Yahudi Amerika

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.

Yahudi Amerika

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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

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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