RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Iraqi population, US states · 2020

US states 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. Michigan leads at 34,212. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 5,775, against an all-states median of 1,156.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRAQI POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281153,964–

01Michigan, MIMI10,077,76134,212+72%

02California, CACA39,287,37721,708+44%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42419,213+410%

04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8387,560+45%

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,261+68%

06New York, NYNY19,852,3666,334+110%

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,694+191%

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,661+407%

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0774,145+141%

10Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,421+34%

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,092+146%

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,911+202%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,660+179%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,497+86%

15Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,318+114%

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,140+85%

17Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,976+527%

18Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,950+484%

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,927+309%

20Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,831+472%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,804+191%

22Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,443+98%

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,314+138%

24North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,248+418%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,064+2628%

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,041+297%

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225896+1300%

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,507893+153%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,612862+7%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872788+326%

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868710+1590%

32Maine, MEME1,387,817672+1820%

33Indiana, ININ6,851,073636+7%

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294567+397%

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246469+132%

36Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508392−10%

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634280+117%

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,768255−8%

39Louisiana, LALA4,611,961225−62%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391204−0%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,428162+100%

42Vermont, VTVT647,106138−29%

43West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373112+13%

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801102+16%

45North Dakota, NDND784,84184−36%

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87542+56%

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77937−50%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513−19%

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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 34,212 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by iraqi population?

Michigan, California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

48 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is iraqi population measured?

Number of residents who are Iraqi ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.