RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Iranian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 203,656. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 16,237, against an all-states median of 1,940.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377203,656–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42429,906–

03New York, NYNY19,852,36627,773–

04Virginia, VAVA8,705,17018,768–

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01114,561–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07712,999–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,7989,708–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1168,943–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4078,865–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567,989–

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8097,366–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8387,024–

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394,863–

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,677–

15Oregon, OROR4,254,2934,567–

16Colorado, COCO5,862,1894,419–

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,305–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,273–

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,038–

20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,720–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,176–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,078–

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,467–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,460–

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,332–

26Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,940–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,669–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,633–

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,627–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,534–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,406–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,262–

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,249–

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,146–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507891–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391685–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779661–

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,191599–

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,707509–

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868500–

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235395–

42Idaho, IDID1,934,262393–

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801380–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373288–

45Vermont, VTVT647,106199–

46Maine, MEME1,387,817164–

47Wyoming, WYWY582,397155–

48Alaska, AKAK735,706137–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,875137–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42854–

51North Dakota, NDND784,84141–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest iranian population?

California ranks #1 with 203,656 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by iranian population?

California, Texas, New York, Virginia, Maryland.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is iranian population measured?

Number of residents who are Iranian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).