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Iranians in United States

The community in United States: its cities and regions, how people arrived, the public bodies that serve them and the state of its Chapter. A figure shows only with its source.

Public bodies and help
Region
Northern America
Regions
51
City pages
10
Chapter
not yet recognised

USAUnited States

51 regions · 67 pages · 38 bodies · Chapter not yet recognised

Country · 51 regions · 10 city pages · Chapter not yet recognised

The community in United States: its cities and regions, how people arrived, the public bodies that serve them and the state of its Chapter. A figure shows only with its source.

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Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet
Chapter not yet recognised. 51 regions, names checked 2026-10-23.
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What is here, by place and topic

PlaceOverviewAcademyHeritageLanguageResearchOpportunitiesCivicDevelopmentNews and events
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development CouncilWhole network 50 country sites84 city pages126 coursesnone open for enrolment yet116 days to keep40 chronology entries32 language varieties15 scripts8 sources1 sourced figure6 programmes1 forming, the others in preparation3 campaigns5 programmes14 programmes2 forming, the others in preparation88 approved sourcesno confirmed events yet
United StatesCountry · USA 10 city pagesThis page: United States12 coursesin the languages of the community hereNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole networkNot open here yetsee the whole network
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Figures

United Statesverified
750,000 (445,000 immigrants, 310,000 US-born)
Measure
Iranian Americans, Pew definition (born in Iran, ancestry or parent)
Year
2024
Source
Pew Research Center, 7 facts about Iranian Americans (5 Mar 2026), ACS 2024 analysis
Status
verified
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431,405
Measure
born in Iran (stock)
Year
2024
Source
UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024
Status
verified
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518,792
Measure
ACS Iranian/Persian ancestry
Year
ACS 2020-24
Source
Social Explorer citing ACS
Status
secondary
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51 regions of United States

choose a region to open itfirst-level regions
Alabamano city pages yetAlaskano city pages yetArizonano city pages yetArkansasno city pages yetCalifornia3 city pagesColoradono city pages yetConnecticutno city pages yetDelawareno city pages yetDistrict of Columbia1 city pageFloridano city pages yetGeorgia1 city pageHawaiino city pages yetIdahono city pages yetIllinois1 city pageIndianano city pages yetIowano city pages yetKansasno city pages yetKentuckyno city pages yetLouisianano city pages yetMaineno city pages yetMarylandno city pages yetMassachusettsno city pages yetMichiganno city pages yetMinnesotano city pages yetMississippino city pages yetMissourino city pages yetMontanano city pages yetNebraskano city pages yetNevadano city pages yetNew Hampshireno city pages yetNew Jerseyno city pages yetNew Mexicono city pages yetNew York1 city pageNorth Carolinano city pages yetNorth Dakotano city pages yetOhiono city pages yetOklahomano city pages yetOregonno city pages yetPennsylvaniano city pages yetRhode Islandno city pages yetSouth Carolinano city pages yetSouth Dakotano city pages yetTennesseeno city pages yetTexas2 city pagesUtahno city pages yetVermontno city pages yetVirginiano city pages yetWashington1 city pageWest Virginiano city pages yetWisconsinno city pages yetWyomingno city pages yet
Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington DC area10 city pages for United States
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Waves of arrival

4 periods, from the country guideto verify
1
pre-1979 studentsfrom the country guide, to verify
2
1979 exilefrom the country guide, to verify
3
1980s warfrom the country guide, to verify
4
1990s to 2010s skilledfrom the country guide, to verify
Drafted in the country guide. Each wave still needs its source.
History of the community

Languages here

18 of the community · 2 of the country
فارسیPersian
translation not measured yet
العربيةArabic
translation not measured yet
TürkçeTurkish
translation not measured yet
EnglishEnglish · language of the country
translation not measured yet

6 courses in these languages: Azerbaijani Turkish · Persian language 101 · Persian painting

Public bodies by level

38 public bodies · checked 2026-10-23checked at source
national
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThe federal agency for immigration benefits, status and citizenship.
Arrival and statusOpen
national
Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrantsOfficial guides for settling in the US.
Arrival and statusOpen
national
AsylumHow asylum works in the US and how to apply.
Asylum and refugee protectionOpen
national
List of pro bono legal service providersFree legal service providers for people in immigration court.
Asylum and refugee protectionOpen
national
UNHCR in the United StatesThe UN Refugee Agency office in the US.
Asylum and refugee protectionOpen
national
Office of Refugee ResettlementFederal resettlement and support programmes for refugees and other eligible newcomers.
Settlement and integrationOpen
city
Mayor's Office of Immigrant AffairsCity services and information for immigrant New Yorkers. · New York
Settlement and integrationOpen
city
Office of New AmericansCity support for immigrants and refugees in Chicago. · Chicago
Settlement and integrationOpen
8 of 38 shown here. Address, hours and languages served follow when they are checked.
All 38 public bodies

News and notices in United States

8 latest · approved sources onlyfrom approved sources
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LatestAlertsNotices

Chapter not yet recognised

United States · charter termsnot yet recognised
01Groups form in citiesLos Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington DC area, Atlanta, Chicago
02The Chapter is proposedby its groups, as the charter says
03Recognitionby the bodies the charter names
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Map of United States

61 places · regions and cities
100 km250 km500 km AlabamaAlabamaGeorgiaGeorgiaAtlantaAtlantaMississippiMississippiTennesseeTennessee United States 100 kmunknown cities · unknown bodies · unknown eventsnot yet counted250 kmunknown cities · unknown bodies · unknown eventsnot yet counted500 kmunknown cities · unknown bodies · unknown eventsnot yet counted United States · rings by distance · the map draws on this site's own tiles
Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), served from this site. Boundaries and names follow United Nations usage. Never a person's position.

This place in words

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Place
United States
Codes
urn:nx:place:USAISO 3166-1 USAUN M49 840UN subregion Northern America
Position
no position recorded
Region codes
ISO 3166-2 (iso-codes v4.20.1), checked 2026-10-23
On the map
city pages · regions · public bodies
Regions
51
City pages
10
Public bodies
38
Figures with source
3
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Take part where you live

3 official channels

The country · United States of America

With the network

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Law and rights

official sources · 12 links · 7 watched instruments

This page is a research resource about United States. It is written for researchers, institutions and stakeholders who study or work on United States, wherever they are. It does not offer goods or services to people in United States, and it takes no position on the status, borders, names or government of any country or territory.

The country · United States of America

International bodies that apply here (5)
Laws and rules the network follows here (7)
Information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official source; read the law there, and ask a qualified lawyer about your situation. Sources checked 2026-11-13.
Time
19612026
1990s to 2010s skilled. From the country guide, to verify.