American Jewish Population Growth From 1654 – 2011
Year |
Estimated
|
Year |
Estimated
|
| 1654 |
25
|
1890 |
400,000-475,000
|
| 1700 |
200-300
|
1900 |
937,800-1,058,135
|
| 1776 |
1,000-2,500
|
1910 |
1,508,000-2,349,754
|
| 1790 |
1,243-3,000
|
1920 |
3,300,000-3,604,580
|
| 1800 |
2,000-2,500
|
1927 |
4,228,029
|
| 1820 |
2,650-5,000
|
1937 |
4,641,000-4,831,180
|
| 1826 |
6,000
|
1940 |
4,770,000-4,975,000
|
| 1830 |
4,000-6,000
|
1950 |
4,500,000-5,000,000
|
| 1840 |
15,000
|
1960 |
5,367,000-5,531,500
|
| 1848 |
50,000
|
1970 |
5,370,000-6,000,000
|
| 1850 |
50,000-100,000
|
1980 |
5,500,000-5,920,890
|
| 1860 |
150,000-200,000
|
1992 |
5,828,000
|
| 1870 |
200,000
|
2009 |
6,544,000 |
| 1880 |
230,000-280,000
|
2011 |
6,588,065
|
* Jewish population here is defined as the Enlarged Jewish Population.
The Enlarged population includes:
(A) Core Population – Those Jews who were either born to Jewish parents or converted to Judaism.
(B) Other Persons of Jewish Parentage – Jewish fathers or grandfathers; non-Jews with Jewish backgrounds
(C) Respective non-Jewish households members
The Core Jewish Population of the United States in 2010 was 5,275,000.
