RANKING · 2024 ACS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Iraqi population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Michigan leads at 38,883. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,434, against an all-states median of 984.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS 2000

01Michigan, MIMI10,077,76138,883–

02California, CACA39,287,37729,344–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42418,377–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,651–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,384–

06New York, NYNY19,852,3666,839–

07Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386,560–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1166,327–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,771–

10Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,733–

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,186–

12Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,162–

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,666–

14Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,658–

15Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,638–

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,534–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,095–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,042–

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,907–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,885–

21Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,733–

22Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,703–

23Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,542–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,226–

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,009–

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225959–

27Maryland, MDMD6,206,011949–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,197920–

29Idaho, IDID1,934,262880–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872828–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634775–

32Maine, MEME1,387,817737–

33Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508644–

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246585–

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868431–

36Louisiana, LALA4,611,961355–

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,507346–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,294252–

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,768223–

40South Dakota, SDSD907,428123–

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801121–

42Vermont, VTVT647,10697–

43West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37389–

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39179–

45North Dakota, NDND784,84170–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87553–

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513–

48Alaska, AKAK735,7065–

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3972–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest iraqi population?

Michigan ranks #1 with 38,883 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by iraqi population?

Michigan, California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states 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).