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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 540

Highest Iranian population share, US metro areas · 2020

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 0.9%. 540 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN SHAREVS 2000
01San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.9%
02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.9%
03Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.8%
04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.5%
05San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.5%
06Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.5%
07Russellville, ALAL32,4490.5%
08Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.5%
09Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.4%
10State College, PAPA157,3930.4%
11Modesto, CACA557,7190.4%
12Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.4%
13McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.4%
14Oxnard, CACA830,8510.4%
15Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.3%
16Rifle, COCO80,0990.3%
17Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.3%
18Pullman, WAWA48,5120.3%
19Hastings, NENE40,5770.3%
20Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.3%
21Lafayette, ININ228,4680.3%
22Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.3%
23Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.3%
24Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.3%
25Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.3%
26Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.2%
27Portland, OROR2,542,2820.2%
28Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.2%
29Boulder, COCO328,5600.2%
30Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.2%
31Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.2%
32Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.2%
33Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.2%
34Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.2%
35Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.2%
36Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.2%
37Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.2%
38Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.2%
39Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.2%
40Lexington, KYKY535,1740.2%
41College Station, TXTX287,4760.2%
42San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.2%
43Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.2%
44Laramie, WYWY38,5580.2%
45Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.2%
46Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%
47Fremont, NENE38,0570.2%
48Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.2%
49Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.2%
50Medford, OROR221,7950.2%
51Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.2%
52Durham, NCNC625,4850.2%
53Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.2%
54Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.2%
55Corvallis, OROR97,7280.2%
56Moscow, IDID41,8420.2%
57Bangor, MEME157,9670.2%
58Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%
59Connersville, ININ23,5330.2%
60New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%
61Reno, NVNV578,7340.2%
62Denver, COCO3,092,0370.2%
63Franklin, KYKY20,7880.2%
64Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.2%
65Napa, CACA132,9490.2%
66Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.2%
67Murray, KYKY39,4210.2%
68Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.2%
69Champaign, ILIL239,9790.1%
70Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
71Pocatello, IDID91,5910.1%
72Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
73Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.1%
74Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%
75Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.1%
76Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
77Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%
78Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%
79Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%
80Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%
81Richmond, KYKY131,8060.1%
82Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%
83Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.1%
84Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%
85Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.1%
86Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
87Willmar, MNMN44,7200.1%
88Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%
89Redding, CACA181,6480.1%
90Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%
91Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.1%
92Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.1%
93Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.1%
94Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
95Rochester, MNMN231,1840.1%
96Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%
97Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%
98Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%
99Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.1%
100Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%
101Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.1%
102Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%
103Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
104Charleston, ILIL46,6070.1%
105Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
106Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%
107Athens, GAGA224,1480.1%
108Athens, TNTN71,5900.1%
109San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
110Cortland, NYNY45,8500.1%
111Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%
112Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%
113Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.1%
114Sonora, CACA53,1600.1%
115Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.1%
116Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%
117Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.1%
118Russellville, ARAR84,9320.1%
119Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%
120Albertville, ALAL103,5370.1%
121Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.1%
122Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.1%
123Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%
124Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
125Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%
126Merced, CACA297,2600.1%
127Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.1%
128Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.1%
129Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.1%
130Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%
131Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%
132Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%
133Hilo, HIHI210,0430.1%
134Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%
135Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
136Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.1%
137Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%
138North Port, FLFL948,1580.1%
139Rolla, MOMO45,2470.1%
140Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.1%
141Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.1%
142Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%
143Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
144Tyler, TXTX252,5490.1%
145Jackson, MSMS609,8470.1%
146Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%
147Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%
148Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%
149Astoria, OROR40,9260.1%
150Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%
151Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%
152Billings, MTMT193,6030.1%
153Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.1%
154Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.1%
155Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.1%
156Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
157Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%
158Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%
159Wichita, KSKS663,8090.1%
160St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
161Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.1%
162Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.1%
163Savannah, GAGA438,3140.1%
164Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.1%
165Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.1%
166Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.1%
167Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.1%
168Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.1%
169Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%
170Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%
171Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.1%
172Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.1%
173New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
174Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.1%
175Logan, UTUT160,8890.1%
176Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%
177Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%
178Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%
179Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.1%
180Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%
181Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.1%
182Enid, OKOK61,7790.1%
183Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.1%
184Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.1%
185Ruston, LALA48,3600.1%
186Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.1%
187Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%
188Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%
189Kingston, NYNY183,3300.1%
190Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.1%
191Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%
192Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.1%
193Seaford, DEDE277,1400.1%
194Marshall, MOMO23,2650.1%
195Dublin, GAGA60,3510.1%
196Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%
197Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%
198Ukiah, CACA88,1220.1%
199Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.1%
200Missoula, MTMT128,6980.1%
201Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%
202Sterling, ILIL54,1210.1%
203Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.1%
204Auburn, ALAL208,0130.1%
205Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%
206Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%
207Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%
208Corbin, KYKY150,0400.1%
209Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.1%
210Monroe, MIMI156,0040.1%
211El Centro, CACA181,4110.1%
212Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%
213Madison, ININ33,2790.1%
214Scranton, PAPA574,4180.1%
215Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
216Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.1%
217Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%
218Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%
219Greeley, COCO378,4260.1%
220Brookings, OROR22,6210.1%
221Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.1%
222Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.1%
223Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
224Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.1%
225Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%
226York, PAPA473,1970.1%
227Houghton, MIMI40,0280.1%
228Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%
229Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.1%
230Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.1%
231Huron, SDSD19,6240.1%
232Kahului, HIHI160,6740.1%
233Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%
234Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.1%
235Macomb, ILIL25,9160.1%
236Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%
237Owosso, MIMI67,6810.1%
238St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.1%
239Fargo, NDND269,5280.1%
240Utica, NYNY285,6110.1%
241Olean, NYNY75,3900.1%
242Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%
243Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.1%
244Crescent City, CACA26,4100.1%
245La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.1%
246Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.1%
247Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.1%
248Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%
249Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.1%
250Key West, FLFL80,4060.0%
251Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%
252El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.0%
253Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%
254Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.0%
255Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%
256Yankton, SDSD23,6350.0%
257Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.0%
258Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%
259Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%
260Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.0%
261Borger, TXTX19,6330.0%
262Edwards, COCO54,2910.0%
263Watertown, WIWI86,5050.0%
264Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%
265Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%
266Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%
267Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%
268Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%
269Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%
270Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.0%
271Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%
272Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%
273Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%
274Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%
275Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%
276Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%
277Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%
278Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.0%
279Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.0%
280Oxford, MSMS71,9720.0%
281Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%
282Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.0%
283Hays, KSKS29,0750.0%
284Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%
285LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%
286Portland, MEME577,6350.0%
287Chico, CACA209,2110.0%
288Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.0%
289Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.0%
290Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%
291Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%
292Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%
293Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%
294Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%
295Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
296Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
297Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%
298Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%
299Clovis, NMNM65,2700.0%
300Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%
301Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%
302Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%
303Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%
304Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%
305Brookings, SDSD37,6350.0%
306Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.0%
307Janesville, WIWI166,4720.0%
308Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%
309Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%
310Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%
311Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.0%
312Marion, ININ66,5240.0%
313Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%
314Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%
315Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%
316Salem, OROR445,8140.0%
317Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%
318Roswell, NMNM63,3640.0%
319Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%
320Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.0%
321Dover, DEDE194,7860.0%
322El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%
323Hood River, OROR23,7200.0%
324Elko, NVNV56,6820.0%
325Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%
326Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%
327Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%
328Albany, OROR132,8430.0%
329Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%
330Bishop, CACA18,1580.0%
331Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%
332Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%
333Susanville, CACA28,1170.0%
334Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.0%
335Alma, MIMI41,1900.0%
336Rome, GAGA101,3780.0%
337Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%
338Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.0%
339Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.0%
340Ada, OKOK38,5280.0%
341South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%
342Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.0%
343Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.0%
344Helena, MTMT97,1530.0%
345Riverton, WYWY39,4640.0%
346Douglas, GAGA52,8610.0%
347Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%
348Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%
349Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%
350Kokomo, ININ83,9040.0%
351Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.0%
352Heber, UTUT81,6550.0%
353Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%
354Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%
355Indiana, PAPA82,8780.0%
356Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.0%
357Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%
358Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.0%
359Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%
360Altus, OKOK24,7640.0%
361Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%
362Midland, TXTX193,1390.0%
363Somerset, KYKY67,3840.0%
364Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.0%
365Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%
366Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%
367Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.0%
368Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%
369Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%
370Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%
371Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%
372Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.0%
373Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.0%
374Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%
375Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%
376Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.0%
377Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%
378Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%
379Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.0%
380Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%
381Columbus, NENE46,5830.0%
382Washington, ININ34,2090.0%
383Bend, OROR266,3760.0%
384McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%
385Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.0%
386St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%
387Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%
388Athens, TXTX88,5950.0%
389Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.0%
390Cañon City, COCO50,0390.0%
391Searcy, ARAR80,0850.0%
392Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.0%
393Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.0%
394Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.0%
395Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.0%
396Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%
397Peru, ININ34,4870.0%
398Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.0%
399Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
400Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.0%
401Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.0%
402Truckee, CACA101,9110.0%
403Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%
404Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%
405Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%
406Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.0%
407Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%
408Alpena, MIMI28,8530.0%
409Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.0%
410Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%
411Effingham, ILIL44,7270.0%
412Danville, KYKY56,9850.0%
413Freeport, ILIL43,2200.0%
414Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%
415Winchester, VAVA152,3320.0%
416Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%
417Decatur, ALAL160,3260.0%
418Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%
419Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.0%
420Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%
421McAlester, OKOK43,3200.0%
422St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%
423Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.0%
424Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%
425Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%
426Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%
427Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.0%
428New Bern, NCNC127,3580.0%
429Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.0%
430Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%
431Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%
432Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%
433Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%
434Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.0%
435Marion, ILIL67,2250.0%
436Laconia, NHNH65,1470.0%
437Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.0%
438Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%
439Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.0%
440Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.0%
441Houma, LALA199,6680.0%
442Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.0%
443Florence, ALAL156,6090.0%
444Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%
445Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.0%
446Bonham, TXTX39,2650.0%
447Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.0%
448Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.0%
449Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.0%
450Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%
451Quincy, ILIL74,1460.0%
452Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%
453Yakima, WAWA259,1850.0%
454Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%
455Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%
456Panama City, FLFL231,1740.0%
457Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.0%
458Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%
459Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.0%
460Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
461Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%
462DuBois, PAPA78,1000.0%
463Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%
464St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%
465Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%
466Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.0%
467Starkville, MSMS62,0630.0%
468Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%
469Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.0%
470Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%
471Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.0%
472Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.0%
473Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%
474Victoria, TXTX99,8640.0%
475Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%
476Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.0%
477Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%
478Sherman, TXTX153,6130.0%
479Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.0%
480Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.0%
481Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.0%
482Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%
483Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%
484Jamestown, NDND21,4140.0%
485Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%
486Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%
487Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.0%
488Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.0%
489Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.0%
490Lima, OHOH100,8810.0%
491Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.0%
492Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.0%
493The Villages, FLFL157,7720.0%
494Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%
495Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%
496Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.0%
497Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.0%
498Summerville, GAGA25,3000.0%
499Monticello, NYNY80,5860.0%
500Marshall, MNMN25,6840.0%
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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 0.9% (2020 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, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

540 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).