Ranking of Utah 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 3.37K people in Utah with Iranian ancestry (0.10% of Utah population). Among all Utah cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cottonwood Heights city had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.88%), followed by Millcreek city (0.72%), and Sandy city (0.71%).

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 Utah.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Cottonwood Heights city
Millcreek city
Sandy city
South Salt Lake city
North Logan city
Holladay city
Centerville city
Farmington city
Draper city
Murray city
Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cottonwood Heights city 0.88
2 Millcreek city 0.72
3 Sandy city 0.71
4 South Salt Lake city 0.50
5 North Logan city 0.47
6 Holladay city 0.31
7 Centerville city 0.30
7 Farmington city 0.30
8 Draper city 0.27
9 Murray city 0.25
10 Woods Cross city 0.22
11 Salt Lake City city 0.20
12 West Jordan city 0.18
13 Magna metro township 0.13
13 Orem city 0.13
14 Brigham City city 0.10
14 Cedar City city 0.10
15 Kaysville city 0.09
15 Taylorsville city 0.09
16 North Salt Lake city 0.08
16 Pleasant Grove city 0.08
17 Bluffdale city 0.07
17 Ogden city 0.07
18 Logan city 0.05
18 South Jordan city 0.05
18 South Ogden city 0.05
19 Herriman city 0.03
19 Provo city 0.03
20 Tooele city 0.02