Claim: America's Jewish population mostly consists of Ashkenazi Jews, with only a small population of Jewish people residing in New York City.
Evidence: The Ashkenazi Jews, who are 90-95% of American Jews, settled first in and around New York City; in recent decades many have moved to South Florida, Los Angeles and other large metropolitan areas in the South and West. The metropolitan areas of New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami contain nearly one quarter of the world's Jews.