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Largest Ethiopian population, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties 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 21 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 13.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Polk County, IAIA516,546702+401%

02Woodbury County, IAIA106,649446+124%

03Jefferson County, IAIA15,291131+21%

04Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44996–

05Wapello County, IAIA35,21041–

06Dubuque County, IAIA99,38135–

07Johnson County, IAIA160,04423−88%

08Clayton County, IAIA16,84520–

09Crawford County, IAIA16,23716–

10Cedar County, IAIA18,35915–

11Scott County, IAIA175,25913−43%

12Decatur County, IAIA7,65512–

13Jasper County, IAIA38,15312–

14Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9969–

15Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5329–

16Sioux County, IAIA36,7748−88%

17Calhoun County, IAIA9,5627–

18Bremer County, IAIA25,2964–

19Henry County, IAIA19,3492–

20Iowa County, IAIA16,5042–

21Muscatine County, IAIA41,8532–

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