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.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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 |