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Largest Palestinian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Palestinian 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 29,399. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,450, against an all-states median of 1,175.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37729,399–

02Illinois, ILIL12,694,79822,713–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,617–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07712,028–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80910,531–

06New York, NYNY19,852,36610,275–

07Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,181–

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616,411–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,017–

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,645–

11Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,398–

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,770–

13Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,744–

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,632–

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,625–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,502–

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,443–

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,415–

19Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,298–

20Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,063–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,063–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,020–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,691–

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,495–

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,274–

26Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,175–

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,612994–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,197890–

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508665–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225654–

31New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246571–

32Utah, UTUT3,392,331571–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391538–

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294526–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507490–

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634413–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707359–

38Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801347–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373256–

40Delaware, DEDE1,021,191234–

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779200–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235183–

43Idaho, IDID1,934,262150–

44North Dakota, NDND784,841145–

45Vermont, VTVT647,106102–

46Maine, MEME1,387,81766–

47New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86856–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,42837–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39735–

50Alaska, AKAK735,7069–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8754–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest palestinian population?

California ranks #1 with 29,399 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by palestinian population?

California, Illinois, Texas, Florida, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).