Top 10 Largest National
Jewish Populations
|
Rank |
Nation |
Number |
|
1 |
USA |
5,602,000 |
|
2 |
Israel |
4,390,000 |
|
3 |
Russia |
1,450,000 |
|
4 |
France |
640,000 |
|
5 |
Canada |
350,000 |
|
6 |
United Kingdom |
320,000 |
|
7 |
Argentina |
250,000 |
|
8 |
Brazil |
150,000 |
|
9 |
Australia |
92,000 |
|
10 |
South Africa |
70,000 |
Most Jewish U.S.
StatesTop 10 U.S. States With Highest Proportion of Jews in the Population, 1995
|
Rank |
State |
Percent |
Number |
|
1 |
New York |
9.10% |
1,654,000 |
|
2 |
New Jersey |
5.50 |
436,000 |
|
3 |
Florida |
4.60 |
641,000 |
|
4 |
Washington, D.C. |
4.50 |
2,000 |
|
5 |
Massachusetts |
4.40 |
268,000 |
|
6 |
Maryland |
4.20 |
211,000 |
|
7 |
Connecticut |
3.00 |
97,000 |
|
8 |
California |
2.90 |
922,000 |
|
9 |
Pennsylvania |
2.70 |
330,000 |
|
10 |
Illinois |
2.30 |
268,000 |
Differences
in practice and belief between the branches of Judaism are compared in
this chart
by Gilbert Rosenthal.
Major Branches of Judaism
(very rough estimates)
|
Branch |
Number of Adherents |
|
Conservative |
4,500,000 |
|
Unaffiliated and Secular |
4,500,000 |
|
Reform |
3,750,000 |
|
Orthodox |
2,000,000 |
|
Reconstructionist |
150,000 |
Source:
www.adherents.com
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