RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 612

Largest Palestinian population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Palestinian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Cook County, Illinois leads at 13,487. 612 counties qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281136,869–

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513,487+77%

02Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9254,450+156%

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344,078+77%

04Harris County, TXTX5,045,0263,897+107%

05Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0382,893+42%

06San Mateo County, CACA743,5682,307+12%

07Passaic County, NJNJ531,6242,227+63%

08San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,158+56%

09Orange County, CACA3,149,5072,146+54%

10Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,954+290%

11Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5361,869+104%

12Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2161,864+110%

13Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731,855+125%

14Bergen County, NJNJ977,0261,807+87%

15Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5581,695+223%

16Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161,649+146%

17Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,571+179%

18Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301,517+3%

19Broward County, FLFL2,013,3171,495+61%

20Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4661,487+203%

21Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,451+48%

22Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981,368+308%

23DuPage County, ILIL934,2981,309+170%

24Kings County, NYNY2,653,9631,237−17%

25San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0911,196−35%

26Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1911,180+95%

27Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601,130+37%

28Cobb County, GAGA793,3451,127+2583%

29Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2811,091+76%

30San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151,076+75%

31Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3971,074−6%

32Will County, ILIL712,2531,022+17%

33King County, WAWA2,344,939981+242%

34Collin County, TXTX1,297,179980+338%

35Richmond County, NYNY501,290973+103%

36Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070918−28%

37Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979840+188%

38Summit County, OHOH538,376837+87%

39Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582836−2%

40St. Louis County, MOMO990,911815+265%

41Jackson County, MOMO732,994795+870%

42Wake County, NCNC1,257,235688+99%

43Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029676−19%

44Shelby County, TNTN910,226670+28%

45Onondaga County, NYNY466,584661+259%

46Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601658+1956%

47Duval County, FLFL1,062,963636−5%

48Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337632+35%

49Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214626−33%

50Solano County, CACA455,376616+51%

51Mobile County, ALAL411,658610+1096%

52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383607+226%

53Jefferson County, ALAL665,742607+149%

54Denton County, TXTX1,069,346598+234%

55Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791586+469%

56San Francisco County, CACA826,079582−17%

57Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784572+11%

58Pasco County, FLFL674,516564–

59New York County, NYNY1,664,862550−31%

60Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335549+155%

61Snohomish County, WAWA870,656545+147%

62Ventura County, CACA830,851533+348%

63Knox County, TNTN511,453490+162%

64Travis County, TXTX1,389,670488+65%

65Queens County, NYNY2,358,182486−24%

66Arapahoe County, COCO673,820477+354%

67Hudson County, NJNJ735,033467−10%

68Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088436−10%

69Durham County, NCNC347,240431+1496%

70Lake County, ILIL719,339429+126%

71Seminole County, FLFL491,884422+1523%

72Monroe County, NYNY750,506421+201%

73Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743421+68%

74Montgomery County, OHOH539,598417+74%

75Essex County, MAMA826,653405+995%

76Mahoning County, OHOH224,706401+313%

77Clark County, NVNV2,407,226399+57%

78Loudoun County, VAVA449,749397+35%

79Howard County, MDMD339,183397+1223%

80Medina County, OHOH185,025396+111%

81Erie County, NYNY946,741395+840%

82Brazoria County, TXTX419,080389+2679%

83Monongalia County, WVWV107,991381+4663%

84Baltimore County, MDMD847,650377+101%

85Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726375−8%

86Arlington County, VAVA243,931370+381%

87Genesee County, MIMI401,093369+53%

88Sampson County, NCNC61,504361–

89Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090360+19%

90Essex County, NJNJ896,379360+463%

91Lake County, ININ504,612356−35%

92Madera County, CACA167,927345+174%

93Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939342+47%

94Morris County, NJNJ524,251340+50%

95Fresno County, CACA1,035,456334+76%

96East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180330+119%

97Marion County, ININ992,196321+613%

98Ingham County, MIMI289,709317+301%

99Sonoma County, CACA486,444316+46%

100Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163313–

101Trumbull County, OHOH198,972313+165%

102Pinellas County, FLFL948,563310+42%

103Jefferson County, COCO580,451305+1226%

104District of Columbia, DCDC693,645294+13%

105Pulaski County, ARAR404,611284+531%

106Suffolk County, MAMA791,891282+781%

107Montgomery County, PAPA877,643280+164%

108Lucas County, OHOH423,347278−10%

109Somerset County, NJNJ356,486277+70%

110Lorain County, OHOH323,219277+238%

111Greenville County, SCSC583,125272+548%

112Madison County, ILIL263,110256+232%

113Cherokee County, GAGA299,273252–

114Midland County, TXTX187,855251–

115Hamilton County, OHOH838,418243+11%

116Worcester County, MAMA888,502242+10%

117Williamson County, TXTX752,827238+183%

118Brevard County, FLFL663,982237–

119Dauphin County, PAPA293,351232+144%

120Rutherford County, TNTN386,352227+711%

121Pitt County, NCNC182,936217+352%

122Clackamas County, OROR426,280217+103%

123Macomb County, MIMI886,221216+1%

124Mohave County, AZAZ228,102214–

125Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332211+654%

126Tulsa County, OKOK698,782209−9%

127Norfolk County, MAMA739,749207+64%

128Washington County, OROR611,708205−33%

129St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642204+325%

130DeKalb County, ILIL101,835203+1745%

131Guilford County, NCNC562,234197+50%

132Lancaster County, PAPA563,159197–

133Henrico County, VAVA342,775196+300%

134Alexandria, VAVA160,662195+60%

135Mercer County, NJNJ399,289191−15%

136St. Charles County, MOMO426,499187+41%

137Jefferson County, KYKY795,222184+9%

138Burke County, NCNC88,655181+25%

139Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035179+175%

140Valencia County, NMNM82,013176–

141Oldham County, KYKY70,986173+3360%

142Sarasota County, FLFL479,958169+1027%

143Pinal County, AZAZ539,380166+938%

144Johnson County, KSKS636,906166+73%

145Jefferson County, TXTX254,321163+1711%

146Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125162+157%

147Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148162+16%

148Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065161+188%

149Frederick County, MDMD302,883161+303%

150Lehigh County, PAPA384,383160+186%

151Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781159+288%

152San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367158+143%

153Kent County, MIMI675,232158+198%

154Washington County, MNMN286,895157+293%

155Warren County, VAVA42,740157+138%

156Rapides Parish, LALA125,877157+22%

157Napa County, CACA132,949155+2483%

158Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685155−46%

159Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852153+99%

160Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916150+72%

161Union County, NJNJ601,863148−13%

162Williams County, NDND41,767147–

163Denver County, COCO740,613143+198%

164Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099142−34%

165Anoka County, MNMN381,605137+7%

166Niagara County, NYNY208,912136+386%

167Hampden County, MAMA464,338135+10%

168Multnomah County, OROR795,391135−31%

169Mendocino County, CACA88,122134+219%

170Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795134+179%

171New Castle County, DEDE588,026132+16%

172Washington County, WIWI139,238132–

173Vermilion County, ILIL71,259132+780%

174Manatee County, FLFL468,200130−45%

175Brunswick County, NCNC174,702129–

176Nueces County, TXTX352,992127–

177Delaware County, OHOH242,032126+1045%

178Polk County, FLFL874,790125+108%

179St. Joseph County, ININ272,861125+5%

180Montgomery County, TNTN249,935124+28%

181Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433124+176%

182Fayette County, KYKY329,751124−53%

183Marin County, CACA253,694123−35%

184Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035123−2%

185Kenton County, KYKY175,779121+2925%

186Brazos County, TXTX249,088115+39%

187Camden County, NJNJ535,799115+42%

188Ulster County, NYNY183,330114+178%

189Union County, NCNC267,674111–

190Montgomery County, TXTX781,194110+12%

191Charles County, MDMD176,593109–

192Allen County, ININ402,329108+350%

193Smith County, TXTX252,549106+1414%

194Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346105+133%

195Oswego County, NYNY118,569105–

196Butler County, OHOH400,128105+518%

197Fairfield County, OHOH169,752105–

198Warren County, OHOH257,181105+600%

199Plymouth County, MAMA546,829104+1386%

200Lee County, FLFL875,607103+72%

201El Paso County, COCO757,040103−25%

202Delaware County, PAPA580,937103+75%

203Stafford County, VAVA170,803102+252%

204DeKalb County, GAGA774,394102+1175%

205Benton County, WAWA221,722101–

206Shelby County, ALAL238,55299−31%

207Leon County, FLFL299,04898−31%

208Orleans Parish, LALA362,15498+1860%

209Marion County, OHOH65,11598–

210Stanislaus County, CACA557,71997−64%

211Craighead County, ARAR116,95796–

212Honolulu County, HIHI988,70394+185%

213Webster Parish, LALA34,94893–

214Alachua County, FLFL290,02892+11%

215Louisa County, VAVA42,92491–

216Douglas County, KSKS120,92091–

217Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36889–

218Madison County, KYKY101,69688–

219St. Louis, MOMO278,14488+340%

220Osceola County, FLFL481,71888+14%

221El Dorado County, CACA192,32387–

222Waukesha County, WIWI417,21087+55%

223McLean County, ILIL171,41987+988%

224Charlotte County, FLFL217,21286−20%

225Johnston County, NCNC256,44885+12%

226Prince George's County, MDMD970,37485−41%

227Cumberland County, NCNC338,47382–

228Porter County, ININ176,04982–

229Prince William County, VAVA502,96682−71%

230Galveston County, TXTX372,20782+447%

231Dallas County, IAIA118,45782–

232Platte County, MOMO114,40081–

233Saratoga County, NYNY241,34381–

234Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38881+93%

235Wicomico County, MDMD106,89981+479%

236Berrien County, MIMI152,44480–

237Franklin County, WAWA102,61279–

238Nash County, NCNC99,36579−66%

239Warren County, NJNJ112,95379–

240Douglas County, COCO399,39678+333%

241Kane County, ILIL525,75778−61%

242Greene County, OHOH174,32277+756%

243Warren County, KYKY149,37577–

244Pierce County, WAWA946,28876−10%

245Placer County, CACA442,08175+44%

246Orange County, NYNY417,66975–

247Spokane County, WAWA558,34474−64%

248Merced County, CACA297,26073+92%

249St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44973+135%

250Marion County, OROR355,77773–

251Montgomery County, VAVA98,43472+454%

252Albany County, NYNY321,22572−77%

253Blount County, TNTN143,82071+196%

254Davidson County, TNTN745,90471−66%

255Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86170–

256Kitsap County, WAWA283,37468+106%

257Saginaw County, MIMI187,68868−7%

258Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45667–

259Chester County, PAPA557,11667+3%

260Lake County, OHOH232,21766–

261Grafton County, NHNH93,22564+540%

262Angelina County, TXTX88,15464–

263Clarke County, GAGA129,92163+43%

264Hays County, TXTX304,39063+2000%

265Rockdale County, GAGA98,41662–

266Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54261–

267Rockwall County, TXTX140,73860+500%

268Wayne County, OHOH116,75860–

269Colbert County, ALAL59,47459–

270Newport News, VAVA183,23059–

271Boone County, ILIL53,56859–

272Seneca County, OHOH54,52259–

273Sussex County, NJNJ148,06358−71%

274Bay County, FLFL204,47957−56%

275Dutchess County, NYNY300,70857−69%

276Butte County, CACA209,21156+47%

277Yolo County, CACA224,41056+2%

278Forsyth County, GAGA282,80556+273%

279Lubbock County, TXTX328,90656+143%

280Clark County, WAWA532,11955−72%

281Hunt County, TXTX123,33655–

282Providence County, RIRI678,17955+139%

283Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73754−69%

284Broomfield County, COCO79,17453−26%

285Christian County, MOMO96,72552–

286Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63852+11%

287Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65752−13%

288Ellis County, TXTX240,86752+58%

289Lane County, OROR381,58452−21%

290Olmsted County, MNMN166,73151+38%

291Caddo Parish, LALA224,22651+155%

292Duplin County, NCNC51,57151–

293Stark County, OHOH373,77151–

294Norfolk, VAVA231,01351+292%

295Clark County, ININ130,45150–

296Scott County, IAIA175,25950–

297Lancaster County, SCSC114,29650–

298Cabell County, WVWV91,18349–

299Baltimore, MDMD569,99749−48%

300Wood County, OHOH134,17649–

301Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41548–

302Falls Church, VAVA15,15947–

303Monterey County, CACA433,72946−73%

304Kendall County, ILIL145,47046−49%

305Sutter County, CACA98,78745–

306Bucks County, PAPA647,82845+55%

307Adams County, COCO554,66844+26%

308Douglas County, NENE606,46043−47%

309Centre County, PAPA157,39343−40%

310St. Clair County, MIMI160,48643–

311Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59743–

312Marion County, FLFL442,66042−5%

313Franklin County, PAPA160,65242−5%

314Hamilton County, ININ387,03642+75%

315Utah County, UTUT759,85941–

316Volusia County, FLFL606,57341−49%

317Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94941−32%

318Bolivar County, MSMS28,26241–

319Radford, VAVA17,24340+208%

320Sarpy County, NENE208,30340+43%

321Lamar County, TXTX51,50340–

322McKinley County, NMNM68,11940+90%

323York County, SCSC306,88740+264%

324Sangamon County, ILIL194,17039–

325Navarro County, TXTX57,18139–

326Washington County, ARAR271,21338−5%

327Nassau County, FLFL106,87938–

328Racine County, WIWI198,91938−60%

329Rockingham County, NHNH324,07738–

330Dakota County, MNMN457,71037−81%

331Pulaski County, VAVA33,58637–

332Wright County, MOMO19,67137–

333Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38037+12%

334Lenoir County, NCNC55,83736–

335McHenry County, ILIL317,75136+24%

336Grayson County, KYKY27,40635–

337Ramsey County, MNMN541,62335−57%

338Prince George County, VAVA43,93634–

339St. Johns County, FLFL346,32834–

340Richmond, VAVA237,25734+48%

341Clinton County, OHOH42,30134–

342Newaygo County, MIMI51,62234–

343Ottawa County, MIMI308,45934−51%

344Lexington County, SCSC317,58834−32%

345Gibson County, TNTN51,77934−46%

346Humboldt County, CACA131,64733–

347Erie County, OHOH73,29633–

348Cass County, NDND201,79433–

349Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12632+39%

350Johnson County, IAIA160,04432−30%

351Washoe County, NVNV509,38631+72%

352Williamsburg, VAVA15,86131–

353Chittenden County, VTVT169,11531+417%

354Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97231–

355Okanogan County, WAWA45,23030–

356Champaign County, ILIL209,97230−62%

357Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39329+107%

358Webb County, TXTX281,22429–

359Athens County, OHOH63,19729–

360Chatham County, GAGA311,85528+211%

361Dane County, WIWI590,37528−60%

362Houston County, ALAL110,31826−16%

363Escambia County, FLFL333,83426+44%

364Pierce County, WIWI43,51926–

365Ontario County, NYNY113,13026+86%

366Kauai County, HIHI73,40026–

367Schenectady County, NYNY162,58126–

368Randall County, TXTX152,35126–

369Madison County, MSMS116,29826–

370Beaver County, PAPA166,03225–

371Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99525−17%

372Curry County, NMNM46,65525–

373Lee County, ALAL189,88124+200%

374Richland County, SCSC434,95624–

375Worcester County, MDMD54,45924–

376Grant County, WAWA105,72723–

377Island County, WAWA85,65723+53%

378Muscogee County, GAGA202,17123–

379Benton County, OROR97,72823–

380Orange County, NCNC152,49823+64%

381Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623–

382Montgomery County, ALAL225,89123−73%

383Bristol County, MAMA593,64023−39%

384Nolan County, TXTX14,11723–

385Mercer County, PAPA107,86023+44%

386Archuleta County, COCO14,30622−75%

387Muscatine County, IAIA41,85322–

388Whitman County, WAWA48,51222−69%

389Baldwin County, ALAL267,76121–

390Morrill County, NENE4,40421–

391Rockland County, NYNY357,39721−16%

392Winnebago County, ILIL283,67421−78%

393Harrison County, MSMS217,13621–

394Williamson County, ILIL67,22521–

395Roanoke County, VAVA97,15020–

396Clay County, MOMO265,03220−88%

397McLennan County, TXTX272,02020+25%

398Madison County, ALAL433,51620–

399Rock Island County, ILIL141,86920–

400Pulaski County, MOMO54,44219–

401Wayne County, NCNC122,27819+19%

402Collier County, FLFL417,13119−78%

403Warren County, NYNY65,02019–

404Forsyth County, NCNC401,71819+46%

405Portage County, WIWI71,94319–

406Caddo County, OKOK26,13019–

407Yuma County, AZAZ224,44919–

408Cumberland County, MEME317,22219–

409Scott County, MNMN159,01718−44%

410Kenosha County, WIWI168,44818−33%

411Robertson County, TNTN80,17518–

412Skagit County, WAWA132,97518–

413Alcorn County, MSMS34,56918+13%

414Wayne County, GAGA32,48118–

415Hamilton County, TNTN390,83318−38%

416Merrimack County, NHNH158,07817–

417Kosciusko County, ININ80,89217–

418Columbia County, GAGA169,18917−86%

419Richland County, ILIL15,21917+13%

420Pawnee County, OKOK16,02917–

421Adams County, ILIL64,26717–

422Etowah County, ALAL103,88616–

423Clallam County, WAWA78,20216–

424Tipton County, TNTN62,28716–

425Berkshire County, MAMA128,22416+7%

426Stephens County, OKOK44,31016–

427Clinton County, MIMI80,43216–

428Imperial County, CACA181,41115+67%

429Eagle County, COCO54,29115−44%

430Broome County, NYNY195,73615−40%

431Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37315–

432Grundy County, ILIL54,05215–

433Wharton County, TXTX42,06015–

434Crawford County, PAPA81,79215–

435Boone County, MOMO191,74614−83%

436Yamhill County, OROR110,02414–

437Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38714–

438Williams County, OHOH36,54914–

439Rankin County, MSMS162,18114–

440James City County, VAVA83,32613–

441Sebastian County, ARAR130,64113–

442Lake County, FLFL456,06813–

443Monroe County, MIMI156,00413–

444Van Buren County, MIMI76,07113–

445Howell County, MOMO40,79812–

446Dodge County, GAGA19,66312–

447Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46612–

448Granville County, NCNC61,42112−25%

449Randolph County, NCNC149,51612−29%

450Burlington County, NJNJ481,43912−63%

451Limestone County, TXTX22,84912–

452Putnam County, TNTN86,61212–

453Marshall County, ALAL103,53712–

454Miami County, OHOH112,63412–

455Ford County, KSKS33,99312–

456McMinn County, TNTN57,40412–

457Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63411–

458Gallatin County, MTMT128,74011–

459Bibb County, GAGA157,55611+57%

460Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36011–

461El Paso County, TXTX877,85811−90%

462Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69111–

463Poquoson, VAVA13,29211−21%

464Brown County, OHOH44,39711–

465DeSoto County, MSMS197,91811−95%

466Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31711–

467Hampton County, SCSC18,17411–

468Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85711+10%

469McNairy County, TNTN26,23611–

470New Madrid County, MOMO15,08610–

471St. Louis County, MNMN200,51810−64%

472Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710−66%

473Vilas County, WIWI23,76110+900%

474Lee County, ILIL32,91410–

475Dubuque County, IAIA99,38110–

476Monroe County, ININ143,34510+25%

477Brown County, TXTX38,71110–

478Lincoln County, OROR50,63610–

479York County, PAPA473,19710–

480Campbell County, KYKY95,44110–

481Campbell County, VAVA55,6299−18%

482Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9759–

483Whatcom County, WAWA236,3929−25%

484Jackson Parish, LALA15,8349–

485Paulding County, GAGA190,9969–

486Camden County, NCNC11,3159–

487Columbus County, NCNC50,4879–

488Lawrence County, ILIL13,7909–

489Morgan County, ILIL32,5159–

490Surry County, NCNC72,2879–

491Bartholomew County, ININ85,7299–

492Livingston County, MIMI197,3159−93%

493St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9689–

494Adams County, MSMS30,0619–

495Missoula County, MTMT123,5139−31%

496Josephine County, OROR87,8679–

497Kent County, RIRI173,4959–

498Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6179–

499Millard County, UTUT14,0578–

500Russell County, ALAL58,8988–

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

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest palestinian population?

Cook County, Illinois ranks #1 with 13,487 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by palestinian population?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

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

How is palestinian population measured?

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