RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Arab population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 42,827. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 9,677, against an all-states median of 2,302.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281263,373–

01California, CACA39,287,37742,827−82%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,76138,865−74%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36620,409−86%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42419,684−78%

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,79815,915−77%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,189−85%

07Ohio, OHOH11,810,29311,824−82%

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8098,740−89%

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,227−84%

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,088−90%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,773−80%

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,087−92%

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,786−78%

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,715−80%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384,411−85%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,789−81%

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,664−77%

18Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,447−78%

19Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,244−79%

20Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,089−87%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,989−81%

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,816−73%

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,565−86%

24Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,424−74%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,369−83%

26Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,302−66%

27Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,183−88%

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,923−81%

29New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,507−70%

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,194−73%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,179−89%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,170−85%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,707983−84%

34Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801960−88%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507934−82%

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,612924−92%

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262858−54%

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373783−87%

39Delaware, DEDE1,021,191728−74%

40Utah, UTUT3,392,331704−85%

41South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225693−93%

42District of Columbia, DCDC681,294476−87%

43North Dakota, NDND784,841375−75%

44South Dakota, SDSD907,428328−76%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235328−82%

46Maine, MEME1,387,817315−91%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,875205−89%

48Vermont, VTVT647,106146−94%

49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868126−98%

50Alaska, AKAK735,706101−91%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39712−97%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest arab population?

California ranks #1 with 42,827 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by arab population?

California, Michigan, New York, Texas, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is arab population measured?

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