RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 675

Largest Palestinian population, US counties

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Palestinian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Cook County, Illinois leads at 18,100. 675 counties qualify in total. California carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499170,920–

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62518,100+138%

02Harris County, TXTX5,045,0264,948+163%

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344,566+98%

04Orange County, CACA3,149,5074,375+215%

05Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9254,359+150%

06Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0383,566+75%

07Passaic County, NJNJ531,6243,524+158%

08Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732,323+181%

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0912,278+25%

10Collin County, TXTX1,297,1792,193+879%

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,128+54%

12Richmond County, NYNY501,2901,982+314%

13Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2161,972+122%

14Bergen County, NJNJ977,0261,872+94%

15Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,868+231%

16Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,825+86%

17Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981,822+444%

18Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,818+263%

19Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5581,741+232%

20Kings County, NYNY2,653,9631,719+16%

21Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5361,707+87%

22Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161,647+146%

23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601,584+92%

24DuPage County, ILIL934,2981,503+210%

25Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3971,478+29%

26San Mateo County, CACA743,5681,460−29%

27Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1911,428+136%

28Will County, ILIL712,2531,406+61%

29Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,294+39%

30Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2811,267+104%

31New York County, NYNY1,664,8621,214+53%

32Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301,204−18%

33Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331,164+124%

34King County, WAWA2,344,9391,149+300%

35Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5821,142+34%

36Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4661,092+122%

37Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,030+199%

38Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029979+17%

39Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070941−26%

40Pasco County, FLFL674,516927–

41Denton County, TXTX1,069,346909+408%

42Travis County, TXTX1,389,670880+198%

43St. Louis County, MOMO990,911880+295%

44Lucas County, OHOH423,347875+182%

45Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979864+196%

46Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337840+79%

47San Joaquin County, CACA823,815828+35%

48Cobb County, GAGA793,345825+1864%

49Clark County, NVNV2,407,226817+222%

50Onondaga County, NYNY466,584816+343%

51Tulare County, CACA485,146808+332%

52Jackson County, MOMO732,994777+848%

53Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088774+61%

54Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784765+48%

55Arapahoe County, COCO673,820763+627%

56Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726737+80%

57Monroe County, NYNY750,506734+424%

58Duval County, FLFL1,062,963724+9%

59San Francisco County, CACA826,079670−5%

60Knox County, TNTN511,453654+250%

61Placer County, CACA442,081646+1142%

62Denver County, COCO740,613646+1246%

63Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335632+194%

64Kern County, CACA927,068615+159%

65Snohomish County, WAWA870,656600+171%

66Mobile County, ALAL411,658596+1069%

67Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743594+137%

68St. Charles County, MOMO426,499583+338%

69Somerset County, NJNJ356,486573+252%

70Shelby County, TNTN910,226566+8%

71Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214562−40%

72Multnomah County, OROR795,391553+182%

73Montgomery County, OHOH539,598545+128%

74Ocean County, NJNJ673,746539+217%

75District of Columbia, DCDC693,645526+102%

76Ventura County, CACA830,851521+338%

77Niagara County, NYNY208,912518+1750%

78Jefferson County, ALAL665,742509+109%

79Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383492+165%

80Williamson County, TXTX752,827477+468%

81Morris County, NJNJ524,251470+108%

82Fresno County, CACA1,035,456462+143%

83Macomb County, MIMI886,221459+114%

84Mahoning County, OHOH224,706457+371%

85Anoka County, MNMN381,605446+248%

86Medina County, OHOH185,025445+137%

87Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433442+882%

88Nash County, NCNC99,365434+85%

89Lake County, ININ504,612434−20%

90Howard County, MDMD339,183434+1347%

91Suffolk County, MAMA791,891421+1216%

92Erie County, NYNY946,741405+864%

93Sonoma County, CACA486,444394+82%

94East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180388+157%

95Worcester County, MAMA888,502380+72%

96Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601374+1069%

97Escambia County, FLFL333,834373+1972%

98Stanislaus County, CACA557,719362+34%

99Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916358+311%

100Pulaski County, ARAR404,611348+673%

101Rutherford County, TNTN386,352346+1136%

102Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099345+60%

103Davidson County, TNTN745,904343+67%

104Fayette County, KYKY329,751342+30%

105Loudoun County, VAVA449,749340+16%

106Queens County, NYNY2,358,182334−48%

107Montgomery County, TXTX781,194334+241%

108Solano County, CACA455,376334−18%

109Johnson County, IAIA160,044332+622%

110Washington County, OROR611,708316+4%

111Johnson County, KSKS636,906316+229%

112Prince William County, VAVA502,966314+11%

113Baltimore County, MDMD847,650314+67%

114Marion County, ININ992,196310+589%

115Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090305+1%

116Wright County, MNMN157,559304–

117Ramsey County, MNMN541,623303+270%

118Lake County, ILIL719,339303+59%

119Jefferson County, COCO580,451297+1191%

120Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791296+187%

121Mercer County, NJNJ399,289295+31%

122Midland County, TXTX187,855295–

123Pitt County, NCNC182,936292+508%

124Arlington County, VAVA243,931286+271%

125Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852285+270%

126Alachua County, FLFL290,028282+240%

127Seminole County, FLFL491,884282+985%

128Essex County, NJNJ896,379281+339%

129Boone County, ILIL53,568278–

130Rockland County, NYNY357,397277+1008%

131Galveston County, TXTX372,207275+1733%

132Union County, NJNJ601,863269+58%

133Dakota County, MNMN457,710266+39%

134Osceola County, FLFL481,718266+245%

135Madera County, CACA167,927264+110%

136Providence County, RIRI678,179264+1048%

137Manatee County, FLFL468,200263+11%

138Burlington County, NJNJ481,439258+706%

139Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939258+11%

140Brazos County, TXTX249,088254+206%

141Hamilton County, ININ387,036249+938%

142Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148247+76%

143Sarasota County, FLFL479,958246+1540%

144Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035245+94%

145Pinellas County, FLFL948,563242+11%

146Montgomery County, TNTN249,935237+144%

147Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781235+473%

148Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685233−19%

149Jefferson County, KYKY795,222233+38%

150Kings County, CACA154,327229–

151Orleans Parish, LALA362,154229+4480%

152Summit County, OHOH538,376228−49%

153Prince George's County, MDMD970,374225+56%

154Kent County, MIMI675,232221+317%

155Madison County, FLFL18,759217–

156Butler County, OHOH400,128213+1153%

157Sampson County, NCNC61,504211–

158Chester County, PAPA557,116211+225%

159Bell County, TXTX402,248202+2786%

160Polk County, FLFL874,790200+233%

161Waukesha County, WIWI417,210199+255%

162Pierce County, WAWA946,288198+136%

163Tulsa County, OKOK698,782193−16%

164Saratoga County, NYNY241,343191–

165Kane County, ILIL525,757185−7%

166Shelby County, ALAL238,552185+29%

167Utah County, UTUT759,859183–

168Monterey County, CACA433,729180+5%

169Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115177–

170Dane County, WIWI590,375177+153%

171Clark County, WAWA532,119177−10%

172Genesee County, MIMI401,093176−27%

173Fairfax, VAVA26,772176–

174Camden County, NJNJ535,799173+114%

175Lancaster County, NENE334,049170+1600%

176Fairfield County, OHOH169,752169–

177Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,482168–

178Sussex County, DEDE277,140168+1427%

179Waller County, TXTX69,858166–

180Kenosha County, WIWI168,448165+511%

181Richland County, OHOH124,893164+811%

182Rapides Parish, LALA125,877163+26%

183St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642163+240%

184Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393162+1057%

185San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367160+146%

186Buncombe County, NCNC277,417160+1233%

187Honolulu County, HIHI988,703159+382%

188Montgomery County, PAPA877,643159+50%

189Alexandria, VAVA160,662156+28%

190Charleston County, SCSC436,200155–

191Hamilton County, OHOH838,418154−30%

192Marin County, CACA253,694153−19%

193Champaign County, ILIL209,972153+94%

194Allen County, ININ402,329149+521%

195Gregg County, TXTX126,095148–

196Rockwall County, TXTX140,738148+1380%

197Lee County, FLFL875,607145+142%

198South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,741144–

199Washoe County, NVNV509,386143+694%

200Guilford County, NCNC562,234140+7%

201Ulster County, NYNY183,330139+239%

202Douglas County, NENE606,460137+69%

203Warren County, OHOH257,181137+813%

204Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065137+145%

205Kenton County, KYKY175,779137+3325%

206Carver County, MNMN114,379134–

207McHenry County, ILIL317,751134+362%

208Mercer County, KYKY23,733134–

209Clay County, FLFL239,593133+99%

210Caddo Parish, LALA224,226132+560%

211DeKalb County, GAGA774,394132+1550%

212Bay County, FLFL204,479131+0%

213Collier County, FLFL417,131131+51%

214Baltimore, MDMD569,997129+37%

215Forsyth County, NCNC401,718126+869%

216Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388126+200%

217St. Clair County, ILIL250,708124–

218Oldham County, KYKY70,986122+2340%

219McLean County, ILIL171,419121+1413%

220Franklin County, PAPA160,652121+175%

221Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466120–

222Dutchess County, NYNY300,708120−34%

223Warrick County, ININ66,803118–

224Lehigh County, PAPA384,383118+111%

225Lorain County, OHOH323,219115+40%

226Cabell County, WVWV91,183115–

227Sandoval County, NMNM159,565115+400%

228Durham County, NCNC347,240114+322%

229Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380113+242%

230Charlotte County, FLFL217,212112+4%

231Stark County, OHOH373,771110–

232Benton County, WAWA221,722110–

233Blount County, TNTN143,820109+354%

234Craighead County, ARAR116,957108–

235St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449107+245%

236Richmond, VAVA237,257105+357%

237Raleigh County, WVWV71,775104–

238Lancaster County, PAPA563,159103–

239Bleckley County, GAGA12,866103–

240Frederick County, MDMD302,883103+158%

241Jones County, GAGA29,171102–

242Monroe County, MIMI156,004101–

243Greenville County, SCSC583,125101+140%

244Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035101+55%

245Richland County, SCSC434,956100–

246Plymouth County, MAMA546,82998+1300%

247Delaware County, OHOH242,03297+782%

248St. Johns County, FLFL346,32897–

249Johnston County, NCNC256,44896+26%

250Bossier Parish, LALA131,86795+53%

251Smith County, TXTX252,54995+1257%

252Ingham County, MIMI289,70993+18%

253Columbia County, NYNY60,16893+288%

254Augusta County, VAVA78,94093–

255Williamson County, TNTN272,06192−2%

256Lowndes County, GAGA122,86791+60%

257Stafford County, VAVA170,80389+207%

258Brunswick County, NCNC174,70288–

259St. Joseph County, ININ272,86188−26%

260Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54287–

261Henry County, GAGA264,92287–

262Aiken County, SCSC181,51587–

263Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33286+207%

264Marion County, FLFL442,66086+95%

265Essex County, MAMA826,65384+127%

266New Hanover County, NCNC245,95984–

267Volusia County, FLFL606,57384+5%

268Napa County, CACA132,94983+1283%

269Berrien County, MIMI152,44483–

270Erie County, PAPA265,83282+165%

271Norfolk County, MAMA739,74981−36%

272Chittenden County, VTVT169,11581+1250%

273Sullivan County, NYNY80,58680–

274El Dorado County, CACA192,32379–

275Douglas County, COCO399,39679+339%

276Orange County, NYNY417,66978–

277Hamilton County, TNTN390,83378+169%

278Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45676–

279Cass County, NDND201,79475–

280St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10875–

281Leon County, FLFL299,04875−47%

282Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63874+57%

283Whatcom County, WAWA236,39274+517%

284Livingston County, MIMI197,31574−44%

285Wicomico County, MDMD106,89973+421%

286Clarke County, GAGA129,92173+66%

287Canyon County, IDID275,12372–

288Gibson County, TNTN51,77972+14%

289Warren County, KYKY149,37571–

290Suffolk, VAVA104,69971–

291Trumbull County, OHOH198,97270−41%

292Boulder County, COCO328,56070+67%

293Floyd County, GAGA101,37870+46%

294Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03369–

295St. Louis County, MNMN200,51868+143%

296Salem County, NJNJ66,28068–

297Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69768–

298Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73767−62%

299Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86166–

300Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36864–

301Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55263–

302Marion County, OROR355,77763–

303Ada County, IDID546,14163+530%

304Grundy County, ILIL54,05263–

305Porter County, ININ176,04963–

306Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94961+2%

307Texas County, OKOK20,32261–

308Lake County, FLFL456,06861–

309Hunt County, TXTX123,33660–

310Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73860+140%

311Dorchester County, SCSC178,39760–

312Benton County, OROR97,72859–

313Grand Forks County, NDND74,50158–

314Hampshire County, MAMA164,06558+287%

315Orange County, NCNC152,49858+314%

316Union County, NCNC267,67458–

317Seneca County, OHOH54,52258–

318Angelina County, TXTX88,15458–

319Albany County, NYNY321,22557−82%

320Yolo County, CACA224,41057+4%

321Brevard County, FLFL663,98256–

322Vigo County, ININ106,51256–

323Jessamine County, KYKY57,14756–

324Van Buren County, MIMI76,07155–

325Carter County, OKOK48,91055−18%

326Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12554−14%

327Adams County, COCO554,66854+54%

328El Paso County, COCO757,04054−61%

329Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753−26%

330Johnson County, TXTX218,04852−63%

331New Castle County, DEDE588,02652−54%

332Oswego County, NYNY118,56951–

333Madison County, ALAL433,51650–

334Lane County, OROR381,58449−26%

335Delaware County, PAPA580,93749−17%

336Douglas County, MNMN40,12048–

337Lincoln County, MSMS35,01248–

338Yamhill County, OROR110,02448–

339Fulton County, ININ20,09148–

340Boone County, KYKY145,31647+96%

341Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54947+42%

342Wakulla County, FLFL38,08946–

343Peoria County, ILIL178,55346–

344Walworth County, WIWI106,12746+84%

345Campbell County, KYKY95,44145–

346Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,34945–

347Mendocino County, CACA88,12244+5%

348Boone County, MOMO191,74644−45%

349Brown County, WIWI275,80344–

350Bartow County, GAGA120,80044–

351Benton County, ARAR332,55443−10%

352Allen County, OHOH100,88143+207%

353Kent County, RIRI173,49543–

354Brazoria County, TXTX419,08043+207%

355Crawford County, PAPA81,79242–

356Goochland County, VAVA29,18741–

357Bond County, ILIL16,95941–

358Tazewell County, ILIL130,04941+273%

359Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85740+300%

360Medina County, TXTX56,88140–

361Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31140–

362Lebanon County, PAPA146,38040–

363Kitsap County, WAWA283,37440+21%

364Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31739–

365Wilson County, NCNC81,15039–

366Island County, WAWA85,65739+160%

367Broomfield County, COCO79,17438−47%

368Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59038−60%

369Cecil County, MDMD107,13138–

370Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537–

371Columbiana County, OHOH99,37737–

372Pennington County, SDSD116,79237–

373Carroll County, MDMD176,67737–

374Fayette County, TNTN45,07136–

375Linn County, IAIA232,02836–

376St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76535–

377Washington County, MNMN286,89535−13%

378York County, VAVA71,37435–

379Laramie County, WYWY102,93835+289%

380Grundy County, IAIA12,36135–

381Lowndes County, ALAL9,35934–

382St. Louis, MOMO278,14434+70%

383Carson City, NVNV58,57134–

384Franklin County, KYKY52,64934–

385Madison County, ILIL263,11034−56%

386Harrison County, MSMS217,13633–

387Deschutes County, OROR213,07233+175%

388McKinley County, NMNM68,11932+52%

389Robeson County, NCNC119,94132−82%

390McMinn County, TNTN57,40432–

391Newport News, VAVA183,23032–

392Berks County, PAPA440,07231+1450%

393Horry County, SCSC427,55131–

394Loudon County, TNTN63,76431–

395McLennan County, TXTX272,02031+94%

396Columbia County, GAGA169,18931−75%

397Harnett County, NCNC150,13731–

398Rankin County, MSMS162,18130–

399Clackamas County, OROR426,28030−72%

400Pickens County, SCSC139,19830+150%

401Prince George County, VAVA43,93630–

402Henrico County, VAVA342,77530−39%

403Bristol County, MAMA593,64029−24%

404Cheatham County, TNTN42,77829–

405Montgomery County, VAVA98,43429+123%

406Grayson County, KYKY27,40629–

407Victoria County, TXTX92,65629−71%

408Roanoke, VAVA99,11129–

409Etowah County, ALAL103,88628–

410Eaton County, MIMI109,58128+250%

411Panola County, MSMS32,69128–

412Buffalo County, NENE51,17228–

413Winnebago County, ILIL283,67428−71%

414Jefferson County, IAIA15,29128–

415Cole County, MOMO77,90827–

416Sumner County, TNTN215,53827–

417Wise County, TXTX83,77827+800%

418Reno County, KSKS61,53927–

419Warren County, NYNY65,02027–

420Humboldt County, CACA131,64726–

421Otsego County, NYNY60,58926+420%

422Schoharie County, NYNY30,17626–

423Portage County, OHOH163,40426−82%

424Washington County, WIWI139,23826–

425Franklin County, ILIL36,91626–

426York County, MEME222,43426–

427Spokane County, WAWA558,34426−87%

428Cumberland County, MEME317,22225–

429Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41525–

430Gaston County, NCNC246,55825+257%

431Sangamon County, ILIL194,17025–

432Radford, VAVA17,24325+92%

433Winchester, VAVA28,27225–

434Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03624−47%

435Clark County, OHOH135,34024–

436Columbia County, OROR54,09124–

437La Crosse County, WIWI121,33924+4%

438LaPorte County, ININ111,29424+243%

439Putnam County, TNTN86,61223–

440Putnam County, NYNY99,02823+10%

441Darke County, OHOH51,52023−44%

442Rains County, TXTX13,54223–

443Madison County, ININ135,08823–

444Norfolk, VAVA231,01323+77%

445Grant County, WAWA105,72723–

446Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522+47%

447LaSalle County, ILIL107,77322–

448Hampden County, MAMA464,33821−83%

449Ontario County, NYNY113,13021+50%

450Cumberland County, PAPA277,27021−85%

451Licking County, OHOH185,56421–

452Saline County, ARAR133,28821+5%

453Lawrence County, PAPA83,91121–

454Hawaii County, HIHI210,04321+600%

455Alamance County, NCNC186,17721+75%

456Skagit County, WAWA132,97521–

457Winona County, MNMN50,52320+400%

458Greene County, OHOH174,32220+122%

459Walton County, GAGA112,69620–

460Thurston County, WAWA304,26120+186%

461Clark County, ININ130,45119–

462Broome County, NYNY195,73619−24%

463Eastland County, TXTX18,14319–

464Siskiyou County, CACA42,01319–

465Kankakee County, ILIL105,52519–

466Story County, IAIA101,29119−14%

467Wood County, OHOH134,17618–

468Huron County, MIMI30,53018–

469Howard County, MOMO10,18018–

470Bay County, MIMI102,12317+55%

471Clay County, MNMN67,73417+21%

472Colfax County, NMNM12,18417–

473Marshall County, OKOK16,25517–

474Newport County, RIRI83,05117−35%

475Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317−6%

476Taylor County, TXTX150,07717–

477Dauphin County, PAPA293,35117−82%

478Cherokee County, GAGA299,27317–

479Williamsburg, VAVA15,86117–

480Grafton County, NHNH93,22516+60%

481Rutherford County, NCNC65,74516–

482Stephens County, OKOK44,31016–

483Beaver County, PAPA166,03216–

484Bennington County, VTVT36,63016–

485Rock Island County, ILIL141,86916–

486Scott County, MNMN159,01716−50%

487Larimer County, COCO377,29216−64%

488Kosciusko County, ININ80,89216–

489Lenoir County, NCNC55,83716–

490Coconino County, AZAZ144,36815–

491Forrest County, MSMS79,03415–

492Polk County, MOMO33,60415–

493Adams County, NENE31,07115–

494Rockingham County, NHNH324,07715–

495Nueces County, TXTX352,99215–

496Douglas County, KSKS120,92015–

497Flagler County, FLFL140,36015−35%

498DeKalb County, ILIL101,83515+36%

499Keokuk County, IAIA9,79715–

500Harford County, MDMD266,44615+50%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest palestinian population?

Cook County, Illinois ranks #1 with 18,100 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by palestinian population?

Cook County, Illinois, Harris County, Texas, Los Angeles County, California, Orange County, California, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

How many counties are in this ranking?

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

How is palestinian population measured?

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