Saudi Americans

Saudi Americans
أمريكيون سعوديون
Total population
By ancestry or ethnic origin (2020 US Census)
30,563:[1]

Saudi-born, 2023[2]
60,809
Regions with significant populations
California, New York City, Washington DC, Florida, Ohio
Languages
American English, Arabic (Najdi Arabic, Hijazi Arabic)
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Arab Americans

Saudi Americans (Arabic: سُعُودِيُّونْ أَمْرِيكِيُّونْ‎, romanized: suʿudiyyūn ʼamrīkiyyūn) are Americans of total or partial Saudi descent. According to the 2020 census, 30,563 people of Saudi origin were living in the United States. In 2023, according to the American Community Survey, 60,809 Saudi-born people were living in the US.[2] Saudi Arabia and the US have had important political relations since the 1940s. Population estimates are seen to have a very small diaspora, mainly because Saudi Arabia provides native Saudis with more than adequate welfare benefits, removing the need to live and work in other developed countries.

  1. ^ "2020 US Census Bureau: 3.5 Million Reported Middle Eastern and North African Descent in 2020".
  2. ^ a b "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2023 American Community Survey Estimates".