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Jewish American Heritage Month - May

Population and Identity of American Jews in the United States

Total Jewish population in the United States 

Click the link above to view the table of the total Jewish population in the United states.

In 2020 the number of Jewish Americans living in the United States surpassed 7 million and is estimated at about 7,153,065.

Among Jews under 30, 47% identify as religiously Jewish and 53% identify as culturally Jewish. For Jews 65 or older 78% are religiously Jewish and 22% identify as culturally Jewish. A majority of Jews are women (52%-48%).

More vital statistics on Jewish Americans are provided in:

Distribution of American Jews in the United States

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Distribution of Jews in the United States

The map to the left shows the prevalence of American Jews in each state of the United States and in the District of Columbia. In 2020, there were an estimated 7,153,065 Jews in the United States, making up approximately 2.17% of the country's 329.5 million inhabitants. The five states with the most American Jews were New York (1,772,470), California (1,187,990), Florida (657,095), New Jersey (546,950), and Pennsylvania (434,165). The five states with the highest concentration of American Jews were New York (9.17%), New Jersey (6.16%), Massachusetts (4.25%), Maryland (3.94%), and Pennsylvania (3.40%). The District of Columbia has a higher proportion of Jews than every state but one (New York) in the country, though, with 8.04% of its population identifying as Jewish.

Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Vintage Population Estimates, which can be found here, and the American Jewish Yearbook, 2020, and data from that yearbook is easily accessible at the Jewish Virtual Library.