People Group Highlights
“All nations will come and worship before you."
- Revelations 15:4
Total Population: 315,593
ROP3 Code: 106804
Montreal (Laval), QC - 77,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY - 33,693
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, VA - 15,634
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA - 10,968
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 9,935
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During the 1980s and 1990s, many Arab, Moroccans entered the United States to attend colleges, universities, graduate schools, and medical schools. Thus, in the past 30 years the majority of Arab, Moroccans emigrated seeking work, opening small retail stores and restaurants for both Arab, Moroccans and non-Moroccans.
Family structure is patriarchal, with the husband accorded power and the wife relegated to a subordinate status. Families tend to be large because of religious attitudes towards birth control. Many women often work outside the home and balance their career with family obligations.
The vast majority of Arab, Moroccans practice Islam, and more specifically Sunni Islam of the Malaki madh'hab tradition. A very small minority of Arab, Moroccans identify with Judaism, specifically Sephardic Judaism.
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| Country | City | Metro Area Name | State / Prov. | Baseline Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Montréal | Montreal (Laval) | QC | 77,450 |
| United States | Queens | New York-Newark-Jersey City | NY | 33,693 |
| United States | Brockwood | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | VA | 15,634 |
| United States | East Boston | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | MA | 10,968 |
| United States | Upper Eastside | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | FL | 9,935 |
| United States | Center City | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | PA | 9,409 |
| United States | Central LA- Beverly Wood | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | CA | 7,068 |
| United States | Bridgeview | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | IL | 7,021 |
| Canada | Toronto | Toronto (Mississauga, Brampton) | ON | 6,460 |
| United States | Mid West | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | TX | 5,137 |
| United States | Denver | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | CO | 4,573 |
| United States | Pike Place Market | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | WA | 4,193 |
| United States | Charlotte | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | NC | 3,591 |
| United States | Tampa | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | FL | 3,532 |
| United States | Richardson | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | TX | 3,444 |
| United States | Tower Grove East | St. Louis | MO | 3,365 |
| United States | Midtown Phillips | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | MN | 3,133 |
| United States | Hillcrest | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | CA | 3,115 |
| United States | Harbor East | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | MD | 3,088 |
| Canada | Gatineau | Ottawa–Gatineau | QC | 2,955 |
| United States | Cross Creek | Columbus | OH | 2,846 |
| United States | Tenderloin | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | CA | 2,677 |
| United States | Cary | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill | NC | 2,103 |
| United States | Louisville | Louisville/Jefferson County | KY | 2,029 |
| United States | Yorktown | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | VA | 1,875 |
| United States | Detroit | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | MI | 1,869 |
| United States | Village Manor | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | AZ | 1,860 |
| United States | University | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | CA | 1,850 |
| Canada | Ville de Québec | QC City (Lévis) | QC | 1,820 |
| United States | Richmond | Richmond | VA | 1,300 |
