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Largest Puerto Rican population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican origin, 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 64 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 67. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fort Dodge, IA, up 28 places to #23.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,869+572%

02▲8Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935713+461%

03▼1Urbandale, IAIA48,570562–

04▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,229527+134%

05▲3Waterloo, IAIA66,919386+192%

06▲3Davenport, IAIA100,358359+126%

07▲4Ames, IAIA68,220353+46%

08▲13Dubuque, IAIA59,148333+180%

09▼2Sioux City, IAIA86,356325+20%

10▲6Clinton, IAIA24,049253+1846%

11▲7Ankeny, IAIA77,833243+3371%

12▲3Sheldon, IAIA5,575208–

13▲27Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239195–

14▼9Muscatine, IAIA23,164187−19%

15▼9West Des Moines, IAIA74,224185+478%

16Norwalk, IAIA15,004184–

17▲5Coralville, IAIA23,960177−36%

18▲7Newton, IAIA15,741170+608%

19▼7Marshalltown, IAIA27,536164+128%

20▼16Burlington, IAIA23,336159+448%

21▼7Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680154+161%

22▲6Bettendorf, IAIA40,710123+356%

23▲28Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837114+418%

24▼4Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500114+5600%

25▼2Waukee, IAIA34,890101–

26Webster City, IAIA7,81587–

27▲6Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24084+22%

28▼9Ottumwa, IAIA25,31983+232%

29▲8Waverly, IAIA10,56181–

30▼17Fairfield, IAIA9,22073–

31▼5Clear Lake, IAIA7,60170–

32Glenwood, IAIA5,28767+509%

33▼9Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01360+400%

34▲12Pella, IAIA10,99259−31%

35Marion, IAIA42,73253−71%

36▲5Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49352+271%

37Le Mars, IAIA10,76048+300%

38▲7Clive, IAIA19,86145–

39▼22Mason City, IAIA26,85339−84%

40▼13North Liberty, IAIA21,97639+8%

41Orange City, IAIA6,46838–

42▼11Grinnell, IAIA9,43037–

43Altoona, IAIA22,79634−33%

44▼9Charles City, IAIA7,01329–

45Nevada, IAIA6,97429–

46Centerville, IAIA5,32726–

47▼18Johnston, IAIA25,06525+257%

48▼5Winterset, IAIA5,52025–

49Washington, IAIA7,26122+22%

50▼18Carroll, IAIA10,08518–

51Fort Madison, IAIA9,93513−57%

52▼3Storm Lake, IAIA11,59010−90%

53▼14Spencer, IAIA11,2189−70%

54Boone, IAIA12,4718–

55Clarinda, IAIA5,2737−63%

56Sioux Center, IAIA8,8647–

57▼15Estherville, IAIA5,8076–

58Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3246–

59▼7Hiawatha, IAIA7,4325–

60▼12Independence, IAIA6,3124–

61Vinton, IAIA5,0044–

62Anamosa, IAIA5,9012−75%

63Atlantic, IAIA6,6762–

64▼17Grimes, IAIA17,4052–

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