RANKING · 2024 ACS · 267 SHOWN OF 267

Largest Iraqi population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI leads at 36,803. 267 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499170,396–

01Detroit, MIMI4,390,91336,803+97%

02San Diego, CACA3,282,24816,369+133%

03Houston, TXTX7,904,6278,299+965%

04Chicago, ILIL9,434,1236,667+67%

05Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9385,974+45%

06Washington, DCDC6,465,7245,740+218%

07Seattle, WAWA4,161,8835,404+763%

08Dallas, TXTX8,477,1575,272+155%

09New York, NYNY20,112,4485,097+89%

10Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4414,800+32%

11Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822,496+247%

12San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1402,387+1264%

13Nashville, TNTN2,197,4162,376+8%

14Riverside, CACA4,769,0072,372+125%

15Portland, OROR2,542,2822,286+617%

16Lincoln, NENE352,0812,206+104%

17Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,920+194%

18Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741,906+488%

19San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,772+58%

20Austin, TXTX2,620,9451,737+448%

21Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951,728+397%

22Denver, COCO3,092,0371,475+203%

23Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771,409+322%

24Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821,271+559%

25Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,217+126%

26Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281,187+203%

27Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,155+105%

28Louisville, KYKY1,402,5091,124+324%

29Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261,117+50%

30Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653969+193%

31Springfield, MAMA464,338940+352%

32Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720909+712%

33San Jose, CACA1,984,473879+105%

34Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695878+326%

35Richmond, VAVA1,389,338876+186%

36Worcester, MAMA888,502859+112%

37Tampa, FLFL3,418,895855+212%

38Columbia, SCSC879,918819+3461%

39Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992787+573%

40Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214717+294%

41Boise City, IDID864,243707+3621%

42Rockford, ILIL337,242707+466%

43Syracuse, NYNY652,273698–

44Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010677+401%

45Albany, NYNY915,835641+1045%

46Orlando, FLFL2,957,672632+251%

47Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500610+55%

48Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813610+771%

49St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421609−27%

50Portland, MEME577,635604+1626%

51Rochester, NYNY1,056,149560+235%

52Knoxville, TNTN968,137510+386%

53Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781493+301%

54Roanoke, VAVA316,547475+1483%

55Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858469+590%

56Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213459+66%

57Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775447+26%

58Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685447−36%

59Dayton, OHOH826,554430+7%

60Albuquerque, NMNM925,279425+110%

61Erie, PAPA265,832419+84%

62Rochester, MNMN231,184412–

63Omaha, NENE1,009,836394–

64Lawrence, KSKS120,920391–

65Durham, NCNC625,485343+615%

66Spokane, WAWA608,012335+458%

67Manchester, NHNH433,415331+1405%

68Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830330+4025%

69Lexington, KYKY535,174316+888%

70Lansing, MIMI479,722299−6%

71Hartford, CTCT1,171,426282–

72Fresno, CACA1,203,383279+182%

73Fayetteville, NCNC395,412267+927%

74Bowling Green, KYKY197,180262–

75Providence, RIRI1,708,161232+164%

76Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795215+134%

77Amarillo, TXTX276,235211–

78Lancaster, PAPA563,159200+1150%

79Bridgeport, CTCT978,179190–

80Des Moines, IAIA758,539187−25%

81Stockton, CACA823,815182–

82Toledo, OHOH599,376179+539%

83Columbia, MOMO219,062179+111%

84Modesto, CACA557,719172−73%

85Twin Falls, IDID123,901170–

86New Orleans, LALA970,849166−69%

87Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645165+1733%

88Fargo, NDND269,528164−47%

89Scranton, PAPA574,418159–

90Adrian, MIMI97,779158–

91Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155158+532%

92Kennewick, WAWA324,334155+31%

93Binghamton, NYNY243,189154+2467%

94Charlottesville, VAVA228,597153+178%

95Akron, OHOH701,780153+135%

96Greensboro, NCNC805,945153–

97Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273153+446%

98Champaign, ILIL239,979141+62%

99Utica, NYNY285,611139+2217%

100Marion, OHOH65,115138–

101Memphis, TNTN1,341,412132−22%

102Killeen, TXTX511,497128+256%

103Mansfield, OHOH124,893121+2925%

104Naples, FLFL417,131118+743%

105Manhattan, KSKS136,122117−19%

106Deming, NMNM25,407113–

107New Haven, CTCT578,741112–

108Harrisburg, PAPA617,427112+90%

109Blacksburg, VAVA181,616110–

110Corning, NYNY91,855110–

111Ogden, UTUT672,784105–

112Jackson, MIMI159,552104+1056%

113Mobile, ALAL411,65898−53%

114Reno, NVNV578,73498+56%

115Salinas, CACA433,72998−59%

116Burlington, VTVT227,80397−42%

117Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63896+174%

118Wichita, KSKS663,80994+840%

119Santa Cruz, CACA258,85291+379%

120Staunton, VAVA129,69290–

121Sevierville, TNTN101,34289–

122Pueblo, COCO169,27788–

123Alice, TXTX45,38387–

124Palm Bay, FLFL663,98285−23%

125Greenville, SCSC1,014,10181–

126Lafayette, LALA423,75881–

127Morgantown, WVWV141,99579−20%

128Laredo, TXTX281,22478–

129Muskegon, MIMI177,90173−71%

130Yuma, AZAZ224,44971+209%

131Merced, CACA297,26070+775%

132Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37769+360%

133Duluth, MNMN281,21968+467%

134Fayetteville, ARAR622,17767+0%

135Sunbury, PAPA107,78867–

136Santa Maria, CACA442,06565–

137Baton Rouge, LALA888,69962+68%

138Dothan, ALAL156,26661–

139Lacey, WAWA304,26161+190%

140Peoria, ILIL363,50560–

141Madison, WIWI709,68559+84%

142Redding, CACA181,64859−70%

143Flint, MIMI401,09357−34%

144Augusta, MEME129,06757–

145Bozeman, MTMT128,74053–

146Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36853–

147Norwich, CTCT284,01552–

148St. Cloud, MNMN205,85452+126%

149Centralia, WAWA88,06252–

150Fort Collins, COCO377,29251+538%

151Lewiston, MEME116,48751–

152Gainesville, FLFL359,03650–

153Boulder, COCO328,56049–

154Iowa City, IAIA182,71149+158%

155Savannah, GAGA438,31448–

156Bismarck, NDND139,75047–

157Alexandria, LALA147,95246+820%

158Chattanooga, TNTN594,53045–

159South Bend, ININ324,53845−79%

160Monroe, MIMI156,00444−56%

161Truckee, CACA101,91143–

162Chico, CACA209,21139+56%

163Eugene, OROR381,58439–

164Lima, OHOH100,88138+245%

165Colorado Springs, COCO781,79636−68%

166Deltona, FLFL746,93336+800%

167San Angelo, TXTX122,06535–

168Oxnard, CACA830,85134−72%

169Fort Wayne, ININ466,25833−41%

170Grand Forks, NDND105,04631–

171Clearlake, CACA67,77231+158%

172Stevens Point, WIWI71,94331–

173Aberdeen, WAWA78,14430–

174Clinton, IAIA46,00230–

175Gainesville, GAGA226,56829−9%

176Midland, TXTX193,13929−88%

177Salem, OROR445,81428–

178Athens, TNTN71,59028–

179Charleston, SCSC889,26327+29%

180Vallejo, CACA455,37627−41%

181Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04126−58%

182Beaumont, TXTX399,31026–

183Provo, UTUT773,42625–

184Tallahassee, FLFL397,44225–

185Olean, NYNY75,39025–

186Kingston, NYNY183,33024–

187Dubuque, IAIA99,38124–

188Kingsport, TNTN314,83424–

189Lakeland, FLFL874,79024+100%

190Cape Coral, FLFL875,60723+92%

191Jacksonville, NCNC217,17523−50%

192Santa Rosa, CACA486,44423–

193Carbondale, ILIL52,50123–

194Enterprise, ALAL56,95322–

195Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19121–

196Rapid City, SDSD156,93421–

197Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66920–

198Los Alamos, NMNM19,40719–

199Concord, NHNH158,07819–

200Oxford, ALAL115,83418–

201Waycross, GAGA57,67017–

202Hanford, CACA154,32717–

203Springfield, MOMO500,69416–

204Augusta, GAGA641,23115−82%

205Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66615–

206Saginaw, MIMI187,68815−32%

207Clarksville, TNTN349,00114−74%

208College Station, TXTX287,47614+0%

209Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96614+17%

210Ocala, FLFL442,66014–

211Tyler, TXTX252,54914–

212Lebanon, NHNH224,50013−48%

213State College, PAPA157,39313–

214Honolulu, HIHI988,70313−19%

215Lake City, FLFL74,09412–

216El Paso, TXTX881,29112–

217Little Rock, ARAR777,60712−91%

218Sebastian, FLFL172,79912–

219Centralia, ILIL36,38212–

220Madison, ININ33,27911–

221Pahrump, NVNV57,33611–

222Wilmington, NCNC492,77211–

223Youngstown, OHOH423,67811–

224Bellingham, WAWA236,39210–

225St. Simons, GAGA118,52410–

226Eureka, CACA131,64710–

227Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08110−9%

228Daphne, ALAL267,76110–

229Midland, MIMI83,75410–

230Wheeling, WVWV134,08910–

231Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7669−85%

232Canton, OHOH400,2468−47%

233Greenfield, MAMA70,6988–

234Bangor, MEME157,9678–

235Waterbury, CTCT463,3498–

236Alamogordo, NMNM70,3688–

237Crossville, TNTN66,3007–

238Lafayette, ININ228,4687–

239Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9757–

240Muncie, ININ113,1067−50%

241Niles, MIMI152,4447−13%

242Aberdeen, SDSD41,5836–

243Winchester, TNTN45,5796–

244Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2066–

245Sikeston, MOMO49,9786–

246Columbus, GAGA324,8306–

247Lubbock, TXTX368,4316+50%

248Walla Walla, WAWA62,3616–

249Anchorage, AKAK405,8215−85%

250LaGrange, GAGA107,0975–

251Seaford, DEDE277,1405–

252Winchester, VAVA152,3325–

253North Port, FLFL948,1585−88%

254Athens, OHOH63,1975–

255Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975–

256Battle Creek, MIMI133,4084–

257Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3324–

258Alma, MIMI41,1904–

259Freeport, ILIL43,2203–

260Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0603–

261Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8643−81%

262Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012–

263Laramie, WYWY38,5582–

264Hillsdale, MIMI45,7381−88%

265Massena, NYNY105,4881–

266Cambridge, OHOH38,3791−83%

267Nantucket, MAMA14,7581–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest iraqi population?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks #1 with 36,803 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by iraqi population?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

267 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is iraqi population measured?

Number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).