RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Iranian population, US states · 2020

US states 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. California leads at 207,025. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 17,955, against an all-states median of 2,679.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281476,084–

01California, CACA39,287,377207,025+2%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42439,586+32%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36627,743−0%

04Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019,449+4%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01117,604+21%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,588+12%

07Washington, WAWA7,816,11614,378+61%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79810,617+9%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4079,930+12%

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569,032+13%

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8388,708+24%

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8097,052−4%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,852+41%

14Oregon, OROR4,254,2936,809+49%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1896,500+47%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,102+43%

17Nevada, NVNV3,184,6125,818+24%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935,328+32%

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,599+7%

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,154+31%

21Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,972+7%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,611+46%

23Utah, UTUT3,392,3313,275+96%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,145+35%

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,010−2%

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,679+9%

27District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,516+99%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,344+44%

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,320+42%

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,776+26%

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,774−9%

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,763+15%

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,592+27%

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,512+32%

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235851+115%

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373816+183%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391811+18%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,707749+47%

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868723+45%

40Iowa, IAIA3,210,507717−20%

41Idaho, IDID1,934,262652+66%

42Delaware, DEDE1,021,191588−2%

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779525−21%

44Maine, MEME1,387,817516+215%

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801398+5%

46Montana, MTMT1,116,875375+174%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706350+155%

48Vermont, VTVT647,106336+69%

49North Dakota, NDND784,841275+571%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,397196+26%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,42843−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest iranian population?

California ranks #1 with 207,025 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 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.