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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.38K people in Kansas with Iranian ancestry (0.08% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Andover city had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.51%), followed by Merriam city (0.38%), and Olathe city (0.38%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Iranian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Andover city
Merriam city
Olathe city
Leawood city
Overland Park city
Prairie Village city
Derby city
Lawrence city
Pittsburg city
Shawnee city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Andover city 0.51
2 Merriam city 0.38
2 Olathe city 0.38
3 Leawood city 0.30
4 Overland Park city 0.27
5 Prairie Village city 0.23
6 Derby city 0.19
7 Lawrence city 0.16
8 Pittsburg city 0.12
8 Shawnee city 0.12
9 Wichita city 0.11
10 Lenexa city 0.07
10 Salina city 0.07
11 Leavenworth city 0.05
11 Manhattan city 0.05
12 Haysville city 0.04
13 Hays city 0.03
14 Dodge City city 0.02