Mexican Population in Iowa by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Mexican population in Iowa totals 157,347, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Des Moines (24,178), followed by Sioux City (13,231) and Davenport (8,095), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Mexican residents are distributed across Iowa''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Mexican population in Iowa

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  • 1
    Des Moines
    Mexican population in Des Moines is 24,178
    11.38% of Des Moines population is Mexican
  • 2
    Sioux City
    Mexican population in Sioux City is 13,231
    15.45% of Sioux City population is Mexican
  • 3
    Davenport
    Mexican population in Davenport is 8,095
    8.01% of Davenport population is Mexican
  • 4
    Marshalltown
    Mexican population in Marshalltown is 7,923
    28.82% of Marshalltown population is Mexican
  • 5
    Council Bluffs
    Mexican population in Council Bluffs is 5,917
    9.46% of Council Bluffs population is Mexican

Overview of Mexican population in Iowa

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Iowa with 157,347 Mexican residents (4.9% of 3.2 million total state population), ranking the state at the 37th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Mexican demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show Iowa's Mexican demographic representation of 4.9% remains below the national average of 11.3%, positioning the state below typical U.S. demographic distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Iowa contains 157,347 Mexican residents, representing less than 1% of the nation's total Mexican population of 37.4 million, constituting a minimal fraction of the national demographic community relative to the state's overall population size.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Iowa's density of 2.8 Mexican Americans per square mile remains below the national average of 10.6 per square mile, indicating relatively sparse distribution compared to national demographic concentrations.
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442 Cities in Iowa Ranked by Mexican Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Mexican population in Iowa present in Des Moines, Sioux City, and Davenport, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Iowa ranked by Mexican population count
Rank by Mexican Population
City
Mexican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Iowa Mexican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Des Moines 24,178 11.38% 15.37%
2 Sioux City 13,231 15.45% 8.41%
3 Davenport 8,095 8.01% 5.14%
4 Marshalltown 7,923 28.82% 5.04%
5 Council Bluffs 5,917 9.46% 3.76%
6 Cedar Rapids 4,759 3.48% 3.02%
7 Muscatine 3,612 15.33% 2.30%
8 3,326 29.50% 2.11%
9 3,071 4.08% 1.95%
10 2,946 4.40% 1.87%
11 2,800 4.01% 1.78%
12 2,628 10.37% 1.67%
13 2,200 3.12% 1.40%
14 2,114 25.63% 1.34%
15 2,050 25.86% 1.30%
16 1,928 2.92% 1.23%
17 1,696 3.68% 1.08%
18 1,450 3.69% 0.92%
19 1,449 5.34% 0.92%
20 1,361 24.77% 0.87%
21 1,220 5.92% 0.78%
22 1,160 2.78% 0.74%
23 1,129 13.55% 0.72%
24 1,101 1.86% 0.70%
25 1,063 4.29% 0.68%
26 1,010 26.61% 0.64%
27 986 27.48% 0.63%
28 979 36.61% 0.62%
29 967 12.45% 0.61%
30 913 3.38% 0.58%
31 911 21.13% 0.58%
32 880 41.33% 0.56%
33 814 4.34% 0.52%
34 795 25.82% 0.51%
35 722 2.96% 0.46%
36 684 2.87% 0.43%
36 684 2.99% 0.43%
37 667 6.29% 0.42%
38 658 17.44% 0.42%
39 655 23.50% 0.42%
40 654 4.14% 0.42%
41 638 3.07% 0.41%
42 616 15.17% 0.39%
43 601 1.48% 0.38%
44 591 8.08% 0.38%
45 565 5.23% 0.36%
46 564 6.20% 0.36%
47 543 4.77% 0.35%
48 539 5.27% 0.34%
49 522 7.51% 0.33%
50 495 3.98% 0.31%
51 485 8.27% 0.31%
52 409 14.74% 0.26%
53 387 5.74% 0.25%
54 374 13.97% 0.24%
55 352 4.81% 0.22%
56 350 3.59% 0.22%
57 329 14.04% 0.21%
58 320 1.32% 0.20%
59 315 21.37% 0.20%
60 293 3.63% 0.19%
61 291 1.83% 0.18%
62 290 4.63% 0.18%
63 281 12.50% 0.18%
64 278 1.77% 0.18%
65 269 5.31% 0.17%
66 266 2.50% 0.17%
67 265 9.39% 0.17%
68 251 4.76% 0.16%
69 245 2.13% 0.16%
70 239 3.79% 0.15%
71 238 32.92% 0.15%
72 237 4.40% 0.15%
73 225 3.13% 0.14%
74 222 4.10% 0.14%
75 211 4.08% 0.13%
76 209 6.04% 0.13%
77 208 30.68% 0.13%
78 202 2.14% 0.13%
79 199 10.37% 0.13%
80 190 5.68% 0.12%
81 188 1.38% 0.12%
81 188 9.72% 0.12%
82 187 12.08% 0.12%
83 186 2.49% 0.12%
84 185 6.97% 0.12%
85 178 3.25% 0.11%
86 177 6.01% 0.11%
87 169 10.88% 0.11%
87 169 1.77% 0.11%
88 162 3.30% 0.10%
89 160 19.58% 0.10%
90 159 4.19% 0.10%
91 155 2.89% 0.10%
91 155 2.52% 0.10%
92 154 3.68% 0.10%
92 154 20.05% 0.10%
93 153 7.45% 0.10%
94 150 3.60% 0.10%
95 149 13.46% 0.09%
96 143 3.28% 0.09%
97 142 5.62% 0.09%
98 137 22.35% 0.09%
98 137 2.66% 0.09%
98 137 8.34% 0.09%
99 136 16.37% 0.09%
100 129 2.19% 0.08%
100 129 13.72% 0.08%
101 128 6.16% 0.08%
102 126 3.96% 0.08%
103 119 1.59% 0.08%
104 118 17.66% 0.08%
105 116 1.13% 0.07%
105 116 7.30% 0.07%
106 114 1.50% 0.07%
106 114 1.95% 0.07%
107 112 2.02% 0.07%
107 112 6.00% 0.07%
108 110 3.84% 0.07%
108 110 2.42% 0.07%
109 108 8.00% 0.07%
109 108 1.59% 0.07%
109 108 2.12% 0.07%
110 106 3.15% 0.07%
111 105 3.43% 0.07%
112 100 2.04% 0.06%
113 99 0.95% 0.06%
114 95 3.70% 0.06%
114 95 3.88% 0.06%
115 93 2.29% 0.06%
116 90 3.44% 0.06%
117 89 5.93% 0.06%
118 88 1.16% 0.06%
119 87 3.25% 0.06%
119 87 1.76% 0.06%
120 86 4.52% 0.05%
121 83 1.62% 0.05%
121 83 1.87% 0.05%
122 82 8.27% 0.05%
123 81 2.97% 0.05%
123 81 1.72% 0.05%
124 80 9.94% 0.05%
125 78 8.25% 0.05%
126 77 3.19% 0.05%
126 77 4.96% 0.05%
126 77 2.75% 0.05%
127 74 1.43% 0.05%
127 74 8.46% 0.05%
127 74 5.75% 0.05%
127 74 2.23% 0.05%
128 73 10.40% 0.05%
128 73 12.50% 0.05%
129 71 7.99% 0.05%
130 70 2.93% 0.04%
131 68 1.74% 0.04%
131 68 4.24% 0.04%
132 67 9.85% 0.04%
132 67 2.62% 0.04%
132 67 4.47% 0.04%
133 66 8.72% 0.04%
133 66 4.04% 0.04%
133 66 3.48% 0.04%
134 65 8.21% 0.04%
135 64 4.56% 0.04%
135 64 7.16% 0.04%
136 62 3.75% 0.04%
137 61 3.20% 0.04%
137 61 2.13% 0.04%
138 60 1.12% 0.04%
139 59 2.11% 0.04%
139 59 5.67% 0.04%
139 59 1.90% 0.04%
140 56 3.98% 0.04%
141 54 8.28% 0.03%
141 54 5.70% 0.03%
141 54 1.26% 0.03%
141 54 4.41% 0.03%
141 54 6.79% 0.03%
141 54 6.78% 0.03%
142 53 1.88% 0.03%
143 52 5.52% 0.03%
144 51 0.92% 0.03%
144 51 1.40% 0.03%
144 51 2.56% 0.03%
145 50 3.07% 0.03%
146 49 2.35% 0.03%
147 48 4.96% 0.03%
147 48 3.89% 0.03%
148 47 3.76% 0.03%
149 46 4.39% 0.03%
149 46 3.58% 0.03%
149 46 5.83% 0.03%
150 45 3.65% 0.03%
151 44 0.74% 0.03%
151 44 1.68% 0.03%
151 44 2.63% 0.03%
151 44 2.53% 0.03%
151 44 4.16% 0.03%
152 43 2.03% 0.03%
153 41 2.47% 0.03%
153 41 0.97% 0.03%
153 41 4.83% 0.03%
153 41 4.45% 0.03%
153 41 4.88% 0.03%
154 40 4.24% 0.03%
154 40 5.28% 0.03%
154 40 4.09% 0.03%
155 39 1.90% 0.02%
155 39 2.16% 0.02%
155 39 1.45% 0.02%
155 39 2.07% 0.02%
156 37 0.67% 0.02%
156 37 1.95% 0.02%
157 36 4.34% 0.02%
157 36 3.46% 0.02%
157 36 4.42% 0.02%
158 35 1.95% 0.02%
159 34 2.17% 0.02%
160 33 3.24% 0.02%
161 32 0.87% 0.02%
161 32 3.20% 0.02%
161 32 4.10% 0.02%
161 32 4.94% 0.02%
161 32 1.47% 0.02%
162 31 3.42% 0.02%
163 30 2.43% 0.02%
164 29 5.33% 0.02%
164 29 1.34% 0.02%
164 29 1.21% 0.02%
165 28 3.24% 0.02%
165 28 0.62% 0.02%
165 28 0.91% 0.02%
166 27 3.17% 0.02%
166 27 2.48% 0.02%
166 27 2.49% 0.02%
166 27 1.48% 0.02%
166 27 2.23% 0.02%
167 26 2.87% 0.02%
167 26 2.08% 0.02%
167 26 3.19% 0.02%
167 26 1.71% 0.02%
167 26 1.49% 0.02%
168 25 2.01% 0.02%
168 25 2.42% 0.02%
168 25 3.11% 0.02%
168 25 3.26% 0.02%
169 24 4.92% 0.02%
169 24 4.06% 0.02%
169 24 1.85% 0.02%
169 24 1.25% 0.02%
169 24 1.63% 0.02%
169 24 1.95% 0.02%
169 24 4.24% 0.02%
169 24 2.57% 0.02%
169 24 1.56% 0.02%
169 24 1.69% 0.02%
170 23 2.17% 0.01%
170 23 3.30% 0.01%
170 23 2.31% 0.01%
170 23 0.69% 0.01%
170 23 3.06% 0.01%
170 23 2.16% 0.01%
170 23 1.83% 0.01%
171 22 2.17% 0.01%
171 22 3.60% 0.01%
171 22 2.04% 0.01%
171 22 2.43% 0.01%
171 22 2.47% 0.01%
171 22 4.16% 0.01%
172 21 1.59% 0.01%
172 21 1.82% 0.01%
172 21 1.47% 0.01%
172 21 1.48% 0.01%
173 20 2.45% 0.01%
173 20 0.77% 0.01%
174 19 2.53% 0.01%
174 19 2.41% 0.01%
174 19 1.83% 0.01%
174 19 2.26% 0.01%
174 19 2.46% 0.01%
175 18 3.25% 0.01%
175 18 2.31% 0.01%
175 18 1.32% 0.01%
176 17 0.82% 0.01%
176 17 1.09% 0.01%
176 17 1.55% 0.01%
177 16 2.40% 0.01%
177 16 1.80% 0.01%
177 16 0.34% 0.01%
177 16 0.26% 0.01%
177 16 0.77% 0.01%
177 16 1.48% 0.01%
178 15 1.18% 0.01%
178 15 2.86% 0.01%
178 15 0.42% 0.01%
178 15 3.46% 0.01%
178 15 2.12% 0.01%
178 15 2.34% 0.01%
179 14 2.95% 0.01%
179 14 0.69% 0.01%
179 14 1.49% 0.01%
179 14 2.29% 0.01%
179 14 2.21% 0.01%
180 13 2.12% 0.01%
180 13 0.71% 0.01%
180 13 1.41% 0.01%
180 13 1.11% 0.01%
181 12 1.01% 0.01%
181 12 1.70% 0.01%
181 12 0.78% 0.01%
181 12 1.42% 0.01%
181 12 1.94% 0.01%
181 12 1.20% 0.01%
181 12 0.91% 0.01%
182 11 1.78% 0.01%
182 11 1.08% 0.01%
182 11 0.67% 0.01%
182 11 0.90% 0.01%
183 10 1.53% 0.01%
183 10 0.82% 0.01%
183 10 1.47% 0.01%
183 10 1.00% 0.01%
183 10 0.72% 0.01%
183 10 0.72% 0.01%
183 10 0.56% 0.01%
183 10 0.71% 0.01%
184 9 1.10% 0.01%
184 9 0.93% 0.01%
184 9 1.46% 0.01%
184 9 0.89% 0.01%
184 9 0.93% 0.01%
184 9 1.38% 0.01%
184 9 0.62% 0.01%
184 9 0.67% 0.01%
185 8 0.36% 0.01%
185 8 0.64% 0.01%
185 8 1.07% 0.01%
185 8 1.05% 0.01%
185 8 1.02% 0.01%
185 8 0.43% 0.01%
185 8 0.91% 0.01%
185 8 0.37% 0.01%
185 8 0.88% 0.01%
185 8 0.55% 0.01%
186 7 0.91% 0.00%
186 7 1.11% 0.00%
186 7 0.39% 0.00%
186 7 0.79% 0.00%
186 7 0.80% 0.00%
186 7 1.31% 0.00%
187 6 0.27% 0.00%
187 6 0.48% 0.00%
187 6 0.96% 0.00%
187 6 1.02% 0.00%
187 6 0.82% 0.00%
187 6 0.73% 0.00%
187 6 0.66% 0.00%
187 6 0.33% 0.00%
187 6 0.78% 0.00%
187 6 0.86% 0.00%
187 6 1.05% 0.00%
187 6 0.53% 0.00%
188 5 0.97% 0.00%
188 5 1.01% 0.00%
188 5 0.32% 0.00%
188 5 0.63% 0.00%
188 5 0.45% 0.00%
188 5 0.70% 0.00%
188 5 0.73% 0.00%
188 5 0.77% 0.00%
188 5 0.47% 0.00%
189 4 0.82% 0.00%
189 4 0.48% 0.00%
189 4 0.45% 0.00%
189 4 0.68% 0.00%
189 4 0.53% 0.00%
189 4 0.67% 0.00%
189 4 0.48% 0.00%
189 4 0.48% 0.00%
189 4 0.60% 0.00%
190 3 0.30% 0.00%
190 3 0.22% 0.00%
190 3 0.72% 0.00%
190 3 0.44% 0.00%
190 3 0.18% 0.00%
190 3 0.42% 0.00%
191 2 0.16% 0.00%
191 2 0.14% 0.00%
191 2 0.24% 0.00%
191 2 0.29% 0.00%
191 2 0.27% 0.00%
191 2 0.13% 0.00%
191 2 0.18% 0.00%
191 2 0.14% 0.00%
192 1 0.21% 0.00%
192 1 0.13% 0.00%
192 1 0.12% 0.00%
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
193 0 - -
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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 city in Iowa by their Mexican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Mexican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Mexican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Mexican alone, while others identify as Mexican along with another race (such as Mexican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Mexican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Mexican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Mexican alone or in combination in city. 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 Mexican .
  2. % of Total Iowa Mexican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Mexican 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 Mexican 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.
  • City that don’t have any reported Mexican 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 Mexican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.