Lebanese and Arab Americans live in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. About one of every three Arab Americans lives in six of the nation's largest metropolitan areas.

• 66 percent of Lebanese and Arab Americans live in 10 states.

• 33 percent live in California, New York and Michigan.

• 48 percent live in 20 metro areas.

The cities with the largest Arab American populations are: Los Angeles, Detroit, New York-New Jersy, Chicago, Boston and Washington, DC respectively.
 

California is home to the largest number of Arab Americans of any state, with more than 700,000 Arab Americans residing in 56 of California's 58 counties. (New Numbers from AAI organization www.aaiusa.org)

• Detroit 219,765 - Wayne, Oakland, Macomb

• New York 162,692 Kings, Queens, Manhattan

• New Jersey 92,080 - Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex, Essex, Monmouth

• Chicago 91,260 - Cook, DuPage

• Washington, D.C. 69,350, Fairfax, VA, Montgomery, MD.

Top 20 Counties by Arab American Population	Census Count (1990)	Estimated Population *
Los Angeles County, CA	56,345	197,205
Wayne, MI	31,274	109,460
Kings, NY	27,209	95,231
Cook, IL	23,532	82,360
Oakland, MI	15,495	54,230
Orange, CA	15,662	46,985
Macomb, MI	12,627	44,190
Cuyahoga, OH	12,507	43,750
Harris, TX	13,925	41,775
San Diego, CA	13,055	39,165
Fairfax, VA	9,976	34,910
Queens, NY	9,938	34,780
Dade, FL	11,344	34,030
New York County, NY	9,339	32,685
Middlesex, MA	9,709	29,100
Bergen, NJ	7,340	25,690
Montgomery, MD	6,873	24,055
Santa Clara, CA	7,085	21,255
Alleghany, PA	6,994	20,980
Norfolk, MA	6,850	20,550

All estimates were provided by Zogby International based on post Census research and data analysis. For updated information visit:
http://www.aaiusa.org/arab-americans/22/demographics

The States At A Glance

Though Arab Americans dwell in all fifty American states, there are strong concentrations in ten states. The profiles of the following states are comprised of an estimate of the actual Arab American population in the basis of the estimates of community leaders, and surveys of church and organization memberships.