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Largest Iranian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 20 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is 24. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cedar Falls, IA, up 9 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲2Ames, IAIA68,220311+1381%

02▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,229196−19%

03▲9Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24083–

04Urbandale, IAIA48,57074+573%

05▲2Davenport, IAIA100,35866−52%

06Marion, IAIA42,73259+59%

07Waukee, IAIA34,89059–

08▼4Coralville, IAIA23,96043–

09Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49325–

10▼5Dubuque, IAIA59,14824–

11▲3Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93520−71%

12Clinton, IAIA24,04914–

13▼11Waterloo, IAIA66,91914−60%

14▲6Grinnell, IAIA9,43013–

15▼5Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68012+20%

16▼5Bettendorf, IAIA40,71011–

17Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52510–

18▼5Nevada, IAIA6,9747−61%

19▼13Des Moines, IAIA212,0865−69%

20Pella, IAIA10,9925–

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