Jewish Population of the United States

(1654-2006)

 

Estimated Jewish Population
1654 25
1700 200-300
1776 1,000-2,500
1790 1,243-3,000
1800 2,000-2,500
1820 2,650-5,000
1826 6,000
1830 4,000-6,000
1840 15,000
1848 50,000
1850 50,000-100,000
1860 150,000-200,000
1870 200,000
1880 230,000-280,000
1890 400,000-475,000
1900 937,800-1,058,135
1910 1,508,000-2,349,754
1920 3,300,000-3,604,580
1927 4,228,029
1937 4,641,000-4,831,180
1940 4,770,000-4,975,000
1950 4,500,000-5,000,000
1960 5,367,000-5,531,500
1970 5,370,000-6,000,000
1980 5,500,000-5,920,890
1992 5,828,000
2006

5,275,000*

 

Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, American Jewish Desk Reference, (The Philip Leff Group, Inc., 1999), p. 35.
* American JewYear Book 2006 (NY: American Jewish Committee, 2006).