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Largest Central American population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 62 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 74.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,893+51%

02Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,841+6%

03Storm Lake, IAIA11,590811+95%

04Denison, IAIA8,214810+41%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,229807+63%

06Perry, IAIA8,208657−18%

07Ottumwa, IAIA25,319616+14%

08Waterloo, IAIA66,919495+3%

09Muscatine, IAIA23,164429+83%

10Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935348+383%

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240263+3657%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680257−50%

13Waukee, IAIA34,890246–

14Estherville, IAIA5,807232+12%

15Marshalltown, IAIA27,536190+12%

16Coralville, IAIA23,960181+302%

17Clive, IAIA19,861172+149%

18Urbandale, IAIA48,570171+111%

19Dubuque, IAIA59,148155+2483%

20Davenport, IAIA100,358152+19%

21Ames, IAIA68,220142−19%

22North Liberty, IAIA21,976128+611%

23Washington, IAIA7,261121+61%

24West Des Moines, IAIA74,224113+2%

25Eldridge, IAIA6,954109–

26Marion, IAIA42,732107–

27Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500101+115%

28Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32490+718%

29Grimes, IAIA17,40585+673%

30Carroll, IAIA10,08575+341%

31Le Mars, IAIA10,76074+393%

32Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83767+139%

33Sioux Center, IAIA8,86464+256%

34Algona, IAIA5,30964–

35Atlantic, IAIA6,67659–

36Osceola, IAIA5,67957−76%

37Altoona, IAIA22,79654+315%

38Vinton, IAIA5,00452–

39Indianola, IAIA16,82951−23%

40Webster City, IAIA7,81549–

41Mason City, IAIA26,85332−57%

42Ankeny, IAIA77,83331+82%

43Clear Lake, IAIA7,60129–

44Independence, IAIA6,31229–

45Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05928−53%

46Charles City, IAIA7,01327–

47Keokuk, IAIA9,51025+32%

48Decorah, IAIA7,41715−73%

49Waverly, IAIA10,56114−44%

50Asbury, IAIA6,03511−21%

51Johnston, IAIA25,06511–

52Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310–

53Tiffin, IAIA7,1568−43%

54Clarinda, IAIA5,2738–

55Knoxville, IAIA7,4698–

56Clinton, IAIA24,0497+17%

57Pella, IAIA10,9925−44%

58Cherokee, IAIA5,1224–

59Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102−96%

60Grinnell, IAIA9,4302−95%

61Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931−93%

62Glenwood, IAIA5,2871–

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