RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Syrian population, US states · 2020

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 29,307. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,786, against an all-states median of 1,263.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37729,307–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36618,380–

03Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63915,611–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,553–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80913,057–

06Michigan, MIMI10,077,76110,883–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,4249,561–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,969–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,2937,280–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,891–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,126–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,734–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,458–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,389–

15Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,890–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,834–

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,688–

18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,066–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,977–

20Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,902–

21Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,842–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,759–

23South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,600–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,527–

25Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,357–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,263–

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,244–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,228–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,173–

30West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,022–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,612922–

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634884–

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868851–

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707740–

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197677–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824621–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246547–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,294460–

39Maine, MEME1,387,817420–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391418–

41Idaho, IDID1,934,262416–

42Utah, UTUT3,392,331390–

43North Dakota, NDND784,841389–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191381–

45Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779328–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235273–

47South Dakota, SDSD907,428202–

48Vermont, VTVT647,106182–

49Alaska, AKAK735,706133–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,87578–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39755–

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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 29,307 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by syrian population?

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

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 syrian population measured?

Number of residents who are Syrian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).