Ranking of Washington 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 14.97K people in Washington with Iranian ancestry (0.20% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kirkland city had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (1.82%), followed by Mill Creek city (0.92%), and Maltby CDP (0.86%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Kirkland city
Mill Creek city
Maltby CDP
Woodinville city
Kenmore city
Ridgefield city
Sammamish city
Bothell city
University Place city
Camas city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kirkland city 1.82
2 Mill Creek city 0.92
3 Maltby CDP 0.86
3 Woodinville city 0.86
4 Kenmore city 0.84
5 Ridgefield city 0.75
6 Sammamish city 0.74
7 Bothell city 0.72
8 University Place city 0.69
9 Camas city 0.68
10 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 0.64
10 Kennewick city 0.64
11 Martha Lake CDP 0.63
12 Mercer Island city 0.61
13 Bellevue city 0.59
14 Covington city 0.58
14 Pullman city 0.58
15 North Lynnwood CDP 0.54
16 Silver Firs CDP 0.53
17 Bothell West CDP 0.51
17 Seattle city 0.51
18 Mukilteo city 0.50
19 Minnehaha CDP 0.48
20 Bothell East CDP 0.43
20 Shoreline city 0.43
21 Artondale CDP 0.39
22 Redmond city 0.38
23 Issaquah city 0.36
23 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 0.36
24 Lake Forest Park city 0.33
25 Everett city 0.32
26 Mill Creek East CDP 0.31
27 Newcastle city 0.28
28 Lake Stickney CDP 0.27
29 Cottage Lake CDP 0.23
29 Lynnwood city 0.23
30 Graham CDP 0.21
31 Alderwood Manor CDP 0.20
31 Bellingham city 0.20
31 Burien city 0.20
31 Sedro-Woolley city 0.20
32 Kent city 0.19
33 Hazel Dell CDP 0.18
34 Mount Vernon city 0.17
35 Orchards CDP 0.16
36 Renton city 0.15
37 Mountlake Terrace city 0.14
37 Tukwila city 0.14
37 Vancouver city 0.14
38 Birch Bay CDP 0.09
38 Eastmont CDP 0.09
38 Maple Valley city 0.09
38 SeaTac city 0.09
38 South Hill CDP 0.09
38 Tacoma city 0.09
39 Bonney Lake city 0.08
40 Bainbridge Island city 0.07
40 Enumclaw city 0.07
40 Longview city 0.07
41 Anacortes city 0.06
42 Camano CDP 0.05
42 Edmonds city 0.05
42 Lake Stevens city 0.05
42 Silverdale CDP 0.05
42 Tumwater city 0.05
43 East Wenatchee city 0.02