Jewish Population in the United States, 1984

Publication Date: January 1985

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Alvin Chenkin

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: Demography; Population Estimate; Methodology

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The Jewish population in the United States in 1984 is estimated to be 5.817 million. While the 1984 figure is approximately 88,000 more than the estimate given for 1983, this does not reflect the operation of any intrinsic demographic factors leading to population increase. Rather, an explanation is to be found in the procedures of population reporting. The preparation of Jewish population estimates in individual communities is a discontinuous process, and this often leads to a situation in which a change in numbers is divorced from a population shift currently taking place.