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Highest Syrian population share, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Syrian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Syrian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 26 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSYRIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.4%+0.3 pts

02Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.3%–

03Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.1%+0.1 pts

04Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.1%+0.0 pts

05Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.1%–

06Page County, IAIA14,8560.1%–

07Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.1%–

08Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.1%–

09Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.1%–

10Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.1%–

11Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.1%–

12Linn County, IAIA232,0280.0%−0.0 pts

13Buchanan County, IAIA20,8830.0%–

14Muscatine County, IAIA41,8530.0%–

15Bremer County, IAIA25,2960.0%–

16Mitchell County, IAIA10,6500.0%–

17Appanoose County, IAIA12,0770.0%–

18Polk County, IAIA516,5460.0%−0.0 pts

19Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.0%–

20Cherokee County, IAIA11,3690.0%–

21Scott County, IAIA175,2590.0%–

22O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.0%–

23Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.0%–

24Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.0%–

25Cedar County, IAIA18,3590.0%–

26Story County, IAIA101,2910.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS