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Largest Iranian population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Los Angeles County, California leads at 85,595. 1,065 counties qualify in total. California carries 10 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 1,065 is 35.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281476,084–
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93485,595−7%
02Orange County, CACA3,149,50732,238+5%
03Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39118,565+18%
04San Diego County, CACA3,282,24816,745+27%
05Harris County, TXTX5,045,02610,575+32%
06Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310,080+18%
07Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5829,888+8%
08King County, WAWA2,344,9399,250+73%
09Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9399,127−19%
10Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707,933+10%
11Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5586,655+25%
12Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306,484+7%
13Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796,316+8%
14Cook County, ILIL5,194,6256,081+14%
15New York County, NYNY1,664,8625,867+38%
16San Mateo County, CACA743,5685,233+10%
17Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4604,943+19%
18Clark County, NVNV2,407,2264,907+19%
19Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164,007+12%
20Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9793,843+2%
21San Francisco County, CACA826,0793,609+59%
22Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493,427+5%
23Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7913,355+2%
24Kings County, NYNY2,653,9633,332+83%
25Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3973,152+13%
26Queens County, NYNY2,358,1823,112−16%
27Ventura County, CACA830,8512,985−24%
28Travis County, TXTX1,389,6702,947+45%
29Washington County, OROR611,7082,684+34%
30Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662,659+46%
31District of Columbia, DCDC693,6452,516+99%
32Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9162,492+119%
33Denton County, TXTX1,069,3462,461+42%
34San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0912,459−32%
35Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0882,422+107%
36Snohomish County, WAWA870,6562,364+67%
37Stanislaus County, CACA557,7192,108+58%
38Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0292,102+6%
39Broward County, FLFL2,013,3172,044+4%
40Cobb County, GAGA793,3451,975−1%
41Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841,828+70%
42Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,827+51%
43Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351,825+71%
44Placer County, CACA442,0811,820+5%
45Howard County, MDMD339,1831,805+61%
46Bergen County, NJNJ977,0261,760−24%
47Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1911,742+3%
48Baltimore County, MDMD847,6501,707+4%
49Marin County, CACA253,6941,690−25%
50Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1251,667+1%
51DuPage County, ILIL934,2981,628+18%
52Suffolk County, MAMA791,8911,576+113%
53Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,536+81%
54Multnomah County, OROR795,3911,528+106%
55Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561,505+8%
56Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5361,502+65%
57Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0991,450+67%
58Johnson County, KSKS636,9061,401+59%
59Denver County, COCO740,6131,395+76%
60Baltimore, MDMD569,9971,304+65%
61Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3371,288−26%
62Williamson County, TXTX752,8271,279+115%
63Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651,267+26%
64Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431,267−1%
65Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7261,261−4%
66Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6851,247+6%
67Norfolk County, MAMA739,7491,194+2%
68Arapahoe County, COCO673,8201,151+11%
69Alachua County, FLFL290,0281,148+354%
70Montgomery County, PAPA877,6431,075+2%
71Clackamas County, OROR426,2801,067+29%
72Arlington County, VAVA243,9311,041+20%
73Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,029−2%
74Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,005+11%
75Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281999+50%
76Douglas County, COCO399,396998+83%
77Lake County, ILIL719,339993+8%
78Prince William County, VAVA502,966981−8%
79San Joaquin County, CACA823,815963−1%
80Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214950+50%
81Yolo County, CACA224,410939+20%
82Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035922+91%
83Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925914+12%
84Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852900+83%
85Sonoma County, CACA486,444895−21%
86Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090891−35%
87Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601870+12%
88Brazoria County, TXTX419,080830+344%
89Jefferson County, KYKY795,222810+16%
90Washoe County, NVNV509,386795+78%
91Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380791+93%
92Boulder County, COCO328,560784+37%
93Essex County, NJNJ896,379778−7%
94DeKalb County, GAGA774,394768+106%
95Cleveland County, OKOK303,973749+24%
96St. Louis County, MOMO990,9117460%
97Pierce County, WAWA946,288723+192%
98Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038720+83%
99Fayette County, KYKY329,751716+141%
100Prince George's County, MDMD970,374706+21%
101Worcester County, MAMA888,502694−16%
102Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335661−3%
103Centre County, PAPA157,393653+696%
104Chester County, PAPA557,116644+73%
105Tulsa County, OKOK698,782641−10%
106Hudson County, NJNJ735,033641+88%
107Duval County, FLFL1,062,9636340%
108Frederick County, MDMD302,883628+28%
109Somerset County, NJNJ356,486618+26%
110Marion County, ININ992,196618+20%
111Shelby County, TNTN910,226615+61%
112Seminole County, FLFL491,884614−41%
113Henrico County, VAVA342,775605+71%
114Summit County, OHOH538,376600+199%
115St. Charles County, MOMO426,499590+56%
116Galveston County, TXTX372,207587+39%
117Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456581+1136%
118Williamson County, TNTN272,061578+6%
119Clark County, WAWA532,119571−23%
120Honolulu County, HIHI988,703570+135%
121Delaware County, PAPA580,937564−20%
122Randall County, TXTX152,351556+622%
123Jackson County, MOMO732,994552+48%
124San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367542+86%
125Guilford County, NCNC562,234518+15%
126Orange County, NCNC152,498514+441%
127Alexandria, VAVA160,662507−23%
128Pinellas County, FLFL948,563506−33%
129Essex County, MAMA826,653501+4%
130Morris County, NJNJ524,251492+9%
131Knox County, TNTN511,453490−1%
132Madison County, ALAL433,516486−7%
133Kern County, CACA927,068481−34%
134Brevard County, FLFL663,982475+62%
135El Dorado County, CACA192,323474−27%
136Forsyth County, GAGA282,805473−11%
137Solano County, CACA455,376470−44%
138Bristol County, MAMA593,640469+235%
139Hays County, TXTX304,390462+950%
140Union County, NJNJ601,863458+651%
141Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332454+83%
142Erie County, NYNY946,741450+12%
143Lane County, OROR381,584450+87%
144Bucks County, PAPA647,828449+28%
145Brazos County, TXTX249,088444+140%
146Pinal County, AZAZ539,380436+72%
147Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216430+25%
148Jefferson County, COCO580,451424−11%
149Hamilton County, ININ387,036424−25%
150Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415420+81%
151Richmond County, NYNY501,290405+137%
152Manatee County, FLFL468,200405+1400%
153Dakota County, MNMN457,710402+212%
154Allen County, ININ402,329400+1150%
155Dane County, WIWI590,375392−23%
156Albany County, NYNY321,225391+79%
157Jackson County, OROR221,795386+688%
158Orleans Parish, LALA362,154378+114%
159Ramsey County, MNMN541,623378+4%
160New Castle County, DEDE588,026375−23%
161Greenville County, SCSC583,125365+1%
162El Paso County, COCO757,040358−15%
163Sarasota County, FLFL479,958355+523%
164Larimer County, COCO377,292346+134%
165Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433346+18%
166Monterey County, CACA433,729344+15%
167Madison County, MSMS116,298344+1223%
168St. Louis, MOMO278,144338+10%
169Durham County, NCNC347,240338+107%
170Bowie County, TXTX92,696336+546%
171Adams County, COCO554,668328+201%
172Whatcom County, WAWA236,392326−9%
173Lancaster County, NENE334,049320+35%
174Richmond, VAVA237,257314+25%
175Will County, ILIL712,253314−32%
176Lorain County, OHOH323,219311+446%
177Portage County, OHOH163,404311+465%
178Providence County, RIRI678,179311+43%
179Leon County, FLFL299,048310−11%
180Champaign County, ILIL209,972310−1%
181Kane County, ILIL525,757306+87%
182Monroe County, NYNY750,506297+16%
183Pasco County, FLFL674,516297+52%
184Utah County, UTUT759,859293−1%
185Hamilton County, TNTN390,833289+139%
186El Paso County, TXTX877,858289−32%
187Sumner County, TNTN215,538287+2509%
188Merced County, CACA297,260275−10%
189Volusia County, FLFL606,573274−23%
190Shelby County, ALAL238,552269+49%
191Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502266+224%
192Ingham County, MIMI289,709263+23%
193Hampden County, MAMA464,338261−5%
194Monongalia County, WVWV107,991260+713%
195Kanawha County, WVWV172,381251+149%
196Norfolk, VAVA231,013251−14%
197York County, PAPA473,197250+150%
198Washington County, ARAR271,213248+91%
199Montgomery County, TXTX781,194248−20%
200Penobscot County, MEME157,967248–
201Montgomery County, VAVA98,434243−10%
202Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035239−42%
203Benton County, WAWA221,722237+1875%
204Passaic County, NJNJ531,624234−53%
205Forsyth County, NCNC401,718234−52%
206Orange County, NYNY417,669231+114%
207Pulaski County, ARAR404,611227+67%
208Shasta County, CACA181,648226+20%
209Richland County, SCSC434,956225+101%
210Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398222−51%
211Chatham County, GAGA311,855221+66%
212Harford County, MDMD266,446220+162%
213Johnson County, IAIA160,044219−19%
214Macomb County, MIMI886,221216−51%
215Payne County, OKOK83,889216+163%
216Coconino County, AZAZ144,368215+617%
217Warren County, OHOH257,181212+78%
218Napa County, CACA132,949211+105%
219Olmsted County, MNMN166,731210+239%
220Dutchess County, NYNY300,708210+3%
221Mercer County, NJNJ399,289209−44%
222Twin Falls County, IDID97,539209–
223Ocean County, NJNJ673,746209+87%
224Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549206+122%
225Charleston County, SCSC436,200205+43%
226Garfield County, COCO63,474205–
227East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180202−26%
228Albemarle County, VAVA118,356202−27%
229Monroe County, ININ143,345198−5%
230Scott County, MNMN159,017197+26%
231Taylor County, KYKY26,763197–
232Lexington County, SCSC317,588196−11%
233Smith County, TXTX252,549196+136%
234Burlington County, NJNJ481,439194−17%
235Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510193+239%
236Polk County, FLFL874,790191−20%
237Hawaii County, HIHI210,043191+403%
238Humboldt County, CACA131,647188+74%
239Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089188–
240Tompkins County, NYNY104,047188−13%
241Ada County, IDID546,141187+9%
242Clark County, ININ130,451186+879%
243Cumberland County, MEME317,222186+88%
244Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795186+46%
245Delaware County, OHOH242,032185−21%
246Chittenden County, VTVT169,115185+89%
247Davis County, UTUT381,227184+156%
248Douglas County, NENE606,460183−13%
249Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388183+221%
250Hampshire County, MAMA164,065182−42%
251Canadian County, OKOK187,189180+1%
252Pickens County, SCSC139,198180+386%
253Johnson County, TXTX218,048180–
254Weld County, COCO378,426180+80%
255Waukesha County, WIWI417,210179+81%
256Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737179−68%
257Potter County, TXTX114,453174−48%
258Spokane County, WAWA558,344173−35%
259Douglas County, KSKS120,920171−13%
260St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692171–
261Hamilton County, OHOH838,418170−33%
262Lee County, FLFL875,607170+56%
263Washington County, TNTN141,199168+664%
264Stafford County, VAVA170,803168+500%
265Plymouth County, MAMA546,829164+131%
266Jefferson County, ALAL665,742164−63%
267Cherokee County, GAGA299,273164−65%
268Butler County, OHOH400,128163+159%
269Rockland County, NYNY357,397162−74%
270Thurston County, WAWA304,261160+80%
271Franklin County, ALAL32,449158–
272Broome County, NYNY195,736158+126%
273Nueces County, TXTX352,992158+16%
274Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368157+76%
275Yamhill County, OROR110,024157+1644%
276Whitman County, WAWA48,512156+346%
277Rutherford County, TNTN386,352155+230%
278Otero County, NMNM70,368153–
279Benton County, OROR97,728152−44%
280Northampton County, PAPA324,411152+20%
281Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907151+319%
282Sussex County, DEDE277,140151+119%
283Mobile County, ALAL411,658150+25%
284Camden County, NJNJ535,799150+88%
285Ottawa County, MIMI308,459147+24%
286Aiken County, SCSC181,515147+950%
287Warren County, TNTN43,717146–
288Iredell County, NCNC211,798144–
289Beaufort County, SCSC204,433143+101%
290Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657142+58%
291Cumberland County, PAPA277,270140+460%
292Clarke County, GAGA129,921138+112%
293Sutter County, CACA98,787137+125%
294Columbia County, GAGA169,189137+49%
295Grand Forks County, NDND74,501136+312%
296Anchorage, AKAK287,155134+76%
297Fairfax, VAVA26,772133+1230%
298Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091132+1100%
299Wilson County, NCNC81,150132–
300Winnebago County, ILIL283,674132+408%
301Collier County, FLFL417,131129−46%
302Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638128−38%
303Winnebago County, WIWI174,218127+285%
304Bannock County, IDID91,591126+114%
305Boone County, MOMO191,746125−61%
306Saginaw County, MIMI187,688124+88%
307Lake County, OHOH232,217124+343%
308Madison County, ILIL263,110124+1140%
309Madison County, KYKY101,696124+1027%
310Cass County, NDND201,794123+2360%
311Lake County, FLFL456,068123+297%
312Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949121−2%
313Cumberland County, NCNC338,473121+21%
314Saratoga County, NYNY241,343120+6%
315Broomfield County, COCO79,174120+471%
316Ulster County, NYNY183,330120+71%
317Polk County, OROR90,037119+42%
318Twiggs County, GAGA7,597118–
319Kitsap County, WAWA283,374118+237%
320Oneida County, NYNY226,392117+234%
321Comal County, TXTX209,166115+1178%
322Sandoval County, NMNM159,565115−34%
323Coweta County, GAGA160,240114+25%
324Schenectady County, NYNY162,581113+1313%
325Vigo County, ININ106,512113+5550%
326Indian River County, FLFL172,799112+173%
327Onondaga County, NYNY466,584111−70%
328Johnson County, ININ174,262111+1%
329Lubbock County, TXTX328,906110+15%
330Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532110+214%
331Butler County, KSKS69,484110+168%
332Charles County, MDMD176,593110+206%
333Weber County, UTUT278,174109−18%
334Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393109+1717%
335Imperial County, CACA181,411108–
336Rockwall County, TXTX140,738108+272%
337Moore County, NCNC110,619107+1238%
338Lamar County, GAGA20,941106–
339Story County, IAIA101,291106+172%
340Anoka County, MNMN381,605104−42%
341Mesa County, COCO162,845104+593%
342Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033103+75%
343Lee County, ALAL189,881102+176%
344Richmond County, GAGA206,559101+359%
345Lucas County, OHOH423,347100−38%
346Marshall County, ALAL103,53799+662%
347Adams County, NENE31,07199+890%
348Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81098+1125%
349Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10296+210%
350Cabell County, WVWV91,18396+2300%
351Livingston Parish, LALA155,03696+405%
352Lancaster County, PAPA563,15992+283%
353Yuba County, CACA88,69192–
354Butte County, CACA209,21191−59%
355Montgomery County, OHOH539,59891−45%
356Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83991+26%
357Monroe County, MIMI156,00490–
358Cambria County, PAPA128,96890+53%
359Charlottesville, VAVA44,38890−62%
360Maui County, HIHI160,59290−7%
361Kittitas County, WAWA48,80390+350%
362Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18689–
363Cache County, UTUT145,00089+790%
364Douglas County, GAGA154,29387+47%
365Kent County, MIMI675,23285−53%
366St. Joseph County, ININ272,86183−43%
367Platte County, MOMO114,40082−36%
368Wagoner County, OKOK93,26382−29%
369Dallas County, MOMO18,02581–
370De Soto Parish, LALA27,38181–
371Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11181+65%
372Hall County, GAGA226,56881+189%
373Kenton County, KYKY175,77981–
374Washington County, MDMD157,73180–
375Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69280+220%
376Genesee County, MIMI401,09379−40%
377Trumbull County, OHOH198,97279+7%
378York County, SCSC306,88779+103%
379Bell County, TXTX402,24878–
380Fayette County, PAPA123,02178+2500%
381Waller County, TXTX69,85877–
382Berkeley County, SCSC274,66676–
383Missoula County, MTMT123,51375–
384Peoria County, ILIL178,55375−13%
385Grafton County, NHNH93,22574+131%
386Clermont County, OHOH216,97774+139%
387Skagit County, WAWA132,97574−13%
388Barnstable County, MAMA233,53973−29%
389Albany County, WYWY38,55873+128%
390Berkshire County, MAMA128,22472+20%
391Tulare County, CACA485,14672−62%
392Clay County, MOMO265,03271−59%
393Juneau, AKAK31,60970+678%
394Rockingham County, NHNH324,07769−21%
395Union County, NCNC267,67469−3%
396Martin County, FLFL166,27269+306%
397McHenry County, ILIL317,75169+5%
398San Benito County, CACA70,08268−30%
399Dodge County, NENE38,05768–
401Pike County, KYKY54,72168–
402Stearns County, MNMN164,11067–
403Carroll County, NHNH52,78467+1017%
404Pope County, ARAR64,97666–
405Chatham County, NCNC85,11166+450%
406Mahoning County, OHOH224,70666+128%
407Latah County, IDID41,84266+154%
408Ohio County, WVWV40,49664+113%
409Garland County, ARAR99,69563–
410Gallatin County, MTMT128,74063+473%
411McLean County, ILIL171,41963+31%
412New Hanover County, NCNC245,95962−64%
413Kenosha County, WIWI168,44862−11%
414Kent County, DEDE194,78662+38%
415Stillwater County, MTMT9,44562–
416Douglas County, NVNV50,11161–
417Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72561–
418Greene County, OHOH174,32261+65%
419Rock County, WIWI166,47260–
420Parker County, TXTX184,76760+757%
421Chesapeake, VAVA255,33260+100%
422Calloway County, KYKY39,42159–
423McMinn County, TNTN57,40459−22%
424Wicomico County, MDMD106,89958+2%
425Coos County, OROR63,99258+314%
426Alexander County, NCNC36,95858–
427Tuolumne County, CACA53,16058+76%
428Washington County, MNMN286,89557−55%
429Windsor County, VTVT57,31257–
430Coles County, ILIL46,60757+375%
431Mendocino County, CACA88,12256−33%
432Sangamon County, ILIL194,17056+60%
433Charlotte County, FLFL217,21256–
434Newport News, VAVA183,23056+40%
435Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11555+112%
436Warren County, KYKY149,37555+57%
437Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72055+817%
438Wichita County, TXTX129,55555+83%
439Manassas, VAVA44,33255+400%
440Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34654−53%
441Kings County, CACA154,32753+20%
442Lake County, CACA67,772530%
443St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44953−40%
444Seminole County, OKOK23,44153–
445Scott County, IAIA175,25953−61%
446Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55252+478%
447Hinds County, MSMS211,88852+206%
448Cortland County, NYNY45,85052+2500%
449Craighead County, ARAR116,95752−60%
450Wells County, ININ28,88351–
451Geary County, KSKS36,33851–
452Boone County, KYKY145,31650+47%
453Berks County, PAPA440,07250+43%
454Panola County, TXTX23,01850–
455Talladega County, ALAL81,60349+44%
456Wood County, OHOH134,17649−28%
457Bossier Parish, LALA131,86749–
458Sweetwater County, WYWY41,26749–
459St. Clair County, ILIL250,70849–
460Carlton County, MNMN36,71148–
461Pulaski County, MOMO54,44248–
462Madison County, NYNY67,12048–
463Midland County, TXTX187,85548−14%
464Berkeley County, WVWV139,52248+55%
465Greene County, MOMO309,28648−44%
466Barrow County, GAGA99,77348−49%
467Jackson County, GAGA99,26548–
468Jackson County, ILIL52,50148−76%
469Calvert County, MDMD94,48447–
470Stark County, OHOH373,77147−45%
471Jefferson County, TXTX254,32147−83%
472La Crosse County, WIWI121,33947–
473Peach County, GAGA29,87747–
474Alamance County, NCNC186,17747+135%
475Etowah County, ALAL103,88646−46%
476Douglas County, MNMN40,12046+360%
477Hancock County, MSMS46,87346–
478Lawrence County, OHOH55,71046+156%
479Deschutes County, OROR213,07246+360%
480Carroll County, MDMD176,67746−55%
481Warren County, NJNJ112,95345+114%
482Otsego County, NYNY60,58945+137%
483Osage County, OKOK46,79445–
484Mason County, TXTX3,99045–
485Tazewell County, ILIL130,04945–
486Sullivan County, TNTN163,75944+238%
487York County, VAVA71,37444−35%
488Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66643+65%
489Linn County, OROR132,84343–
490Horry County, SCSC427,55143+105%
491Caldwell County, TXTX55,15043–
492Washington County, WIWI139,23843–
493Madera County, CACA167,92742−9%
494Ascension Parish, LALA135,10542–
495Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63442–
496Anson County, NCNC21,75842–
497Garfield County, OKOK61,77942+223%
498Franklin County, PAPA160,65242–
499Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88542−54%
500Phelps County, MOMO45,24741+58%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest iranian population?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 85,595 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by iranian population?

Los Angeles County, California, Orange County, California, Santa Clara County, California, San Diego County, California, Harris County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

1,065 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is iranian population measured?

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