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Largest Nicaraguan population, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, 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 20 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is 16.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Dallas County, IAIA118,457219+313%

02Woodbury County, IAIA106,649199+84%

03Scott County, IAIA175,259128+1180%

04Polk County, IAIA516,546107−44%

05Johnson County, IAIA160,04493–

06Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36869–

07Wapello County, IAIA35,21047–

08Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44932+7%

09Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231–

10Linn County, IAIA232,02816−59%

11Lee County, IAIA32,30615–

12Warren County, IAIA57,33111–

13Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53210–

14Plymouth County, IAIA25,69710–

15Des Moines County, IAIA38,0776–

16Marshall County, IAIA39,8906–

17Clay County, IAIA16,2024–

18Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442–

19Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312–

20Fayette County, IAIA19,0471–

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