The state of Jewish North America, in four charts
147 federations, 7,005,650 Jews, and one pattern that decides which communities are still here in 2054.
- 89%
- of the population lives in 47 hub communities
- 4/16
- of the non-hub communities anyone has measured twice are shrinking, out of 100
- 28
- are both high-value and highly vulnerable
- 26
- sit more than 100 miles from the nearest federation
Where the people are
Nine in ten Jews here live in 47 communities. The other 100 share what is left.
Each slice below is one federation, sized by the Jews it serves. New York alone is 20% of the bar. The 74 communities of 10,000 or fewer hold 5% between them, which is why they are almost impossible to see here, and easy to miss everywhere else.
147 communities
Hover or tab through the bar to name any one of them.
7,005,650 total
47 regional hubs
89% · 6,235,350 Jews
100 everywhere else
11% · 770,300 Jews
+List all 147 communities by population
- 1New York, NY1,400,000
- 2Los Angeles, CA519,200
- 3San Francisco, CA350,000
- 4Chicago, IL319,600
- 5Philadelphia, PA310,000
- 6Washington, DC295,500
- 7Boston, MA248,000
- 8Toronto, ON188,000
- 9Fort Lauderdale, FL150,000
- 10West Palm Beach, FL135,000
- 11Boca Raton, FL130,000
- 12Miami, FL123,000
- 13Whippany, NJ120,000
- 14Atlanta, GA120,000
- 15Denver, CO102,000
- 16Paramus, NJ100,000
- 17San Diego, CA100,000
- 18Baltimore, MD98,500
- 19West Nyack, NY90,000
- 20Montreal, QC90,000
- 21Phoenix, AZ82,900
- 22Cleveland, OH80,800
- 23Irvine, CA80,000
- 24Las Vegas, NV76,300
- 25Dallas, TX73,000
- 26Detroit, MI71,750
- 27Houston, TX63,700
- 28Seattle, WA63,000
- 29St. Louis, MO61,100
- 30Portland, OR50,000
- 31Cherry Hill, NJ50,000
- 32Pittsburgh, PA49,200
- 33San Jose, CA45,000
- 34Hartford, CT33,000
- 35Marlboro, NJ33,000
- 36Sacramento, CA30,000
- 37Bridgeport, CT30,000
- 38Orlando, FL30,000
- 39Toms River, NJ30,000
- 40Princeton, NJ30,000
- 41Minneapolis, MN29,300
- 42Cincinnati, OH27,000
- 43Vancouver, BC26,000
- 44Sarasota, FL26,000
- 45Columbus, OH25,500
- 46Tampa, FL25,000
- 47Milwaukee, WI25,000
- 48New Haven, CT24,000
- 49Clearwater, FL24,000
- 50Tucson, AZ22,400
- 51Palm Springs, CA22,000
- 52Rochester, NY22,000
- 53Austin, TX20,000
- 54Overland Park, KS19,100
- 55Providence, RI18,750
- 56Indianapolis, IN18,000
- 57Long Beach, CA16,000
- 58Fort Myers, FL15,000
- 59Worcester, MA15,000
- 60Wilmington, DE15,000
- 61Ottawa, ON14,000
- 62Winnipeg, MB13,700
- 63Margate, NJ13,500
- 64Jacksonville, FL13,000
- 65Albany, NY13,000
- 66Richmond, VA12,500
- 67Charlotte, NC12,000
- 68Raleigh, NC12,000
- 69New Orleans, LA12,000
- 70Ventura, CA12,000
- 71Bridgewater, NJ12,000
- 72Buffalo, NY12,000
- 73Virginia Beach, VA11,000
- 74Little Rock, AR10,000
- 75San Antonio, TX10,000
- 76Columbia, SC10,000
- 77Manchester, NH10,000
- 78Stamford, CT10,000
- 79Springfield, MA10,000
- 80Middletown, NY10,000
- 81St. Paul, MN10,000
- 82Memphis, TN9,000
- 83Santa Barbara, CA9,000
- 84Naples, FL9,000
- 85Andover, MA9,000
- 86Ann Arbor, MI9,000
- 87Syracuse, NY9,000
- 88Gainesville, FL9,000
- 89Portland, ME8,500
- 90Louisville, KY8,500
- 91Calgary, AB8,300
- 92Nashville, TN8,000
- 93Allentown, PA8,000
- 94Harrisburg, PA7,000
- 95Greenwich, CT7,000
- 96Charleston, SC6,500
- 97Danbury, CT6,500
- 98Omaha, NE6,400
- 99Birmingham, AL6,300
- 100Poughkeepsie, NY6,000
- 101Durham, NC6,000
- 102Salt Lake City, UT5,650
- 103Edmonton, AB5,500
- 104Fort Worth, TX5,000
- 105El Paso, TX5,000
- 106Hamilton, ON5,000
- 107Akron, OH5,000
- 108Madison, WI5,000
- 109Pittsfield, MA5,000
- 110Dayton, OH4,000
- 111Daytona Beach, FL4,000
- 112New London, CT4,000
- 113Toledo, OH3,300
- 114Greensboro, NC3,000
- 115Des Moines, IA3,000
- 116Lexington, KY3,000
- 117Scranton, PA3,000
- 118Savannah, GA3,000
- 119Wilkes-Barre, PA3,000
- 120Oklahoma City, OK2,500
- 121Tulsa, OK2,500
- 122London, ON2,500
- 123Helena, MT2,500
- 124Newport News, VA2,400
- 125Youngstown, OH2,400
- 126Reading, PA2,200
- 127Grand Rapids, MI2,000
- 128Munster, IN2,000
- 129New Bedford, MA2,000
- 130Champaign, IL2,000
- 131South Bend, IN1,800
- 132Baton Rouge, LA1,600
- 133Carbondale, IL1,500
- 134Chattanooga, TN1,500
- 135Windsor, ON1,500
- 136Flint, MI1,500
- 137Vineland, NJ1,500
- 138Augusta, GA1,400
- 139Davenport, IL1,200
- 140Utica, NY1,200
- 141Fort Wayne, IN1,100
- 142Wichita, KS1,000
- 143Peoria, IL1,000
- 144Rockford, IL1,000
- 145Springfield, IL1,000
- 146Shreveport, LA800
- 147Sioux City, IA300
Every community, ranked
Change the measure and the order changes with it.
Population is not risk, and risk is not value. A community can be near the bottom by size and near the top by vulnerability. Switch between the measures and watch which places move.
How many Jews each federation serves. The scale is the story: the largest community here is more than four thousand times the smallest.
- 1 New York, NYhub1,400,000
- 2 Los Angeles, CAhub519,200
- 3 San Francisco, CAhub350,000
- 4 Chicago, ILhub319,600
- 5 Philadelphia, PAhub310,000
- 6 Washington, DChub295,500
- 7 Boston, MAhub248,000
- 8 Toronto, ONhub188,000
- 9 Fort Lauderdale, FLhub150,000
- 10 West Palm Beach, FLhub135,000
- 11 Boca Raton, FLhub130,000
- 12 Miami, FLhub123,000
- 13 Whippany, NJhub120,000
- 14 Atlanta, GAhub120,000
- 15 Denver, COhub102,000
- 16 Paramus, NJhub100,000
- 17 San Diego, CAhub100,000
- 18 Baltimore, MDhub98,500
- 19 West Nyack, NYhub90,000
- 20 Montreal, QChub90,000
- 21 Phoenix, AZhub82,900
- 22 Cleveland, OHhub80,800
- 23 Irvine, CAhub80,000
- 24 Las Vegas, NVhub76,300
24 of 147 · square-root scale
Where investment returns most
28 communities are worth investing in and cannot afford to wait.
Of the 38 communities whose population has been measured twice, the fastest-growing is Toms River at +72.9% and the fastest-shrinking is San Jose at -37.5%. Growth and fragility are not opposites. The communities in the top-right quadrant have both.
Hover a community to name it.
28 communities sit in the act-now quadrant, serving 1,292,300 Jews between them.
Highest strategic value first: Washington, DC, West Nyack, NY, Sacramento, CA, Columbus, OH, Hartford, CT, Richmond, VA. Open any of them in the Atlas →
Security exposure
9,032 antisemitic incidents were recorded across these states in 2024.
Counts follow population; rates do not. Switching to incidents per 100,000 Jews reorders the list, and that reordering is where security planning actually starts.
- NY1,437
- CA1,344
- NJ719
- PA465
- MA438
- MD356
- FL353
- IL336
- TX300
- CO279
- VA266
- MI252
- OH233
- WA205
- NC175
- GA163
Top 16 of 41 states and provinces · 9,032 incidents recorded in 2024
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