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Arab Communities in the USA

You never know what you are going to find until you start to look for it. I’ve googled all kinds of combinations of “Arabic food Pensacola FL” without finding much, other than a mezze plate at a vegan restaurant here and there. Still searching . . .

Meanwhile, I found a map of Arab concentrations in the USA – why knew?

Community Place type % Arab
Hamtramck, MI city 6.3
Dearborn, MI city 4.6
Bridgeview, IL village 4.2
Baileys Crossroads, VA populated place 3.6
Oak Park, CA populated place 3.3
Prospect Park, NJ borough 3.2
Chicago Ridge, IL village 3.1
Topeka, IN town 2.8
Buttonwillow, CA populated place 2.8
Lackawanna, NY city 2.8
Haledon, NJ borough 2.6
Moodus, CT populated place 2.5
Burbank, IL city 2.4
Hickory Hills, IL city 2.2
Justice, IL village 2.1
Stickney, IL township 2.0
Dalworthington Gardens, TX city 1.9
Dunn Loring, VA populated place 1.9
Lodi, OH township 1.7
Cassville, WV populated place 1.7
Coldwater, MI city 1.6
Orland Hills, IL village 1.6
Oak Lawn, IL village 1.5
Palos, IL township 1.5
Orchard Lake Village, MI city 1.5
Worth, IL village 1.5
Wallace, NC town 1.4
Water Mill, NY populated place 1.4
Seven Corners, VA populated place 1.4
Alsip, IL village 1.4
Lewisburg, WV city 1.4
West Buechel, KY city 1.4
Piney Point Village, TX city 1.3
Wesley Chapel, FL populated place 1.3
Coldwater, MI township 1.3
Fairview, NJ borough 1.3
Coitsville, OH township 1.3
Dale, IL township 1.2
Dearborn Heights, MI city 1.2
Palos Hills, IL city 1.2
Worth, IL township 1.2
Colma, CA town 1.2
Lavallette, NJ borough 1.2
Lake Providence, LA town 1.1
Miami Lakes, FL town 1.1
Amity, NY town 1.1
Melvindale, MI city 1.1
Oak Brook, IL village 1.1
Shady Hills, FL populated place 1.0
Temple Terrace, FL city 1.0
Milton, OH township 1.0
Park Ridge, NJ borough 1.0

Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; The Arab Population: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk

Mapping by Daniel Shorter

This is from a website called ePodunk

March 12, 2010 - Posted by | Bureaucracy, Community, Cross Cultural, ExPat Life, Statistics

5 Comments »

  1. And the Arabs were the late comers to the states but hey We got the states covered , it is the tip of the Iceberg or shall i say the sand dune

    daggero's avatar Comment by daggero | March 13, 2010 | Reply

  2. What I am trying to figure out, Daggero, is that little pocket in the upper northeast corner of Louisiana, south east corner of Arkansas. It’s rural. It’s delta. I can’t imagine why a concentration of Arabs would be there???

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | March 13, 2010 | Reply

  3. Dont forget to spay or neuter ur arab 😀 i miss bob barker

    Mrm's avatar Comment by Mrm | March 14, 2010 | Reply

  4. LOL, Mrm, that is HARSH! I Catch and Release!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | March 14, 2010 | Reply

  5. You are an Arab I hate you and the reason why I hate you, Because Allah made us nations and tribes to know each other, the Shawia People know The Arabs, the Arabs don’t know the Shawia people and they want to vanish Shawia language from the earth.
    The Arabs are bad people they don’t respect other culture
    The Shawia people are polite people and They love to know other culture and they love Islam because it come from Allah, it is sad what you see about the Arabs
    I m Shawi from Shawia people, I love to know Islam and learn Arabic put the Arabs ho in control with the French in Algeria want to vanish Shawia language from The Earth, The English respect you because they want you to respect other language the closer to you, ho the closer to Shawia language The Arabs not the English.
    why the Shawia people don’t have The Quran In Shawia and a mosque with Shawia language, Because the Arabs hate other language

    Touhami Abid's avatar Comment by Touhami Abid | July 10, 2010 | Reply


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