RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Syrian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Syrian 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 34,539. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7,478, against an all-states median of 1,172.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37734,539–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36619,052–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,07717,498–

04Michigan, MIMI10,077,76115,176–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80914,848–

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63914,803–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,42411,470–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567,257–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936,963–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,728–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,324–

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,497–

13Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,395–

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,169–

15Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,959–

16Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,802–

17Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,749–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,506–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,381–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,313–

21Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,104–

22Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,773–

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,638–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,539–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,463–

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,172–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,135–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,096–

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,089–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872971–

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,707959–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,507959–

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246927–

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294923–

35West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373910–

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868835–

37Utah, UTUT3,392,331805–

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,768748–

39Maine, MEME1,387,817616–

40Idaho, IDID1,934,262598–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391451–

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,197444–

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779412–

44Vermont, VTVT647,106371–

45South Dakota, SDSD907,428347–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235256–

47Alaska, AKAK735,706228–

48Delaware, DEDE1,021,191214–

49North Dakota, NDND784,841150–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,875150–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39736–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest syrian population?

California ranks #1 with 34,539 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by syrian population?

California, New York, Florida, Michigan, 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 syrian population measured?

Number of residents who are Syrian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).