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Largest Central American population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 88 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 84. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clay County, IA, up 56 places to #21.

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Largest Central American population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Polk County, IAIA516,5468,515+179%
02Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494,439+154%
03▲2Crawford County, IAIA16,2372,013+238%
04▲5Wapello County, IAIA35,2101,541+139%
05▲3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321,522+192%
06▼3Johnson County, IAIA160,0441,394+70%
07▲9Sioux County, IAIA36,774986+590%
08▲2Linn County, IAIA232,028904+1156%
09▼3Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449795+56%
10▼6Dallas County, IAIA118,457785−5%
11▲7Wright County, IAIA12,801617+10183%
12▼5Muscatine County, IAIA41,853612+16%
13▲6Marshall County, IAIA39,890553+227%
14▼2Scott County, IAIA175,259542+179%
15▲5Story County, IAIA101,291533+134%
16▼3Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996522−2%
17▲36O'Brien County, IAIA14,220472–
18▼1Allamakee County, IAIA14,238392+32%
19▲46Jasper County, IAIA38,153391–
20▲44Franklin County, IAIA9,868321–
21▲56Clay County, IAIA16,202266+1673%
22▲5Warren County, IAIA57,331261+190%
23▼9Plymouth County, IAIA25,697253+873%
24▲16Tama County, IAIA16,796236+219%
25▲30Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733230+318%
26▲5Webster County, IAIA36,838229+349%
27▼16Dubuque County, IAIA99,381226+270%
28▼13Emmet County, IAIA9,107203−2%
29▲7Hamilton County, IAIA14,944194–
30Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663177–
31▲35Lucas County, IAIA8,847174–
32▼6Humboldt County, IAIA9,409155+474%
33▼8Osceola County, IAIA5,980149+1390%
34▼10Henry County, IAIA19,349146+60%
35▲40Fayette County, IAIA19,047144+4700%
36▲35Clinton County, IAIA46,002136+2167%
37▼15Washington County, IAIA22,667127+69%
38▼5Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372104+39%
39▲4Clayton County, IAIA16,84599–
40▼2Clarke County, IAIA9,57498−58%
41▲35Cherokee County, IAIA11,36998+513%
42▼12Kossuth County, IAIA14,32298+2350%
43▲4Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89996+586%
44Mitchell County, IAIA10,65084+950%
45▲3Lyon County, IAIA12,35474–
46▼9Hardin County, IAIA16,45573+161%
47▼18Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36866+53%
48▼20Carroll County, IAIA20,30364+121%
49▲19Hancock County, IAIA10,52860+1400%
50Delaware County, IAIA17,67455–
51▼6Bremer County, IAIA25,29648+92%
52▲6Mahaska County, IAIA21,88045+221%
53▼14Calhoun County, IAIA9,56244–
54▼5Boone County, IAIA26,79941–
55▲2Jones County, IAIA21,25337−21%
56Madison County, IAIA17,27036–
57Sac County, IAIA9,52533–
58▲4Adair County, IAIA7,40332–
59▼27Appanoose County, IAIA12,07732+967%
60▼18Guthrie County, IAIA10,78231−9%
61▼1Marion County, IAIA34,19231+72%
62Montgomery County, IAIA10,00231–
63▲10Des Moines County, IAIA38,07729−9%
64▲15Greene County, IAIA8,65826−38%
65▲9Keokuk County, IAIA9,79724+50%
66▲14Monona County, IAIA8,53924+300%
67▼11Iowa County, IAIA16,50420−39%
68▼17Louisa County, IAIA10,41620−73%
69▼35Shelby County, IAIA11,68918+1700%
70Grundy County, IAIA12,36117–
71▲11Howard County, IAIA9,41517−41%
72Union County, IAIA11,82915+50%
73▼12Butler County, IAIA14,04915–
74Harrison County, IAIA14,62315−79%
75▼12Davis County, IAIA9,23014–
76Jackson County, IAIA19,28814−7%
77▼54Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81913+8%
78▼32Buchanan County, IAIA20,88312−74%
79Monroe County, IAIA7,40612–
80▼59Taylor County, IAIA5,83511−59%
81▼22Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778–
82▼28Floyd County, IAIA14,9018+700%
83Wayne County, IAIA6,7388–
84Fremont County, IAIA6,5224+100%
85▼41Mills County, IAIA14,7934−33%
86▼8Van Buren County, IAIA7,1313–
87Ida County, IAIA6,7772–
88▼47Benton County, IAIA26,0041−67%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES