This statistic illustrates the number of Arab Americans living in the United States from 2006 to 2018. In 2018, over 2.1 million people of Arabian ancestry were living in the U.S. In that year, California had the highest Arab American population.
Number of Arab Americans living in the United States from 2006 to 2018
Arab Americans in this statistic refer to people of Arab ancestry.
The American Community Survey includes a question asking each individual about their "ancestry or ethnic origin." From the responses gathered, the U.S. Census Bureau defines anyone of Algerian, Bahraini, Egyptian, Emirati, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Libyan, Moroccan, Omani, Palestinian, Qatari, Saudi Arabian, Syrian, Tunisian, or Yemeni descent to be of Arab ancestry. The Census Bureau defines ancestry as the ethnic origin, descent, roots, heritage, or place of birth of the person or of the person's ancestors.
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US Census Bureau. (September 26, 2019). Number of Arab Americans living in the United States from 2006 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912559/arab-american-population/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Arab Americans living in the United States from 2006 to 2018." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912559/arab-american-population/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Number of Arab Americans living in the United States from 2006 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912559/arab-american-population/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Arab Americans Living in The United States from 2006 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912559/arab-american-population/
US Census Bureau, Number of Arab Americans living in the United States from 2006 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912559/arab-american-population/ (last visited August 14, 2020)
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