Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.05K people in Iowa with Syrian ancestry (0.03% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Woodbury County had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (0.43%), followed by Johnson County (0.14%), and Cerro Gordo County (0.12%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
Woodbury County
Johnson County
Cerro Gordo County
Page County
Mahaska County
Plymouth County
Winnebago County
Buchanan County
Linn County
Decatur County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Woodbury County 0.43
2 Johnson County 0.14
3 Cerro Gordo County 0.12
4 Page County 0.09
5 Mahaska County 0.08
6 Plymouth County 0.07
6 Winnebago County 0.07
7 Buchanan County 0.06
7 Linn County 0.06
8 Decatur County 0.05
9 Buena Vista County 0.04
9 Mitchell County 0.04
9 Muscatine County 0.04
10 Bremer County 0.03
11 Fayette County 0.02
12 Cedar County 0.01
12 Cherokee County 0.01
12 Kossuth County 0.01
12 O'Brien County 0.01
12 Polk County 0.01
12 Pottawattamie County 0.01
12 Scott County 0.01
12 Sioux County 0.01
13 Dallas County 0.003
13 Dubuque County 0.003