RANKING · 2024 ACS · 378 SHOWN OF 378

Largest Palestinian population, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN leads at 22,206. 378 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 6 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 378 is 51. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Visalia, CA, up 290 places to #41.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

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

01Chicago, ILIL9,434,12322,206+122%

02New York, NYNY20,112,44816,452+95%

03Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4418,941+142%

04Houston, TXTX7,904,6277,194+175%

05▲2Washington, DCDC6,465,7245,977+93%

06▲2Dallas, TXTX8,477,1575,959+159%

07▲2Detroit, MIMI4,390,9134,951+70%

08▼2Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7754,931+145%

09▼4San Francisco, CACA4,630,0414,428−22%

10Riverside, CACA4,769,0073,925+57%

11▲2Tampa, FLFL3,418,8953,037+288%

12▼1Miami, FLFL6,391,0723,010+38%

13▼1Orlando, FLFL2,957,6722,427+302%

14▲10Sacramento, CACA2,477,2742,366+153%

15▲3Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1182,359+104%

16▲13Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952,269+128%

17▲4New Orleans, LALA970,8492,214+447%

18▼1Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0102,197+128%

19▼4San Diego, CACA3,282,2482,128+54%

20▼4Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282,006+113%

21▲1Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831,947+229%

22▲5Denver, COCO3,092,0371,877+524%

23San Jose, CACA1,984,4731,825+86%

24▼10Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821,793+360%

25▼5Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381,741+222%

26▼1St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4211,696+274%

27▼8Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,563+213%

28▲6Austin, TXTX2,620,9451,367+258%

29▼3Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821,156+159%

30▲13Portland, OROR2,542,2821,148+43%

31▲4Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201,126+167%

32▼2Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811,042+177%

33▲5Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500954+30%

34▲15Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653923+1219%

35▲27Toledo, OHOH599,376893+188%

36Syracuse, NYNY652,273867+371%

37▲26Nashville, TNTN2,197,416839+156%

38▲15San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140828+34%

39▼11Stockton, CACA823,815828+35%

40▲16Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226817+222%

41▲290Visalia, CACA485,146808+332%

42▲5Knoxville, TNTN968,137794+261%

43▲9Rochester, NYNY1,056,149755+390%

44▲2Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858733+146%

45▼4Fresno, CACA1,203,383726+130%

46▼7Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766694+79%

47▼14Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830622+205%

48Bakersfield, CACA927,068615+159%

49▼9Memphis, TNTN1,341,412602−21%

50▼5Mobile, ALAL411,658596+1069%

51▲8Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695582+720%

52▼2Dayton, OHOH826,554565+128%

53▼11Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214562−40%

54▼17Youngstown, OHOH423,678527+145%

55▼7Oxnard, CACA830,851521+338%

56▼2Richmond, VAVA1,389,338513+91%

57▲9North Port, FLFL948,158509+102%

58▼26Albuquerque, NMNM925,279489+789%

59▲49Wichita, KSKS663,809442+882%

60▲77Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486434+85%

61Baton Rouge, LALA888,699399+164%

62▲45Lexington, KYKY535,174398+51%

63▲1Santa Rosa, CACA486,444394+82%

64▲7Worcester, MAMA888,502380+72%

65▲63Providence, RIRI1,708,161376+332%

66▼11Louisville, KYKY1,402,509374+100%

67▲136Pensacola, FLFL544,949373+1972%

68▼1Little Rock, ARAR777,607369+468%

69▲49Modesto, CACA557,719362+34%

70▲23Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377358+311%

71▼27Vallejo, CACA455,376334−18%

72▲117Iowa City, IAIA182,711332+622%

73▲62Rockford, ILIL337,242306+222%

74▼5Midland, TXTX193,139295–

75▲20Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992295+64%

76▲5Trenton, NJNJ399,289295+31%

77▼1Greenville, NCNC182,936292+508%

78▲14Santa Cruz, CACA258,852285+270%

79▲43Gainesville, FLFL359,036282+240%

80▼6Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213279+37%

81▲1Albany, NYNY915,835274−12%

82▼51Akron, OHOH701,780254−57%

83▲26College Station, TXTX287,476254+206%

84▲22Clarksville, TNTN349,001237+39%

85Bridgeport, CTCT978,179236–

86▲5Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685233−19%

87▲237Hanford, CACA154,327229–

88▲69Shreveport, LALA383,474227+177%

89▼9Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645221+60%

90Hartford, CTCT1,171,426217–

91Charleston, SCSC889,263215–

92Killeen, TXTX511,497202+2786%

93▲11Lakeland, FLFL874,790200+233%

94▼19Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273200−13%

95▲7Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377198+8%

96▲78Provo, UTUT773,426183–

97▲68Salinas, CACA433,729180+5%

98▲95Madison, WIWI709,685177+146%

99▼41Flint, MIMI401,093176−27%

100▼3Wilmington, NCNC492,772172–

101▼50Durham, NCNC625,485172+320%

102▲159Lincoln, NENE352,081170+1600%

103Seaford, DEDE277,140168+1427%

104▲127Kenosha, WIWI168,448165+511%

105Mansfield, OHOH124,893164+811%

106▼17Alexandria, LALA147,952163+26%

107▲194Asheville, NCNC422,345160+1233%

108▼20San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367160+146%

109▲11Honolulu, HIHI988,703159+382%

110▲85Champaign, ILIL239,979153+94%

111▲1Fort Wayne, ININ466,258149+192%

112Longview, TXTX297,315148+771%

113▲2Cape Coral, FLFL875,607145+142%

114▲11Chattanooga, TNTN594,530144+397%

115New Haven, CTCT578,741144–

116▲78Reno, NVNV578,734143+694%

117▼39Greensboro, NCNC805,945140−5%

118▼8Kingston, NYNY183,330139+239%

119▲12Omaha, NENE1,009,836137+26%

120▼33Santa Maria, CACA442,065137+145%

121▲213Boise City, IDID864,243135+1250%

122▼54Greenville, SCSC1,014,101131+77%

123▲105Naples, FLFL417,131131+51%

124▲30Panama City, FLFL231,1741310%

125▲82Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206126+241%

126▼56Allentown, PAPA887,615121+116%

127Bloomington, ILIL171,419121+1413%

128▲42Chambersburg, PAPA160,652121+175%

129▼69Lansing, MIMI479,722121+39%

130▼13Tallahassee, FLFL397,442121−15%

131▲122Lake Charles, LALA244,655120–

132▲102Augusta, GAGA641,231118−33%

133▲71Evansville, ININ273,786118+293%

134▲29Huntington, WVWV365,965115–

135▲18Columbia, SCSC879,918114+128%

136Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721114+28%

137▼7Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212112+4%

138▲23Canton, OHOH400,246110–

139▼55Kennewick, WAWA324,334110–

140▼21Jonesboro, ARAR139,440108–

141Beckley, WVWV109,940104+550%

142▼63Lancaster, PAPA563,159103–

143▲119Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553102+1357%

144▲105Monroe, MIMI156,004101–

145▲27Deltona, FLFL746,93399−4%

146▼33Tyler, TXTX252,54995+1257%

147▲164Hudson, NYNY60,16893+288%

148Staunton, VAVA129,69293–

149▲36Fargo, NDND269,52892+557%

150▲192Valdosta, GAGA153,27691+60%

151▼46South Bend, ININ324,53888−26%

152▼3Monroe, LALA222,39087–

153Peoria, ILIL363,50587+569%

154▲17Ocala, FLFL442,66086+95%

155▼65Napa, CACA132,94983+1283%

156▼22Niles, MIMI152,44483–

157Erie, PAPA265,83282+165%

158▲32Burlington, VTVT227,80381+1250%

159Monticello, NYNY80,58680–

160▼15Lafayette, ININ228,46876–

161Slidell, LALA279,10875–

162▲112Bellingham, WAWA236,39274+517%

163▼15Athens, GAGA224,14873+66%

164▼31Salisbury, MDMD131,87273+421%

165▲17Jackson, TNTN184,56972−9%

166▼28Bowling Green, KYKY197,18071–

167▲160Boulder, COCO328,56070+67%

168▲125Eau Claire, WIWI176,64770–

169Rome, GAGA101,37870+46%

170▲101Duluth, MNMN281,21968+143%

171▼47Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85064–

172▼32Salem, OROR445,81463–

173Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55263–

174▲74Columbia, MOMO219,06262−23%

175Guymon, OKOK20,32261–

176▼3Lafayette, LALA423,75861+2%

177▲36Corvallis, OROR97,72859–

178▲105Amherst, MAMA164,06558+287%

179▼32Lufkin, TXTX88,15458–

180▼29Tiffin, OHOH54,52258–

181Grand Forks, NDND105,04658–

182▼109Palm Bay, FLFL663,98256–

183▲105Terre Haute, ININ169,24156–

184Ardmore, OKOK48,91055−18%

185▼91Blacksburg, VAVA181,61654+108%

186▼75Colorado Springs, COCO781,79654−61%

187▼101Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81354−48%

188Ithaca, NYNY104,04753−26%

189▲31Portland, MEME577,63551–

190▲32Huntsville, ALAL556,44450–

191▼32Eugene, OROR381,58449−26%

192Alexandria, MNMN40,12048–

193Brookhaven, MSMS35,01248–

194McAllen, TXTX921,54947+42%

195Whitewater, WIWI106,12746+84%

196Waterbury, CTCT463,34945–

197▼98Ukiah, CACA88,12244+5%

198Green Bay, WIWI336,75644–

199Lima, OHOH100,88143+207%

200▼33Fayetteville, ARAR622,17743−51%

201▲46Meadville, PAPA81,79242–

202▼59Bremerton, WAWA283,37440+21%

203Lebanon, PAPA146,38040–

204▲61Spartanburg, SCSC407,65640+300%

205▲6Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65739+160%

206Wilson, NCNC81,15039–

207▲59Meridian, MSMS85,41939–

208▼136Harrisburg, PAPA617,42738−84%

209▼43Jackson, MSMS609,84737+640%

210▼11Roanoke, VAVA316,54737–

211Salem, OHOH99,37737–

212Rapid City, SDSD156,93437–

213Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28536–

214▲125Cheyenne, WYWY102,93835+289%

215Waterloo, IAIA169,18935–

216Opelousas, LALA80,76535–

217Carson, NVNV58,57134–

218Frankfort, KYKY77,87434–

219▼5Montgomery, ALAL388,74734−60%

220Bend, OROR266,37633+175%

221▼2Gulfport, MSMS431,32933–

222▼46Gallup, NMNM68,11932+52%

223▲89Lumberton, NCNC119,94132−82%

224▲32Athens, TNTN71,59032–

225▼4Waco, TXTX308,80731+94%

226▲71Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55131–

227Reading, PAPA440,07231+1450%

228Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13731–

229Victoria, TXTX99,86429−71%

230▲8Gadsden, ALAL103,88628–

231Kearney, NENE57,96228–

232▼6Glens Falls, NYNY124,37327–

233Jefferson City, MOMO152,71227–

234Hutchinson, KSKS61,53927–

235▼51Eureka, CACA131,64726–

236▼97Spokane, WAWA608,01226−87%

237▲72Oneonta, NYNY60,58926+420%

238▼60Springfield, ILIL206,03325–

239Winchester, VAVA152,33225+150%

240▼76Manchester, NHNH433,41525–

241La Crosse, WIWI171,18224+4%

242▲44Michigan City, ININ111,29424+243%

243▼83Springfield, MOMO500,69424–

244▲71Springfield, OHOH135,34024–

245Greenville, OHOH51,52023−44%

246▼36Moses Lake, WAWA105,72723–

247▲10Cookeville, TNTN152,47723–

248Ottawa, ILIL145,90222–

249Burlington, NCNC186,17721+75%

250Hilo, HIHI210,04321+600%

251▼19Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97521–

252▼154Springfield, MAMA464,33821−83%

253Winona, MNMN50,52320+400%

254Lacey, WAWA304,26120+186%

255Ames, IAIA128,09019−14%

256▼14Binghamton, NYNY243,18919−24%

257Kankakee, ILIL105,52519–

258▲26Bay City, MIMI102,12317+55%

259Abilene, TXTX185,42917–

260Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96617−6%

261Bennington, VTVT36,63016–

262▼23Duncan, OKOK44,31016–

263Forest City, NCNC65,74516–

264▼83Kinston, NCNC55,83716–

265▼119Lebanon, NHNH224,50016−33%

266▼30Warsaw, ININ80,89216–

267▼125Davenport, IAIA380,45216–

268Fort Collins, COCO377,29216−64%

269Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36815–

270▼167Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19115–

271Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01415–

272▼149Lawrence, KSKS120,92015–

273Weirton, WVWV112,46815+15%

274Hastings, NENE40,57715–

275Dover, DEDE194,78614–

276Danville, VAVA101,13714–

277Norwich, CTCT284,01514–

278▼37Pittsfield, MAMA128,22414−7%

279Coldwater, MIMI45,99314–

280▲1Sturgis, MIMI60,96814–

281Greenfield, MAMA70,69813–

282Oshkosh, WIWI174,21813–

283Zanesville, OHOH87,01412–

284▲10Fremont, OHOH58,65512–

285New Bern, NCNC127,35812–

286▼71Pullman, WAWA48,51212−83%

287▼85Dothan, ALAL156,26612−61%

288▼38Fort Smith, ARAR234,14012–

289Minot, NDND75,69412–

290▼92Savannah, GAGA438,31412+33%

291Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03512–

292Logan, UTUT160,88911−15%

293▼69Goldsboro, NCNC122,27811−31%

294Holland, MIMI123,18811–

295▲27Marietta, OHOH58,38911–

296Port Townsend, WAWA33,97011–

297▼72Yuma, AZAZ224,44911–

298East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17911−92%

299Las Cruces, NMNM229,09111–

300Lewiston, MEME116,48711−63%

301Paducah, KYKY102,25911–

302Santa Fe, NMNM156,90711−71%

303Sebastian, FLFL172,79911−81%

304▼32York, PAPA473,19711–

305Clinton, IAIA46,00211–

306Battle Creek, MIMI133,40810−55%

307▼152Chico, CACA209,21110−74%

308Topeka, KSKS233,05210–

309Moultrie, GAGA47,43810–

310Talladega, ALAL91,76410–

311▼6Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15510–

312▼156Lubbock, TXTX368,43110−57%

313▼256Morgantown, WVWV141,99510+25%

314Ruidoso, NMNM19,8449–

315Salina, KSKS59,1219–

316▲20Sayre, PAPA59,6009+80%

317Torrington, CTCT114,6909–

318Gettysburg, PAPA107,5949−44%

319Ogden, UTUT672,7849−96%

320▼66Traverse City, MIMI156,9729−57%

321▲12Orangeburg, SCSC83,1779–

322Appleton, WIWI249,8768−20%

323Huntington, ININ37,2248–

324Heber, UTUT81,6558–

325Truckee, CACA101,9118–

326Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6698–

327▼100Lynchburg, VAVA269,1698−80%

328▼55Brownwood, TXTX38,7118–

329Anchorage, AKAK405,8217−87%

330Jefferson, GAGA99,2657–

331Kennett, MOMO26,8557–

332Findlay, OHOH75,0347–

333▼142Columbus, GAGA324,8307–

334▼28Jackson, MIMI159,5527–

335Auburn, ININ44,5357–

336Sterling, ILIL54,1217–

337Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086–

338▼15Pottsville, PAPA145,0856–

339Dalton, GAGA147,8196−97%

340▼94El Centro, CACA181,4116−33%

341▼241Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7956−88%

342▼79Mankato, MNMN104,9076–

343▼56St. Joseph, MOMO119,1706–

344▼28Utica, NYNY285,6116−40%

345▼260Beaumont, TXTX399,3105−44%

346Morgan City, LALA46,5525–

347▼34Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0605–

348▼219Des Moines, IAIA758,5395−94%

349▼59Watertown, NYNY111,5405−64%

350Cadillac, MIMI49,7195–

351▼43Menomonie, WIWI46,2235–

352▼226Richmond, KYKY131,8065–

353Kalispell, MTMT115,4294–

354Tahlequah, OKOK49,1964–

355Jacksonville, NCNC217,1754−79%

356Augusta, MEME129,0674−60%

357Corning, NYNY91,8553–

358Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063–

359Morehead City, NCNC70,4693–

360Searcy, ARAR80,0853–

361The Villages, FLFL157,7723–

362Elkhart, ININ208,7743–

363▼25Kahului, HIHI160,6743–

364Redding, CACA181,6483–

365Muskogee, OKOK66,7083−75%

366▼46Stillwater, OKOK83,8893–

367▼180Charlottesville, VAVA228,5972−82%

368Farmington, NMNM120,3402–

369▼225Saginaw, MIMI187,6882−97%

370Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402–

371Baraboo, WIWI66,6522–

372Huntingdon, PAPA43,0011–

373Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4041–

374▼78Massena, NYNY105,4881–

375Sioux City, IAIA145,7381–

376▼35Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6661−97%

377Johnstown, PAPA128,9681–

378Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest palestinian population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks #1 with 22,206 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by palestinian population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

378 metro areas 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).