RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Syrian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Syrian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 19,307. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 5,356, against an all-states median of 1,035.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,538147,426–

01California, CACA39,287,37719,307–

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63914,843–

03New York, NYNY19,852,36614,535–

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912,826–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07710,081–

06Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618,240–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,4247,835–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566,513–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936,042–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984,734–

11Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,519–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,959–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,769–

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,249–

15Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,104–

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,099–

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,004–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,864–

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,848–

20Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,366–

21Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,362–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,344–

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,200–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,195–

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,065–

26West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,035–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,025–

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225995–

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872950–

30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868930–

31Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445921–

32Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779721–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824692–

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707650–

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197632–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,507582–

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,768542–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391520–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,331446–

40Maine, MEME1,387,817435–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246373–

42North Dakota, NDND784,841336–

43Vermont, VTVT647,106325–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,428282–

45District of Columbia, DCDC681,294251–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235216–

47Idaho, IDID1,934,262178–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875160–

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,191119–

50Alaska, AKAK735,706114–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39793–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest syrian population?

California ranks #1 with 19,307 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by syrian population?

California, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is syrian population measured?

Number of residents who are Syrian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.