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Highest Syrian population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Syrian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Syrian residents as a percentage of total population. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ leads at 0.7%. 516 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 0.3%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.0%.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Allentown, PAPA887,6150.7%
02Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.6%
03Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.4%
04Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.4%
05Seneca, SCSC83,7750.4%
06Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.4%
07Charleston, WVWV200,1700.3%
09St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.3%
10Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.3%
11Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.2%
12Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.2%
13Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.2%
14Williston, NDND41,7670.2%
15Victoria, TXTX99,8640.2%
16Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.2%
17Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.2%
18Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%
19Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.2%
20Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.2%
21Daphne, ALAL267,7610.2%
22Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.2%
23Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.2%
24Danville, KYKY56,9850.2%
25Hermiston, OROR93,7210.2%
26Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.2%
27Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.2%
28Worcester, MAMA888,5020.2%
29Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.1%
30Canton, OHOH400,2460.1%
31Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%
32Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.1%
33Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.1%
34Dover, DEDE194,7860.1%
35Norfolk, NENE49,2280.1%
36Scranton, PAPA574,4180.1%
37Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%
38Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.1%
39Kingston, NYNY183,3300.1%
40New York, NYNY20,112,4480.1%
41Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.1%
42Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.1%
43Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%
44Redding, CACA181,6480.1%
45Farmington, MOMO67,8090.1%
46Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%
47Oxford, ALAL115,8340.1%
48Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%
49Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%
50Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.1%
51Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.1%
52Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%
53Mason City, IAIA49,7100.1%
54St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.1%
55Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.1%
56Olean, NYNY75,3900.1%
57Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.1%
58Slidell, LALA279,1080.1%
59Altoona, PAPA119,5410.1%
60San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.1%
61Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%
62Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
63Rutland, VTVT59,6530.1%
64Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
65Panama City, FLFL231,1740.1%
66Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%
67Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%
68Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%
69Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.1%
70Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%
71San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%
72Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.1%
73Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.1%
74Fargo, NDND269,5280.1%
75Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.1%
76Alexandria, LALA147,9520.1%
77Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.1%
78Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.1%
79DeRidder, LALA36,6730.1%
80Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%
81El Centro, CACA181,4110.1%
82Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%
83Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.1%
84Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%
85Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%
86Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%
87Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%
88Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.1%
89Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%
90Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%
91Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
92Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%
93Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.1%
94State College, PAPA157,3930.1%
95Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.1%
96Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%
97Flint, MIMI401,0930.1%
98Key West, FLFL80,4060.1%
99Utica, NYNY285,6110.1%
100Jamestown, NDND21,4140.1%
101Weirton, WVWV112,4680.1%
102Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.1%
103Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%
104Atchison, KSKS16,1720.1%
105York, PAPA473,1970.1%
106Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.1%
107Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%
108La Grande, OROR25,9000.1%
109Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.1%
110Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
111Monroe, MIMI156,0040.1%
112Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.1%
113St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
114Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.1%
115Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%
116Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%
117Kokomo, ININ83,9040.1%
118Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
119Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%
120Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
121Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.1%
122Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%
123Staunton, VAVA129,6920.1%
124Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.1%
125Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%
126Laramie, WYWY38,5580.1%
127Watertown, NYNY111,5400.1%
128Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%
129Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.1%
130Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
131Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%
132Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%
133Chico, CACA209,2110.1%
134Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%
135Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%
136Enid, OKOK61,7790.1%
137Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.1%
138Salem, OHOH99,3770.1%
139Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
140Monroe, LALA222,3900.1%
141Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
142Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%
143Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.1%
144Alpena, MIMI28,8530.1%
145Portland, MEME577,6350.1%
146Sayre, PAPA59,6000.1%
147Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.1%
148Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%
149Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%
150Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.1%
151Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%
152Lake City, FLFL74,0940.1%
153Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%
154Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%
155Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.1%
156Alma, MIMI41,1900.1%
157Davenport, IAIA380,4520.1%
158Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%
159Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
160East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.1%
161Harrison, ARAR45,6540.1%
162La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.1%
163Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.1%
164Naples, FLFL417,1310.1%
165Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.1%
166Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%
167Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.1%
168Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.1%
169San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.1%
170Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.1%
171Reading, PAPA440,0720.1%
172Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%
173Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.1%
174Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.1%
175Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%
176Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.1%
177Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.1%
178Corning, NYNY91,8550.1%
179Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.1%
180Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%
181Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
182Pueblo, COCO169,2770.1%
183Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%
184Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.1%
185Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%
186Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%
187St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.0%
188Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%
189Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%
190Truckee, CACA101,9110.0%
191Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%
192San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%
193Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%
194DuBois, PAPA78,1000.0%
195Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.0%
196Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%
197Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%
198San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%
199Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.0%
200Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%
201Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%
202Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%
203Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
204Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%
205Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%
206Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.0%
207Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5270.0%
208Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%
209Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%
210Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%
211Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.0%
212Fremont, NENE38,0570.0%
213Heber, UTUT81,6550.0%
214Boone, NCNC54,7860.0%
215Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%
216Ashland, OHOH52,5230.0%
217Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%
218Auburn, NYNY74,3650.0%
219Union City, TNTN30,0670.0%
220Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%
221Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%
222Fremont, OHOH58,6550.0%
223Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%
224El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%
225Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.0%
226Columbus, NENE46,5830.0%
227Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%
228Marietta, OHOH58,3890.0%
229Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.0%
230Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%
231Findlay, OHOH75,0340.0%
232North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%
233Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%
234Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%
235Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%
236South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%
237Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.0%
238Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.0%
239Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.0%
240College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%
241Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%
242Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.0%
243Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%
244Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.0%
245Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%
246Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.0%
247Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%
248Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%
249Paris, TXTX63,3190.0%
250Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.0%
251Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%
252Wooster, OHOH116,7580.0%
253Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%
254Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%
255Albany, OROR132,8430.0%
256Decatur, ALAL160,3260.0%
257Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%
258Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%
259Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%
260Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%
261Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%
262Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%
263Midland, MIMI83,7540.0%
264Cordele, GAGA19,2370.0%
265Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%
266San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.0%
267Wabash, ININ30,7130.0%
268Easton, MDMD38,2380.0%
269Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%
270Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%
271Minot, NDND75,6940.0%
272Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%
273Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%
274Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%
275Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%
276Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%
277Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%
278Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%
279New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%
280Somerset, PAPA72,0040.0%
281Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%
282Richmond, KYKY131,8060.0%
283Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.0%
284Odessa, TXTX173,8010.0%
285Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%
286Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%
287Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%
288Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%
289Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%
290Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.0%
291Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%
292Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%
293Frankfort, ININ33,3220.0%
294Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%
295Elmira, NYNY80,4150.0%
296Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%
297Owosso, MIMI67,6810.0%
298Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%
299Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%
300Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.0%
301Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%
302Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.0%
303Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%
304The Villages, FLFL157,7720.0%
305Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.0%
306Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%
307Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%
308Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%
309Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%
310Lacey, WAWA304,2610.0%
311Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%
312Defiance, OHOH38,2920.0%
313Marion, ININ66,5240.0%
314Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
315Mankato, MNMN104,9070.0%
316Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.0%
317Roswell, NMNM63,3640.0%
318Ukiah, CACA88,1220.0%
319Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%
320Cañon City, COCO50,0390.0%
321Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%
322Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%
323Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%
324Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%
325St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%
326Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
327Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%
328El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.0%
329Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%
330Athens, GAGA224,1480.0%
331Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%
332Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.0%
333Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.0%
334Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%
335Bay City, TXTX36,4630.0%
336Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%
337Altus, OKOK24,7640.0%
338Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%
339Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.0%
340Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.0%
341Susanville, CACA28,1170.0%
342Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.0%
343Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.0%
344Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.0%
345Platteville, WIWI52,4460.0%
346Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%
347Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%
348Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.0%
349Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%
350Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%
351Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.0%
352Opelousas, LALA80,7650.0%
353Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%
354Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%
355Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%
356Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.0%
357Indiana, PAPA82,8780.0%
358Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%
359Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.0%
360Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%
361Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%
362Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%
363Lima, OHOH100,8810.0%
364Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%
365Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%
366Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.0%
367Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%
368Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%
369Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.0%
370Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%
371Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%
372Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%
373Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.0%
374Medford, OROR221,7950.0%
375Elkhart, ININ208,7740.0%
376Grand Island, NENE78,0760.0%
377Granbury, TXTX70,5010.0%
378Paducah, KYKY102,2590.0%
379Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%
380Columbus, ININ85,7290.0%
381Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.0%
382Henderson, KYKY57,1840.0%
383Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%
384Canton, ILIL32,9010.0%
385Salem, OROR445,8140.0%
386Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.0%
387Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%
388Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%
389Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%
390Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.0%
391Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%
392Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%
393Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%
394Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
395Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.0%
396Merced, CACA297,2600.0%
397Wilson, NCNC81,1500.0%
398Oil City, PAPA49,3460.0%
399Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%
400Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%
401Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.0%
402Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.0%
403Napa, CACA132,9490.0%
404Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.0%
405Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%
406Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%
407Cortland, NYNY45,8500.0%
408Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%
409Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.0%
410Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%
411Carson, NVNV58,5710.0%
412Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.0%
413Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%
414Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.0%
415Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%
416Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%
417Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%
418Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%
419Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.0%
420Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%
421Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%
422Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%
423Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%
424Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%
425Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%
426Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%
427Laconia, NHNH65,1470.0%
428Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.0%
429Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%
430Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.0%
431Springfield, OHOH135,3400.0%
432Marinette, WIWI65,5150.0%
433Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%
434Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.0%
435Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.0%
436Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%
437Plymouth, ININ46,5990.0%
438Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%
439Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%
440Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%
441Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%
442Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%
443Abilene, TXTX185,4290.0%
444Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%
445Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%
446Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%
447Mountain Home, ARAR42,9820.0%
448Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%
449Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%
450Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%
451Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%
452Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.0%
453Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.0%
454Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.0%
455Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.0%
456Angola, ININ34,7990.0%
457Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%
458Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.0%
459Houma, LALA199,6680.0%
460Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.0%
461Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%
462Ada, OKOK38,5280.0%
463Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.0%
464Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%
465Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%
466Holland, MIMI123,1880.0%
467Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%
468Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%
469Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%
470Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.0%
471Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.0%
472Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.0%
473New Bern, NCNC127,3580.0%
474Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%
475Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.0%
476Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%
477Sumter, SCSC105,0670.0%
478Quincy, ILIL74,1460.0%
479Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%
480Laredo, TXTX281,2240.0%
481Corbin, KYKY150,0400.0%
482Durango, COCO56,8980.0%
483Logansport, ININ37,8360.0%
484Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.0%
485Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%
486Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.0%
487Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.0%
488Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%
489Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.0%
490Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%
491Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%
492Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%
493Watertown, WIWI86,5050.0%
494Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%
495Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%
496Florence, SCSC201,3920.0%
497Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%
498Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.0%
499Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%
500Kearney, NENE57,9620.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest syrian share?

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks #1 with 0.7% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by syrian share?

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Lebanon, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, Seneca, SC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

516 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is syrian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Syrian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).