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Largest Iranian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Iowa City, IAIA76,229167–

02Waterloo, IAIA66,91993–

03Ames, IAIA68,22091–

04Coralville, IAIA23,96052–

05Dubuque, IAIA59,14837–

06Des Moines, IAIA212,08636–

07Davenport, IAIA100,35835–

08Centerville, IAIA5,32727–

09Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49323–

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68022–

11Bettendorf, IAIA40,71018–

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24017–

13Nevada, IAIA6,97413–

14Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93513–

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 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES