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Largest Puerto Rican population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Puerto Rican 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 52 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 62.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,073+286%

02Urbandale, IAIA48,570649–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229515+129%

04Burlington, IAIA23,336423+1359%

05Muscatine, IAIA23,164358+56%

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,224348+988%

07Sioux City, IAIA86,356346+28%

08Waterloo, IAIA66,919344+161%

09Davenport, IAIA100,358329+107%

10Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935279+120%

11Ames, IAIA68,220251+4%

12Marshalltown, IAIA27,536244+239%

13Fairfield, IAIA9,220169–

14Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680163+176%

15Sheldon, IAIA5,575150–

16Clinton, IAIA24,049131+908%

17Mason City, IAIA26,853125−48%

18Ankeny, IAIA77,83398+1300%

19Ottumwa, IAIA25,31992+268%

20Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50090+4400%

21Dubuque, IAIA59,14887−27%

22Coralville, IAIA23,96082−71%

23Waukee, IAIA34,89073–

24Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01372+500%

25Newton, IAIA15,74166+175%

26Clear Lake, IAIA7,60162–

27North Liberty, IAIA21,97651+42%

28Bettendorf, IAIA40,71049+81%

29Johnston, IAIA25,06546+557%

30Creston, IAIA7,33544+267%

31Grinnell, IAIA9,43043–

32Carroll, IAIA10,08540–

33Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24038−45%

34Algona, IAIA5,30934–

35Charles City, IAIA7,01333–

36DeWitt, IAIA5,70431–

37Waverly, IAIA10,56125–

38Indianola, IAIA16,82920–

39Spencer, IAIA11,21819−37%

40Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23916–

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49311−21%

42Estherville, IAIA5,80711–

43Winterset, IAIA5,52010–

44Denison, IAIA8,2148−92%

45Clive, IAIA19,8617–

46Pella, IAIA10,9925−94%

47Grimes, IAIA17,4055–

48Independence, IAIA6,3125–

49Storm Lake, IAIA11,5903−97%

50Cherokee, IAIA5,1221–

51Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371−95%

52Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321–

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