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The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Iranian ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.

IRANIAN

Most Iranian immigrants arrived in America after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Many stayed in the U.S. after coming here as students.

In the 2000 census, 338,266 people in the U.S. claimed Iranian ancestry.

ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 2 percent of those people said they were Iranian.

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Community	Place type	% Iranian
Kings Point, NY	village	29.7
Great Neck, NY	village	21.1
Beverly Hills, CA	city	18.1
Kensington, NY	village	14.4
Great Neck Estates, NY	village	10.7
Newport Coast, CA	populated place	9.4
Great Neck Plaza, NY	village	9.2
Flower Hill, NY	village	7.5
Roslyn, NY	village	5.5
Thomaston, NY	village	5.3
Roslyn Heights, NY	populated place	4.8
Roslyn Harbor, NY	village	4.8
Calabasas, CA	city	4.7
Morongo Valley, CA	populated place	4.6
Oak Park, CA	populated place	4.3
Searingtown, NY	populated place	4.0
Marina Del Rey, CA	populated place	3.9
Roslyn Estates, NY	village	3.8
North Hills, NY	village	3.8
Great Falls, VA	populated place	3.4
Irvine, CA	city	3.3
North Hempstead, NY	town	3.2
East Hills, NY	village	3.1
Laguna Niguel, CA	city	3.1
Westlake Village, CA	city	2.9
Dunn Loring, VA	populated place	2.8
Glendale, CA	city	2.7
Santa Monica, CA	city	2.7
Aliso Viejo, CA	city	2.6
Oak Brook, IL	village	2.5
Grasonville, MD	populated place	2.4
Friendship Village, MD	populated place	2.4
Seven Corners, VA	populated place	2.3
Ann Arbor, MI	township	2.3
Potomac, MD	populated place	2.3
Old Westbury, NY	village	2.2
University Gardens, NY	populated place	2.1
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	city	2.1
Albertson, NY	populated place	2.0
Hunters Creek Village, TX	city	2.0

Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk

Mapping by Daniel Shorter

-- October 2005

Other resources:

· Iran Genealogy Forum
· Immigration & ship records

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