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 (2023 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI SHAREVS 2000

01Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.7%–

02Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.7%–

03Lincoln, NENE352,0810.7%–

04Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.5%–

05Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.4%–

06Erie, PAPA265,8320.4%–

07San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.4%–

08Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.3%–

09Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.3%–

10Crescent City, CACA26,4100.3%–

11Monroe, MIMI156,0040.3%–

12Rockford, ILIL337,2420.3%–

13Brookings, SDSD37,6350.3%–

14Columbia, MOMO219,0620.2%–

15Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.2%–

16Portland, MEME577,6350.2%–

17Boise City, IDID864,2430.2%–

18Moberly, MOMO24,5130.2%–

19Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.2%–

20Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.2%–

21Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%–

22Springfield, MAMA464,3380.2%–

23Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.2%–

24Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.2%–

25Marion, OHOH65,1150.2%–

26Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%–

27Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.2%–

28Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%–

29Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%–

30Rolla, MOMO45,2470.1%–

31Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%–

32St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.1%–

33Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%–

34Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.1%–

35Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%–

36Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%–

37Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%–

38Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.1%–

39Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%–

40Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%–

41Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%–

42San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%–

43Athens, TNTN71,5900.1%–

44Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%–

45Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%–

46Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.1%–

47Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%–

48Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%–

49Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%–

50Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%–

51Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%–

52Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%–

53Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%–

54Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%–

55Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.1%–

56Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%–

57Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%–

58Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%–

59Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%–

60Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%–

61Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%–

62Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%–

63Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.1%–

64Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%–

65Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%–

66Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%–

67Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%–

68Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%–

69Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%–

70Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.1%–

71Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%–

72Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%–

73Bay City, MIMI102,1230.1%–

74San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%–

75Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%–

76Pullman, WAWA48,5120.1%–

77Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.1%–

78Plainview, TXTX36,7000.1%–

79Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%–

80Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%–

81Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%–

82Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.0%–

83Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%–

84Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%–

85Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%–

86Marquette, MIMI68,0640.0%–

87Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%–

88Ludington, MIMI29,0400.0%–

89South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

90Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

91Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%–

92Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%–

93Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

94Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

95Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

96Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.0%–

97Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%–

98St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%–

99College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

100Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.0%–

101Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%–

102Merced, CACA297,2600.0%–

103Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%–

104Moscow, IDID41,8420.0%–

105Lacey, WAWA304,2610.0%–

106Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%–

107Wabash, ININ30,7130.0%–

108Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%–

109Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%–

110Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

111Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%–

112San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.0%–

113Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

114Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%–

115Redding, CACA181,6480.0%–

116San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%–

117Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

118Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%–

119Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

120Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%–

121Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%–

122Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%–

123Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%–

124Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

125Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

126Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%–

127Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%–

128Shelton, WAWA71,1650.0%–

129Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

130Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%–

131Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%–

132Lake City, FLFL74,0940.0%–

133Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%–

134Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

135Athens, OHOH63,1970.0%–

136Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.0%–

137Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.0%–

138Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%–

139Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%–

140Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%–

141Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%–

142Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%–

143Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

144Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%–

145Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%–

146Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

147Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%–

148New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%–

149Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%–

150Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

151Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%–

152Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

153Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

154Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

155Topeka, KSKS233,0520.0%–

156Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%–

157Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%–

158Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%–

159Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%–

160Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.0%–

161Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%–

162Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%–

163Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%–

164Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

165Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

166Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%–

167State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

168Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%–

169Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%–

170LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%–

171Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

172Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%–

173Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.0%–

174Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.0%–

175Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%–

176Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%–

177Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.0%–

178Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

179Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%–

180Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%–

181Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%–

182Centralia, ILIL36,3820.0%–

183Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.0%–

184Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

185Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

186Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%–

187Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%–

188Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

189Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%–

190Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%–

191Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%–

192Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

193Carson, NVNV58,5710.0%–

194Ruston, LALA48,3600.0%–

195Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.0%–

196Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

197Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

198New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%–

199Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%–

200Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

201Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

202Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%–

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%–

209Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.0%–

210Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%–

211Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

212Meadville, PAPA81,7920.0%–

213Kearney, NENE57,9620.0%–

214Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

215Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%–

216Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%–

217Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

218Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

219Ukiah, CACA88,1220.0%–

220Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%–

221Chico, CACA209,2110.0%–

222Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%–

223Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

224North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

225Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%–

226Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.0%–

227Logan, UTUT160,8890.0%–

228Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

229Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

230Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

231Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%–

232Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%–

233Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%–

234Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%–

235Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%–

236Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%–

237Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%–

238Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%–

239Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%–

240Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

241Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.0%–

242Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%–

243Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%–

244Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.0%–

245Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%–

246Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.0%–

247Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

248Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%–

249Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%–

250Napa, CACA132,9490.0%–

251Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

252York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

253Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%–

254Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%–

255Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.0%–

256Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%–

257Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%–

258Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest iraqi share?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks #1 with 0.7% (2020 American Community Survey).

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 ACS 5-year data.

How is iraqi share measured?

Share of all residents who are Iraqi ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).