RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most foreign-born residents, Iowa cities · 2020

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

01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59033.6%–

02Denison, IAIA8,21433.2%–

03Perry, IAIA8,20820.2%–

04Coralville, IAIA23,96018.7%–

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22017.4%–

06Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616.7%–

07Iowa City, IAIA76,22913.7%–

08Ames, IAIA68,22013.2%–

09Des Moines, IAIA212,08612.9%–

10Osceola, IAIA5,67911.8%–

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,22411.1%–

12Ottumwa, IAIA25,31910.7%–

13Sioux City, IAIA86,35610.4%–

14Johnston, IAIA25,06510.4%–

15Clive, IAIA19,8619.6%–

16Waterloo, IAIA66,9199.6%–

17Waukee, IAIA34,8909.1%–

18North Liberty, IAIA21,9768.7%–

19Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648.1%–

20Estherville, IAIA5,8078.0%–

21Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.5%–

22Urbandale, IAIA48,5707.5%–

23Washington, IAIA7,2617.3%–

24Charles City, IAIA7,0136.9%–

25Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5006.8%–

26Tiffin, IAIA7,1566.8%–

27Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0596.7%–

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9356.2%–

29Webster City, IAIA7,8156.2%–

30Bondurant, IAIA9,6476.0%–

31Bettendorf, IAIA40,7105.9%–

32Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405.5%–

33Asbury, IAIA6,0355.4%–

34Grimes, IAIA17,4055.2%–

35Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.0%–

36Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.0%–

37Davenport, IAIA100,3584.9%–

38Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2394.9%–

39Newton, IAIA15,7414.3%–

40Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.2%–

41Altoona, IAIA22,7964.1%–

42Clarinda, IAIA5,2734.0%–

43Decorah, IAIA7,4173.8%–

44Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8373.8%–

45Orange City, IAIA6,4683.8%–

46Sheldon, IAIA5,5753.8%–

47Anamosa, IAIA5,9013.7%–

48Ankeny, IAIA77,8333.6%–

49Clear Lake, IAIA7,6013.5%–

50Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3243.3%–

51Waverly, IAIA10,5613.2%–

52Pella, IAIA10,9923.2%–

53Dubuque, IAIA59,1483.1%–

54Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4933.1%–

55Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132.9%–

56Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.7%–

57Carroll, IAIA10,0852.6%–

58Indianola, IAIA16,8292.5%–

59Creston, IAIA7,3352.5%–

60Keokuk, IAIA9,5102.5%–

61Nevada, IAIA6,9742.5%–

62Mason City, IAIA26,8532.4%–

63Cherokee, IAIA5,1222.4%–

64Burlington, IAIA23,3362.3%–

65Marion, IAIA42,7322.2%–

66Clinton, IAIA24,0492.1%–

67Spencer, IAIA11,2182.1%–

68Algona, IAIA5,3091.9%–

69Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.9%–

70Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.8%–

71Glenwood, IAIA5,2871.8%–

72Boone, IAIA12,4711.6%–

73Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.5%–

74Knoxville, IAIA7,4691.4%–

75Adel, IAIA7,0981.3%–

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.2%–

77Independence, IAIA6,3121.2%–

78Vinton, IAIA5,0040.7%–

79Fort Madison, IAIA9,9350.7%–

80Polk City, IAIA6,6300.6%–

81Centerville, IAIA5,3270.5%–

82Manchester, IAIA5,3570.4%–

83Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250.3%–

84Red Oak, IAIA5,3880.1%–

85Oelwein, IAIA5,7570.1%–

86DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.0%–

87Winterset, IAIA5,5200.0%–

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