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Most foreign-born residents, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2000

01Denison, IAIA8,21430.9%–

02Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030.3%–

03Fairfield, IAIA9,22020.4%–

04Perry, IAIA8,20820.4%–

05Marshalltown, IAIA27,53620.1%–

06Clive, IAIA19,86114.2%–

07Waukee, IAIA34,89014.2%–

08Des Moines, IAIA212,08614.2%–

09Coralville, IAIA23,96014.0%–

10Ottumwa, IAIA25,31913.5%–

11Iowa City, IAIA76,22912.2%–

12Sioux City, IAIA86,35612.1%–

13Ames, IAIA68,22011.6%–

14West Des Moines, IAIA74,22410.9%–

15Grimes, IAIA17,40510.5%–

16Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.4%–

17Waterloo, IAIA66,91910.1%–

18Webster City, IAIA7,81510.0%–

19Urbandale, IAIA48,5709.8%–

20Osceola, IAIA5,6799.7%–

21Sheldon, IAIA5,5759.5%–

22Johnston, IAIA25,0659.5%–

23Hiawatha, IAIA7,4328.5%–

24Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0598.4%–

25Bettendorf, IAIA40,7108.0%–

26Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3247.9%–

27Algona, IAIA5,3097.5%–

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.3%–

29Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.2%–

30Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.5%–

31Asbury, IAIA6,0356.3%–

32North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.3%–

33Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.9%–

34Cherokee, IAIA5,1225.9%–

35Grinnell, IAIA9,4305.7%–

36Orange City, IAIA6,4685.6%–

37Decorah, IAIA7,4175.5%–

38Newton, IAIA15,7415.2%–

39Altoona, IAIA22,7965.0%–

40Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.0%–

41Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.7%–

42Davenport, IAIA100,3584.7%–

43Washington, IAIA7,2614.7%–

44Estherville, IAIA5,8074.5%–

45Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.3%–

46Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8374.1%–

47Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5004.1%–

48Charles City, IAIA7,0133.9%–

49Dubuque, IAIA59,1483.9%–

50Pella, IAIA10,9923.6%–

51Marion, IAIA42,7323.4%–

52Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.4%–

53Mason City, IAIA26,8533.3%–

54Spencer, IAIA11,2183.3%–

55Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0133.3%–

56Adel, IAIA7,0983.2%–

57DeWitt, IAIA5,7043.2%–

58Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2393.0%–

59Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932.9%–

60Burlington, IAIA23,3362.8%–

61Waverly, IAIA10,5612.7%–

62Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.5%–

63Clinton, IAIA24,0492.5%–

64Keokuk, IAIA9,5102.5%–

65Centerville, IAIA5,3272.4%–

66Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.4%–

67Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.3%–

68Clarinda, IAIA5,2732.3%–

69Carroll, IAIA10,0852.2%–

70Independence, IAIA6,3122.1%–

71Creston, IAIA7,3351.8%–

72Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251.6%–

73Clear Lake, IAIA7,6011.6%–

74Boone, IAIA12,4711.5%–

75Knoxville, IAIA7,4691.4%–

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.4%–

77Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.2%–

78Vinton, IAIA5,0041.2%–

79Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.2%–

80Nevada, IAIA6,9741.2%–

81Indianola, IAIA16,8291.1%–

82Manchester, IAIA5,3571.0%–

83Glenwood, IAIA5,2870.8%–

84Atlantic, IAIA6,6760.7%–

85Winterset, IAIA5,5200.6%–

86Oelwein, IAIA5,7570.6%–

87Polk City, IAIA6,6300.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES