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Cities in Iowa ranked by Non-Hispanic Asian Population

This list ranks the 946 cities in Iowa based on their Non-Hispanic Asian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic Asian population in Iowa

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  • 1
    Des Moines
    Non-Hispanic Asian population in Des Moines is 14,935
    6.38% of Des Moines population is Non-Hispanic Asian
  • 2
    Ames
    Non-Hispanic Asian population in Ames is 7,453
    10.68% of Ames population is Non-Hispanic Asian
  • 3
    Iowa City
    Non-Hispanic Asian population in Iowa City is 6,560
    8.13% of Iowa City population is Non-Hispanic Asian
  • 4
    West Des Moines
    Non-Hispanic Asian population in West Des Moines is 6,401
    8.60% of West Des Moines population is Non-Hispanic Asian
  • 5
    Cedar Rapids
    Non-Hispanic Asian population in Cedar Rapids is 5,159
    3.48% of Cedar Rapids population is Non-Hispanic Asian

List of 946 cities in Iowa by Non-Hispanic Asian Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic Asian Population
City
Non-Hispanic Asian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Iowa Non-Hispanic Asian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Des Moines 14,935 6.38% 15.54%
2 Ames 7,453 10.68% 7.75%
3 Iowa City 6,560 8.13% 6.82%
4 West Des Moines 6,401 8.60% 6.66%
5 Cedar Rapids 5,159 3.48% 5.37%
6 Bettendorf 3,408 8.08% 3.55%
7 Urbandale 2,758 5.76% 2.87%
8 3,511 3.55% 3.65%
9 2,744 11.10% 2.85%
10 2,946 4.02% 3.06%
11 2,484 2.25% 2.58%
12 2,479 3.46% 2.58%
13 2,180 7.51% 2.27%
14 1,840 7.37% 1.91%
15 1,733 13.68% 1.80%
16 1,559 4.88% 1.62%
17 1,773 4.22% 1.84%
18 1,410 6.23% 1.47%
19 983 4.96% 1.02%
20 1,311 2.10% 1.36%
21 1,034 2.37% 1.08%
22 1,120 1.69% 1.17%
23 662 6.73% 0.69%
24 622 3.74% 0.65%
25 761 2.73% 0.79%
26 477 6.30% 0.50%
27 470 1.76% 0.49%
28 504 4.45% 0.52%
29 442 4.42% 0.46%
30 413 1.60% 0.43%
31 477 1.66% 0.50%
32 325 7.50% 0.34%
33 726 3.36% 0.76%
34 297 11.99% 0.31%
35 287 2.84% 0.30%
36 337 2.04% 0.35%
37 265 4.40% 0.28%
38 259 4.92% 0.27%
39 219 34.49% 0.23%
40 238 3.06% 0.25%
41 254 3.01% 0.26%
42 209 3.74% 0.22%
43 200 8.39% 0.21%
44 275 2.33% 0.29%
45 234 2.16% 0.24%
46 211 3.98% 0.22%
47 207 1.89% 0.22%
48 185 2.40% 0.19%
49 252 3.52% 0.26%
50 367 1.47% 0.38%
51 218 3.86% 0.23%
52 222 2.29% 0.23%
53 178 2.09% 0.19%
54 115 13.81% 0.12%
55 98 67.12% 0.10%
56 216 2.73% 0.22%
57 126 1.19% 0.13%
58 91 3.26% 0.09%
59 198 3.45% 0.21%
60 85 6.07% 0.09%
61 84 1.02% 0.09%
62 98 1.72% 0.10%
62 111 3.27% 0.12%
62 94 7.37% 0.10%
63 101 1.30% 0.11%
64 77 12.77% 0.08%
65 81 1.04% 0.08%
66 73 1.64% 0.08%
66 73 5.52% 0.08%
67 110 1.87% 0.11%
68 75 4.66% 0.08%
69 65 1.29% 0.07%
70 79 1.80% 0.08%
71 79 0.30% 0.08%
72 86 1.58% 0.09%
73 108 2.78% 0.11%
74 57 14.54% 0.06%
75 80 1.73% 0.08%
76 53 1.47% 0.06%
77 73 1.25% 0.08%
78 47 2.06% 0.05%
78 128 1.08% 0.13%
79 46 1.52% 0.05%
80 44 2.25% 0.05%
80 84 6.05% 0.09%
81 43 1.16% 0.04%
82 54 1.16% 0.06%
82 123 1.98% 0.13%
83 64 0.94% 0.07%
83 40 2.34% 0.04%
83 59 1.50% 0.06%
84 109 1.62% 0.11%
84 39 0.65% 0.04%
84 39 2.20% 0.04%
85 39 7.77% 0.04%
85 38 6.39% 0.04%
86 115 1.70% 0.12%
86 36 3.04% 0.04%
86 43 1.32% 0.04%
87 54 2.39% 0.06%
87 124 2.68% 0.13%
88 77 2.82% 0.08%
88 118 1.88% 0.12%
88 103 2.06% 0.11%
88 41 1.86% 0.04%
89 34 3.51% 0.04%
89 33 12.94% 0.03%
90 38 1.81% 0.04%
90 93 4.25% 0.10%
91 29 2.61% 0.03%
92 28 1.73% 0.03%
93 34 0.60% 0.04%
94 26 0.51% 0.03%
94 26 3.12% 0.03%
95 25 2.00% 0.03%
96 45 1.02% 0.05%
96 23 1.12% 0.02%
96 163 1.16% 0.17%
97 22 0.51% 0.02%
97 22 0.84% 0.02%
98 69 0.64% 0.07%
98 21 2.47% 0.02%
98 21 1.05% 0.02%
99 23 0.89% 0.02%
99 29 0.45% 0.03%
99 50 1.02% 0.05%
100 78 2.54% 0.08%
100 18 1.50% 0.02%
100 34 0.31% 0.04%
101 17 1.72% 0.02%
101 19 3.31% 0.02%
101 26 1.21% 0.03%
101 37 1.86% 0.04%
102 16 1.11% 0.02%
103 44 2.03% 0.05%
103 15 0.41% 0.02%
103 52 1.50% 0.05%
104 27 0.21% 0.03%
104 61 1.08% 0.06%
104 16 3.34% 0.02%
104 15 1.17% 0.02%
104 17 15.89% 0.02%
104 42 3.32% 0.04%
104 33 1.08% 0.03%
105 20 3.77% 0.02%
105 13 1.22% 0.01%
105 13 5.51% 0.01%
105 29 1.74% 0.03%
105 13 0.47% 0.01%
106 30 2.13% 0.03%
106 113 1.06% 0.12%
106 12 1.65% 0.01%
106 20 1.34% 0.02%
106 17 1.18% 0.02%
106 96 5.80% 0.10%
107 70 2.90% 0.07%
107 20 1.93% 0.02%
107 22 0.55% 0.02%
107 11 0.52% 0.01%
107 11 1.29% 0.01%
107 18 14.88% 0.02%
107 157 0.96% 0.16%
108 41 1.75% 0.04%
108 12 1.80% 0.01%
108 13 1.67% 0.01%
108 52 5.28% 0.05%
108 10 0.63% 0.01%
108 10 0.64% 0.01%
108 13 2.42% 0.01%
108 10 0.39% 0.01%
108 10 0.97% 0.01%
108 21 2.45% 0.02%
109 9 1.41% 0.01%
109 9 2.56% 0.01%
109 9 0.80% 0.01%
109 21 4.96% 0.02%
109 9 0.59% 0.01%
109 11 8.46% 0.01%
109 25 1.27% 0.03%
110 12 0.86% 0.01%
110 66 2.36% 0.07%
110 12 2.78% 0.01%
110 15 0.88% 0.02%
110 28 4.03% 0.03%
110 8 0.84% 0.01%
110 30 1.05% 0.03%
110 53 5.98% 0.06%
110 44 2.59% 0.05%
110 8 1.07% 0.01%
110 16 2.35% 0.02%
110 17 0.40% 0.02%
111 7 0.68% 0.01%
111 11 2.29% 0.01%
111 11 1.87% 0.01%
111 10 2.53% 0.01%
111 7 0.79% 0.01%
111 7 4.43% 0.01%
111 7 0.76% 0.01%
111 27 2.02% 0.03%
111 28 15.91% 0.03%
112 6 0.58% 0.01%
112 99 2.07% 0.10%
112 6 0.59% 0.01%
112 11 0.39% 0.01%
112 6 2.84% 0.01%
112 6 0.95% 0.01%
112 6 1.53% 0.01%
112 6 0.42% 0.01%
112 6 0.66% 0.01%
112 26 3.70% 0.03%
112 6 0.45% 0.01%
112 6 0.66% 0.01%
112 6 0.80% 0.01%
112 12 2.70% 0.01%
112 6 2.58% 0.01%
112 13 1.08% 0.01%
112 6 0.38% 0.01%
112 10 0.89% 0.01%
112 18 1.34% 0.02%
113 5 2.39% 0.01%
113 5 0.38% 0.01%
113 5 2.79% 0.01%
113 7 1.20% 0.01%
113 5 0.22% 0.01%
113 12 2.88% 0.01%
113 5 0.59% 0.01%
113 20 1.10% 0.02%
113 16 0.65% 0.02%
113 5 0.49% 0.01%
113 18 0.92% 0.02%
113 9 0.52% 0.01%
114 7 1.74% 0.01%
114 4 0.44% -
114 9 1.49% 0.01%
114 4 0.64% -
114 18 2.38% 0.02%
114 17 0.83% 0.02%
114 4 1.05% -
114 4 0.58% -
114 4 0.39% -
114 16 2.06% 0.02%
114 4 2.50% -
114 4 2.45% -
114 13 2.36% 0.01%
114 4 1.10% -
115 7 1.42% 0.01%
115 3 5.17% -
115 7 1.54% 0.01%
115 24 4.44% 0.02%
115 3 1.00% -
115 3 0.39% -
115 3 0.32% -
115 15 1.21% 0.02%
115 3 0.56% -
115 3 0.91% -
115 3 2.68% -
115 18 1.87% 0.02%
115 3 1.47% -
115 4 0.20% -
115 3 0.46% -
115 14 6.42% 0.01%
115 3 0.73% -
116 2 0.20% -
116 2 0.39% -
116 8 0.86% 0.01%
116 4 0.56% -
116 2 0.44% -
116 2 0.50% -
116 18 1.01% 0.02%
116 8 6.25% 0.01%
116 5 1.40% 0.01%
116 6 3.68% 0.01%
116 2 0.50% -
116 2 0.45% -
116 3 0.67% -
116 2 1.23% -
116 2 0.61% -
116 2 1.60% -
116 2 0.08% -
116 35 2.87% 0.04%
116 4 1.48% -
116 15 1.00% 0.02%
116 2 0.42% -
116 5 0.90% 0.01%
116 19 2.51% 0.02%
116 5 0.39% 0.01%
116 7 0.65% 0.01%
116 4 0.71% -
116 4 0.15% -
116 11 1.35% 0.01%
117 1 0.14% -
117 1 0.85% -
117 3 0.97% -
117 1 0.31% -
117 1 1.22% -
117 1 0.03% -
117 1 0.12% -
117 1 0.31% -
117 18 2.13% 0.02%
117 1 0.69% -
117 1 3.33% -
117 1 0.41% -
117 3 2.16% -
117 1 0.73% -
117 216 2.85% 0.22%
117 2 0.49% -
117 1 0.24% -
117 8 1.25% 0.01%
117 3 0.18% -
117 1 0.10% -
117 1 0.13% -
117 1 0.25% -
117 1 0.51% -
117 15 2.52% 0.02%
117 1 0.09% -
117 1 0.25% -
117 4 0.88% -
117 1 0.14% -
117 1 0.42% -
117 3 0.32% -
118 7 0.66% 0.01%
118 1 0.13% -
118 2 1.94% -
118 3 0.57% -
118 13 1.83% 0.01%
118 3 0.21% -
118 10 0.40% 0.01%
118 29 0.95% 0.03%
118 2 0.83% -
118 33 1.16% 0.03%
118 1 0.31% -
118 1 0.25% -
118 3 0.59% -
118 5 1.11% 0.01%
118 14 3.00% 0.01%
118 3 0.86% -
118 5 0.41% 0.01%
118 4 0.24% -
118 60 0.78% 0.06%
118 1 1.43% -
118 2 0.25% -
118 7 1.38% 0.01%
118 3 0.87% -
118 3 0.47% -
118 4 0.39% -
118 10 1.05% 0.01%
118 10 2.37% 0.01%
118 25 2.21% 0.03%
118 10 0.89% 0.01%
118 3 0.10% -
118 8 1.06% 0.01%
118 14 0.25% 0.01%
118 6 1.01% 0.01%
118 2 0.80% -
118 88 1.72% 0.09%
118 6 4.26% 0.01%
118 2 0.21% -
118 4 0.63% -
118 1 0.29% -
118 2 0.32% -
118 10 0.23% 0.01%
118 2 0.22% -
118 1 0.33% -
118 8 2.75% 0.01%
118 11 0.86% 0.01%
118 5 1.09% 0.01%
118 23 7.96% 0.02%
118 8 4.44% 0.01%
118 3 0.70% -
118 15 1.08% 0.02%
118 2 0.57% -
118 7 2.41% 0.01%
118 21 9.63% 0.02%
118 44 1.53% 0.05%
118 9 0.64% 0.01%
118 1 0.46% -
118 1 0.20% -
118 3 0.24% -
118 16 0.47% 0.02%
118 6 0.75% 0.01%
118 2 2.56% -
118 9 2.06% 0.01%
118 39 2.26% 0.04%
118 2 1.06% -
118 15 3.52% 0.02%
118 82 0.95% 0.09%
118 3 0.99% -
118 17 18.28% 0.02%
118 18 0.30% 0.02%
118 9 3.83% 0.01%
118 2 0.21% -
118 5 0.57% 0.01%
118 6 0.73% 0.01%
118 16 0.81% 0.02%
118 3 0.51% -
118 17 7.59% 0.02%
118 3 0.28% -
118 22 10.84% 0.02%
118 17 3.17% 0.02%
118 1 0.25% -
118 4 0.73% -
118 6 0.70% 0.01%
118 18 1.81% 0.02%
118 16 0.84% 0.02%
118 7 0.77% 0.01%
118 85 2.65% 0.09%
118 4 0.92% -
118 24 0.40% 0.02%
118 6 1.10% 0.01%
118 1 0.35% -
118 5 0.34% 0.01%
118 8 1.25% 0.01%
118 10 2.82% 0.01%
118 31 0.96% 0.03%
118 16 1.07% 0.02%
118 4 0.31% -
118 44 3.22% 0.05%
118 1 0.75% -
118 1 0.14% -
118 6 0.91% 0.01%
118 3 0.22% -
118 11 2.75% 0.01%
118 13 3.94% 0.01%
118 10 1.49% 0.01%
118 1 0.10% -
118 13 2.01% 0.01%
118 4 1.08% -
118 1 0.45% -
118 20 0.45% 0.02%
118 8 0.98% 0.01%
118 7 1.60% 0.01%
118 17 2.43% 0.02%
118 13 0.21% 0.01%
118 2 0.57% -
118 4 0.08% -
118 16 0.72% 0.02%
118 30 3.05% 0.03%
118 2 0.10% -
118 4 0.29% -

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Asian Population in Iowa

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Iowa have no recorded Non-Hispanic Asian population*:
  • Ackworth
  • Agency
  • Akron
  • Albert City
  • Alburnett
  • Alden
  • Alexander
  • Allerton
  • Alta Vista
  • Andover
  • Andrew
  • Anita
  • Anthon
  • Arcadia
  • Archer
  • Aredale
  • Arispe
  • Arnolds Park
  • Arthur
  • Aspinwall
  • Atalissa
  • Auburn
  • Audubon
  • Aurora
  • Ayrshire
  • Bagley
  • Baldwin
  • Balltown
  • Bankston
  • Barnum
  • Batavia
  • Battle Creek
  • Baxter
  • Bayard
  • Beaconsfield
  • Beaver
  • Benton
  • Berkley
  • Bernard
  • Birmingham
  • Blairsburg
  • Blanchard
  • Blencoe
  • Blockton
  • Bode
  • Bonaparte
  • Bouton
  • Boxholm
  • Boyden
  • Braddyville
  • Bradgate
  • Brandon
  • Brayton
  • Breda
  • Bridgewater
  • Brighton
  • Bristow
  • Brooklyn
  • Brunsville
  • Buckeye
  • Buck Grove
  • Buffalo
  • Bussey
  • Calamus
  • Calmar
  • Calumet
  • Carbon
  • Carson
  • Castalia
  • Castana
  • Center Junction
  • Central City
  • Centralia
  • Charlotte
  • Chatsworth
  • Chester
  • Chillicothe
  • Cincinnati
  • Clare
  • Clarence
  • Clayton
  • Cleghorn
  • Clemons
  • Clio
  • Coburg
  • Coin
  • Colesburg
  • College Springs
  • Columbus City
  • Colwell
  • Conway
  • Corwith
  • Cotter
  • Coulter
  • Craig
  • Crawfordsville
  • Crescent
  • Cromwell
  • Crystal Lake
  • Cumberland
  • Curlew
  • Cushing
  • Dakota City
  • Dana
  • Danbury
  • Dawson
  • Dedham
  • Defiance
  • Delaware
  • Delmar
  • Deloit
  • Delphos
  • Derby
  • Dexter
  • Diagonal
  • Dickens
  • Dixon
  • Dolliver
  • Donahue
  • Donnellson
  • Doon
  • Dougherty
  • Dow City
  • Drakesville
  • Dumont
  • Dundee
  • Durango
  • Earlham
  • Earling
  • Earlville
  • Early
  • East Peru
  • Elberon
  • Elgin
  • Elkader
  • Elkport
  • Elliott
  • Ellston
  • Ellsworth
  • Elma
  • Epworth
  • Evansdale
  • Exira
  • Exline
  • Farley
  • Farmersburg
  • Farmington
  • Fenton
  • Ferguson
  • Fertile
  • Floris
  • Floyd
  • Fonda
  • Fort Atkinson
  • Fostoria
  • Franklin
  • Fraser
  • Frederika
  • Fredonia
  • Fremont
  • Galt
  • Galva
  • Garber
  • Garden Grove
  • Garnavillo
  • Garwin
  • Geneva
  • George
  • Gibson
  • Gillett Grove
  • Goldfield
  • Goodell
  • Goose Lake
  • Graettinger
  • Graf
  • Grafton
  • Grand Junction
  • Grand River
  • Grant
  • Granville
  • Gravity
  • Gray
  • Greeley
  • Greenfield
  • Greenville
  • Griswold
  • Gruver
  • Guernsey
  • Guttenberg
  • Halbur
  • Hamilton
  • Hancock
  • Hanlontown
  • Hansell
  • Hardy
  • Harper
  • Harpers Ferry
  • Harris
  • Hartley
  • Havelock
  • Haverhill
  • Hawarden
  • Hawkeye
  • Hayesville
  • Hedrick
  • Henderson
  • Hillsboro
  • Holy Cross
  • Hospers
  • Houghton
  • Hubbard
  • Hull
  • Humeston
  • Ida Grove
  • Imogene
  • Inwood
  • Ionia
  • Irwin
  • Jamaica
  • Joice
  • Jolley
  • Kellerton
  • Kensett
  • Keomah Village
  • Keosauqua
  • Keota
  • Keswick
  • Keystone
  • Kinross
  • Kirkman
  • Kirkville
  • Kiron
  • Klemme
  • Knierim
  • Lacona
  • Lake View
  • Lakota
  • Lambs Grove
  • La Motte
  • Lanesboro
  • Lansing
  • La Porte City
  • Latimer
  • Laurel
  • Lawler
  • Leon
  • Le Roy
  • Lewis
  • Lidderdale
  • Lincoln
  • Linden
  • Lisbon
  • Liscomb
  • Little Sioux
  • Livermore
  • Lone Rock
  • Lorimor
  • Lovilia
  • Lowden
  • Luana
  • Luther
  • Luxemburg
  • Luzerne
  • Lynnville
  • Mccausland
  • Mcclelland
  • Mcgregor
  • Mcintire
  • Macksburg
  • Magnolia
  • Malcom
  • Mallard
  • Maloy
  • Manchester
  • Manilla
  • Mapleton
  • Marble Rock
  • Marcus
  • Marengo
  • Marne
  • Martensdale
  • Martinsburg
  • Marysville
  • Masonville
  • Matlock
  • Maurice
  • Maynard
  • Maysville
  • Mechanicsville
  • Melbourne
  • Menlo
  • Meriden
  • Meservey
  • Middletown
  • Miles
  • Millerton
  • Milton
  • Minburn
  • Missouri Valley
  • Mitchell
  • Modale
  • Mondamin
  • Montour
  • Moorhead
  • Moorland
  • Morley
  • Morning Sun
  • Moulton
  • Mount Auburn
  • Mount Ayr
  • Mount Sterling
  • Mount Union
  • Mystic
  • Neola
  • New Albin
  • New Hampton
  • New Liberty
  • New Sharon
  • New Vienna
  • New Virginia
  • Nichols
  • Nodaway
  • Northboro
  • North Buena Vista
  • North Washington
  • Norway
  • Numa
  • Oakville
  • Odebolt
  • Ogden
  • Olds
  • Ollie
  • Onawa
  • Onslow
  • Orchard
  • Osterdock
  • Otho
  • Oto
  • Ottosen
  • Owasa
  • Oxford
  • Oxford Junction
  • Oyens
  • Pacific Junction
  • Packwood
  • Palmer
  • Panama
  • Panora
  • Parnell
  • Paton
  • Patterson
  • Persia
  • Peterson
  • Pilot Mound
  • Pisgah
  • Pleasanton
  • Pleasant Plain
  • Plover
  • Pocahontas
  • Popejoy
  • Prairieburg
  • Prescott
  • Preston
  • Promise City
  • Pulaski
  • Quimby
  • Radcliffe
  • Rake
  • Randalia
  • Randolph
  • Rathbun
  • Reasnor
  • Redding
  • Reinbeck
  • Rembrandt
  • Renwick
  • Rhodes
  • Rickardsville
  • Ricketts
  • Rinard
  • Ringsted
  • Rock Falls
  • Rockford
  • Rock Valley
  • Rockwell
  • Rodman
  • Rodney
  • Rome
  • Rose Hill
  • Rossie
  • Rowley
  • Russell
  • Rutland
  • Sageville
  • St. Charles
  • St. Donatus
  • St. Lucas
  • St. Marys
  • St. Olaf
  • St. Paul
  • Salix
  • Sandyville
  • Scarville
  • Scranton
  • Searsboro
  • Seymour
  • Shambaugh
  • Sharpsburg
  • Sheffield
  • Shell Rock
  • Shellsburg
  • Sherrill
  • Silver City
  • Sloan
  • Smithland
  • Soldier
  • South English
  • Spragueville
  • Springbrook
  • Spring Hill
  • Stanton
  • State Center
  • Steamboat Rock
  • Stockport
  • Stockton
  • Story City
  • Struble
  • Superior
  • Swaledale
  • Swan
  • Templeton
  • Tennant
  • Terril
  • Thayer
  • Thompson
  • Thornburg
  • Thurman
  • Tingley
  • Titonka
  • Toronto
  • Truro
  • Turin
  • Udell
  • Unionville
  • Ute
  • Vail
  • Valeria
  • Van Horne
  • Varina
  • Villisca
  • Vincent
  • Vining
  • Vinton
  • Wallingford
  • Wapello
  • Washta
  • Waterville
  • Waucoma
  • Webb
  • Webster
  • Weldon
  • Wellman
  • Welton
  • West Burlington
  • West Chester
  • Westfield
  • Westgate
  • Westphalia
  • Westwood
  • Whiting
  • Willey
  • Winterset
  • Winthrop
  • Wiota
  • Woolstock
  • Worthington
  • Yale
  • Yetter
  • Yorktown
  • Adair
  • Barnes City
  • Bevington
  • Casey
  • Clearfield
  • Coon Rapids
  • Coppock
  • Dows
  • Fairbank
  • Janesville
  • Jesup
  • Le Grand
  • Lenox
  • Lu Verne
  • Lytton
  • Nashua
  • Nora Springs
  • Ralston
  • Shannon City
  • Shelby
  • Stanley
  • Stratford
  • Tabor
  • West Bend
  • Zwingle
  • Decatur City
  • Hepburn
  • Pioneer
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Iowa by their Non-Hispanic Asian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic Asian Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic Asian, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic Asian alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Asian along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Asian and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Asian .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Asian alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Asian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic Asian alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic Asian .
  2. % of Total Iowa Non-Hispanic Asian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic Asian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic Asian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic Asian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic Asian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.