Distribution of Arab: Iraqi People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Arab: Iraqi

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0.15%
0.3%
0.45%
0.6%
0.9%
1.2%
1.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Pipestone County, Minnesota	1.95%
2	Macomb County, Michigan	1.11%
3	Oakland County, Michigan	0.88%
4	Harrisonburg city, Virginia	0.85%
5	Suwannee County, Florida	0.54%
6	Polk County, Minnesota	0.51%
7	Erie County, Pennsylvania	0.46%
8	Norman County, Minnesota	0.46%
9	Lancaster County, Nebraska	0.46%
10	Wayne County, Michigan	0.44%
11	San Diego County, California	0.36%
12	Ingham County, Michigan	0.33%
13	Dallas County, Iowa	0.29%
14	Benton County, Minnesota	0.27%
15	Monroe County, Michigan	0.26%
16	Cumberland County, Maine	0.25%
17	Roanoke County, Virginia	0.24%
18	Routt County, Colorado	0.23%
19	Warren County, Kentucky	0.21%
20	Potter County, Texas	0.21%

Top Counties by Population of Arab: Iraqi

#	County	Population
1	San Diego County, California	11,779
2	Oakland County, Michigan	11,049
3	Macomb County, Michigan	9,642
4	Wayne County, Michigan	7,732
5	Maricopa County, Arizona	6,640
6	Cook County, Illinois	6,299
7	Harris County, Texas	4,355
8	Los Angeles County, California	3,293
9	King County, Washington	2,989
10	Dallas County, Texas	2,641
11	Fairfax County, Virginia	2,187
12	Salt Lake County, Utah	1,987
13	Orange County, California	1,963
14	Erie County, New York	1,908
15	Bexar County, Texas	1,728
16	Collin County, Texas	1,595
17	Worcester County, Massachusetts	1,542
18	Davidson County, Tennessee	1,450
19	Lancaster County, Nebraska	1,411
20	Travis County, Texas	1,388

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Michigan	0.32%	31,724
2	Arizona	0.11%	7,664
3	Nebraska	0.08%	1,494
4	Maine	0.07%	921
5	Utah	0.07%	2,095
6	Virginia	0.07%	5,595
7	Illinois	0.06%	8,019
8	California	0.06%	23,781
9	Washington	0.06%	4,187
10	New Mexico	0.05%	1,143
11	Texas	0.05%	14,852
12	Massachusetts	0.05%	3,480
13	Tennessee	0.05%	3,380
14	Vermont	0.05%	315
15	New Hampshire	0.05%	662
16	Iowa	0.05%	1,464
17	Idaho	0.04%	700
18	Oregon	0.03%	1,296
19	Missouri	0.03%	1,870
20	Colorado	0.03%	1,553
21	Maryland	0.03%	1,678
22	New York	0.03%	5,325
23	Minnesota	0.03%	1,495
24	Kentucky	0.03%	1,122
25	Delaware	0.02%	235
26	Kansas	0.02%	716
27	Pennsylvania	0.02%	3,021
28	Georgia	0.02%	2,199
29	Florida	0.02%	4,205
30	Nevada	0.02%	561
31	North Dakota	0.02%	142
32	South Dakota	0.02%	156
33	Connecticut	0.02%	619
34	Ohio	0.02%	2,002
35	Rhode Island	0.02%	177
36	Oklahoma	0.01%	533
37	New Jersey	0.01%	1,099
38	Wisconsin	0.01%	714
39	Arkansas	0.01%	336
40	North Carolina	0.01%	1,124
41	District of Columbia	0.01%	69
42	Louisiana	0.01%	444
43	Indiana	0.01%	592
44	South Carolina	0.01%	347
45	Montana	0.01%	58
46	West Virginia	0%	89
47	Alabama	0%	229
48	Hawaii	0%	35
49	Mississippi	0%	22
50	Wyoming	0%	0
51	Puerto Rico	0%	0
52	Alaska	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Arab: Iraqi

#	State	Population
1	Michigan	31,724
2	California	23,781
3	Texas	14,852
4	Illinois	8,019
5	Arizona	7,664
6	Virginia	5,595
7	New York	5,325
8	Florida	4,205
9	Washington	4,187
10	Massachusetts	3,480
11	Tennessee	3,380
12	Pennsylvania	3,021
13	Georgia	2,199
14	Utah	2,095
15	Ohio	2,002
16	Missouri	1,870
17	Maryland	1,678
18	Colorado	1,553
19	Minnesota	1,495
20	Nebraska	1,494
21	Iowa	1,464
22	Oregon	1,296
23	New Mexico	1,143
24	North Carolina	1,124
25	Kentucky	1,122
26	New Jersey	1,099
27	Maine	921
28	Kansas	716
29	Wisconsin	714
30	Idaho	700
31	New Hampshire	662
32	Connecticut	619
33	Indiana	592
34	Nevada	561
35	Oklahoma	533
36	Louisiana	444
37	South Carolina	347
38	Arkansas	336
39	Vermont	315
40	Delaware	235
41	Alabama	229
42	Rhode Island	177
43	South Dakota	156
44	North Dakota	142
45	West Virginia	89
46	District of Columbia	69
47	Montana	58
48	Hawaii	35
49	Mississippi	22
50	Wyoming	0
51	Puerto Rico	0
52	Alaska	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.