Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.38K people in Iowa with Arab ancestry (0.04% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Waukee city had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (1.28%), followed by Ames city (0.29%), and Iowa City city (0.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Arab ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Waukee city
Ames city
Iowa City city
West Des Moines city
Ankeny city
Dubuque city
Davenport city
Ottumwa city
Clive city
Marion city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Waukee city 1.28
2 Ames city 0.29
3 Iowa City city 0.27
4 West Des Moines city 0.23
5 Ankeny city 0.15
6 Dubuque city 0.12
7 Davenport city 0.07
8 Ottumwa city 0.05
9 Clive city 0.04
9 Marion city 0.04