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Largest Subsaharan African population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, 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 69 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0869,298+307%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9354,476+508%

03Iowa City, IAIA76,2293,271+330%

04Coralville, IAIA23,9601,747+206%

05Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,714+95%

06Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,395+73%

07Johnston, IAIA25,0651,364–

08Davenport, IAIA100,3581,244+77%

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,200+292%

10Waukee, IAIA34,8901,169+1756%

11Ames, IAIA68,2201,116+28%

12Urbandale, IAIA48,570942+42%

13Grimes, IAIA17,405738–

14Ottumwa, IAIA25,319670+344%

15Bondurant, IAIA9,647530–

16Clive, IAIA19,861503+205%

17Muscatine, IAIA23,164463+445%

18Dubuque, IAIA59,148449+93%

19Altoona, IAIA22,796424+1531%

20Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680388+175%

21Newton, IAIA15,741367–

22Marshalltown, IAIA27,536333+92%

23Fairfield, IAIA9,220287+166%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976241+1621%

25Le Mars, IAIA10,760232–

26Bettendorf, IAIA40,710231+70%

27Ankeny, IAIA77,833226+194%

28Tiffin, IAIA7,156223+1758%

29Keokuk, IAIA9,510220–

30Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239217+417%

31Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837184−76%

32Storm Lake, IAIA11,590167−23%

33Orange City, IAIA6,468157+138%

34Marion, IAIA42,732140−16%

35Sheldon, IAIA5,575133–

36Norwalk, IAIA15,004131–

37Grinnell, IAIA9,430102+92%

38Independence, IAIA6,31278–

39Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05978−62%

40Hiawatha, IAIA7,43277+450%

41Asbury, IAIA6,03575–

42Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49374−25%

43Red Oak, IAIA5,38873+20%

44Vinton, IAIA5,00468–

45Burlington, IAIA23,33665−92%

46Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24060−70%

47Mason City, IAIA26,85360−52%

48Clinton, IAIA24,04943−82%

49Centerville, IAIA5,32738–

50Estherville, IAIA5,80734+31%

51Perry, IAIA8,20831–

52Fort Madison, IAIA9,93529−86%

53Anamosa, IAIA5,90128−75%

54Webster City, IAIA7,81527–

55Adel, IAIA7,09825–

56Boone, IAIA12,47122−76%

57Waverly, IAIA10,56121–

58Winterset, IAIA5,52017–

59Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50016−30%

60Washington, IAIA7,26116–

61Nevada, IAIA6,97413–

62Decorah, IAIA7,41712−87%

63Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52511–

64Oelwein, IAIA5,75710–

65Atlantic, IAIA6,6767−22%

66Glenwood, IAIA5,2877–

67Carroll, IAIA10,0854–

68DeWitt, IAIA5,7043–

69Indianola, IAIA16,8292−82%

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