Arabic language in the United States


StateArabic speakers
California
158,398
Michigan
101,470
New York
86,269
Texas
54,340
Illinois
53,251
New Jersey
51,011
Virginia
36,683
Florida
34,698
Ohio
33,125

The Arabic language is the fastest-growing foreign language taught at U.S. colleges and universities, a trend mirrored at the University of Iowa.
Arabic in 2006 became the 10th most-studied language in the United States.
In 2013, Arabic was ranked the 8th place on the list of enrollments in higher education in the USA.