RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Arab population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 344,369. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 82,556, against an all-states median of 16,506. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Carolina, SC, up 16 places to #25.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.7% of US population334,922,4992,255,221–

01California, CACA39,287,377344,369+43%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761218,643+46%

03New York, NYNY19,852,366196,462+38%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,424178,004+98%

05▲1Florida, FLFL22,416,077151,491+61%

06▲2New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809117,452+41%

07▼2Illinois, ILIL12,694,79899,348+42%

08▼1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29389,373+38%

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,17088,263+73%

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63977,823+30%

11▲1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05674,193+19%

12▼1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40449,918+74%

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38341,581+95%

14▲2Washington, WAWA7,816,11640,373+103%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83839,439+34%

16▲4Georgia, GAGA10,940,40737,609+55%

17▼3Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135,640+48%

18▲5Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44526,405+43%

19▲8Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50825,865+46%

20▼3Colorado, COCO5,862,18925,432+58%

21▼3Indiana, ININ6,851,07324,278+56%

22▼3Louisiana, LALA4,611,96122,405+48%

23▼2Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421,909+37%

24▲1Oregon, OROR4,254,29320,077+46%

25▲16South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22517,556+67%

26▼4Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87216,506+60%

27▼3Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82416,181+70%

28▲8Nevada, NVNV3,184,61214,936+24%

29▼1Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814,101+37%

30▲1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411,489+10%

31▲1Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710,829+40%

32▲3Iowa, IAIA3,210,5079,291+79%

33▲16New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8689,165+25%

34▲6Utah, UTUT3,392,3319,098+90%

35▼1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,808+6%

36▼3Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078,725+46%

37▼8New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,695+56%

38▼12Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797,473+12%

39▲3District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,895+93%

40▼2West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,358+6%

41▼11Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,504+23%

42▲4Maine, MEME1,387,8175,325+56%

43▼4Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915,291+89%

44▼7Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,075+173%

45▲3Vermont, VTVT647,1062,610+2%

46▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,503+38%

47▼4North Dakota, NDND784,8412,088+37%

48▼4South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,841+33%

49▼2Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,783−5%

50Alaska, AKAK735,7061,205+4%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397538+18%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest arab population?

California ranks #1 with 344,369 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by arab population?

California, Michigan, New York, Texas, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is arab population measured?

Number of residents who are Arab ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).