Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Population: Foreign born
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Foreign Born)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | 5.7 | 182,594 | 34 of 51 |
| United States | N/A | 13.9 | 46,108,901 | N/A |
| Adams County | Rural | 0.2 | 9 | 3,087 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 0.2 | 38 | 3,087 |
| Cass County | Rural | 0.4 | 49 | 3,010 |
| Monona County | Rural | 0.4 | 32 | 3,010 |
| Worth County | Rural | 0.6 | 47 | 2,902 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 0.7 | 71 | 2,848 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 0.7 | 102 | 2,848 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 0.7 | 33 | 2,848 |
| Benton County | Urban | 0.8 | 205 | 2,778 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.8 | 153 | 2,778 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 0.8 | 83 | 2,778 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 0.9 | 48 | 2,701 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 0.9 | 153 | 2,701 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 0.9 | 67 | 2,701 |
| Boone County | Urban | 1.0 | 275 | 2,629 |
| Clay County | Rural | 1.0 | 169 | 2,629 |
| Jones County | Urban | 1.0 | 204 | 2,629 |
| Union County | Rural | 1.0 | 117 | 2,629 |
| Lee County | Rural | 1.1 | 367 | 2,559 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 1.2 | 150 | 2,464 |
| Howard County | Rural | 1.2 | 116 | 2,464 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 1.2 | 146 | 2,464 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 1.2 | 78 | 2,464 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 1.3 | 236 | 2,392 |
| Davis County | Rural | 1.3 | 121 | 2,392 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 1.3 | 157 | 2,392 |
| Mills County | Urban | 1.3 | 192 | 2,392 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 1.4 | 93 | 2,318 |
| Madison County | Urban | 1.4 | 228 | 2,318 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 1.4 | 146 | 2,318 |
| Adair County | Rural | 1.6 | 120 | 2,181 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 1.6 | 401 | 2,181 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 1.6 | 332 | 2,181 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 1.6 | 312 | 2,181 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 1.6 | 124 | 2,181 |
| Warren County | Urban | 1.6 | 841 | 2,181 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 1.7 | 204 | 2,118 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 1.7 | 177 | 2,118 |
| Page County | Rural | 1.7 | 264 | 2,118 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 1.8 | 363 | 2,056 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 1.8 | 313 | 2,056 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 1.9 | 880 | 2,005 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 1.9 | 146 | 2,005 |
| Greene County | Rural | 1.9 | 162 | 2,005 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 1.9 | 199 | 2,005 |
| Ida County | Rural | 1.9 | 135 | 2,005 |
| Marion County | Rural | 2.0 | 679 | 1,950 |
| Butler County | Rural | 2.1 | 307 | 1,890 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 2.1 | 913 | 1,890 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 2.1 | 246 | 1,890 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 2.1 | 351 | 1,890 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 2.1 | 461 | 1,890 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 2.2 | 190 | 1,834 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 2.2 | 199 | 1,834 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 2.3 | 889 | 1,783 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 2.3 | 468 | 1,783 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 2.4 | 255 | 1,727 |
| Henry County | Rural | 2.4 | 477 | 1,727 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 2.6 | 1,006 | 1,644 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 2.9 | 203 | 1,533 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 3.1 | 486 | 1,451 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 3.1 | 511 | 1,451 |
| Sac County | Rural | 3.1 | 303 | 1,451 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 3.2 | 341 | 1,411 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 3.3 | 3,228 | 1,371 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 3.3 | 480 | 1,371 |
| Webster County | Rural | 3.3 | 1,212 | 1,371 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 3.4 | 632 | 1,340 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 3.5 | 204 | 1,311 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 3.6 | 414 | 1,284 |
| Washington County | Urban | 3.7 | 824 | 1,247 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 3.8 | 3,590 | 1,222 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 4.0 | 386 | 1,166 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 4.2 | 392 | 1,115 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 4.2 | 586 | 1,115 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 4.2 | 1,091 | 1,115 |
| Scott County | Urban | 4.4 | 7,729 | 1,072 |
| Tama County | Rural | 5.0 | 852 | 958 |
| Linn County | Urban | 5.3 | 12,094 | 899 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 5.4 | 331 | 879 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 6.1 | 593 | 757 |
| Wright County | Rural | 6.2 | 790 | 739 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 6.4 | 8,347 | 711 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 6.7 | 937 | 668 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 6.7 | 1,001 | 668 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 7.0 | 702 | 636 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 7.6 | 3,258 | 582 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 7.6 | 2,721 | 582 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 8.1 | 866 | 532 |
| Story County | Urban | 8.3 | 8,181 | 515 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 9.2 | 3,239 | 433 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 9.9 | 10,510 | 377 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 10.0 | 10,394 | 372 |
| Polk County | Urban | 10.0 | 49,496 | 372 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 10.2 | 15,875 | 358 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,850 | 284 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 14.0 | 5,586 | 204 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 15.9 | 2,597 | 170 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 21.6 | 4,463 | 98 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:30 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Foreign born, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:30 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Foreign born, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.