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Largest Croatian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Croatian ancestry, 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 42 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 42 is 48.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCROATIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086743+93%

02Ankeny, IAIA77,833161+99%

03Davenport, IAIA100,358142−42%

04Centerville, IAIA5,327119−62%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,229102+17%

06Clive, IAIA19,861101–

07Bettendorf, IAIA40,71097−22%

08Urbandale, IAIA48,57096+92%

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,22489−56%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,91985−50%

11Ottumwa, IAIA25,31983+295%

12Norwalk, IAIA15,00480–

13Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93580+19%

14Marion, IAIA42,73271+145%

15Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68070−29%

16Johnston, IAIA25,06566+35%

17Muscatine, IAIA23,16456–

18Sioux City, IAIA86,35655–

19Altoona, IAIA22,79653+29%

20Ames, IAIA68,22051+104%

21Dubuque, IAIA59,14848+4%

22Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23933–

23Osceola, IAIA5,67931–

24Grinnell, IAIA9,43031–

25Pella, IAIA10,99230–

26Waukee, IAIA34,89030–

27Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24029+142%

28Coralville, IAIA23,96026–

29Newton, IAIA15,74119+90%

30Storm Lake, IAIA11,59016–

31Fairfield, IAIA9,220160%

32Anamosa, IAIA5,90115–

33Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05915−25%

34Burlington, IAIA23,33611–

35Keokuk, IAIA9,51011+22%

36Mason City, IAIA26,8539−77%

37Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4938–

38Decorah, IAIA7,4178–

39Indianola, IAIA16,8297−91%

40Knoxville, IAIA7,4696–

41Red Oak, IAIA5,3885–

42Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375−85%

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