RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Palestinian population, US states · 2010

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 18,442. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,156, against an all-states median of 580.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37718,442–

02Illinois, ILIL12,694,7989,810–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4246,557–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,557–

05New York, NYNY19,852,3665,501–

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,705–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,613–

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,576–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,371–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,727–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,551–

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,434–

13Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,297–

14Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,278–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,135–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,132–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,407986–

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056929–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,073885–

20Louisiana, LALA4,611,961872–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838851–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,814744–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,293702–

24Colorado, COCO5,862,189653–

25Alabama, ALAL5,086,768584–

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824576–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634485–

28Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508379–

29Utah, UTUT3,392,331357–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225320–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,612301–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,294261–

33Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779258–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,197245–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391212–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,507206–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707133–

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,191125–

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246114–

40Alaska, AKAK735,70654–

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80149–

42Maine, MEME1,387,81744–

43West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37344–

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536–

45Idaho, IDID1,934,26236–

46Vermont, VTVT647,10633–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,87533–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,39722–

49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42810–

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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 18,442 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by palestinian population?

California, Illinois, Texas, Florida, New York.

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).