Arab American

Article published courtesy of  Arab American Business Magazine

Arab American Demographics: DETROIT, MI

Metropolitan Detroit is the largest concentration of Arabs outside of the Middle East. Over 350,000 people of Arabic heritage call Metro Detroit home

The Arab community of Detroit has one of the highest educational attainments of any ethnic group. While one in five (20.3%) of all Americans has graduated from college, almost two in five Arab Americans (36.3%) have a college degree.

A recent consumer study found very high degrees of brand loyalty among Arab Americans. Over 60% of the Arab American market segment placed brand loyalty ahead of price sensitivity.

Arab-Americans own an estimated 3,000 businesses in Michigan.

Arab Americans of Michigan live primarily in Wayne and Oakland Counties in the following cities:

Dearborn

Livonia

Detroit

Warren

Flint

Saginaw

Bloomfield Hills

Farmington Hills

An Estimated 5 Million Arab Americans live in the United States with the largest concentrations in:

California (760,000)

Michigan (476,000)

Illinois

New York

New Jersey

Florida.

Over 60% of Arab-Americans are Christian.

Suorce: Zogby International / ACCESS Marketing

Mgt/Profl Sales/Adm Services FinanceFarming CraftLabor

22%    30%    12%   6%    3%    13%   18%

Across a variety of products,
Arab-Americans express an average
 level of brand loyalty exceeding 60%

86% of Arab Americans are likely to purchase a product advertised on Arab-American Media

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LARGEST ARAB AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

California	Los Angeles, Orange county, San Francisco, Marin County, San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento
Massachusetts	Boston, Newton, Brookline, Sharon, Lynn, Springfield, Framingham
New York	Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester County, Rockland County, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse
New Jersey	Bergen County, Marlboro, Cherry Hill, Parsippany, Livingston, Manalapan, Matawan
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jenkintown
Washington , DC	Baltimore, Bethesda, Rockville, Pikesville, Gaithersburg, Washington (D.C.) Arlington, Fairfax
Minnesota	Minneapolis, Hopkins, St. Paul, Woodbury, Minnetonka
Georgia	Atlanta
Washington State	Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Vancouver, Tacoma
Oregon	Salem, Woodburn, Portland, Oregon City, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin
Colorado	Denver, Aurora, Glendale, Arvada, Parker, Littleton, Golden, Louisville, Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado Springs
Connecticut	Hartford, Stamford, New Haven
Nevada	Las Vegas, Reno
Illinois	Chicago,
Texas	Houston, Dallas, San Antonio
Michigan	Detroit, Dearborn
Florida	North Miami Beach, Hallandale, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Daytona Beach
California	Los Angeles, Orange county, San Francisco, Marin County, San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento
Massachusetts	Boston, Newton, Brookline, Sharon, Lynn, Springfield, Framingham
New York	Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester County, Rockland County, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse
New Jersey	Bergen County, Marlboro, Cherry Hill, Parsippany, Livingston, Manalapan, Matawan
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jenkintown
Washington , DC	Baltimore, Bethesda, Rockville, Pikesville, Gaithersburg, Washington (D.C.) Arlington, Fairfax
Michigan	Detroit, Dearborn
Minnesota	Minneapolis, Hopkins, St. Paul, Woodbury, Minnetonka
Florida	North Miami Beach, Hallandale, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Daytona Beach
Georgia	Atlanta
Washington State	Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Vancouver, Tacoma
Oregon	Salem, Woodburn, Portland, Oregon City, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin
Colorado	Denver, Aurora, Glendale, Arvada, Parker, Littleton, Golden, Louisville, Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado Springs
Connecticut	Hartford, Stamford, New Haven
	Las Vegas, Reno
Illinois	Chicago,
Texas	Houston, Dallas, San Antonio

• Additional Info On Arab American demographics
• Census Figures on Arab Population in US
• The Question of Race and US Census