Ranking of Arizona 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 8.28K people in Arizona with Iranian ancestry (0.12% of Arizona population). Among all Arizona cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Paradise Valley town had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (1.06%), followed by Scottsdale city (0.73%), and Casa Grande city (0.59%).

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 Arizona.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Paradise Valley town
Scottsdale city
Casa Grande city
Catalina Foothills CDP
Fountain Hills town
Chandler city
Sahuarita town
Camp Verde town
Bullhead City city
Flagstaff city
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Paradise Valley town 1.06
2 Scottsdale city 0.73
3 Casa Grande city 0.59
4 Catalina Foothills CDP 0.52
5 Fountain Hills town 0.31
6 Chandler city 0.30
7 Sahuarita town 0.29
8 Camp Verde town 0.28
9 Bullhead City city 0.20
9 Flagstaff city 0.20
10 Gilbert town 0.17
11 San Tan Valley CDP 0.13
12 Phoenix city 0.12
12 Tempe city 0.12
12 Tucson city 0.12
13 Glendale city 0.11
13 Tucson Mountains CDP 0.11
14 Eloy city 0.10
15 Florence town 0.08
15 Nogales city 0.08
16 Avondale city 0.07
17 Mesa city 0.06
18 Drexel Heights CDP 0.04
18 Green Valley CDP 0.04
18 Lake Havasu City city 0.04
19 Queen Creek town 0.03
19 Rio Rico CDP 0.03
19 Yuma city 0.03
20 Douglas city 0.02