RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Arab population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 241,635. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 55,309, against an all-states median of 10,487.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.5% of US population308,745,5381,517,664–

01California, CACA39,287,377241,635–

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761150,001–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366142,863–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07794,188–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42490,041–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80983,119–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79870,136–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,29364,799–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05662,287–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63959,909–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17051,089–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83829,482–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40428,696–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,40724,268–

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,01124,148–

16Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38321,303–

17Washington, WAWA7,816,11619,859–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44518,441–

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50817,715–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18916,127–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81416,036–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07315,526–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,96115,186–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,29313,791–

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,61212,075–

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22510,487–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63410,477–

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87210,325–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,76810,291–

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8249,505–

31Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,308–

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977,747–

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,346–

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,680–

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,991–

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735,973–

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,199–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464,946–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,3314,794–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,466–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,571–

42Maine, MEME1,387,8173,404–

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,795–

44Vermont, VTVT647,1062,571–

45Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,878–

46Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,859–

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,812–

48North Dakota, NDND784,8411,528–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,380–

50Alaska, AKAK735,7061,154–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397457–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest arab population?

California ranks #1 with 241,635 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by arab population?

California, Michigan, New York, Florida, Texas.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is arab population measured?

Number of residents who are Arab ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.