History of the Jews in Los Angeles

Jews in Los Angeles comprise approximately 17.5 percent of the city's population, and 8% of the county's population, making the Jewish community the largest in the world outside of New York City and Israel. As of 2021, around 565,000 Jews live in the County of Los Angeles, and 1.232 million Jews live in California overall. Jews have immigrated to Los Angeles since it was part of the Mexican state of Alta California, but most notably beginning at the end of the 19th century to the present day. The large Jewish population has led to a significant impact on the culture of Los Angeles. The Jewish population of Los Angeles has seen a sharp increase in the past several decades, owing to internal migration of Jews from the East Coast, as well as immigration from Israel, Iran, France, the former Soviet Union, the UK, South Africa, and Latin America, and also due to the high birth rate among the smaller Hasidic and Orthodox communities. In 2021, the largest Jewish denominations in Los Angeles were Reform and Conservative, followed by a smaller Orthodox community.