Yahudi Amerika

Yahudi Amerika

J.D. Salinger Bob Dylan
Jumlah penduduk
6,400,000 2.1% dari penduduk AS
Kawasan ramai penduduk
Timur Laut, Florida, Pantai Barat, Chicago
Bahasa
Bahasa-bahasa Yahudi Asli Ibrani, Yiddish, Ladino, dan bahasa-bahasa Yahudi yang lain (yang terancam, dan sesetengahnya sudah pupus) Bahasa-bahasa Keagamaan Ibrani and Aramia Bahasa-bahasa utama dan yang digunakan Bahasa Inggeris
Agama
Agama Yahudi

Yahudi Amerika, adalah warganegara Amerika Syarikat yang merupakan keturunan Yahudi. Sebahagian besar tinjauan pendapat kependudukan memperkirakan jumlah penduduk mereka adalah antara 5.2 juta sehingga 6.4 juta orang . Dengan demikian penduduk masyarakat Yahudi di Amerika Syarikat dapat dianggap yang terbesar atau nombor dua terbesar di dunia setelah Israel. Masyarakat Yahudi Amerika Syarikat sebahagian besar adalah keturunan Yahudi Ashkenazi , meskipun juga terdapat keturunan Yahudi Sefardim dan Yahudi Mizrahi, serta beberapa suku Yahudi lainnya. Kepercayaan yang dianut juga meliputi pelbagai aliran agama Yahudi; daripada masyarakat Ultra-Ortodoks Haredi sampai ke masyarakat Yahudi yang benar-benar berfahaman duniawi.

Taburan Yahudi Amerika

Menurut Pusat Kajian Glenmary, yang menerbitkan Religious Congregations and Membership di Amerika Syarikat [5], 100 daerah dan bandar pada 2000 dengan masyarakat Yahudi yang terbesar, berdasarkan peratusan jumlah penduduk, adalah:

Daerah Penduduk Yahudi % jumlahnya 1 Rockland County, New York 90,000 31.4% 2 New York County, New York 314,500 20.5% 3 Falls Church, Virginia 1,800 17.4% 4 Fairfax, Virginia 3,600 16.7% 5 Nassau County, New York 207,000 15.5% 6 Kings County, New York 379,000 15.4% 7 Palm Beach County, Florida 167,000 14.8% 8 Broward County, Florida 213,000 13.1% 9 Queens County, New York 238,000 10.7% 10 Monmouth County, New Jersey 65,000 10.6% 11 Westchester County, New York 94,000 10.2% 12 Sullivan County, New York 7,425 10.0% 13 Essex County, New Jersey 76,200 9.6% 14 Bergen County, New Jersey 83,700 9.5% 15 Montgomery County, Maryland 83,800 9.1% 16 Baltimore, Maryland 56,500 8.7% 17 Fulton County, Georgia 65,900 8.1% 18 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 59,550 7.9% 19 Middlesex County, Massachusetts 113,700 7.8% 20 Richmond County, New York 33,700 7.6% 21 Marin County, California 18,500 7.5% 22 Camden County, New Jersey 36,000 7.1% 22 Morris County, New Jersey 33,500 7.1% 24 Suffolk County, New York 100,000 7.0% 25 Denver County, Colorado 38,100 6.6% 26 Oakland County, Michigan 77,200 6.5% 27 San Francisco County, California 49,500 6.4% 28 Bronx County, New York 83,700 6.3% 29 Middlesex County, New Jersey 45,000 6.0% 30 Los Angeles County, California 564,700 5.9% 30 Norfolk County, Massachusetts 38,300 5.9% 32 Atlantic County, New Jersey 14,600 5.8% 32 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 34,800 5.8% 32 Union County, New Jersey 30,100 5.8% 35 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 79,000 5.7% 35 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 86,600 5.7% 37 Clark County, Nevada 75,000 5.5% 37 Miami-Dade County, Florida 124,000 5.5% 39 Baltimore County, Maryland 38,000 5.0% 39 Pitkin County, Colorado 750 5.0% 39 Plymouth County, Massachusetts 23,600 5.0% 42 St. Louis County, Missouri 47,100 4.6% 43 Boulder County, Colorado 13,200 4.5% 43 Washington, District of Columbia 25,500 4.5% 45 Cook County, Illinois 234,400 4.4% 45 Fairfield County, Connecticut 38,800 4.4% 45 Orange County, New York 15,000 4.4% 48 Alexandria, Virginia 5,400 4.2% 49 Albany County, New York 12,000 4.1% 49 Alpine County, California 50 4.1% 49 Sarasota County, Florida 13,500 4.1%

Daerah Penduduk Yahudi % jumlahnya 52 Howard County, Maryland 10,000 4.0% 53 Lake County, Illinois 25,000 3.9% 54 Portsmouth, Virginia 3,800 3.8% 55 Somerset County, New Jersey 11,100 3.7% 55 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 800 3.7% 57 Rockdale County, Georgia 2,500 3.6% 57 Suffolk County, Massachusetts 24,700 3.6% 59 Bristol County, Rhode Island 1,760 3.5% 59 Custer County, Idaho 150 3.5% 59 Hartford County, Connecticut 30,000 3.5% 59 New Haven County, Connecticut 28,900 3.5% 59 Passaic County, New Jersey 17,000 3.5% 59 San Mateo County, California 24,500 3.5% 59 Schenectady County, New York 5,200 3.5% 66 Ulster County, New York 5,900 3.3% 67 Norfolk, Virginia 7,600 3.2% 67 Santa Clara County, California 54,000 3.2% 69 Burlington County, New Jersey 13,000 3.1% 69 Monroe County, New York 22,500 3.1% 71 Essex County, Massachusetts 21,700 3.0% 72 Berkshire County, Massachusetts 3,900 2.9% 72 Delaware County, Pennsylvania 15,700 2.9% 72 Monroe County, Michigan 4,200 2.9% 72 Multnomah County, Oregon 19,300 2.9% 76 Hennepin County, Minnesota 31,600 2.8% 76 Sussex County, New Jersey 4,100 2.8% 78 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 34,600 2.7% 78 Fayette County, Georgia 2,500 2.7% 78 Hamilton County, Ohio 22,500 2.7% 78 Johnson County, Kansas 12,000 2.7% 82 Mercer County, New Jersey 9,100 2.6% 82 Nantucket County, Massachusetts 250 2.6% 82 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin 2,100 2.6% 82 Pinellas County, Florida 24,200 2.6% 82 Prince George's County, Maryland 20,700 2.6% 82 Worcester County, Massachusetts 19,500 2.6% 88 San Diego County, California 70,000 2.5% 89 New Castle County, Delaware 11,900 2.4% 89 Pima County, Arizona 20,000 2.4% 91 Alameda County, California 32,500 2.3% 91 Chester County, Pennsylvania 10,100 2.3% 91 Contra Costa County, California 22,000 2.3% 91 Cumberland County, Maine 6,000 2.3% 91 Hampden County, Massachusetts 10,600 2.3% 91 Ocean County, New Jersey 11,500 2.3% 91 Santa Cruz County, California 6,000 2.3% 98 Bristol County, Massachusetts 11,600 2.2% 98 Clay County, Georgia 75 2.2% 98 Washtenaw County, Michigan 7,000 2.2%

Masyarakat Yahudi Amerika yang terbesar

(Menurut huruf mengikut negeri dan daerah)

Georgia
Atlanta

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