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 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 310,118. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 75,253, against an all-states median of 15,567.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377310,118–

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761197,602–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366178,723–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,424153,191–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077126,752–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809107,097–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79897,714–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,29383,269–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,17080,011–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63972,938–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05670,472–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40441,621–

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38340,518–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83838,936–

15Washington, WAWA7,816,11636,139–

16Maryland, MDMD6,206,01133,957–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40733,956–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44525,547–

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50825,515–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81424,451–

21Colorado, COCO5,862,18924,033–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07322,112–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,96120,274–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,29319,622–

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87216,763–

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82415,567–

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513,595–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,61212,661–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,76812,467–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63410,711–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710,026–

32New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8689,241–

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,940–

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078,683–

35Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7798,086–

36Utah, UTUT3,392,3318,064–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077,537–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,071–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,601–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,950–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945,578–

42Maine, MEME1,387,8174,422–

43Idaho, IDID1,934,2624,289–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,418–

45North Dakota, NDND784,8413,013–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,435–

47Vermont, VTVT647,1062,129–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,796–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,542–

50Alaska, AKAK735,706973–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397468–

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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 310,118 (2020 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 2020 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 (2020).