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May 20th, 2013


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Lebanese Dabke

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Many of our English words have roots in the Arabic language, words such as alfalfa, cane, syrup, magnet, tea and average.


 


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Demographics

About

The Arab American Community

The United States is home to nearly 3 million Arab Americans. The cities with largest Arab American populations are Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

Diversity in the Arab-American Population

There are 22 Arab countries, including Palestine, which are members of the Arab League and share a common history, language and culture-the immigrants who migrated to America are from a select group of Arab countries.

Demographics

Population

Arab Americans are not officially recognized as a federal minority group and because of this, reporting numbers are almost never exact.

Arab American Origins

Arab American Population

U.S. Arab American Population

Nationality GroupPopulation Estimates
Lebanese/Syrian1,600,000
Palestinian/Jordanian180,000
Egyptian360,000
Iraqi160,000
Moroccan100,000
Other600,000
Total3,000,000

Arab American Religion

Arab American Education

Arab American Income

Rosina Hassoun, Ph.D. contributed to this section.
See “Arab Americans in Michigan 2005
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press 2005
(part of the “Discovering the People of Michigan” series)

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