NEWS

AJC Publishes
Jewish Stats

New York — Michigan's
Jewish population increased
from 85,275 to 86,125 last year.
Florida, which in 1984 regis-
tered the largest gain in Jewish
population among the Sunbelt
states, yielded first place in that
category to Arizona in 1985, ac-
cording to statistics released in
the American Jewish Year Book,
just published by the American
Jewish Committee.
Florida had gained nearly
80,000 Jews, but last year the
increase fell to 11,500. Arizona,
which the year before had added
4,000 Jews, noted an increase of
15,000 last year.
The Jewish population in the
United States in 1985 was esti-
mated to be 5.835 million, ap-
proximately the same as re-
ported in 1984.
In a foreword to the survey,
"Jewish Population in the
United States," Alvin Chenkin,
the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions research consultant, who
prepared the report, provides
the following comment on the
1985 figures:
"Based on recent studies,
three communities reported sig-
nificant changes from their 1984
estimates. Atlanta and Phoenix
showed increases: Atlanta from
33,500 to 50,000; Phoenix from
35,000 to 50,000. Philadelphia
lowered its estimate from
295,000 to 240,000. These
changes, which are reflected in
the state and regional totals, are
part of the continuing trend
toward geographical redistribu-
tion that has been added over
the past decade. The Jewish
population in the Northeast is
decreasing as a proportion of the
total Jewish population, while
the South's and the West's prop-
ortions are increasing."
Despite the slowing if its rate
of percentage of gain in Jewish
population, Florida's total of
570,320 Jews by far exceeded
Arizona's 68,285, enabling
Florida to retain its standing as
the third-largest percentage
concentration of Jews (5.2 per-
cent) in the nation, led only by
New York, 1,915,145 (10.8 per-
cent), and New. Jersey, 430,570
(5.7 percent).
In the Southwest, Colorado,
with 48,565 Jews, was up more
than 4,000 while Texas, with
78,655 Jews, rose by less than
200.
In the Southeast, Georgia
witnessed an increase from
42,155 to 58,657, although this
rise was attributed in some part
to a revised study of the Atlanta
Jewish population conducted
after an interval of some years.
California was the second
most populous Jewish state in
the U.S., wih 793,065. Other
states with large Jewish popula-
tions were Pennsylvania,
353,045; Illinois, 252,710;
Massachusetts, 249,370; Mary-
land, 199,415; Ohio, 138,935;
and Connecticut, 105,400.
Also included are directories
of national Jewish organiza-
tions, periodicals and federa-
tions and welfare funds, as well
as religious calendars.

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