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Largest South American population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 40 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 40 is 52.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086359–

02West Des Moines, IAIA74,224301–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229217–

04Ames, IAIA68,220198–

05Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240139–

06Waukee, IAIA34,890134–

07Marion, IAIA42,732122–

08Coralville, IAIA23,960119–

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,710112–

10Dubuque, IAIA59,148108–

11Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93588–

12Clive, IAIA19,86184–

13Davenport, IAIA100,35880–

14Clinton, IAIA24,04978–

15Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23976–

16Johnston, IAIA25,06565–

17Sioux City, IAIA86,35660–

18Eldridge, IAIA6,95459–

19Waterloo, IAIA66,91955–

20Muscatine, IAIA23,16452–

21Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50047–

22Storm Lake, IAIA11,59046–

23Charles City, IAIA7,01341–

24Fairfield, IAIA9,22039–

25Perry, IAIA8,20832–

26Ottumwa, IAIA25,31930–

27Altoona, IAIA22,79628–

28Urbandale, IAIA48,57028–

29Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427–

30Denison, IAIA8,21427–

31Waverly, IAIA10,56124–

32North Liberty, IAIA21,97616–

33Indianola, IAIA16,82916–

34Clear Lake, IAIA7,60115–

35Ankeny, IAIA77,83314–

36Grinnell, IAIA9,43012–

37Winterset, IAIA5,52012–

38Glenwood, IAIA5,28711–

39Decorah, IAIA7,4178–

40Marshalltown, IAIA27,5367–

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