National Origin in Polk County, Iowa (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen90.581694%94.562976%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k0.045736%0.071976%0.045736%0.0%2100.648141%0.499036%0.648141%0.6%2,9763.669535%1.824380%3.669535%3.7%16,84916.8k5.054894%3.041632%5.054894%5.1%23,21023.2k
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther35.540078%36.014474%35.540078%35.5%14,23714.2k33.133628%40.236295%33.133628%33.1%13,27313.3k16.795227%13.567115%16.795227%16.8%6,72814.303902%9.441214%14.303902%14.3%5,7300.227165%0.740902%0.227165%0.2%910.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.740902%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther35.540078%36.014474%35.540078%35.5%14,23714.2k33.133628%40.236295%33.133628%33.1%13,27313.3k16.795227%13.567115%16.795227%16.8%6,72814.303902%9.441214%14.303902%14.3%5,7300.227165%0.740902%0.227165%0.2%910.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.740902%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Iowa and Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountMexicoBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herze…VietnamIndiaBurmaLaosEl SalvadorThailandLiberiaSudan23.565241%27.526510%23.565241%23.6%9,4409.920367%4.464599%9.920367%9.9%3,9745.948726%4.560519%5.948726%5.9%2,3835.691605%6.484219%5.691605%5.7%2,2804.952695%2.166478%4.952695%5.0%1,9844.478394%2.493931%4.478394%4.5%1,7942.593674%2.306720%2.593674%2.6%1,0392.571207%1.393823%2.571207%2.6%1,0302.513792%0.973757%2.513792%2.5%1,0072.369006%1.301871%2.369006%2.4%949
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Polk County

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
84.0%87.2%90.4%93.6%96.8%100.0%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%4.0%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.32%1.77%2.21%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.013%0.025%0.038%0.050%0.063%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Polk County

United States National Origin by Tract#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
63%71%78%85%92%100%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%6.9%8.7%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.9%7.7%11.6%15.4%19.4%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.8%7.7%9.7%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.14%0.27%0.41%0.54%0.68%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
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National Origin by Place in Polk County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#ElkhartRunnellsSaylorvillePolk CitySheldahlNorwalkMitchellvilleCarlisleAllemanAltoonaGrangerGrimesBondurantAnkenyPleasant HillIowaWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsWest North CentralMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesUrbandalePolk CountyPolkJohnstonCliveWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesDes MoinesUnited States of AmericaUnited States100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8151100.000000%100.000000%100.0%514299.477504%99.477504%99.5%3,427399.198056%99.198056%99.2%4,082499.196787%99.196787%99.2%247599.104988%99.104988%99.1%9,855698.723030%98.723030%98.7%2,242798.486728%98.486728%98.5%3,970897.995992%97.995992%98.0%489997.879224%97.879224%97.9%16,33816.3k1096.919918%96.919918%96.9%1,4161196.094799%96.094799%96.1%10,01510.0k1295.747194%95.747194%95.7%4,8631395.615300%95.615300%95.6%51,07151.1k1495.194557%95.194557%95.2%8,9541594.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M93.975904%93.975904%94.0%4,6801693.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k90.865361%90.865361%90.9%37,78037.8k1790.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k90.005644%90.005644%90.0%17,54317.5k1889.977676%89.977676%90.0%15,31615.3k1988.553161%88.553161%88.6%54,57054.6k2087.291118%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesClivePolk CountyPolkJohnstonUrbandaleDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMidwestWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsWest North CentralIowaPleasant HillAnkenyBondurantGrimesGrangerAltoonaCarlisleMitchellvilleAllemanPolk CityNorwalkSaylorvilleElkhartRunnellsSheldahl7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.815394%4.048690%1.972198%0.987508%0.031946%11.855735%11.9%25,23625.2k15.986304%1.942425%1.690900%0.986629%0.045437%10.651694%10.7%6,56423.236987%2.708260%2.320526%0.622724%0.070497%8.958994%9.0%1,52533.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k4.694474%2.708943%0.677236%0.595146%0.000000%8.675799%8.7%1,69143.208428%2.710568%1.296359%1.185723%0.000000%8.401077%8.4%3,49352.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k2.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M3.192771%2.128514%0.702811%0.000000%0.000000%6.024096%6.0%30062.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M1.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k2.392090%1.647884%0.403997%0.000000%0.000000%4.443972%4.4%41871.939603%1.175744%0.561661%0.438096%0.000000%4.115103%4.1%2,19881.791691%1.358535%0.511912%0.000000%0.000000%3.662138%3.7%18691.621570%0.969104%0.508540%0.201497%0.000000%3.300710%3.3%344102.190281%0.205339%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.395619%2.4%35110.964534%0.461299%0.101845%0.000000%0.000000%1.527678%1.5%255120.818655%0.694617%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.513272%1.5%61130.968736%0.308234%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.276970%1.3%29140.601202%0.400802%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.002004%1.0%5150.315917%0.243013%0.243013%0.000000%0.000000%0.801944%0.8%33160.291633%0.261464%0.070394%0.000000%0.000000%0.623492%0.6%62170.522496%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.522496%0.5%18180.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#Elkhart TownshipElkhartUnion TownshipUnionWashington TownshipWashingtonSaylorville ReservoirMadison TownshipMadisonLincoln TownshipLincolnCamp TownshipBeaver TownshipBeaverClay TownshipJefferson TownshipJeffersonDouglas TownshipDouglasCrocker TownshipCrockerDelaware TownshipDelawareAllen TownshipAllenFour Mile TownshipFour MileSaylor TownshipSaylorIowaFranklin TownshipFranklinWest North CentralMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldPolk CountyPolkWebster TownshipWebsterWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLee Township100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,6101100.000000%100.000000%100.0%5512100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2963100.000000%100.000000%100.0%39499.183168%99.183168%99.2%4,007598.877456%98.877456%98.9%1,057698.806792%98.806792%98.8%2,153798.552956%98.552956%98.6%3,201898.079114%98.079114%98.1%18,07518.1k997.012534%97.012534%97.0%10,29410.3k1096.225071%96.225071%96.2%6,7551196.167358%96.167358%96.2%51,46351.5k1295.808933%95.808933%95.8%8,3441395.147679%95.147679%95.1%2,7061495.083299%95.083299%95.1%9,3601594.699303%94.699303%94.7%5,8421694.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.437201%94.437201%94.4%4,3461793.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k90.886282%90.886282%90.9%28,98029.0k1890.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k90.265839%90.265839%90.3%52,08752.1k1989.435483%89.435483%89.4%60,37760.4k2087.770736%87.770736%87.8%89,59989.6k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.002270%84.002270%84.0%54,77254.8k22
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Lee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterPolk CountyPolkBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralSaylor TownshipSaylorIowaAllen TownshipAllenFour Mile TownshipFour MileDelaware TownshipDelawareFranklin TownshipFranklinCrocker TownshipCrockerDouglas TownshipDouglasJefferson TownshipJeffersonClay TownshipBeaver TownshipBeaverMadison TownshipMadisonCamp TownshipLincoln TownshipLincolnElkhart TownshipElkhartUnion TownshipUnionWashington TownshipWashingtonSaylorville Reservoir8.059445%4.487524%2.206954%0.288330%0.006135%15.048387%15.0%9,81217.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.092748%3.360991%2.177640%1.535025%0.062694%11.229098%11.2%11,46311.5k24.854168%2.136011%1.841236%1.014680%0.034070%9.880164%9.9%6,67033.902676%2.618536%1.519825%0.954873%0.000000%8.995910%9.0%5,19143.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k4.296556%2.954275%0.787179%0.671141%0.000000%8.709151%8.7%2,77752.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k2.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M2.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M3.404117%0.988815%0.551143%0.000000%0.000000%4.944075%4.9%30561.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k4.078762%0.773558%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%4.852321%4.9%13872.397399%1.787891%0.386022%0.000000%0.000000%4.571312%4.6%45082.135722%1.653462%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.789184%3.8%33091.651456%1.499348%0.564972%0.000000%0.000000%3.715776%3.7%171101.799529%0.865194%0.521359%0.437269%0.000000%3.623351%3.6%1,939111.595442%1.039886%0.512821%0.000000%0.000000%3.148148%3.1%221120.885873%0.876449%0.433512%0.197908%0.000000%2.393742%2.4%254130.873623%0.417820%0.092246%0.000000%0.000000%1.383689%1.4%255140.677340%0.215517%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.892857%0.9%29150.321782%0.247525%0.247525%0.000000%0.000000%0.816832%0.8%33160.734282%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.734282%0.7%16170.280636%0.187091%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.467727%0.5%5180.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Warren CountyWarrenGuthrie CountyGuthrieMadison CountyMadisonIowaWest North CentralMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDallas CountyDallasPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited States98.746108%98.746108%98.7%47,56647.6k198.596951%98.596951%98.6%10,54110.5k298.039716%98.039716%98.0%15,35415.4k394.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M93.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.659195%91.659195%91.7%71,56271.6k490.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k585.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesPolk CountyPolkDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDallas CountyDallasMidwestWest North CentralIowaMadison CountyMadisonGuthrie CountyGuthrieWarren CountyWarren7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M3.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k12.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k3.295591%2.822963%1.078464%0.277941%0.021774%7.496734%7.5%5,85322.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M2.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M1.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k0.721538%0.676841%0.338420%0.000000%0.000000%1.736798%1.7%27230.935366%0.093537%0.065476%0.000000%0.000000%1.094378%1.1%11740.396512%0.292713%0.226282%0.103799%0.024912%1.044218%1.0%5035
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Benton CountyBentonCarroll CountyCarrollDelaware CountyDelawareJackson CountyJacksonDickinson CountyDickinsonWarren CountyWarrenCedar CountyCedarBuchanan CountyBuchananBoone CountyBooneFayette CountyFayetteIowa CountyIowaJasper CountyJasperLee CountyLeeClay CountyClayDes Moines CountyDes MoinesMadison CountyMadisonBremer CountyBremerClayton CountyClaytonClinton CountyClintonJones CountyJonesWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekMahaska CountyMahaskaPage CountyPageCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMarion CountyMarionPlymouth CountyPlymouthDubuque CountyDubuqueHardin CountyHardinFloyd CountyFloydWebster CountyWebsterWashington CountyWashingtonTama CountyTamaHenry CountyHenryLinn CountyLinnPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieScott CountyScottIowaBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkWest North CentralSioux CountySiouxMidwestMuscatine CountyMuscatineDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDallas CountyDallasWapello CountyWapelloWoodbury CountyWoodburyPolk CountyPolkStory CountyStoryJohnson CountyJohnsonJefferson CountyJeffersonMarshall CountyMarshallCrawford CountyCrawfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuena Vista CountyBuena Vista99.140747%99.140747%99.1%25,49925.5k198.919971%98.919971%98.9%20,33320.3k298.853540%98.853540%98.9%17,24517.2k398.786420%98.786420%98.8%19,29219.3k498.768039%98.768039%98.8%16,83616.8k598.746108%98.746108%98.7%47,56647.6k698.683996%98.683996%98.7%18,14718.1k798.587799%98.587799%98.6%20,73420.7k898.580137%98.580137%98.6%26,03626.0k998.572900%98.572900%98.6%20,10020.1k1098.499326%98.499326%98.5%16,08116.1k1198.368514%98.368514%98.4%36,11636.1k1298.240077%98.240077%98.2%34,55334.6k1398.130841%98.130841%98.1%16,17016.2k1498.122850%98.122850%98.1%39,36139.4k1598.039716%98.039716%98.0%15,35415.4k1697.964562%97.964562%98.0%24,16124.2k1797.800959%97.800959%97.8%17,34517.3k1897.763279%97.763279%97.8%46,89946.9k1997.754016%97.754016%97.8%20,02120.0k2097.628554%97.628554%97.6%20,29620.3k2197.433256%97.433256%97.4%21,75121.8k2297.402263%97.402263%97.4%15,14815.1k2397.395100%97.395100%97.4%42,17542.2k2497.331084%97.331084%97.3%32,31132.3k2597.216883%97.216883%97.2%24,27724.3k2697.078633%97.078633%97.1%93,54493.5k2797.073424%97.073424%97.1%16,81716.8k2896.882029%96.882029%96.9%15,50515.5k2996.742240%96.742240%96.7%35,84335.8k3096.414199%96.414199%96.4%21,32221.3k3196.177467%96.177467%96.2%16,75716.8k3296.128579%96.128579%96.1%19,16919.2k3395.838148%95.838148%95.8%209,000209k3495.811406%95.811406%95.8%17,84217.8k3595.650121%95.650121%95.7%89,14489.1k3695.254097%95.254097%95.3%162,995163k3794.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.043864%94.043864%94.0%124,910125k3893.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.521273%93.521273%93.5%32,37832.4k3992.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.125544%92.125544%92.1%39,56739.6k4091.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.659195%91.659195%91.7%71,56271.6k4191.632143%91.632143%91.6%32,29332.3k4290.694745%90.694745%90.7%92,89592.9k4390.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k4489.857013%89.857013%89.9%85,21585.2k4588.679352%88.679352%88.7%125,930126k4687.175858%87.175858%87.2%15,39715.4k4786.377808%86.377808%86.4%35,18635.2k4885.962559%85.962559%86.0%14,74014.7k4985.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.330399%81.330399%81.3%16,62816.6k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Buena Vista CountyBuena VistaCrawford CountyCrawfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarshall CountyMarshallJefferson CountyJeffersonJohnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryPolk CountyPolkWoodbury CountyWoodburyWapello CountyWapelloDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDallas CountyDallasMidwestMuscatine CountyMuscatineSioux CountySiouxWest North CentralBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkIowaScott CountyScottPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieLinn CountyLinnTama CountyTamaPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekHenry CountyHenryWashington CountyWashingtonWebster CountyWebsterFloyd CountyFloydPage CountyPageHardin CountyHardinPlymouth CountyPlymouthDubuque CountyDubuqueMarion CountyMarionCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekClayton CountyClaytonMahaska CountyMahaskaClinton CountyClintonJones CountyJonesMadison CountyMadisonClay CountyClayDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBremer CountyBremerLee CountyLeeFayette CountyFayetteBuchanan CountyBuchananCedar CountyCedarIowa CountyIowaJasper CountyJasperBoone CountyBooneWarren CountyWarrenDickinson CountyDickinsonDelaware CountyDelawareCarroll CountyCarrollJackson CountyJacksonBenton CountyBenton12.169235%4.578136%0.650526%0.308144%0.024456%17.730496%17.7%3,625112.287864%0.565697%0.314924%0.163294%0.000000%13.331778%13.3%2,28627.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.849024%2.543267%0.436971%0.137474%0.002455%12.969191%13.0%5,28337.462349%1.715548%1.483411%1.307893%0.124561%12.093761%12.1%2,13645.442024%2.176669%1.624579%1.102770%0.047181%10.393223%10.4%14,75914.8k56.567265%1.338128%0.750786%0.553599%0.028471%9.238248%9.2%8,76163.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k75.974069%1.916506%0.508660%0.306563%0.000000%8.705797%8.7%8,91784.994041%1.333636%0.811532%0.539129%0.198627%7.876965%7.9%2,77692.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k3.295591%2.822963%1.078464%0.277941%0.021774%7.496734%7.5%5,853102.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4.239912%0.966262%0.854502%0.190924%0.051224%6.302824%6.3%2,707115.063401%0.609457%0.245516%0.190636%0.011554%6.120563%6.1%2,119122.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M1.861151%1.605168%1.274648%0.586504%0.098629%5.426100%5.4%7,207131.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k1.903387%1.209706%0.540569%0.183501%0.006428%3.843591%3.8%6,577142.604133%0.641645%0.331552%0.072963%0.021460%3.671753%3.7%3,422151.664557%0.940956%0.464058%0.437462%0.016967%3.524001%3.5%7,685162.875509%0.327154%0.195144%0.097572%0.000000%3.495380%3.5%609171.460638%1.036409%0.778649%0.204060%0.000000%3.479755%3.5%648182.020962%1.113284%0.150444%0.015044%0.000000%3.299734%3.3%658191.808727%0.687316%0.447660%0.031653%0.009044%2.984400%3.0%660201.276653%1.071525%0.272605%0.234818%0.035088%2.890688%2.9%1,071211.368408%0.599850%0.468633%0.156211%0.000000%2.593102%2.6%415221.183128%0.572274%0.552984%0.250772%0.000000%2.559156%2.6%398231.402678%0.652274%0.438698%0.034634%0.017317%2.545601%2.5%441241.697902%0.356399%0.284318%0.168188%0.028031%2.534839%2.5%633251.092788%0.561442%0.421341%0.243880%0.133874%2.453326%2.5%2,364260.954906%0.828388%0.355454%0.156641%0.036148%2.331536%2.3%774271.053045%0.937579%0.258643%0.027712%0.018474%2.295453%2.3%994280.851412%0.692674%0.322286%0.153928%0.000000%2.020299%2.0%420290.958557%0.479278%0.287567%0.208627%0.000000%1.934029%1.9%343300.828705%0.582333%0.295646%0.188138%0.000000%1.894822%1.9%423310.637872%0.566997%0.525306%0.037522%0.035437%1.803135%1.8%865320.600557%0.502905%0.346663%0.317367%0.029295%1.796787%1.8%368330.721538%0.676841%0.338420%0.000000%0.000000%1.736798%1.7%272341.347251%0.182061%0.103168%0.042481%0.030343%1.705304%1.7%281350.583337%0.493593%0.396370%0.099716%0.000000%1.573017%1.6%631360.612253%0.450067%0.328427%0.101366%0.000000%1.492114%1.5%368370.594223%0.326965%0.312749%0.000000%0.000000%1.233936%1.2%434380.701290%0.255014%0.137315%0.107891%0.014712%1.216223%1.2%248390.589606%0.380391%0.213970%0.014265%0.000000%1.198231%1.2%252400.592746%0.478547%0.097885%0.000000%0.000000%1.169177%1.2%215410.637021%0.367512%0.122504%0.036751%0.000000%1.163788%1.2%190420.512052%0.348631%0.201552%0.032684%0.000000%1.094920%1.1%402430.492219%0.336981%0.234751%0.000000%0.000000%1.063951%1.1%281440.396512%0.292713%0.226282%0.103799%0.024912%1.044218%1.0%503450.410654%0.328523%0.170128%0.070398%0.029332%1.009034%1.0%172460.395529%0.389797%0.217827%0.005732%0.000000%1.008885%1.0%176470.598395%0.180005%0.145950%0.000000%0.000000%0.924349%0.9%190480.384044%0.302115%0.102412%0.097291%0.000000%0.885862%0.9%173490.264386%0.178849%0.163297%0.038880%0.000000%0.645412%0.6%16650
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#IowaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWest North CentralSt. Louis CountySt. LouisMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWayne CountyWaynePolk CountyPolkMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkTarrant CountyTarrantTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHonolulu CountyHonoluluRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade94.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M193.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.439534%92.439534%92.4%924,913925k292.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.243575%91.243575%91.2%1,148,4921.15M390.654919%90.654919%90.7%1,602,4101.60M490.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k89.243028%89.243028%89.2%852,544853k589.240316%89.240316%89.2%1,099,5461.10M687.132119%87.132119%87.1%1,076,2691.08M786.517659%86.517659%86.5%945,221945k886.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k985.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k1085.628212%85.628212%85.6%1,035,4721.04M1185.450965%85.450965%85.5%857,362857k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M1384.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k1483.954992%83.954992%84.0%3,432,5413.43M1583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1683.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M1782.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M1880.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k1978.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M2078.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M2178.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2277.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2377.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M2477.421424%77.421424%77.4%4,047,2634.05M2577.085488%77.085488%77.1%760,833761k2676.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M2776.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M2876.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M2976.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M3075.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3175.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3274.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3374.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k3473.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M3573.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M3672.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3771.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k3868.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M3967.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4067.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4166.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4265.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4364.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4464.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4560.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeFairfax CountyFairfaxNew York CountyNew YorkHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFairfield CountyFairfieldCook CountyCookSacramento CountySacramentoOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHonolulu CountyHonoluluTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantSuffolk CountySuffolkMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWake CountyWakePima CountyPimaFulton CountyFultonSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOakland CountyOaklandFranklin CountyFranklinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeePolk CountyPolkWayne CountyWayneDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMidwestSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWest North CentralAllegheny 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Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Polk County. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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Principal Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Townships:
Allen, Beaver, Bloomfield, Camp, Clay, Crocker, Delaware, Des Moines, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Union, Walnut, Washington, Webster
Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50046, 50047, 50061, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50124, 50131, 50156, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50266, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Johnston, Madrid, North Polk, PCM, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Lucas, Marshall, Monroe, Union, Webster