$78,31062.4%18.9%57.6%2,969
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$78,21467.8%11.7%51.0%783
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$78,18565.5%8.7%48.7%5,368
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$77,76852.4%9.6%55.5%1,353
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$77,33773.4%18.2%48.9%4,729
Jacksonville, FL$75,91744.5%4.6%59.7%1,077
Pittsburgh, PA$75,46948.2%15.1%52.5%1,685
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$74,67252.5%9.8%68.8%8,052
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$69,82165.3%14.4%36.0%3,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$66,99155.6%16.3%44.8%1,684
Columbus, OH$66,87576.9%7.7%47.6%1,382
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,47740.0%20.4%51.1%10,746
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$60,18962.9%13.8%54.8%885
Rochester, NY$58,94243.6%34.5%59.3%2,128
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$52,06853.5%16.5%42.9%2,105
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$51,16136.6%15.7%60.3%875
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$50,91850.1%13.1%42.0%2,664
Dayton-Kettering, OH$50,1604.1%16.2%73.6%1,874
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$42,21249.8%42.5%64.1%1,230
Springfield, MA$39,41744.0%23.0%27.4%1,189
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY34.7%18.3%75.9%1,247
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX57.5%21.0%60.8%1,403

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

Turkish Americans across cities

San Francisco$185,37989.8%1.9%27.0%1,701
Seattle$182,32183.2%2.3%39.9%1,181
San Jose$159,54582.4%7.2%42.3%1,210
Washington$110,54789.2%3.8%40.5%995
Irvine$105,55479.2%6.8%25.2%1,477
Dallas$98,15874.8%20.1%29.2%906
Clifton$94,77333.5%2.7%53.8%1,391
Austin$88,58075.1%1.9%48.1%1,270
New York$87,49058.6%10.8%27.0%15,987
Chicago$86,31172.6%21.3%30.6%2,445
Houston$85,14575.3%3.2%40.5%2,180
Boston$74,34085.2%24.2%24.5%1,193
Los Angeles$72,15166.4%18.6%27.8%3,516
San Diego$68,25071.0%13.8%34.1%1,586
Philadelphia$66,81266.7%18.1%26.2%1,578
Paterson$64,73714.4%31.2%27.7%1,030
Cambridge$47,10298.2%2.7%68.3%652

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 Turkish ancestry live in the United States?

About 255,247 US residents are of Turkish ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Turkish population?

New York, NY has the largest Turkish population of any US city, with about 18,442 residents of Turkish ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Turkish ancestry?

New York leads all states with about 35,881 residents of Turkish ancestry.

What is the median household income of Turkish Americans?

Turkish Americans have a median household income of about $112,594, 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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