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Largest Costa Rican population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican 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 16 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲2Dallas County, IAIA118,457164–

02Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532154+285%

03▼1Polk County, IAIA516,54635+169%

04▲3Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44931–

05▲3Story County, IAIA101,29125–

06Wright County, IAIA12,80123–

07Allamakee County, IAIA14,23819–

08Iowa County, IAIA16,50419+375%

09Linn County, IAIA232,02815–

10Marshall County, IAIA39,89015–

11▼10Scott County, IAIA175,25914−42%

12Clinton County, IAIA46,00213–

13Madison County, IAIA17,2709–

14▼4Monona County, IAIA8,5399+50%

15Mitchell County, IAIA10,6508+300%

16Tama County, IAIA16,7962–

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