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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 23.62K people in California with Iraqi ancestry. Among all California cities and places, El Cajon city had the highest population with Iraqi ancestry (7.50K), followed by Rancho San Diego CDP (1.17K), and Bostonia CDP (617).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Iraqi 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 Iraqi Ancestry in 2021
El Cajon city
Rancho San Diego CDP
Bostonia CDP
Santee city
Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)
Sacramento city
Modesto city
Winter Gardens CDP
La Mesa city
La Presa CDP
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Iraqi Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 El Cajon city 7500
2 Rancho San Diego CDP 1166
3 Bostonia CDP 617
4 Santee city 615
5 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 515
6 Sacramento city 454
7 Modesto city 418
8 Winter Gardens CDP 326
9 La Mesa city 284
9 La Presa CDP 284
10 Irvine city 281
11 Palo Alto city 258
12 Antelope CDP 256
13 Elk Grove city 225
14 Glendale city 215
15 Escondido city 206
16 Jamul CDP 189
17 Carmichael CDP 182
18 Corona city 162
19 South San Francisco city 160
20 Arden-Arcade CDP 155
21 Crescent City city 149
22 Milpitas city 143
23 Atascadero city 122
24 Clovis city 111
25 Poway city 110
26 Hilmar-Irwin CDP 103
27 Garden Grove city 102
28 Fontana city 99
29 San Dimas city 98
30 Daly City city 96
31 Laguna Beach city 92
32 Moreno Valley city 91
33 Prunedale CDP 82
33 West Covina city 82
34 Upland city 79
35 Calabasas city 78
35 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 78
36 Saratoga city 71
37 Lafayette city 66
38 Fair Oaks CDP 64
39 Alpine CDP 60
39 Sierra Madre city 60
40 Imperial Beach city 58
40 Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) 58
40 Pittsburg city 58
41 National City city 54
42 Anderson city 53
42 Foothill Farms CDP 53
43 Turlock city 52
44 Yuba City city 51
45 Beverly Hills city 49
46 Marina del Rey CDP 47
47 North Highlands CDP 46
47 Ramona CDP 46
48 Hanford city 45
49 Dublin city 43
50 Rancho Santa Margarita city 42
51 San Juan Capistrano city 40
52 Coronado city 39
53 Elizabeth Lake CDP 38
54 Contra Costa Centre CDP 34
55 Barstow city 33
55 Granite Hills CDP 33
56 Cupertino city 31
57 Foster City city 27
58 Marina city 26
59 Fallbrook CDP 25
60 Grand Terrace city 22
61 Lake San Marcos CDP 21
62 Crest CDP 20
63 Arcata city 18
63 Mentone CDP 18
64 Corcoran city 16
64 Seaside city 16
64 Wildomar city 16
65 Montclair city 15
66 Live Oak CDP 14
67 Palos Verdes Estates city 8
67 Pepperdine University CDP 8
68 Port Hueneme city 7
69 Hasley Canyon CDP 6
69 Larkspur city 6
69 Loyola CDP 6
70 Bonadelle Ranchos CDP 5
70 University of California-Davis CDP 5
71 American Canyon city 3