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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. The median across all 87 is 4.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Algona, IA, up 41 places to #27.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01▲1Denison, IAIA8,21430.9%+7.9 pts

02▼1Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030.3%+6.2 pts

03▲2Fairfield, IAIA9,22020.4%−0.1 pts

04▼1Perry, IAIA8,20820.4%−3.3 pts

05▲1Marshalltown, IAIA27,53620.1%+7.2 pts

06▲9Clive, IAIA19,86114.2%+5.7 pts

07▲10Waukee, IAIA34,89014.2%+11.0 pts

08▲1Des Moines, IAIA212,08614.2%+3.8 pts

09▼5Coralville, IAIA23,96014.0%+1.5 pts

10▲2Ottumwa, IAIA25,31913.5%+6.7 pts

11▼4Iowa City, IAIA76,22912.2%+2.6 pts

12▲1Sioux City, IAIA86,35612.1%+2.5 pts

13▼5Ames, IAIA68,22011.6%+0.6 pts

14▼3West Des Moines, IAIA74,22410.9%+1.5 pts

15▲19Grimes, IAIA17,40510.5%+7.4 pts

16▲3Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.4%+3.5 pts

17▼1Waterloo, IAIA66,91910.1%+4.1 pts

18▲11Webster City, IAIA7,81510.0%+6.4 pts

19▲3Urbandale, IAIA48,5709.8%+2.2 pts

20▼10Osceola, IAIA5,6799.7%+0.2 pts

21▲25Sheldon, IAIA5,5759.5%+6.0 pts

22▼8Johnston, IAIA25,0659.5%+2.2 pts

23▲33Hiawatha, IAIA7,4328.5%+5.1 pts

24▲3Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0598.4%+4.7 pts

25▲6Bettendorf, IAIA40,7108.0%+4.5 pts

26▲24Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3247.9%+6.1 pts

27▲41Algona, IAIA5,3097.5%+7.1 pts

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.3%+3.8 pts

29▼8Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.2%−0.9 pts

30▲6Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.5%+4.4 pts

31▲2Asbury, IAIA6,0356.3%+5.2 pts

32▼14North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.3%+3.7 pts

33▼3Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.9%+3.7 pts

34▲29Cherokee, IAIA5,1225.9%+3.8 pts

35▲5Grinnell, IAIA9,4305.7%+2.0 pts

36▲9Orange City, IAIA6,4685.6%+1.5 pts

37▲6Decorah, IAIA7,4175.5%+1.8 pts

38▲1Newton, IAIA15,7415.2%+4.1 pts

39▲2Altoona, IAIA22,7965.0%+2.3 pts

40▼5Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.0%+0.5 pts

41▲7Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.7%+1.9 pts

42▼5Davenport, IAIA100,3584.7%+0.4 pts

43▼20Washington, IAIA7,2614.7%−0.9 pts

44▼24Estherville, IAIA5,8074.5%−0.1 pts

45▼19Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.3%−1.0 pts

46▼2Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8374.1%+1.1 pts

47▼22Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5004.1%−3.8 pts

48▼24Charles City, IAIA7,0133.9%+1.4 pts

49▲4Dubuque, IAIA59,1483.9%+2.0 pts

50▲2Pella, IAIA10,9923.6%+0.4 pts

51▲14Marion, IAIA42,7323.4%+0.3 pts

52▼20Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.4%0.0 pts

53▲9Mason City, IAIA26,8533.3%+0.8 pts

54▲13Spencer, IAIA11,2183.3%+0.8 pts

55Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0133.3%+2.5 pts

56▲19Adel, IAIA7,0983.2%+2.6 pts

57▲29DeWitt, IAIA5,7043.2%+3.2 pts

58▼20Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2393.0%−0.7 pts

59▼5Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932.9%+0.7 pts

60▲4Burlington, IAIA23,3362.8%+1.0 pts

61▼10Waverly, IAIA10,5612.7%+0.3 pts

62▲22Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.5%−0.9 pts

63▲3Clinton, IAIA24,0492.5%+0.7 pts

64▼4Keokuk, IAIA9,5102.5%+1.5 pts

65▲16Centerville, IAIA5,3272.4%+1.6 pts

66▼19Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.4%+0.5 pts

67▲12Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.3%0.0 pts

68▼26Clarinda, IAIA5,2732.3%+0.7 pts

69▼12Carroll, IAIA10,0852.2%+1.5 pts

70▲7Independence, IAIA6,3122.1%+1.2 pts

71▼12Creston, IAIA7,3351.8%+1.1 pts

72▲11Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251.6%+0.3 pts

73▼24Clear Lake, IAIA7,6011.6%−1.3 pts

74▼2Boone, IAIA12,4711.5%+0.1 pts

75▼1Knoxville, IAIA7,4691.4%+0.3 pts

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.4%0.0 pts

77▼8Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.2%+0.6 pts

78Vinton, IAIA5,0041.2%+0.1 pts

79▼6Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.2%−1.6 pts

80▼19Nevada, IAIA6,9741.2%−1.6 pts

81▼23Indianola, IAIA16,8291.1%−0.7 pts

82Manchester, IAIA5,3571.0%+1.0 pts

83▼12Glenwood, IAIA5,2870.8%−0.3 pts

84▼14Atlantic, IAIA6,6760.7%−1.1 pts

85▲2Winterset, IAIA5,5200.6%−0.6 pts

86▼1Oelwein, IAIA5,7570.6%−0.8 pts

87▼7Polk City, IAIA6,6300.0%−2.8 pts

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