RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 219 SHOWN OF 219

Highest Iraqi population share, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Iraqi ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Iraqi residents as a percentage of total population. Manhattan, KS leads at 0.5%. 219 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 0.2%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI SHAREVS –

USUnited States308,745,5380.0%–

01Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.5%–

02Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.4%–

03Lincoln, NENE352,0810.4%–

04Longview, TXTX297,3150.3%–

05Helena, MTMT97,1530.2%–

06San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.2%–

07Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%–

08Yankton, SDSD23,6350.2%–

09Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.2%–

10Midland, TXTX193,1390.2%–

11Fargo, NDND269,5280.2%–

12Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%–

13Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%–

14Redding, CACA181,6480.1%–

15Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%–

16Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.1%–

17Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%–

18Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%–

19Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%–

20Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%–

21Branson, MOMO57,0010.1%–

22Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%–

23Danville, ILIL71,2590.1%–

24South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%–

25Durant, OKOK51,3670.1%–

26Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%–

27Panama City, FLFL231,1740.1%–

28Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%–

29Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%–

30Alamosa, COCO27,8960.1%–

31Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%–

32New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%–

33Monroe, MIMI156,0040.1%–

34Franklin, KYKY20,7880.1%–

35St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%–

36Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%–

37Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%–

38Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%–

39Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.1%–

40Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.1%–

41Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%–

42Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%–

43Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.1%–

44Mobile, ALAL411,6580.1%–

45Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%–

46Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.1%–

47Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%–

48Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%–

49Newport, OROR50,6360.0%–

50Athens, GAGA224,1480.0%–

51Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%–

52Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.0%–

53Holland, MIMI123,1880.0%–

54Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%–

55Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%–

56Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%–

57Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%–

58Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%–

59Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

60Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%–

61Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%–

62Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

63Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%–

64Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%–

65Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%–

66Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%–

67Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%–

68Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.0%–

69Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%–

70Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%–

71Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.0%–

72Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%–

73Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.0%–

74Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%–

75Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%–

76Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%–

77Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

78Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.0%–

79Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.0%–

80Houghton, MIMI40,0280.0%–

81Mexico, MOMO24,5280.0%–

82Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%–

83San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%–

84Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%–

85Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%–

86Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

87Montrose, COCO44,5910.0%–

88Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%–

89San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%–

90Owosso, MIMI67,6810.0%–

91Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%–

92Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

93Bloomington, ININ165,2310.0%–

94Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

95Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.0%–

96Cañon City, COCO50,0390.0%–

97Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%–

98Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%–

99Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%–

100Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%–

101Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.0%–

102Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

103Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%–

104Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%–

105Clearlake, CACA67,7720.0%–

106Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

107Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.0%–

108Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%–

109Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.0%–

110Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%–

111Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%–

112Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.0%–

113Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%–

114Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%–

115Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.0%–

116Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%–

117New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%–

118Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%–

119Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%–

120St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%–

121Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%–

122Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%–

123Dalton, GAGA147,8190.0%–

124Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%–

125Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.0%–

126Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

127Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%–

128Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.0%–

129Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%–

130Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

131Ames, IAIA128,0900.0%–

132Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%–

133Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%–

134Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

135Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%–

136Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

137Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%–

138Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%–

139Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%–

140Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

141Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%–

142Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%–

143Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%–

144Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%–

145Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%–

146Chico, CACA209,2110.0%–

147North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

148Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%–

149Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

150Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%–

151Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%–

152Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%–

153San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%–

154Albany, OROR132,8430.0%–

155Lima, OHOH100,8810.0%–

156Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

157Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%–

158Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%–

159Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.0%–

160Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

161Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%–

162Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

163Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%–

164Angola, ININ34,7990.0%–

165Lacey, WAWA304,2610.0%–

166Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%–

167Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

168Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%–

169College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

170Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%–

171Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

172Portland, MEME577,6350.0%–

173Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%–

174Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%–

175Odessa, TXTX173,8010.0%–

176Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%–

177Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

178Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%–

179Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%–

180Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

181Platteville, WIWI52,4460.0%–

182Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

183Elkhart, ININ208,7740.0%–

184Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

185Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%–

186Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%–

187Napa, CACA132,9490.0%–

188Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%–

189Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

190Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%–

191Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%–

192Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%–

193Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%–

194Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

195Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.0%–

196Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

197Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%–

198Alexandria, LALA147,9520.0%–

199Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%–

200Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%–

201Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%–

202Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%–

203York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

204Merced, CACA297,2600.0%–

205Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.0%–

206Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%–

207Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

208Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%–

209Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%–

210Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.0%–

211Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%–

212Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%–

213Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%–

214Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%–

215Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

216Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%–

217Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

218Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%–

219Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%–

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest iraqi share?

Manhattan, KS ranks #1 with 0.5% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by iraqi share?

Manhattan, KS, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Lincoln, NE, Longview, TX, Helena, MT.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

219 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is iraqi share measured?

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