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Largest Laotian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, 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 31 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 64. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: West Des Moines, IA, up 17 places to #9.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,656+10%

02Storm Lake, IAIA11,590495−32%

03▲4Urbandale, IAIA48,570388+103%

04▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,356329−1%

05▲5Webster City, IAIA7,815260+217%

06▼2Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935204−26%

07Ankeny, IAIA77,833195–

08▼2Ottumwa, IAIA25,319186−3%

09▲17West Des Moines, IAIA74,224179+842%

10▲4Altoona, IAIA22,796152+176%

11▲11Waukee, IAIA34,890138+475%

12North Liberty, IAIA21,976116–

13Charles City, IAIA7,013103–

14▼6Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24086−20%

15▲3Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32479+114%

16Clear Lake, IAIA7,60164–

17DeWitt, IAIA5,70459–

18▼2Iowa City, IAIA76,22959+37%

19▼8Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49358−9%

20Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05946–

21▲2Davenport, IAIA100,35844+91%

22▼13Ames, IAIA68,22040−62%

23Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68039–

24Sheldon, IAIA5,57539–

25▼13Spencer, IAIA11,21830−51%

26Osceola, IAIA5,67928–

27▼2Johnston, IAIA25,06527+17%

28Clive, IAIA19,86124–

29Mason City, IAIA26,85320–

30▼15Waterloo, IAIA66,91919−57%

31▼1Marshalltown, IAIA27,5366−25%

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