RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Palestinian population, US states · 2020

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 23,826. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 5,199, against an all-states median of 899.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37723,826–

02Illinois, ILIL12,694,79817,366–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42412,301–

04Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,555–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0779,490–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8097,072–

07New York, NYNY19,852,3666,877–

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615,706–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,325–

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,398–

11Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,856–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,522–

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,491–

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,262–

15Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,258–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,249–

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,172–

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,147–

19Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,128–

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,870–

21Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,615–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,252–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,228–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,033–

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508986–

26New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246899–

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824822–

28Oregon, OROR4,254,293745–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225452–

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391438–

31West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373437–

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,197436–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634433–

34Nevada, NVNV3,184,612430–

35District of Columbia, DCDC681,294294–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,507213–

37Utah, UTUT3,392,331206–

38North Dakota, NDND784,841180–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868167–

40Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779161–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,191132–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235122–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,707115–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80164–

45Alaska, AKAK735,70645–

46Vermont, VTVT647,10631–

47Maine, MEME1,387,81721–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,87520–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42818–

50Idaho, IDID1,934,2622–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3971–

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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 23,826 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by palestinian population?

California, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).