Jews in America: Demographic Profile
(2024)
Jews in America:
|
18-29 |
18%
|
30-49 |
31%
|
50-64 |
20%
|
65+ |
30%
|
90% of U.S. Jews define themselves as White, 6% as Hispanic, 1% as Black, and the remainder 3% as other/no answer.
American Jews are one of the most educated populations in the country. 65% of United States Jewish adults have attained a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Most U.S. Jews and their parents were born in the U.S. (68%). Some were born in the U.S., but at least one of their parents was born abroad (18%), while a minority of Jews were born outside the U.S. (13%).
66% of U.S. Jewish adults identify as Democrats, while 31% identify as Republicans.
42% of U.S. Jews live in the Northeast, 26% in the South, 23% in the West, and 9% in the Midwest. Jews live in all 50 states, but 55% of the total population is concentrated in New York, California, Florida, and New Jersey. Nearly Twenty-two percent of the national Jewish population lives in New York, making it the state with the highest concentration of Jewish individuals in the country.
Source: “Jewish people,” Pew Research, (2025).