Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 210.13K people in California with Iranian ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with Iranian ancestry (54.03K), followed by San Jose city (10.09K), and Irvine city (9.99K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Iranian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Los Angeles city
San Jose city
Irvine city
San Diego city
Beverly Hills city
Glendale city
San Francisco city
Laguna Niguel city
Mission Viejo city
Santa Monica city
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Los Angeles city 54031
2 San Jose city 10091
3 Irvine city 9991
4 San Diego city 9160
5 Beverly Hills city 5520
6 Glendale city 4107
7 San Francisco city 3805
8 Laguna Niguel city 3369
9 Mission Viejo city 3084
10 Santa Monica city 2791
11 Calabasas city 2097
12 Anaheim city 1765
13 Oakland city 1696
14 Aliso Viejo city 1586
15 Newport Beach city 1532
16 Long Beach city 1380
17 Los Gatos town 1366
18 Roseville city 1251
19 Sunnyvale city 1243
20 Thousand Oaks city 1227
21 Santa Clarita city 1213
22 Turlock city 1206
23 Berkeley city 1184
24 Laguna Hills city 1170
25 Burbank city 1158
26 San Ramon city 1154
27 Walnut Creek city 1130
28 Lake Forest city 1124
29 Fresno city 1067
30 Carlsbad city 1031
31 West Hollywood city 992
32 Rancho Santa Margarita city 981
33 Orange city 952
34 Santa Clara city 922
35 Poway city 895
36 Pasadena city 829
36 Torrance city 829
37 Folsom city 799
38 Campbell city 784
39 Arden-Arcade CDP 782
40 Palo Alto city 740
41 Saratoga city 739
42 Fremont city 728
43 Rancho Palos Verdes city 725
44 Simi Valley city 720
45 Agoura Hills city 700
46 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 696
47 San Mateo city 684
48 Los Altos city 681
49 Sacramento city 673
50 Citrus Heights city 671
51 Stockton city 667
52 San Marcos city 661
53 Pleasanton city 648
54 Dublin city 643
55 Cupertino city 624
56 Danville town 618
57 Laguna Beach city 615
58 Foster City city 600
59 Lafayette city 595
60 Davis city 593
61 Huntington Beach city 585
62 Corona city 566
63 Mountain View city 543
64 Fair Oaks CDP 533
64 Rancho Cucamonga city 533
65 Ladera Ranch CDP 522
66 Redwood City city 519
67 Burlingame city 518
68 Albany city 517
69 Carmichael CDP 514
70 Oceanside city 509
71 Redondo Beach city 504
72 Pleasant Hill city 496
73 Riverside city 485
74 San Clemente city 479
75 Escondido city 478
76 Blackhawk CDP 474
77 Belmont city 469
78 Claremont city 462
79 Santa Barbara city 453
80 El Dorado Hills CDP 442
81 Temecula city 433
82 Yorba Linda city 432
83 San Carlos city 428
84 Tustin city 415
85 Fullerton city 401
86 Santa Cruz city 399
87 Emeryville city 387
88 Dana Point city 378
89 La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 372
90 Modesto city 371
91 Manhattan Beach city 367
92 Costa Mesa city 361
93 El Cerrito city 347
94 North Tustin CDP 346
95 San Rafael city 345
96 Encinitas city 344
97 Livermore city 343
98 Fairfield city 338
99 La Mesa city 329
99 South San Francisco city 329
100 Contra Costa Centre CDP 321
101 Gilroy city 319
102 Arcadia city 318
103 Redlands city 317
103 Stevenson Ranch CDP 317
104 Hermosa Beach city 308
105 Concord city 307
106 Palmdale city 302
107 Rocklin city 301
108 Santa Rosa city 300
109 Las Flores CDP (Orange County) 299
110 Culver City city 296
111 Petaluma city 293
111 Vista city 293
112 Hesperia city 292
113 Novato city 288
114 Bakersfield city 285
115 Daly City city 279
116 Kentfield CDP 276
117 West Covina city 275
118 Menlo Park city 272
119 Hawaiian Gardens city 270
119 Loyola CDP 270
120 Oak Park CDP 262
121 Upland city 258
122 Cypress city 252
123 Granite Bay CDP 248
124 La Cañada Flintridge city 243
125 Solana Beach city 240
126 Castro Valley CDP 239
126 Hillsborough town 239
127 Rancho Cordova city 237
127 San Juan Capistrano city 237
128 San Luis Obispo city 234
129 San Dimas city 233
130 Laguna Woods city 227
130 Oakley city 227
131 Brea city 225
131 Camarillo city 225
131 Hilmar-Irwin CDP 225
132 Monrovia city 221
133 El Cajon city 219
134 Antioch city 209
135 Eastvale city 207
135 Westlake Village city 207
136 Martinez city 206
137 Clovis city 202
138 Elk Grove city 201
139 Isla Vista CDP 198
140 Santa Ana city 195
141 Oxnard city 191
141 Placentia city 191
142 Murrieta city 190
143 Union City city 188
144 Alhambra city 187
145 Alameda city 185
145 Chula Vista city 185
146 Alamo CDP 184
146 Orinda city 184
146 Topanga CDP 184
147 Hayward city 182
147 Hercules city 182
147 Pomona city 182
148 Diamond Bar city 180
148 Los Altos Hills town 180
149 Gold River CDP 178
150 Lake Elsinore city 177
150 Rosemont CDP 177
151 Fortuna city 175
152 Brentwood city 174
152 Coto de Caza CDP 174
152 Larkspur city 174
153 Strawberry CDP (Marin County) 172
154 Orangevale CDP 171
155 Downey city 165
156 South Pasadena city 164
157 Oakdale city 163
158 Palm Desert city 161
159 Morgan Hill city 159
160 Lincoln city 157
161 Rancho Mirage city 156
162 Garden Grove city 153
162 Lakewood city 153
162 Pinole city 153
163 Menifee city 151
164 Chino Hills city 150
165 El Segundo city 149
166 Live Oak CDP 146
166 Milpitas city 146
167 Bonita CDP 145
167 Tracy city 145
168 Woodside town 139
169 Millbrae city 138
170 Aptos CDP 135
171 Moorpark city 133
171 Norwalk city 133
172 North Highlands CDP 131
173 Salinas city 130