Most Diverse Cities in Iowa.

Cities in Iowa with the highest foreign-born population percentage.

42 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Foreign-Born	Top Languages
1	Storm Lake	11,428	30.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
2	Marshalltown	27,626	20.1%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
3	Des Moines	212,421	14.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
4	Waukee	29,236	14.2%	English only, Other Asian/Pacific, Spanish
5	Clive	19,012	14.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
6	Coralville	23,234	14.0%	English only, Arabic, French/Haitian
7	Ottumwa	25,430	13.5%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
8	Iowa City	75,752	12.2%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
9	Sioux City	86,101	12.1%	English only, Spanish, Other
10	Ames	67,669	11.6%	English only, Other Indo-European, Chinese
11	West Des Moines	71,083	10.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
12	Grimes	16,366	10.5%	English only, Other Asian/Pacific, Other
13	Waterloo	67,008	10.1%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
14	Urbandale	46,595	9.8%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
15	Johnston	24,384	9.5%	English only, Chinese, Spanish
16	Bettendorf	39,647	8.0%	English only, Other Indo-European, Other Asian/Pacific
17	Cedar Rapids	137,264	7.3%	English only, Spanish, French/Haitian
18	Muscatine	23,489	7.2%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
19	Le Mars	10,640	6.5%	English only, Spanish, Other
20	North Liberty	21,125	6.3%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
21	Newton	15,700	5.2%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
22	Council Bluffs	62,586	5.0%	English only, Spanish, Vietnamese
23	Altoona	21,495	5.0%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
24	Davenport	100,913	4.7%	English only, Spanish, Other
25	Ankeny	72,615	4.7%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
26	Fort Dodge	24,827	4.1%	English only, Spanish, Other
27	Dubuque	59,174	3.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
28	Pella	10,720	3.6%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
29	Marion	41,896	3.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
30	Cedar Falls	40,888	3.4%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
31	Mason City	27,050	3.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
32	Spencer	11,400	3.3%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
33	Pleasant Hill	11,136	3.0%	English only, Spanish, Vietnamese
34	Oskaloosa	11,504	2.9%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
35	Burlington	23,728	2.8%	English only, Spanish, Other Asian/Pacific
36	Waverly	10,494	2.7%	English only, Spanish, German/Germanic
37	Clinton	24,322	2.5%	English only, Spanish, Arabic
38	Fort Madison	10,133	2.3%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
39	Carroll	10,208	2.2%	English only, Spanish, Russian/Slavic
40	Boone	12,424	1.5%	English only, Spanish, Chinese
41	Norwalk	14,183	1.4%	English only, Spanish, Other Indo-European
42	Indianola	16,044	1.1%	English only, Spanish, Vietnamese