From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.

BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Iranian Americans earn the most


New Jersey	$137,930	79.5%	5.3%	74.8%	7,196
District of Columbia	$128,827	82.6%	8.0%	49.0%	2,554
Massachusetts	$125,739	81.3%	11.4%	55.5%	9,287
Connecticut	$115,063	88.5%	5.1%	67.6%	2,663
New York	$111,542	73.0%	8.5%	51.3%	27,722
Oregon	$103,824	70.3%	5.4%	72.3%	7,011
Maryland	$102,728	77.7%	12.4%	69.1%	16,597
Washington	$102,723	69.5%	11.5%	55.8%	14,965
Virginia	$97,145	67.1%	10.6%	66.2%	19,953
Hawaii	$95,735	67.8%	10.6%	42.9%	872
California	$94,494	63.1%	11.2%	53.3%	210,128
Pennsylvania	$94,234	80.0%	12.6%	59.0%	6,950
Georgia	$90,500	65.4%	8.9%	71.9%	10,424
Indiana	$88,641	79.3%	9.0%	48.2%	3,303
Michigan	$87,029	77.8%	10.1%	57.0%	4,867
Colorado	$85,408	71.1%	15.6%	58.8%	6,222
South Carolina	$84,618	65.2%	10.2%	61.5%	1,882
Minnesota	$83,359	72.1%	9.5%	57.0%	3,002
Missouri	$81,845	63.9%	6.2%	56.8%	2,464
Arizona	$78,036	65.5%	10.0%	65.2%	8,282
North Carolina	$77,625	76.3%	11.5%	56.2%	6,205
Texas	$76,072	64.3%	7.2%	62.0%	41,925
Kansas	$75,753	76.1%	8.6%	68.4%	2,378
Illinois	$73,750	74.6%	15.1%	57.9%	11,180
Kentucky	$72,713	72.0%	6.2%	59.8%	2,232
Wisconsin	$70,450	79.6%	18.0%	49.6%	2,061
Florida	$70,400	68.7%	8.9%	67.5%	15,291
Nevada	$69,963	50.2%	17.8%	61.4%	5,812
Tennessee	$69,135	60.7%	8.0%	60.3%	4,389
Ohio	$65,475	76.9%	10.2%	56.3%	5,495
Nebraska	$63,988	61.2%	15.4%	27.7%	662
Alabama	$62,344	76.8%	13.5%	59.0%	1,877
Utah	$62,056	53.6%	24.2%	52.8%	3,370
New Mexico	$61,528	65.1%	35.3%	33.3%	1,542
Louisiana	$58,553	71.6%	13.9%	37.2%	1,862
Oklahoma	$55,369	65.3%	11.1%	51.2%	3,990
Iowa	–	74.6%	8.1%	36.6%	991

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Iranian Americans across metro areas


Ann Arbor, MI	$195,357	85.2%	5.0%	69.0%	1,013
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$170,947	62.2%	9.0%	84.5%	924
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$170,438	76.4%	3.2%	79.9%	3,769
St. Louis, MO-IL	$161,360	68.7%	3.1%	63.9%	1,552
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	$144,214	74.9%	7.9%	55.2%	26,203
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$143,628	75.8%	14.0%	33.8%	930
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$133,681	79.7%	11.1%	56.0%	7,505
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$126,139	73.6%	6.8%	57.4%	30,995
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$122,375	63.5%	10.8%	52.7%	19,286
Boulder, CO	$122,250	94.0%	8.1%	54.6%	803
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$121,161	77.7%	3.5%	68.1%	1,072
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$117,821	83.3%	5.0%	55.0%	722
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$116,313	80.2%	2.9%	72.5%	1,206
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	$113,750	90.0%	2.5%	83.9%	873
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$108,000	71.7%	10.7%	68.8%	30,275
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$102,705	72.3%	11.2%	52.7%	12,290
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$102,463	69.6%	11.4%	54.5%	17,257
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$102,301	68.0%	5.7%	72.9%	6,504
Fresno, CA	$101,500	71.2%	12.3%	71.3%	1,402
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$101,366	74.4%	14.9%	60.4%	1,919
Richmond, VA	$98,977	70.9%	18.5%	65.8%	1,118
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$96,758	80.9%	9.7%	66.8%	4,453
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	$95,000	65.8%	6.9%	75.7%	9,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$94,375	76.6%	13.2%	55.7%	2,404
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$86,944	64.2%	6.6%	66.3%	16,283
Tucson, AZ	$86,581	74.3%	9.1%	50.2%	1,156
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$85,265	68.2%	21.2%	46.0%	1,029
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$84,404	78.0%	10.9%	60.9%	5,675
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$84,167	83.0%	7.8%	49.3%	770
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	$83,750	82.0%	7.0%	49.1%	909
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$83,300	60.6%	11.6%	51.4%	118,025
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$83,051	68.2%	7.3%	66.1%	2,104
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$83,011	71.8%	10.8%	58.8%	2,562
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,901	71.8%	10.3%	49.7%	1,111
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$82,841	68.5%	15.6%	57.3%	4,155
Reno, NV	$82,443	66.4%	4.5%	43.0%	875
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$80,926	70.7%	10.2%	67.5%	822
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$78,849	63.8%	9.9%	70.5%	6,744
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	$78,107	75.2%	9.1%	54.9%	4,187
Kansas City, MO-KS	$77,692	69.2%	3.6%	73.9%	1,851
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$76,645	75.4%	5.9%	52.1%	2,028
Tulsa, OK	$75,313	63.2%	9.6%	64.0%	852
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$74,694	74.0%	15.0%	59.5%	10,177
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$74,491	58.0%	13.0%	60.9%	6,016
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	$74,368	65.7%	8.7%	70.0%	5,453
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$74,016	76.5%	2.7%	56.4%	1,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$73,672	67.7%	6.3%	62.2%	15,439
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$73,370	35.9%	11.4%	54.0%	2,746
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$71,219	51.7%	10.6%	71.2%	2,604
Albuquerque, NM	$65,525	64.6%	27.5%	34.4%	1,111
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$64,301	46.7%	20.4%	65.6%	4,811
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$63,963	60.9%	16.5%	59.2%	8,623
Columbus, OH	$60,121	78.6%	6.0%	58.5%	1,860
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$59,808	76.6%	2.1%	63.8%	686
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,370	84.0%	4.3%	72.8%	2,522
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$58,977	85.4%	4.2%	49.6%	935
Oklahoma City, OK	$55,036	63.1%	12.2%	44.7%	2,616
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$46,685	85.8%	14.8%	28.8%	857
Salt Lake City, UT	$46,477	52.5%	25.2%	50.7%	2,658
Modesto, CA	$39,134	10.2%	10.9%	52.6%	1,828

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Iranian Americans across cities


Great Falls	$250,001	76.6%	6.4%	100.0%	684
Newport Beach	$250,001	86.0%	5.9%	72.0%	1,532
Los Altos	$243,125	77.3%	5.1%	100.0%	681
Palo Alto	$235,727	89.7%	2.2%	31.2%	740
Seattle	$220,593	91.6%	13.5%	39.5%	3,668
Saddle Rock	$203,214	54.5%	0.7%	100.0%	272
Thousand Oaks	$201,364	70.2%	5.2%	89.7%	1,227
Potomac	$193,250	85.6%	5.4%	88.8%	1,410
San Francisco	$186,250	88.9%	10.8%	24.3%	3,805
Folsom	$177,849	58.4%	0.0%	67.7%	799
Ann Arbor	$169,063	88.7%	6.1%	58.2%	640
Sunnyvale	$167,625	67.9%	5.9%	46.6%	1,243
Cambridge	$155,435	93.8%	9.5%	42.6%	720
San Mateo	$154,083	80.5%	11.3%	67.8%	684
Portland	$152,969	79.0%	8.8%	52.3%	1,469
San Ramon	$148,477	73.1%	15.3%	62.8%	1,154
Boston	$147,573	89.7%	14.9%	27.0%	1,275
Bethesda	$146,964	90.3%	8.8%	85.2%	1,138
Fremont	$146,284	74.3%	9.8%	72.9%	728
Gaithersburg	$142,667	65.7%	21.5%	73.9%	772
Calabasas	$142,607	72.5%	1.5%	79.4%	2,097
McLean	$139,509	75.5%	12.2%	92.9%	928
Kings Point	$138,500	56.0%	0.0%	97.4%	2,061
Washington	$128,827	82.6%	8.0%	49.0%	2,554
Los Gatos	$127,184	80.2%	6.1%	82.4%	1,366
Bellevue	$126,307	58.1%	14.8%	51.5%	887
Oakland	$126,210	86.1%	1.6%	50.0%	1,696
Beverly Hills	$125,850	58.9%	8.9%	57.2%	5,520
Frisco	$125,529	56.1%	3.2%	84.9%	1,450
Scottsdale	$124,583	79.5%	2.9%	90.7%	1,731
Santa Clara	$123,771	62.6%	17.7%	35.0%	922
Walnut Creek	$122,308	51.1%	8.4%	40.0%	1,130
Santa Clarita	$121,250	64.1%	3.8%	81.7%	1,213
Tysons	$116,250	80.1%	15.7%	52.7%	1,147
Long Beach	$112,404	52.2%	5.9%	62.9%	1,380
Atlanta	$112,309	94.8%	5.4%	50.4%	1,072
New York	$111,484	82.0%	7.5%	33.4%	12,625
Laguna Hills	$109,479	61.6%	11.9%	87.3%	1,170
Rockville	$108,526	69.5%	8.0%	75.3%	1,029
Charlotte	$105,952	79.6%	11.7%	68.3%	1,386
Fresno	$105,094	73.0%	9.2%	73.0%	1,067
Mission Viejo	$102,750	70.3%	10.3%	69.3%	3,084
San Jose	$101,595	54.8%	15.1%	43.8%	10,091
Arlington	$92,273	75.8%	20.4%	24.9%	1,139
Anaheim	$90,335	52.8%	10.6%	66.4%	1,765
Laguna Niguel	$88,348	66.2%	5.2%	66.2%	3,369
San Diego	$87,933	72.2%	16.8%	44.2%	9,160
Roseville	$87,833	76.8%	27.2%	59.4%	1,251
Kirkland	$86,950	63.4%	13.9%	42.9%	1,668
Great Neck	$85,595	41.8%	21.6%	55.7%	1,600
Baltimore	$85,375	89.0%	23.6%	36.1%	1,179
Tucson	$85,331	67.7%	13.6%	40.0%	620
Denver	$83,654	75.3%	14.3%	56.2%	1,431
Glendale	$82,014	41.7%	10.6%	32.4%	4,107
Irvine	$80,848	64.2%	18.7%	32.5%	9,991
North Bethesda	$78,958	87.9%	16.7%	51.6%	778
Austin	$78,317	80.3%	8.5%	47.2%	2,121
Rancho Santa Margarita	$78,208	61.5%	4.5%	92.0%	981
Dallas	$74,770	73.5%	6.4%	43.5%	2,943
Plano	$73,734	67.6%	11.4%	54.5%	3,073
San Antonio	$73,478	32.0%	15.7%	50.8%	1,816
Las Vegas	$73,432	51.5%	10.3%	76.7%	2,446
Los Angeles	$72,692	58.2%	12.6%	48.3%	54,031
Raleigh	$72,632	71.7%	8.9%	49.8%	1,251
Phoenix	$72,356	53.1%	13.5%	65.9%	1,945
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	$70,281	47.2%	16.1%	64.9%	1,342
Chicago	$68,125	76.2%	24.2%	33.6%	3,342
Reston	$66,645	65.9%	13.7%	77.2%	630
Berkeley	$65,528	83.6%	23.5%	44.0%	1,184
Houston	$63,721	62.5%	8.2%	50.0%	7,863
Arlington	$61,587	86.5%	7.2%	57.0%	1,186
Philadelphia	$58,846	85.9%	10.4%	40.3%	1,197
Santa Monica	$58,220	66.2%	17.3%	31.1%	2,791
Oklahoma City	$55,946	45.1%	8.8%	48.2%	1,233
Burbank	$52,135	34.9%	16.4%	40.9%	1,158
Chandler	$48,529	44.5%	22.2%	52.8%	809
Aliso Viejo	$38,295	57.4%	22.1%	42.7%	1,586
Columbus	$35,625	74.0%	11.1%	39.5%	940
Spring Valley	$32,212	39.0%	23.8%	49.3%	954
Lake Forest	–	60.5%	8.8%	44.9%	1,124
Orange	–	84.8%	10.8%	84.4%	952
Pasadena	–	80.1%	22.3%	47.9%	829
Turlock	–	11.8%	7.6%	36.1%	1,206

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Iranian ancestry live in the United States?

About 518,774 US residents are of Iranian ancestry, roughly 0.2% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Iranian population?

Los Angeles, CA has the largest Iranian population of any US city, with about 57,395 residents of Iranian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Iranian ancestry?

California leads all states with about 223,959 residents of Iranian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Iranian Americans?

Iranian Americans have a median household income of about $109,079, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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