Vital Statistics: Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas, Worldwide
|
Rank
|
Metro Area
|
Country
|
Jewish Population
|
% of World Jewry
|
|
1
|
Israel
|
3,468,500
|
23.9%
|
|
|
2
|
United States
|
2,158,000
|
14.9%
|
|
|
3
|
Israel
|
890,600
|
6.1%
|
|
|
4
|
United States
|
686,000
|
4.7%
|
|
|
5
|
Israel
|
617,800
|
4.3%
|
|
|
6
|
United States
|
479,500
|
3.3%
|
|
|
7
|
United States
|
336,000
|
2.3%
|
|
|
8
|
United States
|
334,000
|
2.3%
|
|
|
9
|
United States
|
309,000
|
2.1%
|
|
|
10
|
United States
|
298,000
|
2.1%
|
|
|
11
|
United States
|
295,000
|
2.0%
|
|
|
12
|
France
|
277,000
|
1.9%
|
|
|
13
|
Israel
|
218,500
|
1.5%
|
|
|
14
|
United Kingdom
|
195,000
|
1.3%
|
|
|
15
|
Canada
|
189,000
|
1.3%
|
Sources: Arnold Dashefsky and Ira M. Sheskin. (Editors), The American Jewish Year Book, 2017.
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