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Largest Salvadoran population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Salvadoran 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 33 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,060+57%

02Sioux City, IAIA86,356466+22%

03Perry, IAIA8,208453+153%

04Denison, IAIA8,214396−31%

05Storm Lake, IAIA11,590375+1686%

06Muscatine, IAIA23,164371+59%

07Marshalltown, IAIA27,536171+16%

08Coralville, IAIA23,960164+369%

09Waterloo, IAIA66,919130−25%

10Clive, IAIA19,861117–

11Ottumwa, IAIA25,319115−72%

12Marion, IAIA42,73283–

13Urbandale, IAIA48,57077+1000%

14Carroll, IAIA10,08575+341%

15Le Mars, IAIA10,76074+393%

16Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68072−47%

17Davenport, IAIA100,35868–

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24066+843%

19Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93552–

20Iowa City, IAIA76,22946−82%

21Vinton, IAIA5,00438–

22West Des Moines, IAIA74,22432+88%

23Waukee, IAIA34,89029–

24Independence, IAIA6,31229–

25Charles City, IAIA7,01327–

26Dubuque, IAIA59,14826–

27Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425–

28Ames, IAIA68,22021−30%

29Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83721–

30Algona, IAIA5,30920–

31Ankeny, IAIA77,83314–

32Tiffin, IAIA7,1568–

33Pella, IAIA10,9925–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS