RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 343 SHOWN OF 343

Highest Palestinian population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Palestinian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Palestinian residents as a percentage of total population. Williston, ND leads at 0.4%. 343 metro areas qualify in total. Ohio carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2810.0%–

01Williston, NDND41,7670.4%–

02Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.4%+0.4 pts

03Houma, LALA199,6680.3%–

04Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.3%+0.2 pts

05Minden, LALA34,9480.2%–

06Hickory, NCNC376,8900.2%+0.1 pts

07New Orleans, LALA970,8490.2%+0.1 pts

08Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.2%+0.1 pts

09Danville, ILIL71,2590.2%+0.2 pts

10Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%−0.1 pts

11Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.2%+0.1 pts

12Akron, OHOH701,7800.2%+0.1 pts

13Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.2%–

14Ukiah, CACA88,1220.2%+0.1 pts

15Marion, OHOH65,1150.2%–

16Mobile, ALAL411,6580.1%+0.1 pts

17Midland, TXTX193,1390.1%–

18Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%+0.1 pts

19Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%+0.1 pts

20Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%+0.0 pts

21Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%+0.1 pts

22Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.1%–

23Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%+0.1 pts

24Greenville, NCNC182,9360.1%+0.1 pts

25Alexandria, LALA147,9520.1%+0.0 pts

26San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.1%−0.0 pts

27Napa, CACA132,9490.1%+0.1 pts

28Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%+0.1 pts

29Florence, ALAL156,6090.1%–

30Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.1%–

31Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.1%–

32Durham, NCNC625,4850.1%+0.1 pts

33Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%+0.1 pts

34Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%+0.1 pts

35Richmond, KYKY131,8060.1%–

36Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.1%+0.1 pts

37Flint, MIMI401,0930.1%+0.0 pts

38Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%+0.0 pts

39Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.1%–

40Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.1%−0.2 pts

41Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.1%+0.0 pts

42Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%+0.0 pts

43Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.1%–

44Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%+0.0 pts

45Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%+0.0 pts

46Paris, TXTX63,3190.1%–

47Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.1%–

48Hammond, LALA141,3460.1%+0.0 pts

49Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.1%+0.1 pts

50San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%+0.0 pts

51Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%–

52Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%+0.0 pts

53Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.1%–

54Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%+0.1 pts

55Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%+0.1 pts

56Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%+0.0 pts

57Jackson, TNTN184,5690.1%+0.0 pts

58St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%+0.0 pts

59San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%+0.0 pts

60Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%+0.1 pts

61Kingston, NYNY183,3300.1%+0.0 pts

62Kinston, NCNC55,8370.1%–

63Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%+0.0 pts

64Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%+0.0 pts

65Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%+0.0 pts

66Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%+0.0 pts

67Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%+0.0 pts

68Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%–

69Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%+0.0 pts

70Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.1%−0.0 pts

71New York, NYNY20,112,4480.1%+0.0 pts

72Jesup, GAGA32,4810.1%–

73Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%+0.0 pts

74Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%–

75Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%+0.0 pts

76Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.1%–

77Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.1%−0.0 pts

78Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%−0.0 pts

79Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%+0.0 pts

80Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.1%+0.0 pts

81San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.1%+0.0 pts

82Gallup, NMNM68,1190.1%+0.0 pts

83Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%−0.0 pts

84Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%+0.0 pts

85Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%+0.0 pts

86Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%–

87Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%+0.0 pts

88Niles, MIMI152,4440.1%–

89Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.1%−0.0 pts

90Wooster, OHOH116,7580.1%–

91Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%–

92Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.1%–

93College Station, TXTX287,4760.1%+0.0 pts

94Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%+0.0 pts

95Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.1%+0.0 pts

96Clovis, NMNM65,2700.1%–

97Athens, GAGA224,1480.0%+0.0 pts

98Corinth, MSMS34,5690.0%+0.0 pts

99Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%+0.0 pts

100Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%+0.0 pts

101Yuba City, CACA187,4780.0%–

102Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%−0.0 pts

103Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.0%–

104South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%+0.0 pts

105Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%+0.0 pts

106Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%+0.0 pts

107Pullman, WAWA48,5120.0%−0.1 pts

108Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.0%–

109Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%–

110Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%+0.0 pts

111Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%+0.0 pts

112Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

113Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%−0.0 pts

114Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%+0.0 pts

115Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%+0.0 pts

116Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%–

117Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%+0.0 pts

118Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%–

119Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%+0.0 pts

120Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%−0.1 pts

121Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%+0.0 pts

122Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%+0.0 pts

123Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%–

124Duncan, OKOK44,3100.0%–

125North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%+0.0 pts

126Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.0%–

127Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%–

128Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%+0.0 pts

129Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%–

130El Campo, TXTX42,0600.0%–

131Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.0%–

132Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%−0.0 pts

133Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

134Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%–

135Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%+0.0 pts

136Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.0%+0.0 pts

137Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%+0.0 pts

138Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%−0.0 pts

139Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%−0.0 pts

140Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%+0.0 pts

141Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%−0.0 pts

142Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%+0.0 pts

143Panama City, FLFL231,1740.0%−0.0 pts

144Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%+0.0 pts

145Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.0%–

146Marion, ILIL67,2250.0%–

147Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%+0.0 pts

148West Plains, MOMO40,7980.0%–

149Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.0%–

150Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%−0.0 pts

151Worcester, MAMA888,5020.0%+0.0 pts

152Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.0%–

153Dixon, ILIL32,9140.0%–

154Natchez, MSMS54,7220.0%–

155Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%+0.0 pts

156Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%+0.0 pts

157Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%+0.0 pts

158Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.0%+0.0 pts

159Edwards, COCO54,2910.0%−0.0 pts

160Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.0%−0.0 pts

161Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.0%–

162Merced, CACA297,2600.0%+0.0 pts

163State College, PAPA157,3930.0%−0.0 pts

164Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%–

165Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.0%–

166Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%−0.0 pts

167Quincy, ILIL74,1460.0%–

168Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%+0.0 pts

169Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.0%+0.0 pts

170Chico, CACA209,2110.0%+0.0 pts

171Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%–

172Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%−0.0 pts

173Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

174Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

175Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%+0.0 pts

176Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%+0.0 pts

177Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.0%–

178Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%−0.0 pts

179Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%−0.0 pts

180Ruston, LALA48,3600.0%–

181Ontario, OROR60,0850.0%–

182Athens, TNTN71,5900.0%–

183Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

184San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%−0.0 pts

185Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%−0.0 pts

186Easton, MDMD38,2380.0%–

187Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%−0.1 pts

188Warsaw, ININ80,8920.0%–

189Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

190Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%−0.0 pts

191Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%–

192Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%+0.0 pts

193Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%+0.0 pts

194Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%+0.0 pts

195Newport, OROR50,6360.0%–

196Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

197Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%−0.0 pts

198Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%−0.0 pts

199Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%−0.0 pts

200Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.0%–

201Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%+0.0 pts

202Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%−0.0 pts

203Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%+0.0 pts

204Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.0%–

205Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%+0.0 pts

206Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.0%–

207Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%−0.0 pts

208Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%+0.0 pts

209Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%–

210Marinette, WIWI65,5150.0%–

211Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%−0.0 pts

212Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%−0.0 pts

213Mankato, MNMN104,9070.0%–

214New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.0%–

215Miami, OKOK30,4380.0%–

216Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%−0.0 pts

217Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.0%–

218Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.0%–

219Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%+0.0 pts

220Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.0%–

221Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

222Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.0%–

223Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%+0.0 pts

224Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%−0.0 pts

225Meridian, MSMS85,4190.0%–

226Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%−0.0 pts

227Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%−0.0 pts

228Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%−0.0 pts

229Brookings, SDSD37,6350.0%–

230Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

231Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.0%−0.0 pts

232Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%−0.0 pts

233Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%−0.0 pts

234Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

235Oil City, PAPA49,3460.0%–

236Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%+0.0 pts

237Rolla, MOMO45,2470.0%–

238Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.0%–

239Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%–

240Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%+0.0 pts

241Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.0%–

242Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.0%+0.0 pts

243Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.0%–

244Albertville, ALAL103,5370.0%–

245Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%–

246Celina, OHOH42,7370.0%–

247Fremont, OHOH58,6550.0%–

248Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%−0.0 pts

249Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%–

250Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%–

251Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%−0.0 pts

252Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%−0.0 pts

253Columbus, ININ85,7290.0%–

254Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%+0.0 pts

255Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%−0.0 pts

256Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%−0.0 pts

257Laredo, TXTX281,2240.0%–

258Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%−0.1 pts

259Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.0%–

260Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%–

261Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%–

262Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.0%–

263Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%−0.0 pts

264Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.0%+0.0 pts

265Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%–

266Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%+0.0 pts

267Daphne, ALAL267,7610.0%–

268Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%+0.0 pts

269Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%+0.0 pts

270Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.0%–

271St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%–

272Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

273Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%–

274Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%−0.0 pts

275Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%–

276Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.0%–

277Hudson, NYNY60,1680.0%−0.0 pts

278El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%+0.0 pts

279Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%+0.0 pts

280Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%−0.0 pts

281Palatka, FLFL77,7340.0%–

282Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%+0.0 pts

283Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%+0.0 pts

284Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%−0.0 pts

285Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%−0.0 pts

286Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%−0.0 pts

287Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%−0.0 pts

288Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%−0.0 pts

289Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%–

290Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%+0.0 pts

291Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%+0.0 pts

292Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%−0.0 pts

293Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%−0.3 pts

294Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.0%–

295Bloomington, ININ165,2310.0%+0.0 pts

296Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%–

297Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%+0.0 pts

298Marietta, OHOH58,3890.0%–

299Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

300Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

301Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%−0.0 pts

302Portland, MEME577,6350.0%–

303Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.0%–

304Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%–

305Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.0%–

306Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%–

307Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%–

308Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

309Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%−0.0 pts

310Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.0%–

311Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%−0.0 pts

312Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%−0.0 pts

313Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%−0.0 pts

314Albany, GAGA145,5100.0%–

315Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%−0.0 pts

316Altoona, PAPA119,5410.0%–

317Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%−0.0 pts

318Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.0%–

319Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%−0.0 pts

320Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%−0.1 pts

321Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

322Springfield, OHOH135,3400.0%–

323Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%−0.0 pts

324Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%−0.0 pts

325Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.0%–

326Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%−0.0 pts

327Sayre, PAPA59,6000.0%−0.0 pts

328Sherman, TXTX153,6130.0%–

329Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

330Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%–

331Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%–

332Bradford, PAPA38,9840.0%−0.0 pts

333Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%−0.0 pts

334York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

335Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

336El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%−0.0 pts

337Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%–

338Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%−0.0 pts

339Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%−0.0 pts

340Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%−0.0 pts

341Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.0%−0.1 pts

342Decatur, ALAL160,3260.0%–

343Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest palestinian share?

Williston, ND ranks #1 with 0.4% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by palestinian share?

Williston, ND, Morgantown, WV, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Cleveland, OH, Minden, LA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

343 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is palestinian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Palestinian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.