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 (2010 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 –

USUnited States308,745,5380.1%–

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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest iranian share?

Corbin, KY ranks #1 with 1.0% (2010 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is iranian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Iranian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.