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 2023 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377344,369–

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761218,643–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366196,462–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,424178,004–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077151,491–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809117,452–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79899,348–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,29389,373–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,17088,263–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63977,823–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05674,193–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40449,918–

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38341,581–

14Washington, WAWA7,816,11640,373–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83839,439–

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,40737,609–

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135,640–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44526,405–

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50825,865–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18925,432–

21Indiana, ININ6,851,07324,278–

22Louisiana, LALA4,611,96122,405–

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421,909–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,29320,077–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22517,556–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87216,506–

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82416,181–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,61214,936–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814,101–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411,489–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710,829–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,5079,291–

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8689,165–

34Utah, UTUT3,392,3319,098–

35Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,808–

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078,725–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,695–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797,473–

39District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,895–

40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,358–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,504–

42Maine, MEME1,387,8175,325–

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915,291–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,075–

45Vermont, VTVT647,1062,610–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,503–

47North Dakota, NDND784,8412,088–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,841–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,783–

50Alaska, AKAK735,7061,205–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397538–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · 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).