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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 2023 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 2000

01Iowa City, IAIA76,229687–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,086590–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224542–

04Clive, IAIA19,861504–

05Waukee, IAIA34,890358–

06North Liberty, IAIA21,976355–

07Ames, IAIA68,220280–

08Ankeny, IAIA77,833229–

09Sioux City, IAIA86,356178–

10Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935160–

11Keokuk, IAIA9,510153–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710134–

13Dubuque, IAIA59,148126–

14Fairfield, IAIA9,220118–

15Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059117–

16Mason City, IAIA26,853114–

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240105–

18Johnston, IAIA25,065105–

19Perry, IAIA8,208101–

20Davenport, IAIA100,35888–

21Osceola, IAIA5,67979–

22Waterloo, IAIA66,91975–

23Marshalltown, IAIA27,53670–

24Muscatine, IAIA23,16469–

25Sheldon, IAIA5,57568–

26Waverly, IAIA10,56166–

27Algona, IAIA5,30952–

28Grimes, IAIA17,40547–

29Urbandale, IAIA48,57042–

30Coralville, IAIA23,96038–

31Carroll, IAIA10,08525–

32Indianola, IAIA16,82924–

33Atlantic, IAIA6,67622–

34Independence, IAIA6,31222–

35Decorah, IAIA7,41720–

36Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83719–

37Clinton, IAIA24,04918–

38Webster City, IAIA7,81517–

39Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50011–

40Estherville, IAIA5,8079–

41Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198–

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–

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