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. 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