Significant South Floridian Communities and Their Jewish Populations
- Broward County, Florida: approximately 234,000 Jews live in all of Broward County.
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 24,377 Jews live in Fort. Lauderdale.
- Pembroke Pines, Florida: approximately 19,988 Jews live in Pembroke Pines.
- Weston, Florida: approximately 18,000 Jews live in Weston.
- Plantation, Florida approximately 11,275 Jews live in Plantation.
- Davie, Florida approximately 11,228 Jews live in Davie.
- South Palm Beach Metropolitan Area, Florida: approximately 122,000 Jews live in all of South Palm Beach (Boca Raton and Delray Beach).
- Boca Raton, Florida: Approximately 64,660 Jews live in Boca Raton.
- Delray Beach, Florida: Approximately 57,340 Jews live in Delray Beach.
- West Palm Beach Metropolitan Area, Florida: approximately 94,000 Jews live in West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County from Boynton Beach to Jupiter).
- Miami Metropolitan Area, Florida: approximately 113,000 Jews live in Miami.
- Miami Beach, Florida: Approximately 47,804 Jews live in Miami Beach.
- Aventura, Florida
- Tampa Bay County, Florida: approximately 25,000 Jews live in Tampa Bay County.
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Key West, Florida
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