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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.17K people in Iowa with Somali ancestry (0.04% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clive city had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.34%), followed by West Des Moines city (0.34%), and Des Moines city (0.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 cities with high percentage of its population having Somali 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 Somali Ancestry in 2021
Clive city
West Des Moines city
Des Moines city
Coralville city
Sioux City city
Altoona city
Fort Dodge city
Oskaloosa city
Marshalltown city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clive city 0.34
1 West Des Moines city 0.34
2 Des Moines city 0.27
3 Coralville city 0.20
4 Sioux City city 0.04
5 Altoona city 0.01
5 Fort Dodge city 0.01
5 Oskaloosa city 0.01
6 Marshalltown city 0.004