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Iranians in United States: a history
Students came before 1979, exiles from 1979, and skilled migrants after them.
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United States · history
Iranians in United States: a history
Students came before 1979, exiles from 1979, and skilled migrants after them.
ࡊࡅࡋ ࡊࡉࡔࡅࡀࡓࡉࡀ
ࡀࡉࡀࡋࡀࡕ ࡌࡅࡕࡀࡄࡉࡃࡀ
ࡍࡀࡒࡔࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡉࡀࡁࡋࡀ ࡊࡖ ࡁࡀࡉࡕ.
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History
The American Community Survey asks about ancestry and the language spoken at home, so the community is visible.
The account
ࡀࡉࡀࡋࡀࡕ ࡌࡅࡕࡀࡄࡉࡃࡀStudents came before 1979, exiles from 1979, and skilled migrants after them. The largest community is in Los Angeles: Westwood, called Tehrangeles, the Persian Jews of Beverly Hills and the Armenian-Iranians of Glendale. Others live in the Bay Area, the Washington DC area, Houston and New York's Great Neck. The community faced stigma after the 1979 to 1981 hostage crisis, and United States travel restrictions on Iranian nationals from 2017.
How people arrived
4 waves- 01Pre-1979 students
- 021979 exile
- 031980s war
- 041990s to 2010s skilled
Figures
Figures are shown with their measure, year and source. They are never added together across different measures.
Iranian Americans, Pew definition (born in Iran, ancestry or parent)
2024- ࡌࡉࡏࡉࡀࡓ
- Iranian Americans, Pew definition (born in Iran, ancestry or parent)
- ࡔࡉࡕࡀ
- 2024
- ࡌࡀࡍࡁࡀࡏ
- Pew Research Center, 7 facts about Iranian Americans (5 Mar 2026), ACS 2024 analysis
- ࡅࡀࡆࡏࡉࡀࡕ
- ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
Born in Iran (stock)
2024- ࡌࡉࡏࡉࡀࡓ
- born in Iran (stock)
- ࡔࡉࡕࡀ
- 2024
- ࡌࡀࡍࡁࡀࡏ
- UN DESA ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍ ࡖࡄࡀࡃࡕࡉࡀ ࡖࡀࡕࡅࡍ ࡁࡉࡍࡉࡀ ࡊࡉࡔࡅࡀࡓࡉࡀ 2024
- ࡅࡀࡆࡏࡉࡀࡕ
- ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
ACS Iranian/Persian ancestry
ACS 2020-24- ࡌࡉࡏࡉࡀࡓ
- ACS Iranian/Persian ancestry
- ࡔࡉࡕࡀ
- ACS 2020-24
- ࡌࡀࡍࡁࡀࡏ
- Social Explorer citing ACS
- ࡅࡀࡆࡏࡉࡀࡕ
- ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
Sources
Each figure keeps the measure, year, source and label the page gives it.
Sources
3 sourcesࡊࡕࡅࡁ ࡋࡌࡉࡂࡁࡉࡀ. ࡁࡒࡋࡉࡃࡉࡀ ࡖࡎࡅࡓࡉࡀ ࡆࡉࡋ ࡅࡁEnter ࡐࡕࡅࡇ.
ࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡉࡀ
ࡀࡊࡀࡃࡉࡌࡉࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡌࡉࡓࡀࡎࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡕࡀࡄࡒࡉࡒࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡐࡅࡓࡑࡀࡕࡄࡀࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡌࡀࡃࡀࡍࡉࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡕࡀࡅࡎࡉࡏࡀࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡀࡊࡁࡀࡓ ࡅࡓࡅࡉࡃࡀࡃࡄࡀࡌࡀࡅࡆࡅࡀࡊࡉࡔࡅࡀࡓࡉࡀ
ࡀࡐࡂࡀࡍࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡓࡆ࡙ࡀࡍࡕࡉࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡓࡌࡀࡍࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡅࡎࡕࡓࡀࡋࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡅࡕࡓࡉࡔࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡆࡀࡓࡁࡀࡉࡂ࡙ࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡀࡄࡓࡀࡉࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡉࡋࡆ࡙ࡉࡊࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡉࡓࡉࡆࡉࡋࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀࡃࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊ࡙ࡉࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡒࡉࡁࡓࡉࡎࡀࡕࡓࡀࡃࡀࡍࡌࡀࡓࡊࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡉࡑࡓࡀࡕࡓࡀࡐࡀࡍࡋࡀࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡐࡀࡓࡀࡍࡎࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡂࡅࡓࡂ࡙ࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡋࡌࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡉࡅࡍࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡀࡂ࡙ࡀࡓࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡄࡉࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡓࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡏࡉࡓࡀࡒࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡎࡓࡀࡏࡉࡋࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡕࡀࡋࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡆ࡙ࡀࡐࡅࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡒࡀࡆࡀࡒࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊࡉࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊࡅࡀࡉࡕࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡀࡋࡉࡆࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡉࡊࡆࡉࡊࡀࡕࡓࡀࡄࡅࡋࡀࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡍࡉࡅࡆࡉࡋࡀࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡍࡉࡂ࡙ࡉࡓࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡍࡅࡓࡅࡉࡆ࡙ࡀࡕࡓࡀࡏࡅࡌࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡐࡀࡊࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡒࡀࡈࡀࡓࡀࡕࡓࡀࡓࡅࡎࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡐࡓࡉࡒࡀ ࡂ࡙ࡅࡍࡅࡁࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡎࡐࡀࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡎࡅࡏࡉࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡎࡅࡉࡎࡀࡕࡓࡀࡕࡀࡂ࡙ࡉࡊࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡕࡀࡍࡆࡀࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡕࡅࡓࡊࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡌࡀࡓࡀࡕ ࡌࡅࡕࡀࡄࡉࡃࡀ ࡖࡏࡀࡓࡀࡁࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡓࡉࡕࡀࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡀࡋࡀࡕ ࡌࡅࡕࡀࡄࡉࡃࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡅࡉࡍࡉࡆࡅࡏࡉࡋࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡃࡀࡐࡉࡀ
ࡍࡀࡎࡉ ࡌࡉࡋࡕࡀ ࡒࡀࡓࡉࡀࡕࡀ, ࡀࡅ ࡔࡅࡌࡀ ࡖࡊࡉࡔࡅࡀࡓ ࡁࡉࡍࡂࡋࡉࡆࡀࡉࡀ. ࡀࡐ ࡔࡅࡌࡀࡓࡉࡀ ࡔࡀࡋࡌࡀ ࡇࡆࡉ.
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