Jewish Population in the United States by State (original) (raw)

State Jewish Population (1899) Jewish Population (2024) Overall Population Change since 1899 Overall Population Change since 1980 Percentage of State Jewish
Total 1,043,800 7,698,840 6,655,040 1,777,945 2.30%
Alabama 6,000 18,080 12,080 9,245 0.35%
Alaska -- 6,510 6,510 5,550 0.89%
Arizona 2,000 132,360 130,360 91,075 1.78%
Arkansas 4,000 5,090 1,090 1,695 0.17%
California 35,000 1,259,315 1,224,315 505,370 3.23%
Colorado 10,500 117,900 107,400 86,135 2.01%
Connecticut 6,000 141,500 135,500 39,465 3.91%
Delaware 3,000 17,400 14,400 7,400 1.69%
Washington D.C. 3,500 57,300 53,800 17,300 8.44%
Florida* 2,500 753,865 751,365 298,985 3.33%
Georgia 7,000 148,555 141,555 113,945 1.35%
Hawaii -- 9,900 9,900 4,275 0.69%
Idaho 2,000 5,920 3,920 5,415 0.30%
Illinois 95,000 334,180 239,180 67,795 2.66%
Indiana 25,000 31,205 6,205 7,720 0.40%
Iowa 5,000 6,385 1,385 -1,830 0.20%
Kansas 3,500 17,590 14,090 6,835 0.60%
Kentucky 12,000 18,225 6,225 6,640 0.40%
Louisiana 20,000 19,870 -130 3,530 0.43%
Maine 5,000 18,460 13,460 11,660 1.32%
Maryland 35,000 250,860 215,860 64,945 4.06%
Massachusetts 20,000 318,450 298,450 68,995 4.55%
Michigan 9,000 129,225 120,225 39,025 1.29%
Minnesota 6,000 68,855 62,855 33,865 1.20%
Mississippi 5,000 2,885 -2,115 -315 0.10%
Missouri 35,000 71,840 36,840 50 1.16%
Montana 2,500 3,170 670 2,525 0.28%
Nebraska 2,000 10,230 8,230 2,325 0.52%
Nevada 2,500 85,330 82,830 68,130 2.67%
New Hampshire 1,000 20,900 19,900 16,420 1.49%
New Jersey 25,000 581,200 556,200 138,435 6.26%
New Mexico 2,000 19,855 17,855 12,700 0.94%
New York 400,000 1,672,025 1,272,025 -468,665 8.54%
North Carolina 12,000 99,795 87,795 86,555 0.92%
North Dakota 1,750 910 -840 -175 0.12%
Ohio 50,000 177,295 127,295 32,625 1.50%
Oklahoma -- 8,880 8,880 2,815 0.22%
Oregon 6,000 70,105 64,105 59,270 1.66%
Pennsylvania 95,000 347,850 252,850 -71,880 2.68%
Rhode Island 3,500 18,950 15,450 -3,050 1.73%
South Carolina 8,000 36,210 28,210 27,550 0.67%
South Dakota 1,750 765 -985 170 0.08%
Tennessee 15,000 29,775 14,775 13,010 0.42%
Texas 15,000 220,685 205,685 148,140 0.72%
Utah 5,000 13,030 8,030 10,730 0.38%
Vermont 1,000 12,700 11,700 10,235 1.96%
Virginia 18,000 165,260 147,260 105,900 1.90%
Washington 2,800 88,530 85,730 70,145 1.13%
West Virginia 6,000 2,940 -3,060 -1,400 0.17%
Wisconsin 10,000 48,515 38,515 18,765 0.82%
Wyoming 1,000 2,210 1,210 1,900 0.38%
Total 1,043,800 7,698,840 6,655,040 1,777,945 2.30%

Source: Ira M. Sheskin & Arnold Dashefsky, “United States Jewish Population, 2024,” in Arnold Dashefsky & Ira M. Sheskin, Eds., American Jewish Year Book, 2024, (Cham, SUI: Forthcoming Springer, 2024).