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Jewish Population of the United States by State
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Estimated |
Total |
Jewish Percent |
|
Jewish Population |
Population* |
of Total |
| Alabama |
9,200 |
4,369,000 |
0.2 |
| Alaska |
3,500 |
620,000 |
0.6 |
| Arizona |
81,500 |
4,778,000 |
1.7 |
| Arkansas |
1,600 |
2,551,000 |
0.1 |
| California |
967,000 |
33,145,000 |
2.9 |
| Colorado |
68,000 |
4,056,000 |
1.7 |
| Connecticut |
101,000 |
3,282,000 |
3.1 |
| Delaware |
13,500 |
753,000 |
1.8 |
| District of Columbia |
25,500 |
519,000 |
4.9 |
| Florida |
637,000 |
15,111,000 |
4.2 |
| Georgia |
87,500 |
7,788,000 |
1.1 |
| Hawaii |
7,000 |
1,185,000 |
0.6 |
| Idaho |
1,000 |
1,252,000 |
0.1 |
| Illinois |
270,000 |
12,128,000 |
2.2 |
| Indiana |
18,000 |
5,943,000 |
0.3 |
| Iowa |
6,500 |
2,869,000 |
0.2 |
| Kansas |
14,500 |
2,654,000 |
0.5 |
| Kentucky |
11,000 |
3,961,000 |
0.3 |
| Louisiana |
16,500 |
4,372,000 |
0.4 |
| Maine |
7,500 |
1,253,000 |
0.6 |
| Maryland |
216,000 |
5,172,000 |
4.1 |
| Massachusetts |
274,000 |
6,175,000 |
4.4 |
| Michigan |
107,000 |
9,864,000 |
1.1 |
| Minnesota |
42,000 |
4,776,000 |
0.9 |
| Mississippi |
1,400 |
2,769,000 |
(z) |
| Missouri |
62,000 |
5,468,000 |
1.1 |
| Montana |
800 |
882,000 |
0.1 |
| Nebraska |
7,000 |
1,666,000 |
0.4 |
| Nevada |
57,500 |
1,809,000 |
3.2 |
| New Hampshire |
9,900 |
1,201,000 |
0.8 |
| New Jersey |
465,000 |
8,143,000 |
5.7 |
| New Mexico |
10,500 |
1,740,000 |
0.6 |
| New York |
1,651,000 |
18,197,000 |
9.1 |
| North Carolina |
25,000 |
7,651,000 |
0.3 |
| North Dakota |
700 |
634,000 |
0.1 |
| Ohio |
144,000 |
11,257,000 |
1.3 |
| Oklahoma |
5,000 |
3,358,000 |
0.1 |
| Oregon |
30,500 |
3,316,000 |
0.9 |
| Pennsylvania |
282,000 |
11,994,000 |
2.4 |
| Rhode Island |
16,000 |
991,000 |
1.6 |
| South Carolina |
10,500 |
3,886,000 |
0.3 |
| South Dakota |
350 |
733,000 |
(z) |
| Tennessee |
18,000 |
5,484,000 |
0.3 |
| Texas |
124,000 |
20,044,000 |
0.6 |
| Utah |
4,500 |
2,130,000 |
0.2 |
| Vermont |
5,700 |
594,000 |
1.0 |
| Virginia |
76,000 |
6,873,000 |
1.1 |
| Washington |
35,500 |
5,756,000 |
0.6 |
| West Virginia |
2,400 |
1,807,000 |
0.1 |
| Wisconsin |
28,500 |
5,250,000 |
0.5 |
| Wyoming |
400 |
480,000 |
0.1 |
| Total |
**6,061,000 |
272,690,000 |
2.2 |
Totals may not be exact due to rounding.
*Resident population, July 1, 1999 (Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census).
**Exclusive of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands which previously reported Jewish
populations of 1,500 and 350, respectively.
(z) Figure is less than 0.1 and rounds to 0.
Source: David Singer, Ed. American Jewish Year Book 2000, NY: American Jewish Committee, 2000. |
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