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Cities in Iowa by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Storm Lake, IA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 41 cities in 2024, at 30.3%. Indianola, IA had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Iowa was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.3Storm Lake, IA
Lowest1.1Indianola, IA
Median5.241 cities
Iowa5.9History

All cities, 2024

Storm Lake, IA: 30.3 %Storm Lake, IA30.3Marshalltown, IA: 20.1 %Marshalltown, IA20.1Clive, IA: 14.2 %Clive, IA14.2Waukee, IA: 14.2 %Waukee, IA14.2Des Moines, IA: 14.2 %Des Moines, IA14.2Coralville, IA: 14 %Coralville, IA14Ottumwa, IA: 13.5 %Ottumwa, IA13.5Iowa City, IA: 12.2 %Iowa City, IA12.2Sioux City, IA: 12.1 %Sioux City, IA12.1Ames, IA: 11.7 %Ames, IA11.7West Des Moines, IA: 10.9 %West Des Moines, IA10.9Grimes, IA: 10.5 %Grimes, IA10.5Waterloo, IA: 10.1 %Waterloo, IA10.1Urbandale, IA: 9.9 %Urbandale, IA9.9Johnston, IA: 9.5 %Johnston, IA9.5Bettendorf, IA: 8 %Bettendorf, IA8Cedar Rapids, IA: 7.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA7.3Muscatine, IA: 7.2 %Muscatine, IA7.2Le Mars, IA: 6.5 %Le Mars, IA6.5North Liberty, IA: 6.3 %North Liberty, IA6.3Newton, IA: 5.2 %Newton, IA5.2Altoona, IA: 5 %Altoona, IA5Council Bluffs, IA: 5 %Council Bluffs, IA5Ankeny, IA: 4.8 %Ankeny, IA4.8Davenport, IA: 4.7 %Davenport, IA4.7Fort Dodge, IA: 4.1 %Fort Dodge, IA4.1Dubuque, IA: 3.9 %Dubuque, IA3.9Pella, IA: 3.6 %Pella, IA3.6Marion, IA: 3.4 %Marion, IA3.4Cedar Falls, IA: 3.4 %Cedar Falls, IA3.4Mason City, IA: 3.3 %Mason City, IA3.3Spencer, IA: 3.3 %Spencer, IA3.3Pleasant Hill, IA: 3 %Pleasant Hill, IA3Oskaloosa, IA: 2.9 %Oskaloosa, IA2.9Burlington, IA: 2.8 %Burlington, IA2.8Waverly, IA: 2.7 %Waverly, IA2.7Clinton, IA: 2.5 %Clinton, IA2.5Carroll, IA: 2.2 %Carroll, IA2.2Boone, IA: 1.5 %Boone, IA1.5Norwalk, IA: 1.4 %Norwalk, IA1.4Indianola, IA: 1.1 %Indianola, IA1.1Storm Lake, IA: 30.3 %Storm Lake, IA30.3Marshalltown, IA: 20.1 %Marshalltown, IA20.1Clive, IA: 14.2 %Clive, IA14.2Waukee, IA: 14.2 %Waukee, IA14.2Des Moines, IA: 14.2 %Des Moines, IA14.2Coralville, IA: 14 %Coralville, IA14Ottumwa, IA: 13.5 %Ottumwa, IA13.5Iowa City, IA: 12.2 %Iowa City, IA12.2Sioux City, IA: 12.1 %Sioux City, IA12.1Ames, IA: 11.7 %Ames, IA11.7West Des Moines, IA: 10.9 %West Des Moines, IA10.9Grimes, IA: 10.5 %Grimes, IA10.5Waterloo, IA: 10.1 %Waterloo, IA10.1Urbandale, IA: 9.9 %Urbandale, IA9.9Johnston, IA: 9.5 %Johnston, IA9.5Bettendorf, IA: 8 %Bettendorf, IA8Cedar Rapids, IA: 7.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA7.3Muscatine, IA: 7.2 %Muscatine, IA7.2Le Mars, IA: 6.5 %Le Mars, IA6.5North Liberty, IA: 6.3 %North Liberty, IA6.3Newton, IA: 5.2 %Newton, IA5.2Altoona, IA: 5 %Altoona, IA5Council Bluffs, IA: 5 %Council Bluffs, IA5Ankeny, IA: 4.8 %Ankeny, IA4.8Davenport, IA: 4.7 %Davenport, IA4.7Fort Dodge, IA: 4.1 %Fort Dodge, IA4.1Dubuque, IA: 3.9 %Dubuque, IA3.9Pella, IA: 3.6 %Pella, IA3.6Marion, IA: 3.4 %Marion, IA3.4Cedar Falls, IA: 3.4 %Cedar Falls, IA3.4Mason City, IA: 3.3 %Mason City, IA3.3Spencer, IA: 3.3 %Spencer, IA3.3Pleasant Hill, IA: 3 %Pleasant Hill, IA3Oskaloosa, IA: 2.9 %Oskaloosa, IA2.9Burlington, IA: 2.8 %Burlington, IA2.8Waverly, IA: 2.7 %Waverly, IA2.7Clinton, IA: 2.5 %Clinton, IA2.5Carroll, IA: 2.2 %Carroll, IA2.2Boone, IA: 1.5 %Boone, IA1.5Norwalk, IA: 1.4 %Norwalk, IA1.4Indianola, IA: 1.1 %Indianola, IA1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Storm Lake, IA30.3-1.2 pts
2Marshalltown, IA20.1+1 pts
3Clive, IA14.2-0.4 pts
3Waukee, IA14.2+1.2 pts
5Des Moines, IA14.2+0.2 pts
6Coralville, IA14-1.7 pts
7Ottumwa, IA13.5+1.2 pts
8Iowa City, IA12.2-0.1 pts
9Sioux City, IA12.1+0.4 pts
10Ames, IA11.7+0.7 pts
11West Des Moines, IA10.9-0.4 pts
12Grimes, IA10.5+4.3 pts
13Waterloo, IA10.1+0.6 pts
14Urbandale, IA9.9+0.3 pts
15Johnston, IA9.5+0.6 pts
16Bettendorf, IA8+1.2 pts
17Cedar Rapids, IA7.3+0.2 pts
18Muscatine, IA7.2-0.9 pts
19Le Mars, IA6.5-0.3 pts
20North Liberty, IA6.3-2.2 pts
21Newton, IA5.2+0.7 pts
22Altoona, IA5-0.2 pts
23Council Bluffs, IA5+0.3 pts
24Ankeny, IA4.8-0.2 pts
25Davenport, IA4.7+0.2 pts
26Fort Dodge, IA4.1-0.5 pts
27Dubuque, IA3.9-0.2 pts
28Pella, IA3.6+0.2 pts
29Marion, IA3.4+0.3 pts
30Cedar Falls, IA3.4-0.7 pts
31Mason City, IA3.3+0.8 pts
32Spencer, IA3.3+2 pts
33Pleasant Hill, IA3-1.8 pts
34Oskaloosa, IA2.9+0.5 pts
35Burlington, IA2.8-0.5 pts
36Waverly, IA2.7-0.1 pts
37Clinton, IA2.5+0.5 pts
38Carroll, IA2.2-0.4 pts
39Boone, IA1.5+1.1 pts
40Norwalk, IA1.4+0.7 pts
41Indianola, IA1.1-1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/iowa-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/iowa-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Storm Lake, IA, with 30.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Indianola, IA, with 1.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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