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Largest Laotian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Laotian, 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 31 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 43.

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Largest Laotian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,507–

02Storm Lake, IAIA11,590729–

03Sioux City, IAIA86,356331–

04Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935275–

05Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500252–

06Ottumwa, IAIA25,319191–

07Urbandale, IAIA48,570191–

08Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240107–

09Ames, IAIA68,220105–

10Webster City, IAIA7,81582–

11Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49364–

12Spencer, IAIA11,21861–

13Muscatine, IAIA23,16456–

14Altoona, IAIA22,79655–

15Waterloo, IAIA66,91944–

16Iowa City, IAIA76,22943–

17Norwalk, IAIA15,00439–

18Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32437–

19Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23926–

20Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425–

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,71024–

22Waukee, IAIA34,89024–

23Davenport, IAIA100,35823–

24Decorah, IAIA7,41723–

25Johnston, IAIA25,06523–

26West Des Moines, IAIA74,22419–

27Clinton, IAIA24,04917–

28Clarinda, IAIA5,27312–

29Coralville, IAIA23,9609–

30Marshalltown, IAIA27,5368–

31Pella, IAIA10,9926–

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