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Largest Iraqi population, California cities · 2020

California cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 142 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Iraqi population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS 2010

01El Cajon, CACA101,7557,344+138%

02Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0891,202−17%

03Rancho San Diego, CACA21,2721,053+129%

04San Diego, CACA1,406,106776−44%

05Santee, CACA58,205565+282%

06Bostonia, CACA16,765550+71%

07San Jose, CACA989,814453+156%

08Modesto, CACA219,652425−22%

09San Francisco, CACA826,079413+588%

10Sacramento, CACA536,449384+4167%

11Irvine, CACA318,764344+483%

12Oakland, CACA440,838293+598%

13Palo Alto, CACA67,609293+405%

14Winter Gardens, CACA22,131278+39%

15Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994276–

16Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,969271−43%

17Antelope, CACA48,301215–

18Glendale, CACA187,160212−70%

19Escondido, CACA146,030194+173%

20Carmichael, CACA76,948191+1492%

21Fresno, CACA555,549188+107%

22Jamul, CACA6,574178+128%

23Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856170+900%

24La Mesa, CACA59,914164+1267%

25South San Francisco, CACA64,941161–

26Colton, CACA53,383153–

27La Presa, CACA34,962148+7%

28Elk Grove, CACA185,007145+215%

29Poway, CACA49,180138+318%

30Milpitas, CACA78,596133+1109%

31Saratoga, CACA30,418126–

32West Covina, CACA105,301111–

33Fontana, CACA221,223111+127%

34Riverside, CACA323,057105−59%

35Garden Grove, CACA170,45598+989%

36Laguna Beach, CACA22,39193–

37Prunedale, CACA19,72391–

38Atascadero, CACA29,46489–

39Turlock, CACA72,86489+46%

40Calabasas, CACA22,02785−53%

41Moreno Valley, CACA214,26381+575%

42Mission Viejo, CACA90,48480–

43Crescent City, CACA6,00276–

44Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,13276–

45Santa Clarita, CACA228,43073–

46Alpine, CACA15,18071–

47Clovis, CACA129,34771–

48Anaheim, CACA341,00869−22%

49Santa Monica, CACA90,08266−7%

50Beverly Hills, CACA30,76461−58%

51San Marcos, CACA94,90860+2%

52Anderson, CACA11,13158+205%

53Redlands, CACA74,12858+427%

54San Dimas, CACA32,97858–

55Imperial Beach, CACA25,20657–

56Hayward, CACA157,11357+280%

57Lafayette, CACA25,31356+75%

58Fremont, CACA226,44255−50%

59Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,44754−46%

60Redwood City, CACA82,17853−47%

61Yuba City, CACA69,48551–

62Upland, CACA79,44647+52%

63Hanford, CACA62,22946–

64Ramona, CACA22,63445–

65Menlo Park, CACA32,71343–

66San Mateo, CACA103,33743−30%

67West Hollywood, CACA34,23142–

68Huntington Beach, CACA191,45140−13%

69Marina, CACA23,25639−40%

70Norwalk, CACA97,10439–

71Pittsburg, CACA77,54239–

72Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77938−42%

73Encinitas, CACA60,73638+41%

74Tustin, CACA77,84338–

75Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89337–

76Sunnyvale, CACA156,57737–

77Barstow, CACA24,80435–

78Costa Mesa, CACA108,88135–

79Newport Beach, CACA81,97734−59%

80Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76534−60%

81Castaic, CACA17,99934–

82Campbell, CACA42,49033–

83Rancho Cordova, CACA87,55432–

84Mountain View, CACA85,43831–

85Foothill Farms, CACA36,43530–

86Temecula, CACA114,86530–

87Cupertino, CACA58,33328–

88Foster City, CACA32,41128–

89Long Beach, CACA450,46926+44%

90Altadena, CACA41,70526–

91Castro Valley, CACA65,00126–

92Coronado, CACA21,09426–

93Dublin, CACA71,60225–

94San Ramon, CACA86,20925–

95Roseville, CACA167,30223−84%

96Simi Valley, CACA124,86123−79%

97Corona, CACA161,73421−91%

98Richmond, CACA114,86121+163%

99Fairfield, CACA122,48921+75%

100Fallbrook, CACA32,11221–

101Grand Terrace, CACA12,93620–

102Azusa, CACA47,44719–

103Burbank, CACA102,98819–

104Chino, CACA96,95719–

105Mentone, CACA9,51418–

106Burlingame, CACA31,92918−25%

107Stanford, CACA18,66218–

108Merced, CACA99,72417+113%

109Arcata, CACA19,04716–

110Berkeley, CACA121,91116−38%

111Chico, CACA105,08115−32%

112Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51315–

113Walnut Creek, CACA70,01215+25%

114Live Oak, CACA16,91114–

115Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65414–

116Livermore, CACA83,45713–

117Montclair, CACA37,56313–

118Morgan Hill, CACA45,62513–

119Seaside, CACA31,63613–

120Monterey, CACA28,95311−61%

121Hawthorne, CACA82,74111–

122Laguna Hills, CACA30,02010–

123Pacific Grove, CACA14,65910–

124Cathedral City, CACA52,3759–

125Kensington, CACA5,1798+14%

126Orange, CACA138,3658−79%

127Orangevale, CACA35,9588–

128Glendora, CACA49,6718–

129Union City, CACA65,2828–

130San Luis Obispo, CACA50,6367–

131Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,9907–

132National City, CACA57,8076–

133Pleasanton, CACA74,5566–

134Vallejo, CACA123,2876−82%

135Ladera Ranch, CACA23,7935–

136Port Hueneme, CACA20,9875–

137Thousand Oaks, CACA122,2305–

138American Canyon, CACA22,7734–

139Coalinga, CACA17,2814−50%

140Davis, CACA66,1104–

141University of California-Davis, CACA8,6964–

142Lomita, CACA19,7242–

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