ANCESTRY

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.

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 NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Turkish populations

CitiesAll 2,008 →

1New York, NY18,442 2Los Angeles, CA4,215 3Chicago, IL2,932 4Houston, TX2,504 5San Diego, CA1,739 6San Francisco, CA1,682 7San Jose, CA1,596 8Irvine, CA1,526 9Dallas, TX1,524 10Seattle, WA1,477

CountiesAll 984 →

1Los Angeles County, CA6,951 2Kings County, NY6,723 3Suffolk County, NY6,443 4King County, WA6,280 5New York County, NY5,634 6Bergen County, NJ5,530 7Cook County, IL5,353 8Passaic County, NJ4,653 9Orange County, CA4,580 10Fairfax County, VA4,550

Metro areasAll 511 →

1New York, NY48,467 2Washington, DC13,957 3Los Angeles, CA11,531 4Philadelphia, PA11,261 5Miami, FL8,946 6Chicago, IL8,014 7Seattle, WA7,835 8Houston, TX7,286 9Boston, MA6,966 10San Francisco, CA6,557

StatesAll 51 →

1New York35,881 2California32,687 3New Jersey26,134 4Texas19,561 5Florida19,345 6Virginia12,272 7Pennsylvania9,607 8Washington9,488 9Illinois8,814 10Massachusetts8,745

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Turkish share

CitiesAll 2,008 →

1Totowa, NJ6.8%2Terryville, NY5.7%3Tonawanda, NY4.0%4Nesconset, NY3.9%5Stafford, TX3.8%6Fruitland, MD3.5%7North New Hyde Park, NY3.3%8Fair Oaks, VA3.3%9Farmingdale, NY3.2%10Waynesboro, PA3.1%

CountiesAll 984 →

1Passaic County, NJ0.9%2Cleburne County, AL0.8%3Burlington County, NJ0.8%4Monroe County, IA0.7%5Cumberland County, KY0.7%6Fountain County, IN0.6%7Greenlee County, AZ0.6%8Rio Grande County, CO0.6%9Bergen County, NJ0.6%10Forsyth County, GA0.5%

Metro areasAll 511 →

1Lewiston, ID0.4%2Twin Falls, ID0.3%3Ithaca, NY0.3%4Ocean Pines, MD0.3%5Trenton, NJ0.3%6New Haven, CT0.3%7Burlington, IA0.3%8Pottsville, PA0.3%9Cambridge, MD0.3%10New York, NY0.2%

StatesAll 51 →

1New Jersey0.3%2District of Columbia0.2%3Delaware0.2%4New York0.2%5Virginia0.1%6Massachusetts0.1%7Washington0.1%8Connecticut0.1%9Maryland0.1%10Florida0.1%

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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