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Most foreign-born residents, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2024 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 2010

01Denison, IAIA8,21430.9%+7.9 pts

02Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030.3%+6.2 pts

03Fairfield, IAIA9,22020.4%−0.1 pts

04Perry, IAIA8,20820.4%−3.3 pts

05Marshalltown, IAIA27,53620.1%+7.2 pts

06Clive, IAIA19,86114.2%+5.7 pts

07Waukee, IAIA34,89014.2%+11.0 pts

08Des Moines, IAIA212,08614.2%+3.8 pts

09Coralville, IAIA23,96014.0%+1.5 pts

10Ottumwa, IAIA25,31913.5%+6.7 pts

11Iowa City, IAIA76,22912.2%+2.6 pts

12Sioux City, IAIA86,35612.1%+2.5 pts

13Ames, IAIA68,22011.6%+0.6 pts

14West Des Moines, IAIA74,22410.9%+1.5 pts

15Grimes, IAIA17,40510.5%+7.4 pts

16Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.4%+3.5 pts

17Waterloo, IAIA66,91910.1%+4.1 pts

18Webster City, IAIA7,81510.0%+6.4 pts

19Urbandale, IAIA48,5709.8%+2.2 pts

20Osceola, IAIA5,6799.7%+0.2 pts

21Sheldon, IAIA5,5759.5%+6.0 pts

22Johnston, IAIA25,0659.5%+2.2 pts

23Hiawatha, IAIA7,4328.5%+5.1 pts

24Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0598.4%+4.7 pts

25Bettendorf, IAIA40,7108.0%+4.5 pts

26Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3247.9%+6.1 pts

27Algona, IAIA5,3097.5%+7.1 pts

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.3%+3.8 pts

29Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.2%−0.9 pts

30Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.5%+4.4 pts

31Asbury, IAIA6,0356.3%+5.2 pts

32North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.3%+3.7 pts

33Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.9%+3.7 pts

34Cherokee, IAIA5,1225.9%+3.8 pts

35Grinnell, IAIA9,4305.7%+2.0 pts

36Orange City, IAIA6,4685.6%+1.5 pts

37Decorah, IAIA7,4175.5%+1.8 pts

38Newton, IAIA15,7415.2%+4.1 pts

39Altoona, IAIA22,7965.0%+2.3 pts

40Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.0%+0.5 pts

41Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.7%+1.9 pts

42Davenport, IAIA100,3584.7%+0.4 pts

43Washington, IAIA7,2614.7%−0.9 pts

44Estherville, IAIA5,8074.5%−0.1 pts

45Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.3%−1.0 pts

46Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8374.1%+1.1 pts

47Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5004.1%−3.8 pts

48Charles City, IAIA7,0133.9%+1.4 pts

49Dubuque, IAIA59,1483.9%+2.0 pts

50Pella, IAIA10,9923.6%+0.4 pts

51Marion, IAIA42,7323.4%+0.3 pts

52Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.4%−0.0 pts

53Mason City, IAIA26,8533.3%+0.8 pts

54Spencer, IAIA11,2183.3%+0.8 pts

55Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0133.3%+2.5 pts

56Adel, IAIA7,0983.2%+2.6 pts

57DeWitt, IAIA5,7043.2%+3.2 pts

58Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2393.0%−0.7 pts

59Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932.9%+0.7 pts

60Burlington, IAIA23,3362.8%+1.0 pts

61Waverly, IAIA10,5612.7%+0.3 pts

62Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.5%−0.9 pts

63Clinton, IAIA24,0492.5%+0.7 pts

64Keokuk, IAIA9,5102.5%+1.5 pts

65Centerville, IAIA5,3272.4%+1.6 pts

66Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.4%+0.5 pts

67Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.3%−0.0 pts

68Clarinda, IAIA5,2732.3%+0.7 pts

69Carroll, IAIA10,0852.2%+1.5 pts

70Independence, IAIA6,3122.1%+1.2 pts

71Creston, IAIA7,3351.8%+1.1 pts

72Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251.6%+0.3 pts

73Clear Lake, IAIA7,6011.6%−1.3 pts

74Boone, IAIA12,4711.5%+0.1 pts

75Knoxville, IAIA7,4691.4%+0.3 pts

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.4%+0.0 pts

77Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.2%+0.6 pts

78Vinton, IAIA5,0041.2%+0.1 pts

79Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.2%−1.6 pts

80Nevada, IAIA6,9741.2%−1.6 pts

81Indianola, IAIA16,8291.1%−0.7 pts

82Manchester, IAIA5,3571.0%+1.0 pts

83Glenwood, IAIA5,2870.8%−0.3 pts

84Atlantic, IAIA6,6760.7%−1.1 pts

85Winterset, IAIA5,5200.6%−0.6 pts

86Oelwein, IAIA5,7570.6%−0.8 pts

87Polk City, IAIA6,6300.0%−2.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES