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Largest Chinese population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, 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 48 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 48 is 111.

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01Ames, IAIA68,2203,813–

02Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,941–

03Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,023–

04Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935538–

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,224513–

06North Liberty, IAIA21,976412–

07Coralville, IAIA23,960409–

08Urbandale, IAIA48,570400–

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,710350–

10Johnston, IAIA25,065281–

11Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239228–

12Dubuque, IAIA59,148222–

13Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680185–

14Anamosa, IAIA5,901173–

15Clear Lake, IAIA7,601170–

16Fairfield, IAIA9,220165–

17Creston, IAIA7,335162–

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240148–

19Ankeny, IAIA77,833143–

20Marion, IAIA42,732142–

21Davenport, IAIA100,358139–

22Grinnell, IAIA9,430137–

23Clive, IAIA19,861120–

24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536111–

25Waverly, IAIA10,561103–

26Waterloo, IAIA66,91988–

27Muscatine, IAIA23,16467–

28Webster City, IAIA7,81561–

29Waukee, IAIA34,89057–

30Denison, IAIA8,21450–

31Keokuk, IAIA9,51047–

32Washington, IAIA7,26136–

33Sioux City, IAIA86,35635–

34Sioux Center, IAIA8,86434–

35Asbury, IAIA6,03534–

36Decorah, IAIA7,41729–

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50028–

38Charles City, IAIA7,01327–

39Ottumwa, IAIA25,31925–

40Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32424–

41Burlington, IAIA23,33623–

42Adel, IAIA7,09813–

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05912–

44Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83712–

45Orange City, IAIA6,46811–

46Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49311–

47Indianola, IAIA16,82910–

48Clinton, IAIA24,0496–

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