Arabic language in the United States
| State | Arabic 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.
