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Largest Arab population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 50 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,341–

02Iowa City, IAIA76,229850–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224783–

04Des Moines, IAIA212,086422–

05Sioux City, IAIA86,356352–

06Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324346–

07Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240340–

08Waukee, IAIA34,890315–

09Ames, IAIA68,220303–

10Asbury, IAIA6,035260–

11Ankeny, IAIA77,833239–

12Urbandale, IAIA48,570224–

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,710200–

14Dubuque, IAIA59,148182–

15Altoona, IAIA22,796158–

16Davenport, IAIA100,358157–

17Coralville, IAIA23,960132–

18Waterloo, IAIA66,919129–

19Clear Lake, IAIA7,601103–

20Fairfield, IAIA9,22096–

21Marion, IAIA42,73280–

22Muscatine, IAIA23,16474–

23Clive, IAIA19,86174–

24Johnston, IAIA25,06542–

25Norwalk, IAIA15,00434–

26Mason City, IAIA26,85331–

27Pella, IAIA10,99228–

28Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83728–

29Hiawatha, IAIA7,43228–

30Clinton, IAIA24,04927–

31Waverly, IAIA10,56124–

32Grinnell, IAIA9,43021–

33Ottumwa, IAIA25,31919–

34Marshalltown, IAIA27,53619–

35Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23917–

36Storm Lake, IAIA11,59016–

37Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52513–

38Decorah, IAIA7,41713–

39Creston, IAIA7,33512–

40Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05911–

41Estherville, IAIA5,80711–

42Boone, IAIA12,47110–

43Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310–

44Fort Madison, IAIA9,9359–

45Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648–

46Clarinda, IAIA5,2736–

47Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6806–

48Algona, IAIA5,3095–

49Indianola, IAIA16,8292–

50Atlantic, IAIA6,6761–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES