RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Iraqi population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Michigan leads at 19,942. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2,815, against an all-states median of 344.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,53873,896–

01Michigan, MIMI10,077,76119,942–

02California, CACA39,287,37715,029–

03Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385,224–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984,332–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,770–

06New York, NYNY19,852,3663,013–

07Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,559–

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,958–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,718–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,346–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,255–

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,159–

13Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,083–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,407963–

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639955–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,116920–

17Nevada, NVNV3,184,612808–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,189730–

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445620–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073594–

21Louisiana, LALA4,611,961593–

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,011553–

23New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809471–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508437–

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,507353–

26Utah, UTUT3,392,331334–

27Oregon, OROR4,254,293320–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824315–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,768278–

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,197262–

31North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404241–

32Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391205–

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246202–

34Vermont, VTVT647,106194–

35Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872185–

36North Dakota, NDND784,841132–

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634129–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,294114–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37399–

40Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80188–

41South Dakota, SDSD907,42881–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77974–

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22564–

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86842–

45Idaho, IDID1,934,26239–

46Maine, MEME1,387,81735–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70634–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,87527–

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23516–

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest iraqi population?

Michigan ranks #1 with 19,942 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by iraqi population?

Michigan, California, Arizona, Illinois, Texas.

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is iraqi population measured?

Number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.