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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 540

Highest Iranian population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Iranian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Iranian residents as a percentage of total population. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA leads at 1.1%. 540 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN SHAREVS 2000
01San Jose, CACA1,984,4731.1%
02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411.0%
03Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.7%
04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.6%
05Oxnard, CACA830,8510.6%
06Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.5%
07San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.5%
08Rifle, COCO80,0990.4%
09Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.4%
10Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.4%
11Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.3%
12Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.3%
13Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.3%
14Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.3%
15Amherst, MAMA164,0650.3%
16Ruston, LALA48,3600.3%
17Ames, IAIA128,0900.3%
18Pullman, WAWA48,5120.3%
19Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.3%
20Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.3%
21Bloomington, ININ165,2310.3%
22Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.3%
23Champaign, ILIL239,9790.2%
24Key West, FLFL80,4060.2%
25Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.2%
26Lexington, KYKY535,1740.2%
27Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.2%
28Portland, OROR2,542,2820.2%
29Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.2%
30Houghton, MIMI40,0280.2%
31Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.2%
32Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.2%
33Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.2%
34Boulder, COCO328,5600.2%
35State College, PAPA157,3930.2%
36Susanville, CACA28,1170.2%
37Reno, NVNV578,7340.2%
38Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.2%
39Hickory, NCNC376,8900.2%
40Modesto, CACA557,7190.2%
41Hilo, HIHI210,0430.2%
42Columbia, MOMO219,0620.2%
43Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.2%
44Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.2%
45Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.2%
46Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.2%
47Charleston, ILIL46,6070.2%
48Riverton, WYWY39,4640.2%
49Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.2%
50Napa, CACA132,9490.2%
51Burlington, VTVT227,8030.2%
52Stockton, CACA823,8150.2%
53San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.2%
54Lafayette, ININ228,4680.2%
55Durham, NCNC625,4850.2%
56Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.2%
57New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%
58Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.2%
59Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.2%
60Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%
61Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%
62Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%
63Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.1%
64Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
65Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.1%
66Sumter, SCSC105,0670.1%
67Starkville, MSMS62,0630.1%
68Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%
69Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.1%
70Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%
71Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%
72Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
73Athens, GAGA224,1480.1%
74Deming, NMNM25,4070.1%
75Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
76Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.1%
77Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.1%
78Rochester, MNMN231,1840.1%
79Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%
80Redding, CACA181,6480.1%
81Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.1%
82Troy, ALAL33,6880.1%
83Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.1%
84Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
85Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
86Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%
87Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%
88Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%
89Bonham, TXTX39,2650.1%
90Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.1%
91Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%
92College Station, TXTX287,4760.1%
93Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.1%
94Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.1%
95Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%
96Bend, OROR266,3760.1%
97Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%
98Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%
99Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%
100Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.1%
101Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%
102Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%
103Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%
104Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%
105Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%
106Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%
107San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
108Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.1%
109Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%
110Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%
111Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
112Merced, CACA297,2600.1%
113Watertown, SDSD29,5620.1%
114New Haven, CTCT578,7410.1%
115Appleton, WIWI249,8760.1%
116Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.1%
117Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%
118Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%
119Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
120Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.1%
121St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.1%
122Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.1%
123Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.1%
124Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%
125Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%
126Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
127Ashland, OHOH52,5230.1%
128Edwards, COCO54,2910.1%
129Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%
130Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.1%
131Athens, TXTX88,5950.1%
132Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.1%
133Murray, KYKY39,4210.1%
134Kahului, HIHI160,6740.1%
135New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
136Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%
137St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
138Sterling, ILIL54,1210.1%
139Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%
140Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%
141Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.1%
142Lake City, FLFL74,0940.1%
143Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%
144Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.1%
145Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.1%
146Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%
147Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.1%
148Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.1%
149Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.1%
150Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.1%
151Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.1%
152Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.1%
153Corvallis, OROR97,7280.1%
154Centralia, WAWA88,0620.1%
155Chico, CACA209,2110.1%
156Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
157Albany, OROR132,8430.1%
158Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%
159Effingham, ILIL44,7270.1%
160Visalia, CACA485,1460.1%
161Shelton, WAWA71,1650.1%
162Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.1%
163Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%
164Easton, MDMD38,2380.1%
165Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.1%
166St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.1%
167Wichita, KSKS663,8090.1%
168Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%
169Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%
170Carson, NVNV58,5710.1%
171Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.1%
172Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%
173Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%
174Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.1%
175Savannah, GAGA438,3140.1%
176Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%
177Marion, ININ66,5240.1%
178Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
179Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.1%
180Roswell, NMNM63,3640.1%
181Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%
182Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%
183North Port, FLFL948,1580.1%
184Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%
185Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%
186Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%
187Pocatello, IDID91,5910.1%
188Truckee, CACA101,9110.1%
189Bangor, MEME157,9670.1%
190Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.1%
191Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%
192Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%
193Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.1%
194Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.1%
195Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
196Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
197Salina, KSKS59,1210.1%
198Portland, MEME577,6350.1%
199Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%
200Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.1%
201Dixon, ILIL32,9140.1%
202Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.1%
203Logan, UTUT160,8890.1%
204Monticello, NYNY80,5860.1%
205Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%
206Watertown, NYNY111,5400.1%
207Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%
208Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.1%
209Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.1%
210Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.1%
211Medford, OROR221,7950.1%
212Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%
213Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%
214Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
215Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.1%
216Kokomo, ININ83,9040.1%
217Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.1%
218Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%
219Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
220Macomb, ILIL25,9160.1%
221Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.1%
222Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.1%
223Peoria, ILIL363,5050.1%
224Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%
225Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%
226Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%
227Wilson, NCNC81,1500.1%
228Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%
229Tyler, TXTX252,5490.1%
230Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.1%
231North Platte, NENE33,9720.1%
232Salem, OROR445,8140.1%
233Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.1%
234Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.1%
235Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.1%
236Crescent City, CACA26,4100.1%
237Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.1%
238El Paso, TXTX881,2910.1%
239Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
240Paducah, KYKY102,2590.1%
241Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%
242Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.0%
243Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.0%
244Yuba City, CACA187,4780.0%
245Owosso, MIMI67,6810.0%
246Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.0%
247Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%
248Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.0%
249Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%
250Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%
251Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%
252Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%
253McPherson, KSKS30,0640.0%
254Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%
255Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%
256Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%
257Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%
258Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%
259Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.0%
260Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%
261Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%
262Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%
263Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.0%
264Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.0%
265Elko, NVNV56,6820.0%
266Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.0%
267Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%
268Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%
269Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%
270Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%
271Marquette, MIMI68,0640.0%
272Hastings, NENE40,5770.0%
273Lewiston, IDID65,4500.0%
274Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%
275Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%
276Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%
277Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
278Hays, KSKS29,0750.0%
279Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.0%
280Winchester, VAVA152,3320.0%
281Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.0%
282LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%
283Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.0%
284Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%
285Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%
286Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%
287Enid, OKOK61,7790.0%
288Laconia, NHNH65,1470.0%
289Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.0%
290Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.0%
291Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%
292Casper, WYWY80,5260.0%
293Guymon, OKOK20,3220.0%
294Athens, TNTN71,5900.0%
295Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%
296Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.0%
297Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.0%
298Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%
299Ukiah, CACA88,1220.0%
300Elkhart, ININ208,7740.0%
301Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.0%
302Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%
303Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.0%
304Brookings, SDSD37,6350.0%
305Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%
306Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%
307South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%
308Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%
309Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.0%
310Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%
311Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.0%
312Bedford, ININ45,5680.0%
313Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.0%
314Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%
315Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.0%
316Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%
317Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.0%
318Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%
319Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%
320Torrington, CTCT114,6900.0%
321Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.0%
322Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.0%
323Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.0%
324Astoria, OROR40,9260.0%
325Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%
326Payson, AZAZ53,8010.0%
327Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.0%
328Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%
329Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%
330Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.0%
331Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.0%
332Richmond, KYKY131,8060.0%
333Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%
334Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%
335Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%
336Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%
337Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
338Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%
339Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
340Rutland, VTVT59,6530.0%
341Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%
342Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.0%
343Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%
344Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%
345Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%
346Clinton, IAIA46,0020.0%
347York, PAPA473,1970.0%
348Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%
349Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%
350Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.0%
351Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%
352Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%
353Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%
354Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.0%
355Hood River, OROR23,7200.0%
356Danville, KYKY56,9850.0%
357Mankato, MNMN104,9070.0%
358Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%
359Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.0%
360Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%
361Putnam, CTCT98,0960.0%
362Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%
363Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%
364Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.0%
365Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%
366Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4040.0%
367Cody, WYWY31,1710.0%
368Corinth, MSMS34,5690.0%
369Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%
370Winona, MNMN50,5230.0%
371Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.0%
372Cortland, NYNY45,8500.0%
373Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.0%
374Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%
375Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.0%
376Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%
377Branson, MOMO57,0010.0%
378Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.0%
379Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.0%
380Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%
381Minot, NDND75,6940.0%
382Oil City, PAPA49,3460.0%
383St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%
384Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%
385Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%
386Paragould, ARAR47,4110.0%
387Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%
388Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%
389Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%
390Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%
391Decatur, ALAL160,3260.0%
392Jamestown, NDND21,4140.0%
393Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%
394Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.0%
395Midland, TXTX193,1390.0%
396Richmond, ININ66,1690.0%
397Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%
398Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%
399Paris, TXTX63,3190.0%
400Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.0%
401Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.0%
402Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.0%
403Holland, MIMI123,1880.0%
404Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%
405Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%
406Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.0%
407Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.0%
408Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%
409Salem, OHOH99,3770.0%
410Brevard, NCNC34,2110.0%
411Odessa, TXTX173,8010.0%
412Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%
413Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%
414Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.0%
415Russellville, ARAR84,9320.0%
416Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.0%
417Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.0%
418Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%
419Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%
420Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%
421Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%
422Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.0%
423Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%
424Picayune, MSMS59,3630.0%
425Bennington, VTVT36,6300.0%
426Greencastle, ININ37,8760.0%
427Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%
428Seneca, SCSC83,7750.0%
429Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%
430Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%
431Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.0%
432Warren, PAPA37,0380.0%
433Sonora, CACA53,1600.0%
434Daphne, ALAL267,7610.0%
435Norwich, CTCT284,0150.0%
436Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%
437Wooster, OHOH116,7580.0%
438Midland, MIMI83,7540.0%
439Washington, ININ34,2090.0%
440Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.0%
441Marinette, WIWI65,5150.0%
442Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%
443Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%
444La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.0%
445Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%
446Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.0%
447Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%
448Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%
449Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%
450Hermiston, OROR93,7210.0%
451Austin, MNMN40,9710.0%
452Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%
453Pella, IAIA34,1920.0%
454Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%
455Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.0%
456Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%
457Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.0%
458St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%
459McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%
460Morristown, TNTN128,8670.0%
461Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.0%
462Billings, MTMT193,6030.0%
463Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.0%
464Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.0%
465Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%
466Yakima, WAWA259,1850.0%
467Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%
468Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.0%
469Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%
470Decatur, ILIL99,3000.0%
471Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.0%
472Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%
473Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%
474Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.0%
475Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%
476Abilene, TXTX185,4290.0%
477Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%
478Lima, OHOH100,8810.0%
479Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%
480Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.0%
481Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.0%
482Springfield, OHOH135,3400.0%
483Quincy, ILIL74,1460.0%
484Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.0%
485Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.0%
486Heber, UTUT81,6550.0%
487New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.0%
488Janesville, WIWI166,4720.0%
489Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%
490Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.0%
491East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%
492Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.0%
493Hudson, NYNY60,1680.0%
494Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.0%
495Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%
496Mexico, MOMO24,5280.0%
497Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%
498Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%
499Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%
500Roseburg, OROR111,9510.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest iranian share?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks #1 with 1.1% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by iranian share?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Campbellsville, KY, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

540 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is iranian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Iranian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).