U.S. Population with Arab Ancestry,
Census 2000 and 5-year estimates 2006–2010

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Find below the self-identified population of Arab descent

National origin 2000 2006–2010
Total 1,189,7311 1,517,664
Lebanese 440,279 485,917
Egyptian 142,832 179,853
Syrian 142,897 147,426
Palestinian 72,112 83,241
Jordanian 39,734 60,056
Moroccan 38,923 74,908
Iraqi 37,714 73,896
1. Includes people who reported one or two Arab ancestries and people who reported both an Arab and non-Arab ancestry.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 special tabulation, American Community Survey Briefs, 2000-2006 (2013).

 

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