| State |
Jewish Population (1899) |
Jewish Population (2016)°
|
Population Change |
Percentage of State Population
(2016) |
| Total |
1,043,800 |
7,160,000 |
+6,116,200
|
3% |
|
Alabama
|
6,000
|
9,425
|
+3,425
|
0.2%
|
|
Alaska
|
--
|
5,750
|
+5750
|
0.8%
|
|
Arizona
|
2,000
|
106,225
|
+104,225
|
1.6%
|
|
Arkansas
|
4,000
|
2,225
|
-1,775
|
0.1%
|
|
California
|
35,000
|
1,230,500
|
+1,195,500
|
3.6%
|
|
Colorado
|
102,600
|
100,100
|
22,500
|
2.5%
|
|
Connecticut
|
6,000
|
117,850
|
+111,850
|
3.3%
|
|
Delaware
|
3,000
|
15,100
|
+12,100
|
1.6%
|
|
Washington D.C.
|
3,500
|
28,000
|
+24,500
|
4.2%
|
|
Florida
|
2,500
|
654,860
|
+652,360
|
3.2
|
|
Georgia
|
7,000
|
128,420
|
+121,420
|
1.3%
|
|
Hawaii
|
--
|
7,280
|
+7,280
|
0.5%
|
|
Idaho
|
2,000
|
2,125
|
+125
|
0.2%
|
|
Illinois
|
95,000
|
298,035
|
+203,035
|
2.3%
|
|
Indiana
|
25,000
|
17,020
|
-7,980
|
0.3%
|
|
Iowa
|
5,000
|
6,170
|
+1,170
|
0.2%
|
|
Kansas
|
3,500
|
17,425
|
+13,925
|
0.6%
|
|
Kentucky
|
12,000
|
11,300
|
-700
|
0.3%
|
|
Louisiana
|
20,000
|
13,875
|
-6,125
|
0.3%
|
|
Maine
|
5,000
|
13,890
|
+8,890
|
1.0%
|
|
Maryland
|
35,000
|
238,200
|
+203,200
|
4.0%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
20,000
|
274,680
|
+254,680
|
4.0%
|
|
Michigan
|
9,000
|
83,155
|
+74,155
|
0.8%
|
|
Minnesota
|
6,000
|
45,750
|
+39,750
|
1.45%
|
|
Mississippi
|
5,000
|
1,525
|
+3,475
|
0.1%
|
|
Missouri
|
35,000
|
64,275
|
+29,275
|
1.1%
|
|
Montana
|
2,500
|
1,450
|
-1,050
|
1.1%
|
|
Nebraska
|
2,000
|
6,150
|
+4,150
|
0.3%
|
|
Nevada
|
2,500
|
76,300
|
+73,800
|
1.1%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,000
|
10,120
|
+9,120
|
1.1%
|
|
New Jersey
|
25,000
|
545,450
|
+520,450
|
6.1%
|
|
New Mexico
|
2,000
|
12,625
|
+10,625
|
0.6%
|
|
New York
|
400,000
|
1,759,570
|
+1,359,570
|
8.9%
|
|
North Carolina
|
12,000
|
35,435
|
+23,425
|
0.4%
|
|
North Dakota
|
1,750
|
400
|
-1,350
|
0.0%
|
|
Ohio
|
50,000
|
147,715
|
+97,715
|
1.3%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
--
|
4625
|
+4,625
|
0.1%
|
|
Oregon
|
6,000
|
40,650
|
+34,650
|
1.0%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
95,000
|
291,140
|
+196,140
|
2.3%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
3,500
|
18,750
|
+15,250
|
2.3%
|
|
South Carolina
|
8,000
|
13,820
|
+5,820
|
0.3%
|
|
South Dakota
|
1,750
|
250
|
-1,500
|
0.0%
|
|
Tennessee
|
15,000
|
19,800
|
+4,800
|
0.3%
|
|
Texas
|
15,000
|
160,505
|
+145,505
|
0.6%
|
|
Utah
|
5,000
|
5,650
|
+650
|
0.6%
|
|
Vermont
|
1,000
|
5,985
|
+4,985
|
1.0%
|
|
Virginia
|
18,000
|
95,695
|
+77,695
|
1.1%
|
|
Washington
|
2,800
|
78,125
|
+75,325
|
1.5%
|
|
West Virginia
|
6,000
|
2,310
|
-3,690
|
1.0%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
10,000
|
33,055
|
+23,055
|
0.8%
|
|
Wyoming
|
1,000
|
1,150
|
+150
|
0.2%
|
| Total |
1,043,800 |
6,856,304 |
+6,116,200
|
2.1% |
° This includes all Jewish individuals, adults and children. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau. State Characteristics Vintage 2014: Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin.
Sources: Ira M. Sheskin and Arnold Dashefsky (Editors), “Jewish Population in the United States, 2014.” American Jewish Year Book (2014) (Dordrecht: Springer) p. 143-211;
American Jewish Year Book (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1899): 284. The estimates are based on the tables of Mr. D. Sulzberger;
For more information, see the Jewish Databank;
Census.gov;
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