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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.33K people in Iowa with Jamaican ancestry (0.04% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Oskaloosa city had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (0.71%), followed by Urbandale city (0.32%), and Marion city (0.22%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Oskaloosa city
Urbandale city
Marion city
Iowa City city
Newton city
Cedar Falls city
Ankeny city
Des Moines city
Fort Dodge city
Cedar Rapids city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Oskaloosa city 0.71
2 Urbandale city 0.32
3 Marion city 0.22
4 Iowa City city 0.16
5 Newton city 0.13
6 Cedar Falls city 0.11
7 Ankeny city 0.10
7 Des Moines city 0.10
8 Fort Dodge city 0.08
9 Cedar Rapids city 0.06
10 Coralville city 0.05
10 Johnston city 0.05
10 Sioux City city 0.05
11 Bettendorf city 0.02
11 Ottumwa city 0.02