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Largest South American population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American 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 49 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Iowa City, IAIA76,229687+217%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,086590+64%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224542+80%

04Clive, IAIA19,861504+500%

05Waukee, IAIA34,890358+167%

06North Liberty, IAIA21,976355+2119%

07Ames, IAIA68,220280+41%

08Ankeny, IAIA77,833229+1536%

09Sioux City, IAIA86,356178+197%

10Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935160+82%

11Keokuk, IAIA9,510153–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710134+20%

13Dubuque, IAIA59,148126+17%

14Fairfield, IAIA9,220118+203%

15Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059117–

16Mason City, IAIA26,853114–

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240105−24%

18Johnston, IAIA25,065105+62%

19Perry, IAIA8,208101+216%

20Davenport, IAIA100,35888+10%

21Osceola, IAIA5,67979–

22Waterloo, IAIA66,91975+36%

23Marshalltown, IAIA27,53670+900%

24Muscatine, IAIA23,16469+33%

25Sheldon, IAIA5,57568–

26Waverly, IAIA10,56166+175%

27Algona, IAIA5,30952–

28Grimes, IAIA17,40547–

29Urbandale, IAIA48,57042+50%

30Coralville, IAIA23,96038−68%

31Carroll, IAIA10,08525–

32Indianola, IAIA16,82924+50%

33Atlantic, IAIA6,67622–

34Independence, IAIA6,31222–

35Decorah, IAIA7,41720+150%

36Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83719–

37Clinton, IAIA24,04918−77%

38Webster City, IAIA7,81517–

39Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50011−77%

40Estherville, IAIA5,8079–

41Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198−73%

42Boone, IAIA12,4717–

43Burlington, IAIA23,3367–

44Asbury, IAIA6,0354–

45Norwalk, IAIA15,0043–

46Red Oak, IAIA5,3882–

47Spencer, IAIA11,2182–

48Bondurant, IAIA9,6471–

49Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391−99%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES