National Origin in the Des Moines Area, Iowa (Metro Area)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Iowa and the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen91.693080%94.562976%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k0.063424%0.071976%0.063424%0.1%3880.592721%0.499036%0.592721%0.6%3,6263.175945%1.824380%3.175945%3.2%19,42919.4k4.474831%3.041632%4.474831%4.5%27,37527.4k
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 the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther36.390052%36.014474%36.390052%36.4%17,03217.0k33.824032%40.236295%33.824032%33.8%15,83115.8k16.716520%13.567115%16.716520%16.7%7,82412.731818%9.441214%12.731818%12.7%5,9590.337578%0.740902%0.337578%0.3%1580.000000%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 the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther36.390052%36.014474%36.390052%36.4%17,03217.0k33.824032%40.236295%33.824032%33.8%15,83115.8k16.716520%13.567115%16.716520%16.7%7,82412.731818%9.441214%12.731818%12.7%5,9590.337578%0.740902%0.337578%0.3%1580.000000%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 the Des Moines Area
Des Moines Area
Iowa
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountMexicoBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herze…IndiaVietnamBurmaLaosEl SalvadorGuatemalaThailandChina22.698915%27.526510%22.698915%22.7%10,62410.6k9.238527%4.464599%9.238527%9.2%4,3246.928895%6.484219%6.928895%6.9%3,2436.048628%4.560519%6.048628%6.0%2,8314.296641%2.166478%4.296641%4.3%2,0113.880010%2.493931%3.880010%3.9%1,8163.127938%2.306720%3.127938%3.1%1,4642.574566%3.230202%2.574566%2.6%1,2052.279720%1.393823%2.279720%2.3%1,0672.196393%6.049601%2.196393%2.2%1,028
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County in the Des Moines Area

United States National Origin by County#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
90.5%92.2%93.8%95.5%97.1%98.8%

Europe National Origin by County#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.09%0.37%0.64%0.92%1.19%1.47%

Asia National Origin by County#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.6%3.3%

Africa National Origin by County#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%1.25%

Australia National Origin by County#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.021%0.042%0.062%0.083%0.104%

Americas National Origin by County#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%0.8%1.3%1.9%2.4%2.9%
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Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
78.5%82.8%87.1%91.4%95.7%100.0%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.3%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#13

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#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.07%0.13%0.20%0.26%0.33%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.6%7.1%10.7%14.3%17.9%
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National Origin by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places that are fully or partially contained within the Des Moines Area (59 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 66 of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#Lake PanoramaDe SotoElkhartRunnellsBayardMartensdaleMinburnDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkYaleSt. MarysLindenPattersonBoutonEast PeruSandyvilleAckworthSpring HillBevingtonDexterSt. CharlesVan MeterLaconaPanoraStuartSaylorvilleEarlhamMiloNew VirginiaWoodwardMenloCoon RapidsIndianolaDallas CenterHartfordGrimesAnkenyIowaWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsWest North CentralMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesUrbandaleCliveWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesDawsonDes MoinesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJamaicaPerry100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,0971100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,0652100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8153100.000000%100.000000%100.0%5144100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4555100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4526100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3667100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3188100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2879100.000000%100.000000%100.0%21010100.000000%100.000000%100.0%18611100.000000%100.000000%100.0%17512100.000000%100.000000%100.0%16113100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9814100.000000%100.000000%100.0%7415100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6616100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6017100.000000%100.000000%100.0%541899.757282%99.757282%99.8%8221999.738562%99.738562%99.7%7632099.681529%99.681529%99.7%1,2522199.576271%99.576271%99.6%4702299.544211%99.544211%99.5%1,0922399.541885%99.541885%99.5%1,5212499.477504%99.477504%99.5%3,4272599.474721%99.474721%99.5%1,5152699.461207%99.461207%99.5%9232799.457505%99.457505%99.5%5502899.444787%99.444787%99.4%1,6122999.268293%99.268293%99.3%4073099.124726%99.124726%99.1%1,3593398.546568%98.546568%98.5%15,12015.1k3898.325230%98.325230%98.3%1,8204297.815534%97.815534%97.8%8064796.094799%96.094799%96.1%10,01510.0k5295.615300%95.615300%95.6%51,07151.1k5494.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M93.975904%93.975904%94.0%4,6805693.599601%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%37,78037.8k5989.977676%89.977676%90.0%15,31615.3k6188.553161%88.553161%88.6%54,57054.6k6287.341772%87.341772%87.3%1386387.291118%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k6485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.297521%84.297521%84.3%2046576.841036%76.841036%76.8%6,05266
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 66 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 the Des Moines Area, selected places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PerryJamaicaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDawsonDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesCliveJohnstonUrbandaleDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMidwestMacksburgWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsWest North CentralWaukeeIowaPleasant HillAnkenyBondurantGuthrie CenterGuthrie CtrWintersetGrimesBagleyGrangerAdelCummingAltoonaCarlisleDallas CenterAdairIndianolaMitchellvilleAllemanPolk CityTruroNew VirginiaStuartEarlhamLake PanoramaBayardYaleBoutonEast PeruSandyvilleAckworthSpring HillBevington19.248349%1.345861%0.914170%0.837989%0.000000%22.346369%22.3%1,760114.876033%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%14.876033%14.9%3627.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M8.860759%3.797468%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%12.658228%12.7%2034.815394%4.048690%1.972198%0.987508%0.031946%11.855735%11.9%25,23625.2k45.986304%1.942425%1.690900%0.986629%0.045437%10.651694%10.7%6,56453.236987%2.708260%2.320526%0.622724%0.070497%8.958994%9.0%1,52564.694474%2.708943%0.677236%0.595146%0.000000%8.675799%8.7%1,69173.208428%2.710568%1.296359%1.185723%0.000000%8.401077%8.4%3,49382.784121%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%4,703,1334.70M5.785124%0.826446%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%6.611570%6.6%893.192771%2.128514%0.702811%0.000000%0.000000%6.024096%6.0%300102.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M3.485697%1.834267%0.359776%0.000000%0.000000%5.679740%5.7%963111.957903%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%418121.939603%1.175744%0.561661%0.438096%0.000000%4.115103%4.1%2,198131.791691%1.358535%0.511912%0.000000%0.000000%3.662138%3.7%186143.272727%0.242424%0.060606%0.000000%0.000000%3.575758%3.6%59151.667313%1.667313%0.096937%0.000000%0.000000%3.431563%3.4%177161.621570%0.969104%0.508540%0.201497%0.000000%3.300710%3.3%344172.388060%0.298507%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.686567%2.7%9182.190281%0.205339%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.395619%2.4%35191.141439%0.570720%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.712159%1.7%69201.445783%0.240964%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.686747%1.7%7210.964534%0.461299%0.101845%0.000000%0.000000%1.527678%1.5%255220.818655%0.694617%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.513272%1.5%61230.918422%0.432199%0.162075%0.000000%0.000000%1.512696%1.5%28240.492005%0.369004%0.246002%0.246002%0.000000%1.353014%1.4%11250.449716%0.358470%0.325882%0.202047%0.000000%1.336114%1.3%205260.968736%0.308234%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.276970%1.3%29270.601202%0.400802%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.002004%1.0%5280.315917%0.243013%0.243013%0.000000%0.000000%0.801944%0.8%33290.657895%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.657895%0.7%3300.542495%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.542495%0.5%3330.458115%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.458115%0.5%7380.328299%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.328299%0.3%5420.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0520.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0560.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0610.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0620.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0630.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0640.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 66 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 all 5 of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

Born in the USA by County#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
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#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
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 Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Des Moines Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#Elkhart TownshipElkhartJackson TownshipJacksonStuart TownshipStuartMadison TownshipMadisonVirginia TownshipVirginiaBelmont TownshipBelmontOhio TownshipVan Meter TownshipVan MeterDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCass TownshipCrawford TownshipCrawfordSouth TownshipSScott TownshipScottMadison TownshipMadisonWhite Breast TownshipWhite BreastLinn TownshipAdams TownshipAdamsLincoln TownshipLincolnLincoln TownshipLincolnCamp TownshipAdel TownshipSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvAllen TownshipAllenRichland TownshipRichlandBeaver TownshipBeaverIndianolaGrant TownshipGrantOtter TownshipOtterGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldClay TownshipUnion TownshipUnionJefferson TownshipJeffersonJefferson TownshipJeffersonValley TownshipVlyWintersetDouglas TownshipDouglasCrocker TownshipCrockerDelaware TownshipDelawareAllen TownshipAllenFour Mile TownshipFour MileSaylor TownshipSaylorIowaFranklin TownshipFranklinWalnut TownshipWalnutWest North CentralMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldWebster TownshipWebsterWalnut TownshipWalnutDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesBoone TownshipBooneUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLee TownshipSpring Valley TownshipSpg Vly100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,6101100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,1252100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,071399.785867%99.785867%99.8%1,398499.734748%99.734748%99.7%1,128599.508358%99.508358%99.5%1,012699.477534%99.477534%99.5%952799.441964%99.441964%99.4%3,564899.363508%99.363508%99.4%1,405999.342916%99.342916%99.3%2,4191099.336283%99.336283%99.3%8981199.264214%99.264214%99.3%1,4841299.223085%99.223085%99.2%8941399.183168%99.183168%99.2%4,0071499.103139%99.103139%99.1%8841599.062353%99.062353%99.1%8,4521698.961039%98.961039%99.0%1,1431798.885794%98.885794%98.9%2,1301898.877456%98.877456%98.9%1,0571998.806792%98.806792%98.8%2,1532098.668048%98.668048%98.7%6,6672198.664887%98.664887%98.7%7392298.625197%98.625197%98.6%4,3762398.587127%98.587127%98.6%1,2562498.552956%98.552956%98.6%3,2012598.546568%98.546568%98.5%15,12015.1k2698.318999%98.318999%98.3%2,5152798.271392%98.271392%98.3%1,1372898.223514%98.223514%98.2%6,0822998.079114%98.079114%98.1%18,07518.1k3097.457627%97.457627%97.5%2,0703197.196765%97.196765%97.2%1,8033297.012534%97.012534%97.0%10,29410.3k3396.865521%96.865521%96.9%1,9163496.568437%96.568437%96.6%4,9813596.225071%96.225071%96.2%6,7553696.167358%96.167358%96.2%51,46351.5k3795.808933%95.808933%95.8%8,3443895.147679%95.147679%95.1%2,7063995.083299%95.083299%95.1%9,3604094.699303%94.699303%94.7%5,8424194.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.437201%94.437201%94.4%4,3464294.038906%94.038906%94.0%24,79924.8k4393.599601%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%28,98029.0k4490.265839%90.265839%90.3%52,08752.1k4589.435483%89.435483%89.4%60,37760.4k4687.770736%87.770736%87.8%89,59989.6k4787.491780%87.491780%87.5%19,95620.0k4885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.002270%84.002270%84.0%54,77254.8k4978.523490%78.523490%78.5%6,66950
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Spring Valley TownshipSpg VlyLee TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBoone TownshipBooneDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMidwestWest North CentralSaylor TownshipSaylorIowaAllen TownshipAllenWalnut TownshipWalnutFour Mile TownshipFour MileDelaware TownshipDelawareFranklin TownshipFranklinCrocker TownshipCrockerWintersetDouglas TownshipDouglasValley TownshipVlyJefferson TownshipJeffersonJefferson TownshipJeffersonUnion TownshipUnionClay TownshipAllen TownshipAllenIndianolaAdel TownshipGrant TownshipGrantGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldLincoln TownshipLincolnOtter TownshipOtterSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvWhite Breast TownshipWhite BreastBeaver TownshipBeaverMadison TownshipMadisonScott TownshipScottLinn TownshipCamp TownshipSouth TownshipSCrawford TownshipCrawfordVan Meter TownshipVan MeterBelmont TownshipBelmontLincoln TownshipLincolnDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesOhio TownshipVirginia TownshipVirginiaAdams TownshipAdamsRichland TownshipRichlandCass TownshipElkhart TownshipElkhartMadison TownshipMadisonJackson TownshipJacksonStuart TownshipStuart17.849994%1.248087%0.847757%0.777111%0.000000%20.722948%20.7%1,76018.059445%4.487524%2.206954%0.288330%0.006135%15.048387%15.0%9,81227.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.277829%2.406945%1.442413%0.377044%0.074532%11.578763%11.6%2,64134.092748%3.360991%2.177640%1.535025%0.062694%11.229098%11.2%11,46311.5k44.854168%2.136011%1.841236%1.014680%0.034070%9.880164%9.9%6,67053.902676%2.618536%1.519825%0.954873%0.000000%8.995910%9.0%5,19164.296556%2.954275%0.787179%0.671141%0.000000%8.709151%8.7%2,77772.784121%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%30581.957903%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%13892.885746%1.073149%0.621895%0.083425%0.000000%4.664214%4.7%1,230102.397399%1.787891%0.386022%0.000000%0.000000%4.571312%4.6%450112.135722%1.653462%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.789184%3.8%330121.651456%1.499348%0.564972%0.000000%0.000000%3.715776%3.7%171131.799529%0.865194%0.521359%0.437269%0.000000%3.623351%3.6%1,939141.667313%1.667313%0.096937%0.000000%0.000000%3.431563%3.4%177151.595442%1.039886%0.512821%0.000000%0.000000%3.148148%3.1%221162.730030%0.202224%0.050556%0.000000%0.000000%2.982811%3.0%59171.401617%0.646900%0.485175%0.000000%0.000000%2.533693%2.5%47180.885873%0.876449%0.433512%0.197908%0.000000%2.393742%2.4%254192.071563%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.071563%2.1%44200.873623%0.417820%0.092246%0.000000%0.000000%1.383689%1.4%255210.743746%0.631057%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.374803%1.4%61220.449716%0.358470%0.325882%0.202047%0.000000%1.336114%1.3%205230.739973%0.547580%0.044398%0.000000%0.000000%1.331952%1.3%90240.625489%0.547303%0.117279%0.000000%0.000000%1.290070%1.3%33250.532946%0.419897%0.226098%0.000000%0.000000%1.178941%1.2%73261.114206%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.114206%1.1%24270.691443%0.259291%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.950735%1.0%11280.534045%0.400534%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.934579%0.9%7290.896861%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.896861%0.9%8300.677340%0.215517%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.892857%0.9%29310.321782%0.247525%0.247525%0.000000%0.000000%0.816832%0.8%33320.776915%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.776915%0.8%7330.363338%0.187529%0.187529%0.000000%0.000000%0.738397%0.7%63340.734282%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.734282%0.7%16350.668896%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.668896%0.7%10360.663717%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.663717%0.7%6370.446429%0.111607%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.558036%0.6%20380.491642%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.491642%0.5%5390.280636%0.187091%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.467727%0.5%5400.353607%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.353607%0.4%5410.313480%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.313480%0.3%3420.265252%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.265252%0.3%3430.259740%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.259740%0.3%3440.235479%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.235479%0.2%3450.205339%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.205339%0.2%5460.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas in Iowa. This section compares the Des Moines Area to all of the metro areas in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Carroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit LakeBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaMason City Metro AreaMason CityOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaPella Metro AreaPella AreaDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaIowaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportWest North CentralOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaMidwestMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm Lake98.919971%98.919971%98.9%20,33320.3k198.768039%98.768039%98.8%16,83616.8k298.580137%98.580137%98.6%26,03626.0k398.483475%98.483475%98.5%59,74559.7k498.368514%98.368514%98.4%36,11636.1k598.135089%98.135089%98.1%46,20246.2k698.130841%98.130841%98.1%16,17016.2k797.763279%97.763279%97.8%46,89946.9k897.621154%97.621154%97.6%49,65549.7k997.433256%97.433256%97.4%21,75121.8k1097.331084%97.331084%97.3%32,31132.3k1197.078633%97.078633%97.1%93,54493.5k1296.742240%96.742240%96.7%35,84335.8k1396.308040%96.308040%96.3%254,520255k1494.989903%94.989903%95.0%161,347161k1594.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.057458%94.057458%94.1%360,526361k1693.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.094751%93.094751%93.1%40,97141.0k1792.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.125544%92.125544%92.1%39,56739.6k1891.924154%91.924154%91.9%831,761832k1991.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k2090.611333%90.611333%90.6%152,903153k2189.857013%89.857013%89.9%85,21585.2k2289.721608%89.721608%89.7%147,252147k2387.175858%87.175858%87.2%15,39715.4k2486.377808%86.377808%86.4%35,18635.2k2585.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.330399%81.330399%81.3%16,62816.6k26
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Storm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaMidwestOttumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineWest North CentralDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaPella Metro AreaPella AreaMason City Metro AreaMason CityOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit LakeCarroll Metro AreaCarroll Area12.169235%4.578136%0.650526%0.308144%0.024456%17.730496%17.7%3,62517.079712%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%5,28327.462349%1.715548%1.483411%1.307893%0.124561%12.093761%12.1%2,13634.769042%2.127089%1.409935%1.046789%0.042042%9.394898%9.4%15,41915.4k46.567265%1.338128%0.750786%0.553599%0.028471%9.238248%9.2%8,76156.436301%1.541962%0.597940%0.267858%0.004148%8.848210%8.8%14,93114.9k62.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k73.682001%2.107016%0.638902%0.554577%0.020998%7.003495%7.0%63,37063.4k82.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4.035446%1.072484%0.697569%0.436264%0.159055%6.400818%6.4%2,81794.239912%0.966262%0.854502%0.190924%0.051224%6.302824%6.3%2,707102.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.160948%1.672041%0.695792%0.620656%0.005218%5.154655%5.2%19,75819.8k111.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k1.477125%1.375274%1.067368%0.506308%0.077124%4.503200%4.5%7,649121.429939%0.838893%0.433258%0.391635%0.016271%3.109994%3.1%8,219131.276653%1.071525%0.272605%0.234818%0.035088%2.890688%2.9%1,071141.092788%0.561442%0.421341%0.243880%0.133874%2.453326%2.5%2,364150.954906%0.828388%0.355454%0.156641%0.036148%2.331536%2.3%774160.906321%0.835545%0.290966%0.023592%0.021626%2.078050%2.1%1,057170.828705%0.582333%0.295646%0.188138%0.000000%1.894822%1.9%423180.637872%0.566997%0.525306%0.037522%0.035437%1.803135%1.8%865191.347251%0.182061%0.103168%0.042481%0.030343%1.705304%1.7%281200.539507%0.514019%0.371708%0.084962%0.000000%1.510195%1.5%711210.512052%0.348631%0.201552%0.032684%0.000000%1.094920%1.1%402220.440122%0.319789%0.311547%0.011539%0.004945%1.087942%1.1%660230.492219%0.336981%0.234751%0.000000%0.000000%1.063951%1.1%281240.410654%0.328523%0.170128%0.070398%0.029332%1.009034%1.0%172250.598395%0.180005%0.145950%0.000000%0.000000%0.924349%0.9%19026
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Des Moines Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Huntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaIowaSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneWest North CentralIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsMidwestMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeRochester Metro AreaRochesterElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago Area98.662563%98.662563%98.7%357,710358k197.601956%97.601956%97.6%393,209393k297.493024%97.493024%97.5%272,532273k397.239435%97.239435%97.2%306,312306k497.230547%97.230547%97.2%189,795190k597.186812%97.186812%97.2%401,469401k697.120290%97.120290%97.1%536,610537k796.683754%96.683754%96.7%437,202437k896.574107%96.574107%96.6%203,979204k996.308040%96.308040%96.3%254,520255k1096.170164%96.170164%96.2%583,449583k1195.917372%95.917372%95.9%363,758364k1295.752467%95.752467%95.8%221,621222k1395.695825%95.695825%95.7%223,711224k1495.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M1594.930520%94.930520%94.9%760,346760k1694.823519%94.823519%94.8%2,658,3292.66M1794.815185%94.815185%94.8%316,513317k1894.709230%94.709230%94.7%665,965666k1994.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.484201%94.484201%94.5%182,466182k2094.270869%94.270869%94.3%233,146233k2194.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M2294.217863%94.217863%94.2%296,367296k2394.057458%94.057458%94.1%360,526361k2494.015590%94.015590%94.0%183,211183k2593.876510%93.876510%93.9%299,927300k2693.803394%93.803394%93.8%214,110214k2793.796441%93.796441%93.8%400,281400k2893.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.893221%92.893221%92.9%1,828,8521.83M2992.800697%92.800697%92.8%1,913,2071.91M3092.738781%92.738781%92.7%436,195436k3192.728391%92.728391%92.7%1,919,6141.92M3292.645693%92.645693%92.6%952,558953k3392.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.175717%92.175717%92.2%584,642585k3492.110282%92.110282%92.1%293,666294k3591.969740%91.969740%92.0%1,834,8001.83M3691.924154%91.924154%91.9%831,761832k3791.792414%91.792414%91.8%587,935588k3891.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k3991.485815%91.485815%91.5%1,437,9101.44M4091.301506%91.301506%91.3%194,170194k4190.823745%90.823745%90.8%183,137183k4290.750893%90.750893%90.8%310,869311k4389.861502%89.861502%89.9%3,861,1073.86M4489.504651%89.504651%89.5%189,851190k4589.195129%89.195129%89.2%3,111,5153.11M4688.786674%88.786674%88.8%210,111210k4788.080224%88.080224%88.1%443,609444k4887.277774%87.277774%87.3%312,526313k4985.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.068461%81.068461%81.1%7,724,5247.72M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Chicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaMidwestLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaWest North CentralCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayIowaAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntington8.355520%4.931008%3.775378%0.559947%0.032954%17.654808%17.7%1,682,2201.68M17.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.793416%2.154814%1.885881%0.711290%0.114220%11.659620%11.7%41,75141.8k27.304990%2.130482%0.812879%0.466204%0.163211%10.877766%10.9%54,78554.8k36.648299%1.663659%1.206016%0.622024%0.054512%10.194509%10.2%24,12524.1k44.025070%2.643850%2.226356%1.072085%0.039015%10.006375%10.0%349,066349k55.784653%2.978601%0.812774%0.236195%0.051388%9.863610%9.9%20,92220.9k65.032942%2.094616%1.814333%0.348102%0.024135%9.314127%9.3%400,203400k74.689215%1.896938%1.518310%0.298057%0.020435%8.422955%8.4%28,85328.9k86.519044%0.877306%0.759274%0.157707%0.026284%8.339615%8.3%16,81616.8k93.273162%1.902017%1.804212%0.880711%0.060187%7.920289%7.9%16,84416.8k102.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k113.825575%2.647442%0.434033%0.398123%0.019672%7.324845%7.3%46,91646.9k123.028916%1.809219%1.601501%0.799497%0.020000%7.259133%7.3%144,820145k133.853585%1.941848%0.837777%0.509378%0.077160%7.219748%7.2%23,01823.0k143.236324%2.357675%1.038676%0.431520%0.037524%7.101719%7.1%45,04445.0k153.036272%2.422744%1.289662%0.320539%0.017115%7.086332%7.1%111,378111k163.682001%2.107016%0.638902%0.554577%0.020998%7.003495%7.0%63,37063.4k172.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4.018514%1.390460%0.660362%0.467951%0.032742%6.570029%6.6%30,90230.9k183.146844%1.938390%1.059063%0.333699%0.011963%6.489958%6.5%66,72866.7k192.889929%2.212196%0.698609%0.553798%0.035403%6.389935%6.4%125,803126k203.036548%2.093619%0.601407%0.600247%0.048596%6.380416%6.4%132,084132k212.471808%1.602163%0.877531%0.754423%0.000000%5.705924%5.7%13,02413.0k222.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.229450%2.084516%1.025257%0.285890%0.018723%5.643835%5.6%116,355116k232.477534%2.238287%0.676969%0.231749%0.007030%5.631568%5.6%24,03324.0k242.465797%1.545583%0.863874%0.630691%0.015963%5.521908%5.5%17,64217.6k251.671148%1.508602%1.320179%0.697895%0.010109%5.207933%5.2%12,88012.9k262.160948%1.672041%0.695792%0.620656%0.005218%5.154655%5.2%19,75819.8k272.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k283.091244%0.957547%0.881600%0.119565%0.014881%5.064837%5.1%9,870292.033472%1.476817%1.273315%0.254767%0.004660%5.043031%5.0%9,739302.799828%1.460794%0.437443%0.171989%0.010173%4.880228%4.9%15,35115.4k311.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k2.425878%1.245648%0.669826%0.276036%0.028869%4.646258%4.6%32,67132.7k321.740753%1.592470%0.860341%0.330117%0.024265%4.547946%4.5%15,18215.2k331.995078%1.102856%1.015107%0.348071%0.022151%4.483263%4.5%125,686126k341.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k352.192147%0.748236%0.680941%0.424496%0.018728%4.064548%4.1%32,55532.6k361.696248%1.504416%0.420822%0.122272%0.034132%3.777889%3.8%8,744372.232080%0.868364%0.319541%0.079992%0.037643%3.537620%3.5%8,270381.862404%1.003056%0.525260%0.099673%0.010020%3.500413%3.5%13,27513.3k391.584350%0.841295%0.638224%0.216422%0.014505%3.294796%3.3%19,98920.0k401.429939%0.838893%0.433258%0.391635%0.016271%3.109994%3.1%8,219411.528301%0.562460%0.463982%0.326681%0.031248%2.912672%2.9%6,152421.000226%0.782179%0.561922%0.147059%0.041132%2.532519%2.5%11,45211.5k431.317631%0.537413%0.428962%0.124186%0.007020%2.415212%2.4%9,977441.142924%0.685447%0.501534%0.039447%0.007172%2.376525%2.4%4,639451.020292%0.734902%0.427291%0.074919%0.041586%2.298989%2.3%7,242460.780966%0.613189%0.567942%0.045066%0.007783%2.014946%2.0%11,13311.1k470.678383%0.617569%0.599449%0.072232%0.009184%1.976816%2.0%7,964480.719754%0.549116%0.490449%0.166702%0.031123%1.957144%2.0%5,471490.525432%0.215413%0.214862%0.050199%0.000000%1.005905%1.0%3,64750
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Des Moines Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Des Moines Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#26

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisIowaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaWest North CentralIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaMidwestColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area95.726405%95.726405%95.7%2,254,2862.25M195.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M295.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M394.823519%94.823519%94.8%2,658,3292.66M494.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M594.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M693.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.893221%92.893221%92.9%1,828,8521.83M792.800697%92.800697%92.8%1,913,2071.91M892.728391%92.728391%92.7%1,919,6141.92M992.436832%92.436832%92.4%1,049,6231.05M1092.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.969740%91.969740%92.0%1,834,8001.83M1191.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M1291.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.485815%91.485815%91.5%1,437,9101.44M1391.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M1491.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M1591.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M1690.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M1789.861502%89.861502%89.9%3,861,1073.86M1889.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M1989.195129%89.195129%89.2%3,111,5153.11M2089.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2188.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M2386.996234%86.996234%87.0%1,004,3751.00M2486.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M2586.422224%86.422224%86.4%2,378,3882.38M2686.219522%86.219522%86.2%2,027,2962.03M2785.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M2885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M2984.730505%84.730505%84.7%1,363,6181.36M3084.396408%84.396408%84.4%3,786,1523.79M3183.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M3283.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M3382.941445%82.941445%82.9%1,005,1061.01M3481.068461%81.068461%81.1%7,724,5247.72M3580.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M3680.490265%80.490265%80.5%1,805,0281.81M3780.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M3880.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M3977.234719%77.234719%77.2%3,421,9973.42M4076.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M4175.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4275.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4374.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M4474.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4568.550958%68.550958%68.6%13,731,74613.7M4668.041127%68.041127%68.0%3,114,6033.11M4765.334308%65.334308%65.3%8,617,1818.62M4860.981202%60.981202%61.0%1,184,9301.18M4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#27

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Des Moines Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Des Moines Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeMidwestIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaWest North CentralCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaIowaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburgh34.610572%2.284293%2.083194%0.370156%0.037675%39.385890%39.4%2,334,3842.33M123.860034%10.009536%2.855427%0.588182%0.200555%37.513734%37.5%728,932729k218.644513%12.533104%1.698656%0.542786%0.136216%33.555275%33.6%4,425,7284.43M316.705494%9.485399%2.945060%0.653125%0.448823%30.237901%30.2%1,384,1491.38M414.631128%8.275629%4.471026%1.243844%0.078467%28.700094%28.7%5,749,0435.75M512.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k614.936417%5.702673%1.175903%1.030143%0.065946%22.911082%22.9%1,485,2321.49M79.097914%8.040352%3.224501%1.864847%0.072009%22.299622%22.3%1,340,5981.34M812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k915.496025%4.707688%0.857121%0.450092%0.098902%21.609828%21.6%957,455957k108.179334%6.183028%2.683027%0.615328%0.431029%18.091746%18.1%405,715406k1111.115471%4.675683%1.186381%0.774401%0.051401%17.803336%17.8%1,238,6001.24M127.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k138.355520%4.931008%3.775378%0.559947%0.032954%17.654808%17.7%1,682,2201.68M148.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k1511.918834%2.910963%1.432462%0.579899%0.041743%16.883902%16.9%393,143393k169.022169%3.969237%1.027790%0.549774%0.058272%14.627242%14.6%284,151284k179.343729%3.101522%1.315269%0.455268%0.083122%14.298910%14.3%641,471641k186.540791%4.163180%1.468328%1.207958%0.044595%13.424852%13.4%753,507754k197.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.955265%4.375531%2.240644%1.487673%0.035294%13.094406%13.1%210,736211k204.882714%3.898249%3.546796%0.630123%0.021703%12.979586%13.0%157,290157k217.662395%2.597453%2.183205%0.431736%0.037982%12.912771%12.9%378,049378k224.764517%4.629784%2.408988%0.450896%0.244799%12.498985%12.5%293,891294k236.733657%3.016218%1.492630%0.937190%0.068712%12.248406%12.2%337,083337k246.883216%2.910254%1.262447%0.457512%0.451276%11.964705%12.0%138,133138k255.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k268.826696%1.987785%0.673871%0.291552%0.017150%11.797054%11.8%275,148275k274.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k284.025070%2.643850%2.226356%1.072085%0.039015%10.006375%10.0%349,066349k294.085228%3.080220%1.384457%1.325087%0.039304%9.914297%9.9%275,704276k305.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k315.032942%2.094616%1.814333%0.348102%0.024135%9.314127%9.3%400,203400k323.312555%3.097261%1.623625%0.346325%0.026824%8.406590%8.4%119,718120k334.761363%2.450050%0.432661%0.394593%0.020418%8.059084%8.1%107,756108k342.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k3.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k354.464318%2.059513%0.587084%0.248751%0.033753%7.393419%7.4%92,43692.4k362.866731%2.729069%1.032541%0.626233%0.027262%7.281836%7.3%91,61791.6k373.028916%1.809219%1.601501%0.799497%0.020000%7.259133%7.3%144,820145k383.036272%2.422744%1.289662%0.320539%0.017115%7.086332%7.1%111,378111k392.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M2.889929%2.212196%0.698609%0.553798%0.035403%6.389935%6.4%125,803126k403.036548%2.093619%0.601407%0.600247%0.048596%6.380416%6.4%132,084132k412.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k422.633987%1.540815%1.484276%0.476001%0.012505%6.147584%6.1%69,80669.8k432.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.229450%2.084516%1.025257%0.285890%0.018723%5.643835%5.6%116,355116k442.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k452.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k461.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k1.995078%1.102856%1.015107%0.348071%0.022151%4.483263%4.5%125,686126k471.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k482.177149%1.134662%0.334353%0.262506%0.015158%3.923828%3.9%44,78344.8k491.800906%1.011200%0.612928%0.237799%0.034863%3.697696%3.7%87,07887.1k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area 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 the Des Moines Area. 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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State:
Iowa
Counties:
Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Guthrie
Principal Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Ackworth, Adair, Adel, Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bagley, Bayard, Bevington, Bondurant, Bouton, Carlisle, Casey, Clive, Coon Rapids, Cumming, Dallas Center, Dawson, De Soto, Des Moines, Dexter, Earlham, East Peru, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Guthrie Center, Hartford, Indianola, Jamaica, Johnston, Lacona, Linden, Macksburg, Martensdale, Menlo, Milo, Minburn, Mitchellville, New Virginia, Norwalk, Panora, Patterson, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Redfield, Runnells, Sandyville, Sheldahl, Spring Hill, St. Charles, St. Marys, Stuart, Truro, Urbandale, Van Meter, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset, Woodward, Yale
Townships:
Adams, Adel, Allen, Allen, Baker, Bear Grove, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Belmont, Bloomfield, Boone, Camp, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Crawford, Crocker, Dallas, Delaware, Des Moines, Des Moines, Dodge, Douglas, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Grand River, Grant, Grant, Greenfield, Highland, Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Lee, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Linn, Linn, Madison, Madison, Monroe, Ohio, Orange, Otter, Palmyra, Penn, Penn, Richland, Richland, Saylor, Scott, Seely, South, Spring Valley, Squaw, Stuart, Sugar Grove, Thompson, Union, Union, Union, Union, Union, Valley, Van Meter, Victory, Virginia, Walnut, Walnut, Walnut, Washington, Washington, Webster, Webster, White Breast, White Oak
Unincorporated Places:
Diamondhead Lake, Lake Panorama, Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50001, 50002, 50003, 50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50026, 50029, 50032, 50033, 50035, 50038, 50039, 50046, 50047, 50048, 50058, 50061, 50063, 50066, 50069, 50070, 50072, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50115, 50118, 50124, 50125, 50128, 50131, 50139, 50146, 50149, 50151, 50155, 50156, 50160, 50161, 50164, 50166, 50167, 50169, 50210, 50211, 50216, 50218, 50220, 50222, 50225, 50226, 50229, 50233, 50235, 50237, 50240, 50243, 50244, 50250, 50257, 50261, 50263, 50265, 50266, 50273, 50276, 50277, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Adair-Casey, Adel-De Soto-Minburn, Ankeny, Audubon, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Earlham, East Union, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, Guthrie Center, Indianola, Interstate 35, Johnston, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Nodaway Valley, North Polk, Norwalk, Orient-Macksburg, PCM, Panorama, Perry, Pleasantville, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Southeast Warren, Urbandale, Van Meter, Waukee, West Central Valley, West Des Moines, Winterset, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-13, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-20, IA-25, IA-26, 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, IA-44
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Ames Area, Boone Area, Carroll Area, Newton Area, Pella Area