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Largest South American population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American 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 43 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 50.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086627+75%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,229434+100%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224401+33%

04Ames, IAIA68,220391+97%

05North Liberty, IAIA21,976298+1763%

06Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935261+197%

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680256–

08Osceola, IAIA5,679196–

09Ankeny, IAIA77,833176+1157%

10Sioux City, IAIA86,356159+165%

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240107−23%

12Fairfield, IAIA9,22082+110%

13Urbandale, IAIA48,57076+171%

14Dubuque, IAIA59,14875−31%

15Coralville, IAIA23,96074−38%

16Waverly, IAIA10,56170+192%

17Bettendorf, IAIA40,71056−50%

18Indianola, IAIA16,82956+250%

19Algona, IAIA5,30953–

20Waukee, IAIA34,89053−60%

21Muscatine, IAIA23,16450−4%

22Marion, IAIA42,73250−59%

23Grinnell, IAIA9,43046+283%

24Davenport, IAIA100,35842−48%

25Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01337–

26Independence, IAIA6,31231–

27Perry, IAIA8,20824−25%

28Polk City, IAIA6,63023–

29Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83723–

30Waterloo, IAIA66,91921−62%

31Charles City, IAIA7,01316−61%

32Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616+129%

33Newton, IAIA15,74115–

34Johnston, IAIA25,06512−82%

35Sheldon, IAIA5,57511–

36Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05911–

37Altoona, IAIA22,79610−64%

38Webster City, IAIA7,8156–

39Asbury, IAIA6,0354–

40Spencer, IAIA11,2183–

41Norwalk, IAIA15,0042–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391−99%

43Bondurant, IAIA9,6471–

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