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Largest Portuguese population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, 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 34 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 23. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Indianola, IA, up 28 places to #6.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01West Des Moines, IAIA74,224281–

02▲12Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93591+20%

03Spencer, IAIA11,21890+650%

04▲1Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68068−25%

05Atlantic, IAIA6,67649–

06▲28Indianola, IAIA16,82945+221%

07▲3Ames, IAIA68,22043−69%

08▼6Des Moines, IAIA212,08640−77%

09▲3Ankeny, IAIA77,83339−35%

10▲19Grinnell, IAIA9,43039+290%

11▲7Marshalltown, IAIA27,53634+580%

12▼8Coralville, IAIA23,96033+230%

13▼5Iowa City, IAIA76,22933−69%

14Muscatine, IAIA23,16427−4%

15Clive, IAIA19,86124+71%

16Estherville, IAIA5,80724–

17▼8Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24023–

18Anamosa, IAIA5,90119+111%

19▲3Webster City, IAIA7,81519–

20▼13Davenport, IAIA100,35818−50%

21Marion, IAIA42,73217–

22Dubuque, IAIA59,14816−16%

23▼7Altoona, IAIA22,79613–

24▼18Sioux City, IAIA86,35613−74%

25Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01312–

26▼1Burlington, IAIA23,33611–

27Oelwein, IAIA5,75711–

28Le Mars, IAIA10,76010–

29▼14Mason City, IAIA26,85310−85%

30Johnston, IAIA25,0659–

31Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5009–

32▼4Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4938+300%

33Hiawatha, IAIA7,4327–

34▼14Cherokee, IAIA5,1224–

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