Ranking of Virginia 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 19.95K people in Virginia with Iranian ancestry (0.23% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Great Falls CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (4.66%), followed by Tysons CDP (4.38%), and Cascades CDP (3.06%).

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 Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Great Falls CDP
Tysons CDP
Cascades CDP
Idylwood CDP
Lowes Island CDP
McLean CDP
Woodburn CDP
Lansdowne CDP
Herndon town
Wolf Trap CDP
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Great Falls CDP 4.66
2 Tysons CDP 4.38
3 Cascades CDP 3.06
4 Idylwood CDP 2.86
5 Lowes Island CDP 2.27
6 McLean CDP 1.88
7 Woodburn CDP 1.83
8 Lansdowne CDP 1.76
9 Herndon town 1.75
9 Wolf Trap CDP 1.75
10 Dranesville CDP 1.73
11 Fairfax Station CDP 1.64
12 Vienna town 1.58
13 Fair Oaks CDP 1.29
14 Difficult Run CDP 1.13
15 Franklin Farm CDP 1.08
16 Chantilly CDP 1.06
17 Reston CDP 1.01
18 Annandale CDP 0.97
19 Franconia CDP 0.95
20 Burke Centre CDP 0.92
21 Lake Barcroft CDP 0.79
21 Stone Ridge CDP 0.79
22 South Riding CDP 0.77
23 Centreville CDP 0.73
24 Ashburn CDP 0.68
24 Gainesville CDP 0.68
25 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 0.62
25 Wyndham CDP 0.62
25 Yorkshire CDP 0.62
26 Fredericksburg city 0.59
27 Brambleton CDP 0.58
28 Falls Church city 0.57
28 Oakton CDP 0.57
29 Leesburg town 0.55
30 West Falls Church CDP 0.53
31 Fort Hunt CDP 0.51
32 Sterling CDP 0.50
33 Arlington CDP 0.48
33 West Springfield CDP 0.48
34 Fairfax city 0.46
34 Lorton CDP 0.46
35 Short Pump CDP 0.44
36 Blacksburg town 0.43
37 Linton Hall CDP 0.42
38 Burke CDP 0.40
39 Kings Park West CDP 0.38
39 Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) 0.38
40 Lake Ridge CDP 0.31
41 Charlottesville city 0.30
41 Lincolnia CDP 0.30
42 Merrifield CDP 0.29
43 Sugarland Run CDP 0.28
44 Alexandria city 0.26
45 Lakeside CDP 0.24
45 Manassas city 0.24
46 Kingstowne CDP 0.23
47 Newington CDP 0.21
48 Leesylvania CDP 0.19
48 Madison Heights CDP 0.19
49 Huntington CDP 0.18
50 Dale City CDP 0.17
51 Mount Vernon CDP 0.16
52 Wakefield CDP 0.15
52 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) 0.15
53 Richmond city 0.14
54 Harrisonburg city 0.12
54 Manassas Park city 0.12
55 Groveton CDP 0.10
55 Hopewell city 0.10
55 Norfolk city 0.10
56 Buckhall CDP 0.09
57 Cave Spring CDP 0.06
58 Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) 0.05
59 Lynchburg city 0.04
60 Chester CDP 0.03
61 Christiansburg town 0.01
61 Danville city 0.01
61 Front Royal town 0.01
61 Radford city 0.01