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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 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPUERTO RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,073–

02Urbandale, IAIA48,570649–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229515–

04Burlington, IAIA23,336423–

05Muscatine, IAIA23,164358–

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,224348–

07Sioux City, IAIA86,356346–

08Waterloo, IAIA66,919344–

09Davenport, IAIA100,358329–

10Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935279–

11Ames, IAIA68,220251–

12Marshalltown, IAIA27,536244–

13Fairfield, IAIA9,220169–

14Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680163–

15Sheldon, IAIA5,575150–

16Clinton, IAIA24,049131–

17Mason City, IAIA26,853125–

18Ankeny, IAIA77,83398–

19Ottumwa, IAIA25,31992–

20Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50090–

21Dubuque, IAIA59,14887–

22Coralville, IAIA23,96082–

23Waukee, IAIA34,89073–

24Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01372–

25Newton, IAIA15,74166–

26Clear Lake, IAIA7,60162–

27North Liberty, IAIA21,97651–

28Bettendorf, IAIA40,71049–

29Johnston, IAIA25,06546–

30Creston, IAIA7,33544–

31Grinnell, IAIA9,43043–

32Carroll, IAIA10,08540–

33Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24038–

34Algona, IAIA5,30934–

35Charles City, IAIA7,01333–

36DeWitt, IAIA5,70431–

37Waverly, IAIA10,56125–

38Indianola, IAIA16,82920–

39Spencer, IAIA11,21819–

40Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23916–

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49311–

42Estherville, IAIA5,80711–

43Winterset, IAIA5,52010–

44Denison, IAIA8,2148–

45Clive, IAIA19,8617–

46Pella, IAIA10,9925–

47Grimes, IAIA17,4055–

48Independence, IAIA6,3125–

49Storm Lake, IAIA11,5903–

50Cherokee, IAIA5,1221–

51Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371–

52Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES