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.