AAI Foundation

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Custom Research on Arab Americans

Posted on Monday April 3, 2006

Thank you for contacting the Arab American Institute Foundation for your research inquiry to locate population concentrations and characteristics of Americans with Arab ancestry.

Our Census Information Center (CIC) conducts research on the Arab American population using data available from Census Bureau and projections based on other surveys by reputable scholars and organizations such as Zogby International. We have access to current population data at various geographic levels as well as figures pertaining to socio-economic characteristics.

Below is a brief outline summarizing the research services that we can provide based on our capacity.

List of products and services AAIF offers:

Arab American population centers

Tables and high quality color population density maps of

-National overview

-Top 20 states (where over 3/4 of all Arab Americans reside)

-Top 10 metropolitan areas of Arab American concentration

-Growth tables

Arabic-speakers

Specific highlights of the population where Arabic is spoken at home

-Rankings of at least the top 20 states

-Top 20 counties/metropolitan areas by language other than English (Arabic) spoken at home

-States ranked by top 10 destinations for new Arab immigrants

-Chart of Arab immigration rates to the United States in most recent decade

Economic and Social Characteristics of Arab Americans:

-A national profile of age, family size, level of educational attainment, citizenship and economic indicators; certain but not all these characteristics will be available for lower geographies that correspond with the places where most Arabic speakers live.

We estimate that custom research projects will require no more than thirty (30) days to complete. Depending on the request, AAIF has the right to charge a fee to cover staff time and vendor costs by outside mapping services.

Please fill out this questionnaire to submit a request for your custom research.