text: how many jews are there in gainesville, fl?   the census does not ask about religion, because it is prohibited by law, so there is no information on so detailed a level. however, the statistical abstract of the united states has a table of populations that self-report as jewish in each state. the latest data says 620,000 in florida. assuming gainesville has an average percentage of jewish community, that would mean that there are roughly 3,700 jews in gainesville.