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Largest Croatian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Croatian ancestry, 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 36 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 34. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cedar Falls, IA, up 17 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCROATIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086632+64%

02▲6Urbandale, IAIA48,570162+224%

03▲2Iowa City, IAIA76,229147+69%

04▲3Bettendorf, IAIA40,710133+6%

05▼2Davenport, IAIA100,358123−49%

06▲3West Des Moines, IAIA74,224122−40%

07▼3Centerville, IAIA5,327107−66%

08▼6Ankeny, IAIA77,83380−1%

09▲7Johnston, IAIA25,06569+41%

10▲17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24065+442%

11Eldridge, IAIA6,95457–

12▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,91956−67%

13Bondurant, IAIA9,64753–

14▲4Sioux City, IAIA86,35646–

15▲5Ames, IAIA68,22043+72%

16Fort Madison, IAIA9,93543–

17▲9Waukee, IAIA34,89040–

18▼5Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93534−49%

19▲17Mason City, IAIA26,85334−13%

20▼14Clive, IAIA19,86133–

21▼6Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68030−69%

22▲9Fairfield, IAIA9,22029+81%

23▲6Newton, IAIA15,74122+120%

24▲8Anamosa, IAIA5,90116–

25▼11Marion, IAIA42,73216−45%

26▲8Burlington, IAIA23,33615–

27▼10Muscatine, IAIA23,16414–

28▼3Pella, IAIA10,99214–

29North Liberty, IAIA21,97612–

30Waverly, IAIA10,56111–

31▲2Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05911−45%

32Clinton, IAIA24,04910−9%

33▼12Dubuque, IAIA59,14810−78%

34▲5Indianola, IAIA16,82910−88%

35▲6Red Oak, IAIA5,3885–

36Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361−99%

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