Palestinian Americans

Palestinian Americans

فلسطينيو أمريكا (Arabic)
Total population
~160,000 (2023 American Community Survey; 0.05% of U.S.'s population)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Chicago • New York City and Northern New Jersey • Philadelphia • Houston • Detroit • New Orleans • Los Angeles Metropolitan area • San Francisco Bay Area
Languages
English, Arabic
Religion
Islam, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Other Arabs, Arab Americans

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Palestinian Americans (Arabic: فلسطينيو أمريكا, romanized: Filasṭīnīyū Amrīkā) are Americans who are of full or partial Palestinian descent.

There are around 160,000 Palestinian Americans according to the 2023 American Community Survey, making up around 0.05% of the U.S. population.

The Palestinian community is concentrated in the Chicago, New York City,^[2] Philadelphia, Houston, and Detroit metropolitan areas, with other populations in the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Some Palestinians have emigrated to smaller metropolitan or micropolitan/rural areas, such as Gallup, New Mexico, in the late 20th and 21st century.