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Largest Chinese population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, 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 48 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 48 is 59. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fort Dodge, IA, up 28 places to #16.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Ames, IAIA68,2201,812−52%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,393−28%

03▲4Coralville, IAIA23,960763+87%

04▼1Des Moines, IAIA212,086693−32%

05▲5Johnston, IAIA25,065621+121%

06▼1West Des Moines, IAIA74,224575+12%

07▲2Bettendorf, IAIA40,710397+13%

08▼4Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935397−26%

09▲12Davenport, IAIA100,358359+158%

10▲3Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680286+55%

11▼3Urbandale, IAIA48,570239−40%

12Dubuque, IAIA59,148170−23%

13▼7North Liberty, IAIA21,976147−64%

14▲9Clive, IAIA19,861138+15%

15▲11Waterloo, IAIA66,919135+53%

16▲28Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837123+925%

17▲3Marion, IAIA42,732102−28%

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24096−35%

19Tiffin, IAIA7,15694–

20▲2Grinnell, IAIA9,43093−32%

21Mason City, IAIA26,85383–

22Grimes, IAIA17,40576–

23▼9Anamosa, IAIA5,90162−64%

24▲9Sioux City, IAIA86,35659+69%

25▲14Ottumwa, IAIA25,31955+120%

26▲15Burlington, IAIA23,33649+113%

27▼16Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23936−84%

28▲1Waukee, IAIA34,89034−40%

29▼14Clear Lake, IAIA7,60132−81%

30▲7Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50030+7%

31▼7Marshalltown, IAIA27,53628−75%

32▼13Ankeny, IAIA77,83324−83%

33▲1Sioux Center, IAIA8,86418−47%

34▼3Keokuk, IAIA9,51016−66%

35Bondurant, IAIA9,64715–

36Eldridge, IAIA6,95414–

37▼12Waverly, IAIA10,56114−86%

38▼11Muscatine, IAIA23,16413−81%

39Carroll, IAIA10,08512–

40▼5Asbury, IAIA6,03511−68%

41Sheldon, IAIA5,57511–

42Estherville, IAIA5,8079–

43Boone, IAIA12,4718–

44▲4Clinton, IAIA24,0498+33%

45Knoxville, IAIA7,4698–

46Pella, IAIA10,9927–

47▼11Decorah, IAIA7,4174−86%

48▼32Fairfield, IAIA9,2201−99%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES