RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 258 SHOWN OF 258

Highest Iraqi population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Iraqi ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Iraqi residents as a percentage of total population. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI leads at 0.7%. 258 metro areas qualify in total. Michigan carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

Iraqi Americans: full group profile →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2810.0%–

01Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.7%+0.3 pts

02Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.7%–

03Lincoln, NENE352,0810.7%+0.3 pts

04Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.5%+0.4 pts

05Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.4%–

06Erie, PAPA265,8320.4%+0.3 pts

07San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.4%+0.1 pts

08Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.3%–

09Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.3%–

10Crescent City, CACA26,4100.3%–

11Monroe, MIMI156,0040.3%+0.2 pts

12Rockford, ILIL337,2420.3%+0.2 pts

13Brookings, SDSD37,6350.3%–

14Columbia, MOMO219,0620.2%+0.2 pts

15Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%+0.2 pts

16Portland, MEME577,6350.2%+0.2 pts

17Boise City, IDID864,2430.2%+0.2 pts

18Moberly, MOMO24,5130.2%–

19Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.2%+0.2 pts

20Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.2%+0.2 pts

21Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%+0.1 pts

22Springfield, MAMA464,3380.2%+0.1 pts

23Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.2%+0.1 pts

24Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.2%–

25Marion, OHOH65,1150.2%–

26Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%−0.0 pts

27Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.2%+0.1 pts

28Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%+0.1 pts

29Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%+0.0 pts

30Rolla, MOMO45,2470.1%–

31Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%+0.1 pts

32St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.1%+0.1 pts

33Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%+0.1 pts

34Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.1%+0.1 pts

35Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%–

36Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%–

37Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%+0.1 pts

38Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.1%+0.1 pts

39Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%+0.1 pts

40Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%+0.1 pts

41Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%+0.1 pts

42San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%+0.1 pts

43Athens, TNTN71,5900.1%–

44Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%+0.1 pts

45Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%–

46Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.1%–

47Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%+0.1 pts

48Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%+0.0 pts

49Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%+0.1 pts

50Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%+0.1 pts

51Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%−0.0 pts

52Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%+0.1 pts

53Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%+0.1 pts

54Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%−0.0 pts

55Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.1%+0.1 pts

56Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%+0.1 pts

57Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%+0.1 pts

58Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%+0.1 pts

59Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%−0.4 pts

60Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%–

61Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%+0.1 pts

62Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%+0.1 pts

63Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.1%–

64Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%−0.0 pts

65Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%+0.0 pts

66Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%+0.1 pts

67Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%+0.1 pts

68Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%+0.1 pts

69Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%+0.0 pts

70Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.1%–

71Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%+0.0 pts

72Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%–

73Bay City, MIMI102,1230.1%–

74San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%+0.0 pts

75Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%+0.0 pts

76Pullman, WAWA48,5120.1%–

77Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.1%–

78Plainview, TXTX36,7000.1%–

79Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%+0.0 pts

80Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%–

81Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%+0.0 pts

82Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.0%+0.0 pts

83Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%+0.0 pts

84Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%−0.0 pts

85Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%–

86Marquette, MIMI68,0640.0%–

87Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%+0.0 pts

88Ludington, MIMI29,0400.0%–

89South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%−0.0 pts

90Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

91Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%+0.0 pts

92Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%+0.0 pts

93Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%+0.0 pts

94Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%+0.0 pts

95Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%+0.0 pts

96Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.0%–

97Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%–

98St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%−0.0 pts

99College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%+0.0 pts

100Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.0%–

101Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%−0.1 pts

102Merced, CACA297,2600.0%+0.0 pts

103Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%–

104Moscow, IDID41,8420.0%–

105Lacey, WAWA304,2610.0%+0.0 pts

106Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%–

107Wabash, ININ30,7130.0%–

108Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%+0.0 pts

109Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%–

110Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

111Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%+0.0 pts

112San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.0%–

113Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

114Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%–

115Redding, CACA181,6480.0%−0.1 pts

116San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%+0.0 pts

117Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%+0.0 pts

118Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%–

119Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%+0.0 pts

120Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%+0.0 pts

121Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%−0.0 pts

122Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%–

123Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%+0.0 pts

124Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

125Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

126Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%–

127Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%+0.0 pts

128Shelton, WAWA71,1650.0%–

129Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%−0.0 pts

130Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%+0.0 pts

131Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%−0.0 pts

132Lake City, FLFL74,0940.0%–

133Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%+0.0 pts

134Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%+0.0 pts

135Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%–

136Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.0%−0.1 pts

137Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.0%–

138Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%+0.0 pts

139Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%–

140Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%−0.0 pts

141Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%−0.0 pts

142Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%−0.0 pts

143Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%+0.0 pts

144Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%+0.0 pts

145Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%–

146Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%+0.0 pts

147Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%−0.1 pts

148New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%+0.0 pts

149Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%+0.0 pts

150Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

151Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%+0.0 pts

152Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%+0.0 pts

153Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%+0.0 pts

154Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

155Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%−0.0 pts

156Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%+0.0 pts

157Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%−0.0 pts

158Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%−0.0 pts

159Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%+0.0 pts

160Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.0%–

161Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%−0.0 pts

162Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%–

163Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%−0.0 pts

164Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%+0.0 pts

165Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

166Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%–

167State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

168Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%−0.0 pts

169Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%+0.0 pts

170LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%–

171Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%+0.0 pts

172Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%+0.0 pts

173Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.0%–

174Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.0%–

175Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%–

176Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%+0.0 pts

177Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.0%–

178Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

179Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%+0.0 pts

180Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%+0.0 pts

181Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%+0.0 pts

182Centralia, ILIL36,3820.0%–

183Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.0%–

184Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

185Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

186Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%−0.0 pts

187Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%–

188Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

189Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%−0.0 pts

190Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%–

191Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%–

192Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%+0.0 pts

193Carson, NVNV58,5710.0%–

194Ruston, LALA48,3600.0%–

195Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.0%−0.0 pts

196Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%−0.0 pts

197Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

198New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%−0.1 pts

199Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%+0.0 pts

200Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%+0.0 pts

201Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%−0.0 pts

202Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%+0.0 pts

203Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.0%–

204Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

205Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%–

206Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%–

207Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%–

208Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%+0.0 pts

209Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.0%–

210Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

211Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%+0.0 pts

212Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%+0.0 pts

213Kearney, NENE57,9620.0%–

214Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%+0.0 pts

215Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%−0.0 pts

216Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%–

217Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%−0.0 pts

218Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

219Ukiah, CACA88,1220.0%–

220Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%–

221Chico, CACA209,2110.0%−0.0 pts

222Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%–

223Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%+0.0 pts

224North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%−0.0 pts

225Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%−0.0 pts

226Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.0%–

227Logan, UTUT160,8890.0%–

228Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%−0.0 pts

229Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%+0.0 pts

230Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

231Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%–

232Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%–

233Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%–

234Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%−0.0 pts

235Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%+0.0 pts

236Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%+0.0 pts

237Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%−0.0 pts

238Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%–

239Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%−0.0 pts

240Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

241Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.0%–

242Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%−0.0 pts

243Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%–

244Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.0%–

245Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%−0.0 pts

246Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.0%–

247Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

248Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%–

249Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%–

250Napa, CACA132,9490.0%−0.0 pts

251Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

252York, PAPA473,1970.0%−0.0 pts

253Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%–

254Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%+0.0 pts

255Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.0%−0.1 pts

256Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%−0.0 pts

257Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%–

258Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

SHOWING 1–258 OF 258

Download CSV (full list, 258 rows)

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest iraqi share?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks #1 with 0.7% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by iraqi share?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, Grand Forks, ND-MN, Lincoln, NE, Harrisonburg, VA, Bowling Green, KY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

258 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is iraqi share measured?

Share of all residents who are Iraqi ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.