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Largest West Indian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are West Indian 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 33 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 36. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Waterloo, IA, up 18 places to #4.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWEST INDIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086704+198%

02Davenport, IAIA100,358392+2350%

03▲6Altoona, IAIA22,796350–

04▲18Waterloo, IAIA66,919336+286%

05▲1Iowa City, IAIA76,229221+414%

06Marion, IAIA42,732206–

07▼2Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935189−49%

08▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,356143+921%

09▲8Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240108+151%

10Urbandale, IAIA48,570100–

11Ankeny, IAIA77,83370–

12▼4Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83761+917%

13▲6Marshalltown, IAIA27,53659+743%

14▼10Hiawatha, IAIA7,43249–

15▼1Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49349–

16▲5Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50041–

17▼4Spencer, IAIA11,21836+57%

18▲9Clinton, IAIA24,04933–

19▼7Ames, IAIA68,22032−64%

20▼17Ottumwa, IAIA25,31931–

21Charles City, IAIA7,01330–

22Waverly, IAIA10,56130–

23▲1Bettendorf, IAIA40,71028+27%

24▼14Dubuque, IAIA59,14824+167%

25Indianola, IAIA16,82924–

26▼10Anamosa, IAIA5,90123−8%

27▼7Coralville, IAIA23,96022−76%

28Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23921–

29▼11Grinnell, IAIA9,43012–

30▲2Fairfield, IAIA9,2209–

31Knoxville, IAIA7,4699–

32Mason City, IAIA26,8539–

33Storm Lake, IAIA11,5908–

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