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Largest Iranian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 20 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is 22.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Iowa City, IAIA76,229167−31%

02Waterloo, IAIA66,91993+166%

03Ames, IAIA68,22091+333%

04Coralville, IAIA23,96052–

05Dubuque, IAIA59,14837–

06Des Moines, IAIA212,08636+125%

07Davenport, IAIA100,35835−74%

08Centerville, IAIA5,32727–

09Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49323–

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68022+120%

11Bettendorf, IAIA40,71018–

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24017–

13Nevada, IAIA6,97413−28%

14Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93513−81%

15Fort Madison, IAIA9,9359–

16Sioux City, IAIA86,3567–

17Decorah, IAIA7,4175–

18Norwalk, IAIA15,0044–

19Estherville, IAIA5,8074–

20Grinnell, IAIA9,4302–

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