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Largest West Indian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are West Indian 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 37 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 37 is 36.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWEST INDIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086330+40%

02Davenport, IAIA100,358301+1781%

03Ottumwa, IAIA25,319155–

04Hiawatha, IAIA7,432139–

05Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935110−70%

06Iowa City, IAIA76,229110+156%

07Sioux City, IAIA86,35695+579%

08Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83792+1433%

09Altoona, IAIA22,79689–

10Dubuque, IAIA59,14888+878%

11Ankeny, IAIA77,83380–

12Ames, IAIA68,22070−20%

13Spencer, IAIA11,21853+130%

14Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49352–

15Johnston, IAIA25,06550–

16Anamosa, IAIA5,90141+64%

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24037−14%

18Grinnell, IAIA9,43037–

19Marshalltown, IAIA27,53636+414%

20Coralville, IAIA23,96033−64%

21Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50028–

22Waterloo, IAIA66,91926−70%

23Newton, IAIA15,74120–

24Bettendorf, IAIA40,71019−14%

25Burlington, IAIA23,33617+31%

26Creston, IAIA7,33515–

27Clinton, IAIA24,04914–

28Webster City, IAIA7,81512–

29Asbury, IAIA6,03511–

30Clive, IAIA19,86111–

31Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68010−84%

32Fairfield, IAIA9,2208–

33Estherville, IAIA5,8077–

34Sioux Center, IAIA8,8646–

35Decorah, IAIA7,4176–

36Red Oak, IAIA5,3883–

37Clarinda, IAIA5,2733−57%

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