Arab American population by citizenship status 2015

This statistic shows the average number of Arab Americans living in the United States between 2011 and 2015, based on citizenship status. During this time period, an average of 974,649 people of Arabian ancestry were U.S. citizens born in the United States.

Average number of Arab Americans in the United States between 2011 and 2015, by citizenship status

Characteristic	Number of Arabs
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September 2017

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United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2015

Supplementary notes

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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