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Largest Japanese population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, 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 26 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 26 is 31. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clinton, IA, up 14 places to #13.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲2Iowa City, IAIA76,22993−21%

02▲2Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49386−5%

03▲13Des Moines, IAIA212,08680+176%

04▲9Ames, IAIA68,22067+97%

05▲1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24054−31%

06▲1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93553−31%

07▲4Davenport, IAIA100,35847+18%

08▲11Sioux City, IAIA86,35646+207%

09▼4West Des Moines, IAIA74,22446−43%

10▼8Coralville, IAIA23,96040−69%

11Cherokee, IAIA5,12239–

12▲10Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23932+220%

13▲14Clinton, IAIA24,04931+1450%

14▲6Decorah, IAIA7,41728+133%

15North Liberty, IAIA21,97624–

16▼15Ankeny, IAIA77,83318−86%

17▼2Dubuque, IAIA59,14818−42%

18▲7Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68017+183%

19▼9Grinnell, IAIA9,43017−69%

20▲3Storm Lake, IAIA11,59014+56%

21Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5008–

22▲2Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198+33%

23Bettendorf, IAIA40,7107–

24Nevada, IAIA6,9746–

25Clive, IAIA19,8612–

26Orange City, IAIA6,4682–

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