Ranking of Oregon 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 7.01K people in Oregon with Iranian ancestry (0.17% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Sherwood city had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (1.45%), followed by Lake Oswego city (1.18%), and Beaverton city (1.00%).

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 Oregon.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Sherwood city
Lake Oswego city
Beaverton city
Gladstone city
Happy Valley city
Tigard city
Bethany CDP
Cedar Mill CDP
Oak Grove CDP
Oak Hills CDP
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sherwood city 1.45
2 Lake Oswego city 1.18
3 Beaverton city 1.00
4 Gladstone city 0.76
5 Happy Valley city 0.60
6 Tigard city 0.59
7 Bethany CDP 0.51
8 Cedar Mill CDP 0.46
9 Oak Grove CDP 0.40
10 Oak Hills CDP 0.39
10 West Linn city 0.39
11 Astoria city 0.35
12 Molalla city 0.30
13 Newberg city 0.26
14 Portland city 0.23
15 Wilsonville city 0.22
16 Aloha CDP 0.20
16 Canby city 0.20
17 Tualatin city 0.19
18 Eugene city 0.18
19 Santa Clara CDP 0.17
20 McMinnville city 0.15
21 Corvallis city 0.14
22 Medford city 0.13
23 Hillsboro city 0.12
23 Oregon City city 0.12
24 Silverton city 0.11
25 Oatfield CDP 0.10
25 Woodburn city 0.10
26 Bend city 0.08
27 Springfield city 0.06
28 Forest Grove city 0.04
29 Redmond city 0.03