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Largest Laotian population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties 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 32 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 32 is 44. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dallas County, IA, up 13 places to #4.

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Largest Laotian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPLAOTIAN POPULATIONVS 2020
01Polk County, IAIA516,5462,657+46%
02Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449842−16%
03Woodbury County, IAIA106,649419+14%
04▲13Dallas County, IAIA118,457318+960%
05▼1Linn County, IAIA232,028289−14%
06▲4Hamilton County, IAIA14,944267+172%
07▼1Wapello County, IAIA35,210186−3%
08▼1Johnson County, IAIA160,044179+13%
09▼1Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532110−27%
10Floyd County, IAIA14,901103–
11Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37284–
12▲9Clinton County, IAIA46,00259+247%
13▼1Mahaska County, IAIA21,88058−9%
14▲12Marion County, IAIA34,19255+817%
15▼6Story County, IAIA101,29155−58%
16▼2Scott County, IAIA175,25944−6%
18O'Brien County, IAIA14,22039–
19▼6Clay County, IAIA16,20230−51%
20Clarke County, IAIA9,57428–
21Plymouth County, IAIA25,69728–
22▼2Osceola County, IAIA5,98017−6%
23Boone County, IAIA26,79912–
24▲5Sac County, IAIA9,52512+300%
25Fremont County, IAIA6,52210–
26Madison County, IAIA17,2709–
27Lyon County, IAIA12,3546+50%
28▼6Marshall County, IAIA39,8906−60%
29Calhoun County, IAIA9,5624–
30▼25Henry County, IAIA19,3494−98%
31Benton County, IAIA26,0043+200%
32▼2Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501−50%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES