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At least 3.5 million Americans are of Middle Eastern descent.
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Lebanese Americans constitute 34% of Middle Eastern American
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California is home to 715,000 Middle Eastern American.
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More than four out of ten Americans of Middle Eastern descent have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 24% of Americans at large.
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Median income for Middle Eastern American households in 1999 was $47,000 compared with $42,000 for all households in the United States.
- The vast majority of Middle Eastern Americans (77%) are Christian.
Sources: Arab American Institute, Zogby International Feb. 2000, U.S. Census Bureau 2000 summery