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Jewish Population in the United States for the Top 20 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
Rank |
Area |
Population |
% Jewish |
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Total |
Jewish |
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1 |
New York - New Jersey - Long Island |
19,015,900 |
2,064,300 |
10.9% |
2 |
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Santa Ana |
12,944,801 |
617,480 |
4.8% |
3 |
Chicago - Joliet - Naperville |
9,504,753 |
294,280 |
3.1% |
4 |
Dallas - Fort Worth - Arlington |
6,526,548 |
55,005 |
0.8% |
5 |
Houston - Sugarland - Baytown |
6,086,538 |
45,640 |
0.8% |
6 |
Philadelphia - Camden - Wilmington |
5,992,414 |
275,850 |
4.6% |
7 |
Washington - Arlington - Alexandria |
5,703,948 |
217,390 |
3.8% |
8 |
Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach |
5,670,125 |
555,125 |
9.8% |
9 |
Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta |
5,359,205 |
119,800 |
2.2% |
10 |
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy |
4,591,112 |
251,360 |
5.5% |
11 |
San Francisco - Oakland - Fremont |
4,391,037 |
304,700 |
6.9% |
12 |
Riverside - San Bernadino - Ontario |
4,304,997 |
22,625 |
0.5% |
13 |
Detroit - Warren - Livonia |
4,285,832 |
67,000 |
1.2% |
14 |
Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale |
4,262,236 |
82,900 |
1.9% |
15 |
Seattle - Tacoma - Bellevue |
3,500,026 |
39,700 |
1.1% |
16 |
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington |
3,318,486 |
44,500 |
1.3% |
17 |
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos |
3,140,069 |
89,000 |
2.8% |
18 |
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater |
2,824,724 |
58,350 |
2.1% |
19 |
St Louis |
2,817,355 |
54,200 |
1.9% |
20 |
Baltimore - Towson |
2,729,110 |
115,400 |
4.2% |
Total
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116,969,216 |
5,298,730 |
4.5% |
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% of Total U.S. Population |
37.5% |
78.8% |
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Source:
Ira M. Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky (Editors) . “Jewish Population in the United States, 2012.” American Jewish Year Book (2012) (Dordrecht: Springer) p. 143-211.
