RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 495 SHOWN OF 495

Highest Iranian population share, US metro areas · 2010

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. Corbin, KY leads at 1.0%. 495 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 11 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Corbin, KYKY150,0401.0%–

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411.0%–

03San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.9%–

04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.5%–

05Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.5%–

06Oxnard, CACA830,8510.5%–

07Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.5%–

08San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.4%–

09Greenville, MSMS40,4460.4%–

10Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.4%–

11Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.4%–

12Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.3%–

13Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.3%–

14Crescent City, CACA26,4100.3%–

15Corvallis, OROR97,7280.3%–

16Ruidoso, NMNM19,8440.3%–

17Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.3%–

18Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.3%–

19Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.3%–

20Modesto, CACA557,7190.3%–

21Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.3%–

22Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.2%–

23Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.2%–

24Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.2%–

25Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.2%–

26Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.2%–

27Effingham, ILIL44,7270.2%–

28Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.2%–

29Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.2%–

30Oxford, MSMS71,9720.2%–

31Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.2%–

32Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.2%–

33Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.2%–

34Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.2%–

35Portland, OROR2,542,2820.2%–

36Vallejo, CACA455,3760.2%–

37Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.2%–

38Columbia, MOMO219,0620.2%–

39Amherst, MAMA164,0650.2%–

40Susanville, CACA28,1170.2%–

41Boulder, COCO328,5600.2%–

42Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.2%–

43Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.2%–

44Boone, NCNC54,7860.2%–

45Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.2%–

46Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%–

47Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.2%–

48Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.2%–

49Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.2%–

50Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.2%–

51Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.2%–

52Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.2%–

53Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.2%–

54Emporia, KSKS34,8380.2%–

55Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.2%–

56New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%–

57Champaign, ILIL239,9790.2%–

58Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.2%–

59Bloomington, ININ165,2310.2%–

60Topeka, KSKS233,0520.2%–

61Hood River, OROR23,7200.2%–

62Dumas, TXTX21,8910.2%–

63Richmond, ININ66,1690.2%–

64Payson, AZAZ53,8010.1%–

65Athens, TNTN71,5900.1%–

66Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.1%–

67Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%–

68Sherman, TXTX153,6130.1%–

69Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.1%–

70Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.1%–

71Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.1%–

72Victoria, TXTX99,8640.1%–

73Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.1%–

74Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%–

75Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%–

76Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%–

77Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%–

78Monticello, NYNY80,5860.1%–

79Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%–

80Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%–

81Monroe, LALA222,3900.1%–

82Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%–

83Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.1%–

84Merced, CACA297,2600.1%–

85Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%–

86Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%–

87Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%–

88Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.1%–

89Lake City, FLFL74,0940.1%–

90Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%–

91San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.1%–

92Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.1%–

93Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%–

94Redding, CACA181,6480.1%–

95Casper, WYWY80,5260.1%–

96Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%–

97Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%–

98Chico, CACA209,2110.1%–

99Altus, OKOK24,7640.1%–

100Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.1%–

101Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%–

102Reno, NVNV578,7340.1%–

103College Station, TXTX287,4760.1%–

104Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.1%–

105Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.1%–

106Burlington, IAIA44,0610.1%–

107Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%–

108Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.1%–

109Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%–

110Ukiah, CACA88,1220.1%–

111Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%–

112Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%–

113Astoria, OROR40,9260.1%–

114Asheville, NCNC422,3450.1%–

115Laramie, WYWY38,5580.1%–

116Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%–

117Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%–

118Snyder, TXTX16,1620.1%–

119Longview, WAWA114,8850.1%–

120Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%–

121Houghton, MIMI40,0280.1%–

122Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%–

123Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%–

124Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%–

125Mason City, IAIA49,7100.1%–

126Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%–

127Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%–

128Lexington, KYKY535,1740.1%–

129Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%–

130Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.1%–

131Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.1%–

132Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.1%–

133New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%–

134Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%–

135Salem, OROR445,8140.1%–

136Pullman, WAWA48,5120.1%–

137Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%–

138Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%–

139Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%–

140Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.1%–

141Napa, CACA132,9490.1%–

142Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%–

143Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%–

144Naples, FLFL417,1310.1%–

145Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%–

146Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.1%–

147Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.1%–

148Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.1%–

149Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%–

150Truckee, CACA101,9110.1%–

151Pocatello, IDID91,5910.1%–

152Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%–

153Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%–

154Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.1%–

155Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%–

156Marinette, WIWI65,5150.1%–

157Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%–

158Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.1%–

159Moscow, IDID41,8420.1%–

160St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%–

161Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.1%–

162Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.1%–

163Durango, COCO56,8980.1%–

164Hudson, NYNY60,1680.1%–

165Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%–

166Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%–

167Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.1%–

168Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%–

169Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%–

170Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.1%–

171Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.1%–

172Muncie, ININ113,1060.1%–

173Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.1%–

174Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%–

175Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%–

176Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.1%–

177Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%–

178Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.1%–

179Kahului, HIHI160,6740.1%–

180San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%–

181Plymouth, ININ46,5990.1%–

182Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%–

183Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%–

184Greenville, NCNC182,9360.1%–

185Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.1%–

186Pueblo, COCO169,2770.1%–

187Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.1%–

188Provo, UTUT773,4260.1%–

189Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.1%–

190Wichita, KSKS663,8090.1%–

191Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.1%–

192Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.1%–

193Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%–

194Davenport, IAIA380,4520.1%–

195East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.1%–

196Durham, NCNC625,4850.1%–

197Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%–

198Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%–

199Sonora, CACA53,1600.1%–

200Staunton, VAVA129,6920.1%–

201Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.1%–

202Rolla, MOMO45,2470.1%–

203Marion, ININ66,5240.1%–

204Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%–

205Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%–

206Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.1%–

207Lafayette, LALA423,7580.1%–

208Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.1%–

209Athens, GAGA224,1480.1%–

210Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.1%–

211El Paso, TXTX881,2910.1%–

212South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%–

213Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.1%–

214Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.1%–

215State College, PAPA157,3930.1%–

216Michigan City, ININ111,2940.1%–

217Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%–

218Platteville, WIWI52,4460.1%–

219Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.1%–

220Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.1%–

221Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%–

222Montrose, COCO44,5910.1%–

223Savannah, GAGA438,3140.1%–

224Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%–

225Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%–

226Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.1%–

227Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.1%–

228Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%–

229Brookings, OROR22,6210.0%–

230Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%–

231Rutland, VTVT59,6530.0%–

232St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%–

233Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%–

234Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

235Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%–

236Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%–

237Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.0%–

238Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

239Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

240Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%–

241Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

242Athens, TXTX88,5950.0%–

243Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.0%–

244Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%–

245Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.0%–

246Middlesborough, KYKY22,8290.0%–

247Winchester, VAVA152,3320.0%–

248Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.0%–

249Ames, IAIA128,0900.0%–

250Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%–

251Lawton, OKOK127,5900.0%–

252Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%–

253Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%–

254Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

255Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%–

256Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%–

257Midland, TXTX193,1390.0%–

258Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

259Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.0%–

260Billings, MTMT193,6030.0%–

261Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%–

262Talladega, ALAL91,7640.0%–

263Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%–

264Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%–

265Springfield, OHOH135,3400.0%–

266Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%–

267Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.0%–

268Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

269Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.0%–

270Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.0%–

271Bennington, VTVT36,6300.0%–

272Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%–

273Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

274Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%–

275Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

276Danville, KYKY56,9850.0%–

277Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%–

278Plainview, TXTX36,7000.0%–

279Durant, OKOK51,3670.0%–

280Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%–

281Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%–

282Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%–

283Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.0%–

284Panama City, FLFL231,1740.0%–

285Canton, ILIL32,9010.0%–

286Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%–

287Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.0%–

288Lacey, WAWA304,2610.0%–

289Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%–

290Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%–

291Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%–

292Decatur, ILIL99,3000.0%–

293Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%–

294Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

295Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%–

296San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.0%–

297Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%–

298Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

299Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%–

300Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.0%–

301Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.0%–

302Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%–

303Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.0%–

304Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%–

305Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%–

306Edwards, COCO54,2910.0%–

307Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

308Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%–

309Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%–

310Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

311Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%–

312Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%–

313Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%–

314Lewiston, IDID65,4500.0%–

315Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%–

316Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%–

317Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

318Helena, MTMT97,1530.0%–

319Oxford, ALAL115,8340.0%–

320Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.0%–

321Hastings, NENE40,5770.0%–

322Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

323Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%–

324Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

325Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.0%–

326Florence, SCSC201,3920.0%–

327Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%–

328Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%–

329Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%–

330Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.0%–

331Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%–

332Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

333Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.0%–

334Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%–

335Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

336Clovis, NMNM65,2700.0%–

337Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

338Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

339Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%–

340Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.0%–

341Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

342Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%–

343Ontario, OROR60,0850.0%–

344Dover, DEDE194,7860.0%–

345Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%–

346Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%–

347Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.0%–

348Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%–

349Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%–

350Palestine, TXTX59,8050.0%–

351Albany, GAGA145,5100.0%–

352Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.0%–

353Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%–

354Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

355Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%–

356Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.0%–

357Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%–

358Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%–

359Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.0%–

360Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%–

361Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.0%–

362Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%–

363Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%–

364Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.0%–

365Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%–

366Dalton, GAGA147,8190.0%–

367Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.0%–

368Paducah, KYKY102,2590.0%–

369Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

370Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%–

371Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

372Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%–

373Warren, PAPA37,0380.0%–

374Starkville, MSMS62,0630.0%–

375Carson, NVNV58,5710.0%–

376York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

377Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%–

378Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%–

379Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

380Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

381Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

382Somerset, KYKY67,3840.0%–

383Portland, MEME577,6350.0%–

384Charleston, ILIL46,6070.0%–

385Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.0%–

386Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.0%–

387Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.0%–

388Enid, OKOK61,7790.0%–

389Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%–

390Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%–

391Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%–

392Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%–

393Lewiston, MEME116,4870.0%–

394Laredo, TXTX281,2240.0%–

395West Plains, MOMO40,7980.0%–

396Granbury, TXTX70,5010.0%–

397Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%–

398Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

399Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%–

400Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.0%–

401Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%–

402Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.0%–

403Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

404Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

405Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%–

406Sayre, PAPA59,6000.0%–

407Maryville, MOMO20,1740.0%–

408Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.0%–

409Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%–

410Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%–

411Wooster, OHOH116,7580.0%–

412Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.0%–

413Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%–

414Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.0%–

415Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

416Odessa, TXTX173,8010.0%–

417Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%–

418Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%–

419Woodward, OKOK19,8270.0%–

420Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%–

421Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.0%–

422Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

423Willmar, MNMN44,7200.0%–

424Albertville, ALAL103,5370.0%–

425Jamestown, NDND21,4140.0%–

426Danville, VAVA101,1370.0%–

427Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.0%–

428Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

429Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%–

430Owosso, MIMI67,6810.0%–

431Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.0%–

432Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%–

433Elmira, NYNY80,4150.0%–

434Richmond, KYKY131,8060.0%–

435Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%–

436DuBois, PAPA78,1000.0%–

437Ashland, OHOH52,5230.0%–

438Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.0%–

439Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.0%–

440McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%–

441Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%–

442Española, NMNM39,8320.0%–

443Key West, FLFL80,4060.0%–

444North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

445Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.0%–

446Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%–

447Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%–

448Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%–

449Watertown, WIWI86,5050.0%–

450Picayune, MSMS59,3630.0%–

451Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.0%–

452New Bern, NCNC127,3580.0%–

453Logan, UTUT160,8890.0%–

454Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.0%–

455Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

456Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.0%–

457Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

458Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.0%–

459Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.0%–

460Midland, MIMI83,7540.0%–

461Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

462Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%–

463Marshall, MNMN25,6840.0%–

464Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%–

465Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%–

466Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%–

467Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.0%–

468Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%–

469Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%–

470Bend, OROR266,3760.0%–

471Alexandria, LALA147,9520.0%–

472Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%–

473Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%–

474Norfolk, NENE49,2280.0%–

475Heber, UTUT81,6550.0%–

476Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.0%–

477Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%–

478Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.0%–

479Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.0%–

480Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%–

481Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%–

482Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%–

483Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%–

484Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%–

485Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%–

486Sparta, WIWI46,5720.0%–

487Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

488Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.0%–

489Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%–

490Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%–

491Cortland, NYNY45,8500.0%–

492Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%–

493Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.0%–

494Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.0%–

495Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.0%–

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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?

Corbin, KY ranks #1 with 1.0% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by iranian share?

Corbin, KY, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

495 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).