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Largest Subsaharan African population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, 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 68 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 68 is 116.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0867,205+216%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,818+283%

03Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,793+268%

04Waterloo, IAIA66,9192,027+151%

05Coralville, IAIA23,9601,671+193%

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,515+395%

07Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,369+56%

08Ames, IAIA68,220900+3%

09Muscatine, IAIA23,164655+671%

10Ottumwa, IAIA25,319634+320%

11North Liberty, IAIA21,976576+4014%

12Bondurant, IAIA9,647573–

13Urbandale, IAIA48,570570−14%

14Altoona, IAIA22,796507+1850%

15Davenport, IAIA100,358426−39%

16Ankeny, IAIA77,833388+404%

17Denison, IAIA8,214384+885%

18Newton, IAIA15,741366–

19Clive, IAIA19,861357+116%

20Johnston, IAIA25,065314–

21Dubuque, IAIA59,148313+34%

22Storm Lake, IAIA11,590302+39%

23Le Mars, IAIA10,760284–

24Waukee, IAIA34,890275+337%

25Burlington, IAIA23,336256−67%

26Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239233+455%

27Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680183+30%

28Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240163−19%

29Fairfield, IAIA9,220159+47%

30Keokuk, IAIA9,510156–

31Charles City, IAIA7,013154–

32Perry, IAIA8,208152–

33Tiffin, IAIA7,156129+975%

34Waverly, IAIA10,561116–

35Carroll, IAIA10,085102–

36Hiawatha, IAIA7,432101+621%

37Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837100−87%

38Marion, IAIA42,73289−47%

39Norwalk, IAIA15,00487–

40Mason City, IAIA26,85352−58%

41Decorah, IAIA7,41746−49%

42Marshalltown, IAIA27,53646−73%

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05935−83%

44Spencer, IAIA11,21832–

45Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50028+22%

46Bettendorf, IAIA40,71027−80%

47Cherokee, IAIA5,12227–

48Estherville, IAIA5,80727+4%

49Grinnell, IAIA9,43024−55%

50Vinton, IAIA5,00422–

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49321−79%

52Knoxville, IAIA7,46921–

53Clinton, IAIA24,04920−92%

54Pella, IAIA10,99216−67%

55Orange City, IAIA6,46815−77%

56Asbury, IAIA6,03512–

57Fort Madison, IAIA9,93512−94%

58Washington, IAIA7,26111–

59Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310−69%

60Webster City, IAIA7,8158–

61Clarinda, IAIA5,2738–

62Nevada, IAIA6,9747–

63Anamosa, IAIA5,9017−94%

64Sioux Center, IAIA8,8644−93%

65Glenwood, IAIA5,2872–

66Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251–

67DeWitt, IAIA5,7041–

68Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271–

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