Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.41K people in Iowa with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (8.23K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (3.60K), and Iowa City city (3.36K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	8233
2	Cedar Rapids city	3600
3	Iowa City city	3356
4	Waterloo city	1674
5	Sioux City city	1595
6	Johnston city	1288
7	Coralville city	1269
8	West Des Moines city	980
9	Ames city	909
10	Urbandale city	848
11	North Liberty city	689
12	Ottumwa city	653
13	Clive city	592
14	Davenport city	587
15	Denison city	495
16	Bondurant city	470
17	Waukee city	463
18	Muscatine city	429
19	Newton city	424
20	Ankeny city	375
21	Altoona city	367
22	Dubuque city	330
23	Fairfield city	301
24	Council Bluffs city	237
25	Pleasant Hill city	220
26	Le Mars city	217
26	Storm Lake city	217
27	Keokuk city	198
28	Cedar Falls city	171
29	Tiffin city	170
30	Burlington city	165
31	Charles City city	164
32	Postville city	158
33	Hiawatha city	130
34	Perry city	127
35	Marshalltown city	123
36	Marion city	122
37	Park View CDP	121
38	Grinnell city	120
39	Fort Dodge city	117
40	Waverly city	99
41	Independence city	94
41	Monticello city	94
42	Windsor Heights city	90
43	Sheldon city	88
44	West Liberty city	82
45	Grimes city	75
46	Norwalk city	74
47	Mount Pleasant city	66
48	Graettinger city	60
49	Asbury city	57
50	Fayette city	55
51	Carroll city	50
52	Decorah city	48
53	Columbus Junction city	46
54	Tipton city	39
55	Hartley city	38
56	West Burlington city	35
57	Pella city	33
58	Knoxville city	32
59	Maharishi Vedic City city	31
60	Cresco city	26
60	Mason City city	26
61	Estherville city	25
62	Bettendorf city	24
63	Cherokee city	23
63	Lamoni city	23
63	Onawa city	23
63	Peosta city	23
64	Riverdale city	22
64	Wellman city	22
65	Hinton city	21
66	Dallas Center city	18
67	Afton city	16
67	Fort Madison city	16
67	Lansing city	16
67	Oskaloosa city	16
68	Britt city	14
68	Little Sioux city	14
69	Dysart city	12
69	Merrill city	12
70	Clarinda city	10
70	Farmersburg city	10
70	Vinton city	10
71	Iowa Falls city	9
72	Callender city	8
72	Corydon city	8
72	Kiron city	8
72	Nevada city	8
72	Orange City city	8
72	Randolph city	8
72	Sanborn city	8
73	Elkader city	7
73	Lone Rock city	7
73	Neola city	7
73	What Cheer city	7
74	Alton city	6
74	Anamosa city	6
74	Charter Oak city	6
74	Fonda city	6
74	Harris city	6
74	Hills city	6
74	Lewis city	6
74	McGregor city	6
74	Wheatland city	6
74	Whiting city	6
75	Crystal Lake city	5
75	Cumberland city	5
75	New London city	5
75	Stanhope city	5
76	Bonaparte city	4
76	Corning city	4
76	Delmar city	4
76	DeWitt city	4
76	Larchwood city	4
76	Rippey city	4
76	Rockwell City city	4
76	Winthrop city	4
77	Crawfordsville city	3
77	Eldon city	3
77	Fostoria city	3
77	Hartford city	3
77	Hawarden city	3
77	Kelley city	3
77	Mingo city	3
77	Sigourney city	3
77	Victor city	3
78	Alta city	2
78	Ely city	2
78	Essex city	2
78	Henderson city	2
78	Madrid city	2
78	Mitchellville city	2
78	Nemaha city	2
78	Raymond city	2
78	Renwick city	2
78	Thurman city	2
78	Toledo city	2
78	Vail city	2
79	Brandon city	1
79	Conesville city	1
79	Delta city	1
79	Epworth city	1
79	Glenwood city	1
79	Hardy city	1
79	Humboldt city	1
79	Jewell Junction city	1
79	Keosauqua city	1
79	Maquoketa city	1
79	Otho city	1
79	Ringsted city	1
79	Spirit Lake city	1
79	Van Horne city	1