ANCESTRY

Iranian Americans

About 518,774 US residents are of Iranian ancestry, 0.2% of the population · up 9.0% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income

$109,079

US overall: $82,259

Bachelor's degree or higher

70.4%

US overall: 35.6%

Poverty rate

9.9%

US overall: 12.5%

Homeownership

61.5%

US overall: 65.0%

Median age

41.9

US overall: 38.9

Median home value

$746,700

US overall: $376,019

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 NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Iranian populations

CitiesAll 2,433 →

1Los Angeles, CA57,395 2New York, NY13,049 3Irvine, CA11,648 4San Diego, CA10,188 5San Jose, CA9,878 6Houston, TX7,816 7Beverly Hills, CA5,172 8Chicago, IL4,652 9Laguna Niguel, CA4,391 10San Francisco, CA3,905

CountiesAll 1,075 →

1Los Angeles County, CA86,430 2Orange County, CA39,737 3Santa Clara County, CA20,620 4San Diego County, CA17,138 5Harris County, TX12,375 6Fairfax County, VA10,943 7King County, WA10,136 8Montgomery County, MD9,054 9Contra Costa County, CA8,957 10Nassau County, NY8,424

Metro areasAll 540 →

1Los Angeles, CA126,167 2Washington, DC33,020 3New York, NY32,136 4San Francisco, CA28,056 5San Jose, CA20,620 6Houston, TX17,536 7San Diego, CA17,138 8Dallas, TX17,105 9Seattle, WA13,237 10Chicago, IL11,217

StatesAll 51 →

1California223,959 2Texas44,171 3New York28,245 4Virginia23,198 5Florida17,070 6Maryland16,796 7Washington15,351 8Illinois12,635 9Georgia11,692 10Massachusetts11,407

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Iranian share

CitiesAll 2,433 →

1Kings Point, NY30.4%2Beverly Hills, CA16.4%3Great Neck, NY16.2%4Calabasas, CA8.1%5Laguna Niguel, CA6.8%6Lowes Island, VA6.4%7Contra Costa Centre, CA5.7%8Tysons, VA5.6%9Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CA5.5%10Westlake Village, CA5.3%

CountiesAll 1,075 →

1Clark County, KS2.2%2Orange County, CA1.3%3Falls Church city, VA1.1%4Santa Clara County, CA1.1%5Loudoun County, VA1.0%6Fairfax County, VA1.0%7Los Angeles County, CA0.9%8Marin County, CA0.9%9Montgomery County, MD0.8%10Contra Costa County, CA0.8%

Metro areasAll 540 →

1San Jose, CA1.1%2Los Angeles, CA1.0%3Campbellsville, KY0.7%4San Francisco, CA0.6%5Oxnard, CA0.6%6Washington, DC0.5%7San Diego, CA0.5%8Rifle, CO0.4%9Sacramento, CA0.4%10Texarkana, TX0.4%

StatesAll 51 →

1California0.6%2District of Columbia0.4%3Maryland0.3%4Virginia0.3%5Nevada0.2%6Washington0.2%7Massachusetts0.2%8Texas0.1%9Oregon0.1%10New York0.1%

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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