Iraqi Americans
About 170,396 US residents are of Iraqi ancestry, 0.1% of the population · up 10.7% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Iraqi populations
Highest Iraqi share
How the group compares
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.
Where Iraqi Americans earn the most
| Virginia | $84,769 | 61.4% | 11.5% | 53.2% | 5,910 |
| New York | $82,587 | 50.7% | 29.1% | 35.0% | 6,928 |
| Georgia | $80,256 | 33.7% | 23.8% | 43.5% | 2,861 |
| Florida | $65,188 | 50.7% | 23.2% | 58.5% | 4,078 |
| Nevada | $65,104 | 23.8% | 21.9% | 73.5% | 961 |
| Colorado | $55,337 | 40.7% | 15.2% | 33.3% | 1,905 |
| Wisconsin | $52,600 | 63.0% | 30.4% | 63.7% | 1,143 |
| California | $52,356 | 40.0% | 24.4% | 33.7% | 23,618 |
| Illinois | $51,207 | 43.2% | 21.4% | 36.0% | 7,366 |
| Texas | $48,083 | 46.4% | 40.9% | 34.0% | 19,840 |
| Michigan | $45,769 | 30.6% | 27.7% | 58.0% | 36,756 |
| New Jersey | $42,421 | 70.0% | 4.4% | 63.9% | 1,911 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,787 | 40.8% | 31.6% | 33.4% | 2,840 |
| Tennessee | $41,250 | 34.6% | 38.1% | 52.1% | 3,535 |
| Massachusetts | $40,666 | 37.1% | 24.8% | 23.0% | 3,553 |
| Utah | $38,003 | 33.3% | 45.0% | 38.0% | 2,049 |
| Kentucky | $36,578 | 43.7% | 41.6% | 39.2% | 1,634 |
| Minnesota | $36,190 | 30.8% | 31.5% | 19.3% | 1,825 |
| Oregon | $35,943 | 42.0% | 43.0% | 27.2% | 1,777 |
| Arizona | $35,607 | 29.9% | 28.8% | 46.8% | 6,491 |
| Washington | $31,420 | 25.7% | 38.1% | 31.5% | 4,760 |
| Missouri | $31,344 | 43.0% | 32.9% | 23.6% | 2,056 |
| North Carolina | $31,295 | 54.5% | 52.1% | 50.9% | 1,487 |
| Nebraska | $31,208 | 19.6% | 41.1% | 36.4% | 2,687 |
| Ohio | $22,487 | 62.5% | 36.9% | 51.5% | 2,787 |
| Maryland | – | 69.1% | 4.2% | 44.3% | 1,242 |
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.
Iraqi Americans across metro areas
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.
Iraqi Americans across cities
| New York | $112,115 | 77.7% | 12.3% | 29.1% | 1,681 |
| Rancho San Diego | $96,099 | 44.4% | 0.0% | 56.2% | 1,166 |
| Los Angeles | $93,281 | 60.5% | 19.3% | 58.4% | 1,388 |
| San Diego | $77,097 | 53.6% | 19.6% | 28.7% | 1,097 |
| Farmington Hills | $71,314 | 50.3% | 11.1% | 67.3% | 1,495 |
| San Antonio | $69,000 | 18.5% | 21.7% | 22.7% | 1,564 |
| Troy | $48,935 | 41.2% | 20.6% | 57.9% | 1,464 |
| Skokie | $46,298 | 16.9% | 36.5% | 36.0% | 1,348 |
| Glendale | $46,250 | 25.2% | 18.4% | 56.9% | 1,421 |
| Sterling Heights | $45,417 | 25.4% | 24.6% | 59.0% | 6,364 |
| Warren | $45,417 | 19.1% | 20.0% | 72.2% | 2,176 |
| Chicago | $44,250 | 43.6% | 22.0% | 9.3% | 2,072 |
| Dearborn Heights | $34,821 | 16.8% | 43.2% | 55.9% | 3,625 |
| Houston | $33,516 | 44.9% | 52.3% | 9.3% | 4,310 |
| El Cajon | $29,561 | 23.7% | 37.2% | 7.3% | 7,500 |
| Lincoln | $28,949 | 16.1% | 44.3% | 40.3% | 2,408 |
| Dearborn | $26,361 | 27.6% | 70.7% | 43.4% | 4,645 |
| Phoenix | $24,351 | 29.1% | 38.4% | 39.4% | 2,911 |
| Detroit | – | 10.3% | 41.3% | 58.2% | 1,034 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | – | 26.1% | 38.6% | 53.7% | 1,812 |
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.
Frequently asked
About 170,396 US residents are of Iraqi ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
El Cajon, CA has the largest Iraqi population of any US city, with about 7,981 residents of Iraqi ancestry.
Michigan leads all states with about 38,883 residents of Iraqi ancestry.
Iraqi Americans have a median household income of about $68,019, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024