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Largest Subsaharan African population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, 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 50 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 50 is 124.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,282–

02Sioux City, IAIA86,356877–

03Ames, IAIA68,220875–

04Waterloo, IAIA66,919807–

05Burlington, IAIA23,336781–

06Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837773–

07Iowa City, IAIA76,229760–

08Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935736–

09Davenport, IAIA100,358702–

10Urbandale, IAIA48,570662–

11Coralville, IAIA23,960570–

12West Des Moines, IAIA74,224306–

13Clinton, IAIA24,049242–

14Dubuque, IAIA59,148233–

15Storm Lake, IAIA11,590218–

16Fort Madison, IAIA9,935212–

17Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059205–

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240200–

19Marshalltown, IAIA27,536173–

20Marion, IAIA42,732167–

21Clive, IAIA19,861165–

22Ottumwa, IAIA25,319151–

23Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680141–

24Bettendorf, IAIA40,710136–

25Mason City, IAIA26,853124–

26Anamosa, IAIA5,901113–

27Fairfield, IAIA9,220108–

28Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49399–

29Boone, IAIA12,47191–

30Decorah, IAIA7,41790–

31Muscatine, IAIA23,16485–

32Ankeny, IAIA77,83377–

33Orange City, IAIA6,46866–

34Waukee, IAIA34,89063–

35Red Oak, IAIA5,38861–

36Sioux Center, IAIA8,86454–

37Grinnell, IAIA9,43053–

38Pella, IAIA10,99249–

39Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23942–

40Denison, IAIA8,21439–

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01332–

42Altoona, IAIA22,79626–

43Estherville, IAIA5,80726–

44Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50023–

45North Liberty, IAIA21,97614–

46Hiawatha, IAIA7,43214–

47Tiffin, IAIA7,15612–

48Indianola, IAIA16,82911–

49Creston, IAIA7,33510–

50Atlantic, IAIA6,6769–

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