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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. The median across all 69 is 133. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Orange City, IA, up 22 places to #33.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

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%

04▲1Coralville, IAIA23,9601,747+206%

05▲2Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,714+95%

06▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,395+73%

07▲13Johnston, IAIA25,0651,364–

08▲7Davenport, IAIA100,3581,244+77%

09▼3West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,200+292%

10▲14Waukee, IAIA34,8901,169+1756%

11▼3Ames, IAIA68,2201,116+28%

12▲1Urbandale, IAIA48,570942+42%

13Grimes, IAIA17,405738–

14▼4Ottumwa, IAIA25,319670+344%

15▼3Bondurant, IAIA9,647530–

16▲3Clive, IAIA19,861503+205%

17▼8Muscatine, IAIA23,164463+445%

18▲3Dubuque, IAIA59,148449+93%

19▼5Altoona, IAIA22,796424+1531%

20▲7Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680388+175%

21▼3Newton, IAIA15,741367–

22▲20Marshalltown, IAIA27,536333+92%

23▲6Fairfield, IAIA9,220287+166%

24▼13North Liberty, IAIA21,976241+1621%

25▼2Le Mars, IAIA10,760232–

26▲20Bettendorf, IAIA40,710231+70%

27▼11Ankeny, IAIA77,833226+194%

28▲5Tiffin, IAIA7,156223+1758%

29▲1Keokuk, IAIA9,510220–

30▼4Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239217+417%

31▲6Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837184−76%

32▼10Storm Lake, IAIA11,590167−23%

33▲22Orange City, IAIA6,468157+138%

34▲4Marion, IAIA42,732140−16%

35Sheldon, IAIA5,575133–

36▲3Norwalk, IAIA15,004131–

37▲12Grinnell, IAIA9,430102+92%

38Independence, IAIA6,31278–

39▲4Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05978−62%

40▼4Hiawatha, IAIA7,43277+450%

41▲15Asbury, IAIA6,03575–

42▲9Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49374−25%

43Red Oak, IAIA5,38873+20%

44▲6Vinton, IAIA5,00468–

45▼20Burlington, IAIA23,33665−92%

46▼18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24060−70%

47▼7Mason City, IAIA26,85360−52%

48▲5Clinton, IAIA24,04943−82%

49Centerville, IAIA5,32738–

50▼2Estherville, IAIA5,80734+31%

51▼19Perry, IAIA8,20831–

52▲5Fort Madison, IAIA9,93529−86%

53▲10Anamosa, IAIA5,90128−75%

54▲6Webster City, IAIA7,81527–

55Adel, IAIA7,09825–

56Boone, IAIA12,47122−76%

57▼23Waverly, IAIA10,56121–

58Winterset, IAIA5,52017–

59▼14Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50016−30%

60▼2Washington, IAIA7,26116–

61▲1Nevada, IAIA6,97413–

62▼21Decorah, IAIA7,41712−87%

63▲3Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52511–

64Oelwein, IAIA5,75710–

65Atlantic, IAIA6,6767−22%

66▼1Glenwood, IAIA5,2877–

67▼32Carroll, IAIA10,0854–

68▼1DeWitt, IAIA5,7043–

69Indianola, IAIA16,8292−82%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES