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Largest Ethiopian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 17 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Sioux City, IAIA86,356446+124%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,086435+282%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224245+842%

04Fairfield, IAIA9,220124+15%

05Storm Lake, IAIA11,59096–

06Ottumwa, IAIA25,31941–

07Dubuque, IAIA59,14833–

08Denison, IAIA8,21416–

09Urbandale, IAIA48,57015–

10Newton, IAIA15,74112–

11Davenport, IAIA100,35812−48%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6809–

13Waterloo, IAIA66,9198–

14Clive, IAIA19,8617–

15Waverly, IAIA10,5614–

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101–

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS