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Highest Mexican population share, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Mexican origin (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Mexican residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 85 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 2.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Denison, IAIA8,21438.9%+9.9 pts

02Storm Lake, IAIA11,59029.7%+2.6 pts

03Marshalltown, IAIA27,53628.7%+9.7 pts

04Perry, IAIA8,20821.7%−1.1 pts

05Osceola, IAIA5,67920.1%+9.5 pts

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35616.3%+3.9 pts

07Muscatine, IAIA23,16414.4%+1.8 pts

08Tiffin, IAIA7,15612.5%+10.3 pts

09Ottumwa, IAIA25,31911.0%+3.3 pts

10Des Moines, IAIA212,08610.7%+1.6 pts

11Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.3%+2.6 pts

12Webster City, IAIA7,8159.7%+6.3 pts

13Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6808.8%+2.2 pts

14Estherville, IAIA5,8078.6%+3.1 pts

15Davenport, IAIA100,3588.2%+2.0 pts

16Washington, IAIA7,2617.5%−1.1 pts

17Eldridge, IAIA6,9547.3%+6.4 pts

18Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0596.7%+6.0 pts

19Nevada, IAIA6,9746.0%+4.6 pts

20Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.8%+2.9 pts

21Fort Madison, IAIA9,9355.6%−0.5 pts

22Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.5%+1.5 pts

23Mason City, IAIA26,8535.5%+1.5 pts

24Waterloo, IAIA66,9195.3%+1.6 pts

25Charles City, IAIA7,0134.9%+3.5 pts

26Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5004.9%+1.3 pts

27Boone, IAIA12,4714.4%+1.6 pts

28Clive, IAIA19,8614.3%+1.0 pts

29Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.2%+3.3 pts

30Clarinda, IAIA5,2734.0%+2.3 pts

31West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243.9%+0.4 pts

32Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.9%+1.1 pts

33Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2393.8%+0.7 pts

34Grimes, IAIA17,4053.7%+0.9 pts

35Altoona, IAIA22,7963.6%+1.4 pts

36Spencer, IAIA11,2183.6%+0.6 pts

37Glenwood, IAIA5,2873.4%+1.1 pts

38DeWitt, IAIA5,7043.2%+1.3 pts

39Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.1%−1.0 pts

40North Liberty, IAIA21,9763.1%+1.8 pts

41Independence, IAIA6,3123.1%+2.4 pts

42Iowa City, IAIA76,2293.0%+0.5 pts

43Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352.9%+0.4 pts

44Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132.9%0.0 pts

45Newton, IAIA15,7412.9%+2.0 pts

46Johnston, IAIA25,0652.9%+1.8 pts

47Coralville, IAIA23,9602.9%+0.6 pts

48Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.8%+0.7 pts

49Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932.8%+0.7 pts

50Clinton, IAIA24,0492.8%0.0 pts

51Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.8%–

52Marion, IAIA42,7322.7%+1.3 pts

53Orange City, IAIA6,4682.7%+2.0 pts

54Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.7%+1.7 pts

55Sheldon, IAIA5,5752.6%+1.3 pts

56Ames, IAIA68,2202.5%+0.9 pts

57Centerville, IAIA5,3272.3%+1.3 pts

58Oelwein, IAIA5,7572.3%−1.5 pts

59Fairfield, IAIA9,2202.2%−0.8 pts

60Decorah, IAIA7,4172.2%+1.8 pts

61Ankeny, IAIA77,8332.2%−0.2 pts

62Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.1%+1.3 pts

63Burlington, IAIA23,3362.1%−0.7 pts

64Creston, IAIA7,3352.0%+0.2 pts

65Atlantic, IAIA6,6762.0%0.0 pts

66Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3241.9%−0.3 pts

67Waukee, IAIA34,8901.9%+0.4 pts

68Vinton, IAIA5,0041.9%−0.1 pts

69Knoxville, IAIA7,4691.8%+0.8 pts

70Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.7%+0.9 pts

71Pella, IAIA10,9921.7%+0.9 pts

72Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.7%+1.3 pts

73Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401.4%+0.2 pts

74Dubuque, IAIA59,1481.4%−0.3 pts

75Grinnell, IAIA9,4301.2%+0.5 pts

76Algona, IAIA5,3091.2%−0.7 pts

77Indianola, IAIA16,8291.1%−0.2 pts

78Manchester, IAIA5,3571.1%–

79Waverly, IAIA10,5611.0%+0.5 pts

80Bondurant, IAIA9,6471.0%−0.6 pts

81Adel, IAIA7,0980.8%+0.5 pts

82Carroll, IAIA10,0850.7%−0.4 pts

83Asbury, IAIA6,0350.6%–

84Winterset, IAIA5,5200.4%−1.3 pts

85Cherokee, IAIA5,1220.1%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS