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Dearborn, Michigan, becomes first US city with Arab majority
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Dearborn, Michigan, becomes first US city with Arab majority
Census data shows residents of Middle Eastern and North African origin now account for 54.5 percent of Dearborn's population.
- Census data indicated that Dearborn, Michigan, is the first US city where people of Middle Eastern and North African descent form a majority.
- Residents of Arab origin make up 54.5 percent of the city's population, according to official census figures.
- Successive immigration waves to Dearborn, many linked to employment at the Ford Motor Company, have built the Arab community over decades.
TopicsArab American communityArab minority in AmericaArab immigration to the USUS censusFord Motor CompanyDearborn community
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