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Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home

Storm Lake, IA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 41 cities in 2023, at 52.7%. Norwalk, IA had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for Iowa was 8.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.7Storm Lake, IA
Lowest1.1Norwalk, IA
Median8.241 cities
Iowa8.9History

All cities, 2023

Storm Lake, IA: 52.7 %Storm Lake, IA52.7Marshalltown, IA: 33.3 %Marshalltown, IA33.3Coralville, IA: 22.1 %Coralville, IA22.1Des Moines, IA: 21.6 %Des Moines, IA21.6Sioux City, IA: 21.6 %Sioux City, IA21.6Clive, IA: 20.2 %Clive, IA20.2Ottumwa, IA: 18.9 %Ottumwa, IA18.9Iowa City, IA: 18.1 %Iowa City, IA18.1Muscatine, IA: 16.3 %Muscatine, IA16.3Waukee, IA: 15 %Waukee, IA15Waterloo, IA: 13.7 %Waterloo, IA13.7West Des Moines, IA: 13.6 %West Des Moines, IA13.6Ames, IA: 13.4 %Ames, IA13.4Le Mars, IA: 12.8 %Le Mars, IA12.8Urbandale, IA: 12.3 %Urbandale, IA12.3Johnston, IA: 11.8 %Johnston, IA11.8North Liberty, IA: 9.9 %North Liberty, IA9.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 9.2 %Cedar Rapids, IA9.2Pleasant Hill, IA: 8.6 %Pleasant Hill, IA8.6Grimes, IA: 8.2 %Grimes, IA8.2Bettendorf, IA: 8.2 %Bettendorf, IA8.2Newton, IA: 8.1 %Newton, IA8.1Ankeny, IA: 8 %Ankeny, IA8Council Bluffs, IA: 7.4 %Council Bluffs, IA7.4Davenport, IA: 7 %Davenport, IA7Fort Dodge, IA: 6.7 %Fort Dodge, IA6.7Dubuque, IA: 5.6 %Dubuque, IA5.6Cedar Falls, IA: 5.3 %Cedar Falls, IA5.3Altoona, IA: 5.3 %Altoona, IA5.3Burlington, IA: 5.2 %Burlington, IA5.2Pella, IA: 4.6 %Pella, IA4.6Mason City, IA: 4.4 %Mason City, IA4.4Indianola, IA: 4.4 %Indianola, IA4.4Marion, IA: 3.7 %Marion, IA3.7Waverly, IA: 3.7 %Waverly, IA3.7Clinton, IA: 3.2 %Clinton, IA3.2Oskaloosa, IA: 3.2 %Oskaloosa, IA3.2Spencer, IA: 2.5 %Spencer, IA2.5Carroll, IA: 2.4 %Carroll, IA2.4Boone, IA: 1.9 %Boone, IA1.9Norwalk, IA: 1.1 %Norwalk, IA1.1Storm Lake, IA: 52.7 %Storm Lake, IA52.7Marshalltown, IA: 33.3 %Marshalltown, IA33.3Coralville, IA: 22.1 %Coralville, IA22.1Des Moines, IA: 21.6 %Des Moines, IA21.6Sioux City, IA: 21.6 %Sioux City, IA21.6Clive, IA: 20.2 %Clive, IA20.2Ottumwa, IA: 18.9 %Ottumwa, IA18.9Iowa City, IA: 18.1 %Iowa City, IA18.1Muscatine, IA: 16.3 %Muscatine, IA16.3Waukee, IA: 15 %Waukee, IA15Waterloo, IA: 13.7 %Waterloo, IA13.7West Des Moines, IA: 13.6 %West Des Moines, IA13.6Ames, IA: 13.4 %Ames, IA13.4Le Mars, IA: 12.8 %Le Mars, IA12.8Urbandale, IA: 12.3 %Urbandale, IA12.3Johnston, IA: 11.8 %Johnston, IA11.8North Liberty, IA: 9.9 %North Liberty, IA9.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 9.2 %Cedar Rapids, IA9.2Pleasant Hill, IA: 8.6 %Pleasant Hill, IA8.6Grimes, IA: 8.2 %Grimes, IA8.2Bettendorf, IA: 8.2 %Bettendorf, IA8.2Newton, IA: 8.1 %Newton, IA8.1Ankeny, IA: 8 %Ankeny, IA8Council Bluffs, IA: 7.4 %Council Bluffs, IA7.4Davenport, IA: 7 %Davenport, IA7Fort Dodge, IA: 6.7 %Fort Dodge, IA6.7Dubuque, IA: 5.6 %Dubuque, IA5.6Cedar Falls, IA: 5.3 %Cedar Falls, IA5.3Altoona, IA: 5.3 %Altoona, IA5.3Burlington, IA: 5.2 %Burlington, IA5.2Pella, IA: 4.6 %Pella, IA4.6Mason City, IA: 4.4 %Mason City, IA4.4Indianola, IA: 4.4 %Indianola, IA4.4Marion, IA: 3.7 %Marion, IA3.7Waverly, IA: 3.7 %Waverly, IA3.7Clinton, IA: 3.2 %Clinton, IA3.2Oskaloosa, IA: 3.2 %Oskaloosa, IA3.2Spencer, IA: 2.5 %Spencer, IA2.5Carroll, IA: 2.4 %Carroll, IA2.4Boone, IA: 1.9 %Boone, IA1.9Norwalk, IA: 1.1 %Norwalk, IA1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Storm Lake, IA52.7+0.3 pts
2Marshalltown, IA33.3-0.1 pts
3Coralville, IA22.1+1.8 pts
4Des Moines, IA21.6+1 pts
5Sioux City, IA21.6-0.1 pts
6Clive, IA20.2+2.1 pts
7Ottumwa, IA18.9+3.3 pts
8Iowa City, IA18.1-1 pts
9Muscatine, IA16.30 pts
10Waukee, IA15+1.2 pts
11Waterloo, IA13.7+0.9 pts
12West Des Moines, IA13.6+0.1 pts
13Ames, IA13.4-1.1 pts
14Le Mars, IA12.8+1.2 pts
15Urbandale, IA12.3+0.6 pts
16Johnston, IA11.8-0.2 pts
17North Liberty, IA9.9-1 pts
18Cedar Rapids, IA9.2+0.6 pts
19Pleasant Hill, IA8.6+1.1 pts
20Grimes, IA8.2-1.3 pts
21Bettendorf, IA8.2+1.2 pts
22Newton, IA8.1+1.1 pts
23Ankeny, IA8-0 pts
24Council Bluffs, IA7.4-0.4 pts
25Davenport, IA70 pts
26Fort Dodge, IA6.7+0.8 pts
27Dubuque, IA5.6+0.2 pts
28Cedar Falls, IA5.3-1.1 pts
29Altoona, IA5.3+0.8 pts
30Burlington, IA5.2+1 pts
31Pella, IA4.6-0.6 pts
32Mason City, IA4.4+0.3 pts
33Indianola, IA4.4+0.2 pts
34Marion, IA3.7+0.1 pts
35Waverly, IA3.7-0.5 pts
36Clinton, IA3.2+0.3 pts
37Oskaloosa, IA3.2+0.2 pts
38Spencer, IA2.5+1 pts
39Carroll, IA2.4-0.7 pts
40Boone, IA1.9-0.2 pts
41Norwalk, IA1.1+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Iowa by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Storm Lake, IA, with 52.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Norwalk, IA, with 1.1% in 2023.

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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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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