National Origin in Des Moines, Iowa (City)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Iowa and Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen87.291118%94.562976%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k0.080335%0.071976%0.080335%0.1%1710.772812%0.499036%0.772812%0.8%1,6454.420767%1.824380%4.420767%4.4%9,4107.434969%3.041632%7.434969%7.4%15,82615.8k
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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaOther40.616579%40.236295%40.616579%40.6%10,25010.3k34.149628%36.014474%34.149628%34.1%8,61816.634966%9.441214%16.634966%16.6%4,1988.329371%13.567115%8.329371%8.3%2,1020.269456%0.740902%0.269456%0.3%680.000000%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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaOther40.616579%40.236295%40.616579%40.6%10,25010.3k34.149628%36.014474%34.149628%34.1%8,61816.634966%9.441214%16.634966%16.6%4,1988.329371%13.567115%8.329371%8.3%2,1020.269456%0.740902%0.269456%0.3%680.000000%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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%10%20%30%CountMexicoBurmaVietnamLaosBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herze…ThailandLiberiaEl SalvadorSudanGuatemala30.488191%27.526510%30.488191%30.5%7,6946.835473%2.166478%6.835473%6.8%1,7256.823585%4.560519%6.823585%6.8%1,7226.316373%2.493931%6.316373%6.3%1,5944.473768%4.464599%4.473768%4.5%1,1293.978443%1.393823%3.978443%4.0%1,0043.724838%0.973757%3.724838%3.7%9403.578222%2.306720%3.578222%3.6%9033.181962%1.301871%3.181962%3.2%8032.876843%3.230202%2.876843%2.9%726
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by Neighborhood in Des Moines

United States National Origin by Neighborhood#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
63%70%77%84%91%98%

Europe National Origin by Neighborhood#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%

Asia National Origin by Neighborhood#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%4.1%7.9%11.7%15.5%19.4%

Africa National Origin by Neighborhood#7

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 Neighborhood#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%0.51%

Americas National Origin by Neighborhood#9

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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Map of National Origin by Tract in Des Moines

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%0.9%1.8%2.8%3.7%4.7%

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 Neighborhood in Des Moines

There are 60 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Des Moines (49 fully and 11 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 715.

Born in the USA by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain Des Moines
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Westwood NeighborhoodWestwoodWaveland Woods NeighborhoodWaveland WdsGray's Lake NeighborhoodGray's LakeBrooks Run NeighborhoodBrooks RunWatrous South NeighborhoodWatrous SouthWaterbury NeighborhoodWaterburyIngersoll Park NeighborhoodIngersoll PkWaveland Park NeighborhoodWaveland ParkBeaverdale NeighborhoodBeaverdaleSherman Hill NeighborhoodSherman HillSheridan Gardens NeighborhoodSheridan GdnsIowaMcKinley School - Columbus Park NeighborhoodMcKinley School - …Salisbury Oaks NeighborhoodSalisbury OaksWest North CentralGray's Woods NeighborhoodGray's WoodsIndianola Hills NeighborhoodIndianola HlsBloomfield-Allen NeighborhoodBloomfield-AllenFairmont Park NeighborhoodFairmont ParkOak Park NeighborhoodOak ParkGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodWoodland Heights NeighborhoodWdlnd HtsMidwestACCENT NeighborhoodACCENTArbor Peaks NeighborhoodArbor PeaksDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesSouthwestern Hills NeighborhoodSW HlsPolk CountyPolkDouglas Acres NeighborhoodDouglas AcresLaurel Hill NeighborhoodLaurel HillChesterfield NeighborhoodChesterfieldMerle Hay NeighborhoodMerle HayNorth of Grand NeighborhoodN of GrandFairground NeighborhoodFairgroundSouth Park NeighborhoodSouth ParkDes MoinesLower Beaver NeighborhoodLower BeaverMeredith NeighborhoodMeredithUnion Park NeighborhoodUnion ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPioneer Park NeighborhoodPioneer ParkNew Vision NeighborhoodNew VisionMagnolia Park NeighborhoodMagnolia ParkDrake NeighborhoodDrakeHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkRiver Bend NeighborhoodRiver BendKing Irving NeighborhoodKing IrvingCarpenter NeighborhoodCarpenterEwing Woods-Evergreen NeighborhoodEwing Wds-Evergr…Capitol East NeighborhoodCapitol EastDowntown Des Moines NeighborhoodDntn Des MoinesEast Village NeighborhoodEast VillageMondamin Presidential NeighborhoodMondamin Preside…M.L. King Jr. Park NeighborhoodM.L. King Jr. PkProspect Park NeighborhoodProspect ParkDrake Park NeighborhoodDrake ParkCapitol Park NeighborhoodCapitol Park96.964320%96.964320%97.0%1,212196.519722%96.519722%96.5%777778296.228209%96.228209%96.2%2,9922,993395.808933%95.808933%95.8%1,781495.735004%95.735004%95.7%5,377595.713888%95.713888%95.7%2,426695.713888%95.713888%95.7%747748795.477934%95.477934%95.5%2,5982,599895.214459%95.214459%95.2%8,528995.109851%95.109851%95.1%1,5101095.069887%95.069887%95.1%6,2296,2301194.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M93.839975%93.839975%93.8%1,4561293.664157%93.664157%93.7%1,2041,2051393.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.330027%93.330027%93.3%2,4272,4281493.321771%93.321771%93.3%5,7315,7321593.068995%93.068995%93.1%6,7791693.056870%93.056870%93.1%4,5064,5071792.786021%92.786021%92.8%3,5311892.329647%92.329647%92.3%6601992.325316%92.325316%92.3%1,5732092.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.962149%91.962149%92.0%3,3443,3452191.885040%91.885040%91.9%1,3762291.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k90.636241%90.636241%90.6%5,2802390.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k90.424671%90.424671%90.4%2,5522,5532490.158970%90.158970%90.2%7147152589.767213%89.767213%89.8%8368372689.657036%89.657036%89.7%8,8028,8032788.791812%88.791812%88.8%2,7882,7892888.662316%88.662316%88.7%4,3254,3262987.756671%87.756671%87.8%3,9793,9803087.291118%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k86.725279%86.725279%86.7%5,3703186.552490%86.552490%86.6%3,5973285.513519%85.513519%85.5%5,8383385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M83.898478%83.898478%83.9%4,3574,3583483.552292%83.552292%83.6%8533583.188746%83.188746%83.2%1,5751,5763682.541106%82.541106%82.5%9,5149,5153780.601472%80.601472%80.6%7,2437,2443880.313210%80.313210%80.3%2,8312,8323979.061098%79.061098%79.1%2,2012,2024077.387291%77.387291%77.4%6236244177.307138%77.307138%77.3%6556564276.636086%76.636086%76.6%1,9964375.547025%75.547025%75.5%2,0904475.547025%75.547025%75.5%9314572.195767%72.195767%72.2%1,4471,4484669.967937%69.967937%70.0%1,8071,8084769.735045%69.735045%69.7%1,8084868.733459%68.733459%68.7%5914963.572268%63.572268%63.6%2,02650
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of neighborhood out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Neighborhood#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain Des Moines
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Capitol Park NeighborhoodCapitol ParkDrake Park NeighborhoodDrake ParkProspect Park NeighborhoodProspect ParkM.L. King Jr. Park NeighborhoodM.L. King Jr. PkMondamin Presidential NeighborhoodMondamin Preside…Ewing Woods-Evergreen NeighborhoodEwing Wds-Evergr…Downtown Des Moines NeighborhoodDntn Des MoinesEast Village NeighborhoodEast VillageCarpenter NeighborhoodCarpenterKing Irving NeighborhoodKing IrvingCapitol East NeighborhoodCapitol EastRiver Bend NeighborhoodRiver BendHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkMagnolia Park NeighborhoodMagnolia ParkDrake NeighborhoodDrakePioneer Park NeighborhoodPioneer ParkNew Vision NeighborhoodNew VisionUnion Park NeighborhoodUnion ParkMeredith NeighborhoodMeredithUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Park NeighborhoodSouth ParkDes MoinesLower Beaver NeighborhoodLower BeaverFairground NeighborhoodFairgroundMerle Hay NeighborhoodMerle HayChesterfield NeighborhoodChesterfieldLaurel Hill NeighborhoodLaurel HillNorth of Grand NeighborhoodN of GrandSouthwestern Hills NeighborhoodSW HlsPolk CountyPolkDouglas Acres NeighborhoodDouglas AcresGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesArbor Peaks NeighborhoodArbor PeaksACCENT NeighborhoodACCENTOak Park NeighborhoodOak ParkMidwestWoodland Heights NeighborhoodWdlnd HtsGray's Woods NeighborhoodGray's WoodsFairmont Park NeighborhoodFairmont ParkBloomfield-Allen NeighborhoodBloomfield-AllenIndianola Hills NeighborhoodIndianola HlsSalisbury Oaks NeighborhoodSalisbury OaksWest North CentralMcKinley School - Columbus Park NeighborhoodMcKinley School - …Sherman Hill NeighborhoodSherman HillIowaSheridan Gardens NeighborhoodSheridan GdnsBeaverdale NeighborhoodBeaverdaleWatrous South NeighborhoodWatrous SouthWaveland Park NeighborhoodWaveland ParkBrooks Run NeighborhoodBrooks RunWaterbury NeighborhoodWaterburyIngersoll Park NeighborhoodIngersoll PkGray's Lake NeighborhoodGray's LakeWaveland Woods NeighborhoodWaveland WdsWestwood NeighborhoodWestwood30.111633%3.113984%2.497062%0.323149%0.000000%36.045828%36.0%1,1481,149114.480151%8.960302%6.238185%0.000000%0.000000%29.678639%29.7%255219.311663%4.097241%2.813439%2.458345%0.000000%28.680688%28.7%743744313.466334%13.466334%1.745636%0.000000%0.000000%28.678304%28.7%741412.671958%8.544974%6.243386%0.317460%0.000000%27.777778%27.8%556557512.707282%7.245854%1.586157%0.486662%0.000000%22.025955%22.0%186187612.763916%4.894434%3.186180%0.191939%0.000000%21.036468%21.0%582712.763916%4.894434%3.186180%0.191939%0.000000%21.036468%21.0%259812.371317%4.739084%2.431665%0.834221%0.000000%20.376287%20.4%16498.201675%6.668284%5.178805%0.139751%0.000000%20.188515%20.2%5621015.993884%3.027523%0.856269%0.000000%0.000000%19.877676%19.9%517518118.871803%6.871681%2.261513%0.311016%0.000000%18.316013%18.3%645646129.334687%5.396899%3.287768%0.029829%0.000000%18.049183%18.0%1,6221310.808910%5.111372%0.773740%0.000000%0.000000%16.694021%16.7%316146.683036%3.928485%3.645190%1.002365%0.000000%15.259075%15.3%1,7581,759156.960528%6.510780%1.430954%0.265199%0.000000%15.167460%15.2%787788166.973805%5.602437%2.472515%0.068080%0.000000%15.116837%15.1%154176.041263%4.205623%3.705899%0.128529%0.000000%14.081314%14.1%961184.519505%4.027910%3.536315%1.363781%0.000000%13.447510%13.4%558559197.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.307672%4.106758%2.238125%0.437778%0.000000%12.090333%12.1%548204.815394%4.048690%1.972198%0.987508%0.031946%11.855735%11.9%25,23625.2k8.916214%2.242345%0.115309%0.072068%0.000000%11.345935%11.3%702703216.647635%2.059543%1.733279%0.183524%0.000000%10.623980%10.6%518224.658578%2.439409%1.173183%1.091774%0.503582%9.866526%9.9%968969236.601193%2.340283%0.661565%0.087707%0.000000%9.690748%9.7%90246.320969%2.384557%0.681302%0.000000%0.000000%9.386828%9.4%74254.618073%2.221667%2.071892%0.324513%0.000000%9.236146%9.2%290263.289261%2.737542%1.888753%0.931378%0.038184%8.885117%8.9%517518273.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k4.519267%2.057323%1.573168%0.483094%0.000000%8.632852%8.6%243244283.781663%3.068141%0.820549%0.000000%0.000000%7.670353%7.7%5455292.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k3.645759%2.699361%1.113696%0.184855%0.000000%7.643671%7.6%114115304.329806%1.715285%0.764746%0.601205%0.000000%7.411041%7.4%269270313.215600%2.877200%0.779867%0.146116%0.000000%7.018783%7.0%267322.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M2.847863%2.049338%1.349143%0.559206%0.000000%6.805550%6.8%115116335.454996%0.793454%0.247954%0.000000%0.000000%6.496405%6.5%168169343.958077%1.640652%0.479088%0.213689%0.019700%6.311207%6.3%305306352.650400%2.534708%0.652082%0.326041%0.000000%6.163231%6.2%448449362.473511%1.740078%1.102196%0.798458%0.000000%6.114243%6.1%375376372.793608%2.426625%0.795385%0.087334%0.000000%6.102951%6.1%78382.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.361602%1.538849%1.175259%0.262378%0.000000%5.338088%5.3%8283391.913536%1.452870%0.779589%0.744153%0.000000%4.890149%4.9%7778401.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k2.552761%0.963999%0.672531%0.479866%0.045903%4.715061%4.7%308309411.440957%1.428073%1.084077%0.453107%0.000000%4.406214%4.4%394395421.369452%1.338512%1.282072%0.164976%0.000000%4.155012%4.2%233432.490592%0.877110%0.658397%0.101519%0.000000%4.127618%4.1%112442.135722%1.653462%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.789184%3.8%70451.864737%1.029780%0.667965%0.000000%0.000000%3.562483%3.6%90461.864737%1.029780%0.667965%0.000000%0.000000%3.562483%3.6%2728473.169572%0.253566%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.423138%3.4%106481.020882%0.974478%0.835267%0.232019%0.000000%3.062645%3.1%2425490.719307%0.706271%0.653311%0.092246%0.003844%2.174978%2.2%2750
Count number of foreign born
# rank of neighborhood out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Des Moines to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines.

Born in the USA by Place#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Des Moines
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 MoinesUrbandalePolk CountyPolkCliveWest 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%37,78037.8k5990.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k89.977676%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#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Des Moines
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PerryJamaicaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDawsonDes MoinesWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesClivePolk CountyPolkJohnstonUrbandaleDes 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%1,52563.100669%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%1,69173.208428%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 Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Born in the USA by Place#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#NorwalkCarrollIndianolaBooneSpencerNewtonBurlingtonKeokukFort MadisonAltoonaClintonDecorahMason CityWaverlyLe MarsDubuqueMarionCrestonGrimesOskaloosaFort DodgeAnkenyPleasant HillPellaCedar RapidsDavenportCedar FallsNorth LibertyIowaCouncil BluffsWest North CentralWaukeeMount PleasantMt PleasantGrinnellMidwestBettendorfWaterlooDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMuscatineUrbandalePolk CountyPolkJohnstonCliveSioux CityOttumwaWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesDes MoinesAmesCoralvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIowa CityFairfieldMarshalltownDenisonPerryStorm Lake99.104988%99.104988%99.1%9,855198.668669%98.668669%98.7%9,857298.546568%98.546568%98.5%15,12015.1k398.366246%98.366246%98.4%12,40312.4k498.344074%98.344074%98.3%10,98711.0k598.303512%98.303512%98.3%14,83414.8k697.983681%97.983681%98.0%24,97825.0k797.939405%97.939405%97.9%10,40910.4k897.929241%97.929241%97.9%10,54610.5k997.879224%97.879224%97.9%16,33816.3k1097.502677%97.502677%97.5%25,49525.5k1197.232311%97.232311%97.2%7,7641297.008640%97.008640%97.0%26,72226.7k1396.745945%96.745945%96.7%9,7221496.712803%96.712803%96.7%9,5031596.502947%96.502947%96.5%56,48856.5k1696.222915%96.222915%96.2%35,79335.8k1796.216834%96.216834%96.2%7,5791896.094799%96.094799%96.1%10,01510.0k1995.831167%95.831167%95.8%11,05711.1k2095.801186%95.801186%95.8%23,59223.6k2195.615300%95.615300%95.6%51,07151.1k2295.194557%95.194557%95.2%8,9542395.145914%95.145914%95.1%9,7812495.099470%95.099470%95.1%123,189123k2595.062802%95.062802%95.1%97,25497.3k2694.658078%94.658078%94.7%38,64738.6k2794.636128%94.636128%94.6%16,07316.1k2894.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.308956%94.308956%94.3%58,77958.8k2993.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.193748%93.193748%93.2%15,80115.8k3092.957249%92.957249%93.0%7,8933192.954346%92.954346%93.0%8,4703292.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.133645%92.133645%92.1%32,29132.3k3391.983264%91.983264%92.0%62,87762.9k3491.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.007570%91.007570%91.0%21,75921.8k3590.865361%90.865361%90.9%37,78037.8k3690.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k90.005644%90.005644%90.0%17,54317.5k3789.977676%89.977676%90.0%15,31615.3k3888.924104%88.924104%88.9%73,51073.5k3988.712615%88.712615%88.7%21,92021.9k4088.553161%88.553161%88.6%54,57054.6k4187.291118%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k4286.643360%86.643360%86.6%55,51555.5k4385.601155%85.601155%85.6%17,18717.2k4485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.742695%84.742695%84.7%61,34161.3k4584.308992%84.308992%84.3%8,3824681.025437%81.025437%81.0%22,39322.4k4777.143887%77.143887%77.1%6,4234876.841036%76.841036%76.8%6,0524969.836553%69.836553%69.8%7,52050
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Des Moines
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%Count#Storm LakeDenisonPerryMarshalltownFairfieldIowa CityCoralvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmesDes MoinesOttumwaWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesSioux CityClivePolk CountyPolkJohnstonUrbandaleDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesWaterlooMidwestBettendorfMuscatineMount PleasantMt PleasantGrinnellWest North CentralWaukeeCouncil BluffsIowaCedar FallsPleasant HillCedar RapidsAnkenyPellaFort DodgeDavenportNorth LibertyGrimesLe MarsDubuqueOskaloosaMarionMason CityDecorahCrestonWaverlyClintonKeokukBurlingtonSpencerAltoonaIndianolaFort MadisonBooneNewtonCarrollNorwalk18.898588%8.107355%1.235141%0.529346%0.000000%28.770431%28.8%3,098120.910401%1.068941%0.468412%0.000000%0.000000%22.447754%22.4%1,869219.248349%1.345861%0.914170%0.837989%0.000000%22.346369%22.3%1,760314.042769%3.596628%0.615117%0.065130%0.000000%18.319644%18.3%5,06349.404546%2.635285%1.860793%0.764434%0.150875%14.815932%14.8%1,47357.573392%2.688402%2.547489%1.366305%0.087035%14.262623%14.3%10,32410.3k67.864329%2.340871%1.857755%1.703357%0.000000%13.766311%13.8%2,76477.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.219172%1.325051%0.892732%0.791285%0.042139%12.270379%12.3%7,86284.815394%4.048690%1.972198%0.987508%0.031946%11.855735%11.9%25,23625.2k96.884131%1.902141%1.117002%0.554454%0.283298%10.741026%10.7%2,654105.986304%1.942425%1.690900%0.986629%0.045437%10.651694%10.7%6,564117.220623%2.247599%0.630247%0.353229%0.000000%10.451697%10.5%8,640123.236987%2.708260%2.320526%0.622724%0.070497%8.958994%9.0%1,525133.100669%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%1,691143.208428%2.710568%1.296359%1.185723%0.000000%8.401077%8.4%3,493152.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k2.801469%2.156326%1.363430%0.873356%0.191641%7.386222%7.4%5,049162.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4.599407%1.164118%0.915887%0.156928%0.000000%6.836339%6.8%2,396173.910661%1.643732%0.974528%0.184031%0.041825%6.754779%6.8%1,615184.228006%1.519256%0.200212%0.000000%0.000000%5.947474%5.9%505192.897278%1.327919%1.119403%0.417032%0.000000%5.761633%5.8%525202.187556%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%963213.606841%0.850367%0.340147%0.068992%0.008022%4.874370%4.9%3,038221.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k2.826492%1.153620%0.438425%0.421280%0.000000%4.839816%4.8%1,976232.392090%1.647884%0.403997%0.000000%0.000000%4.443972%4.4%418241.985533%1.152566%0.605232%0.481716%0.023931%4.248979%4.2%5,504251.939603%1.175744%0.561661%0.438096%0.000000%4.115103%4.1%2,198261.828794%1.605058%0.466926%0.175097%0.000000%4.075875%4.1%419271.652725%1.534963%0.341103%0.304556%0.052790%3.886137%3.9%957281.577636%1.507258%0.500464%0.239480%0.010752%3.835590%3.8%3,924291.713377%1.265897%0.306171%0.300283%0.000000%3.585728%3.6%609301.621570%0.969104%0.508540%0.201497%0.000000%3.300710%3.3%344312.208427%0.498677%0.284958%0.162833%0.000000%3.154895%3.2%310321.300077%0.652601%0.456137%0.401469%0.206714%3.016998%3.0%1,766331.447391%0.658693%0.476686%0.364015%0.000000%2.946785%2.9%340341.470509%0.819937%0.336040%0.293027%0.000000%2.919512%2.9%1,086351.219778%1.005591%0.315835%0.043563%0.000000%2.584767%2.6%712360.776456%0.713838%0.663745%0.400751%0.000000%2.554790%2.6%204371.396471%0.482417%0.330075%0.317380%0.000000%2.526343%2.5%199380.885660%0.796099%0.567221%0.139317%0.000000%2.388297%2.4%240390.753404%0.718984%0.600428%0.057366%0.053541%2.183723%2.2%571401.486639%0.329319%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.815958%1.8%193410.737486%0.470736%0.443276%0.156912%0.000000%1.808410%1.8%461421.306839%0.143215%0.062657%0.044755%0.000000%1.557465%1.6%174430.964534%0.461299%0.101845%0.000000%0.000000%1.527678%1.5%255440.449716%0.358470%0.325882%0.202047%0.000000%1.336114%1.3%205450.761445%0.408580%0.148575%0.000000%0.000000%1.318600%1.3%142460.626537%0.420335%0.261718%0.000000%0.000000%1.308589%1.3%165470.543406%0.497018%0.192180%0.019881%0.000000%1.252485%1.3%189480.850851%0.140140%0.130130%0.000000%0.000000%1.121121%1.1%112490.291633%0.261464%0.070394%0.000000%0.000000%0.623492%0.6%6250
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Born in the USA by Place#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Des Moines
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#FlintEvansvilleToledoSpringfieldSpringfieldCedar RapidsDavenportIndependenceIowaDaytonCincinnatiAkronDetroitWest North CentralTopekaSt. LouisSioux FallsMidwestLansingKansas CityDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesFort WayneFargoClevelandPeoriaKenoshaColumbiaLincolnSouth BendPolk CountyPolkIndianapolisGreen BayGrand RapidsOmahaWichitaOverland ParkOlatheMilwaukeeMadisonRockfordColumbusDes MoinesWarrenRochesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJolietMinneapolisKansas CityAnn ArborNapervilleSt. PaulChicagoAuroraSterling HeightsSterling HtsElginDearborn98.571544%98.571544%98.6%97,50597.5k197.025533%97.025533%97.0%116,582117k296.057738%96.057738%96.1%269,782270k395.366825%95.366825%95.4%111,336111k495.133767%95.133767%95.1%157,102157k595.099470%95.099470%95.1%123,189123k695.062802%95.062802%95.1%97,25497.3k794.668862%94.668862%94.7%110,968111k894.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.553750%94.553750%94.6%133,456133k994.147531%94.147531%94.1%280,570281k1093.719145%93.719145%93.7%186,040186k1193.714326%93.714326%93.7%640,484640k1293.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.399335%93.399335%93.4%119,058119k1392.955416%92.955416%93.0%293,767294k1492.256558%92.256558%92.3%154,884155k1592.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.797722%91.797722%91.8%105,359105k1691.744866%91.744866%91.7%432,822433k1791.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.653318%91.653318%91.7%239,173239k1891.538594%91.538594%91.5%106,139106k1991.470970%91.470970%91.5%355,973356k2091.431158%91.431158%91.4%106,051106k2191.319281%91.319281%91.3%91,19691.2k2291.168011%91.168011%91.2%106,817107k2391.162854%91.162854%91.2%248,891249k2490.661837%90.661837%90.7%91,60291.6k2590.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k90.425122%90.425122%90.4%765,606766k2690.074416%90.074416%90.1%94,53494.5k2788.907972%88.907972%88.9%172,381172k2888.886682%88.886682%88.9%393,832394k2988.790386%88.790386%88.8%344,536345k3088.526731%88.526731%88.5%162,690163k3188.452183%88.452183%88.5%117,453117k3287.928114%87.928114%87.9%526,401526k3387.863466%87.863466%87.9%216,174216k3487.575286%87.575286%87.6%131,010131k3587.480855%87.480855%87.5%732,248732k3687.291118%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k3787.205058%87.205058%87.2%117,787118k3885.474344%85.474344%85.5%95,21595.2k3985.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.836118%84.836118%84.8%125,146125k4083.517681%83.517681%83.5%337,971338k4182.709759%82.709759%82.7%123,862124k4280.655788%80.655788%80.7%95,24495.2k4380.426507%80.426507%80.4%117,253117k4480.066631%80.066631%80.1%237,926238k4577.261012%77.261012%77.3%2,096,8772.10M4673.600223%73.600223%73.6%147,868148k4773.045552%73.045552%73.0%96,18296.2k4871.512433%71.512433%71.5%80,03680.0k4968.241206%68.241206%68.2%65,18465.2k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Des Moines
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%Count#DearbornElginSterling HeightsSterling HtsAuroraChicagoSt. PaulNapervilleAnn ArborKansas CityMinneapolisJolietRochesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWarrenDes MoinesColumbusRockfordMadisonOlatheOverland ParkWichitaOmahaGrand RapidsMilwaukeeGreen BayIndianapolisPolk CountyPolkSouth BendLincolnColumbiaFargoPeoriaFort WayneDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesLansingKansas CityKenoshaSioux FallsMidwestSt. LouisWest North CentralTopekaAkronDetroitCincinnatiClevelandIowaDaytonCedar RapidsIndependenceSpringfieldSpringfieldDavenportToledoEvansvilleFlint23.292504%1.583961%1.264657%1.143216%0.027219%27.311558%27.3%26,08826.1k120.271804%4.603329%1.547548%0.427095%0.008042%26.857817%26.9%30,05930.1k218.149369%6.342178%1.272841%0.387320%0.018227%26.169935%26.2%34,45934.5k317.834122%5.411459%1.300602%0.344438%0.010453%24.901074%24.9%50,02850.0k411.542080%4.814929%3.568069%0.896678%0.038320%20.860076%20.9%566,146566k510.361758%3.886122%3.637098%0.866200%0.028604%18.779782%18.8%55,80655.8k612.321917%3.000912%2.568095%0.791555%0.021950%18.704429%18.7%27,26927.3k711.604156%2.956295%2.261892%0.833284%0.268446%17.924073%17.9%21,16621.2k812.499750%3.088378%0.562919%0.430036%0.070782%16.651865%16.7%24,93724.9k95.234883%4.919811%3.990412%1.097437%0.067462%15.310006%15.3%61,95562.0k1010.748060%1.642545%1.424262%0.382334%0.014914%14.212114%14.2%20,96521.0k115.723724%3.413049%2.819670%1.399512%0.105928%13.461884%13.5%14,99615.0k127.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M8.001096%3.059918%0.745545%0.213965%0.008884%12.029407%12.0%16,24816.2k134.815394%4.048690%1.972198%0.987508%0.031946%11.855735%11.9%25,23625.2k144.433252%3.580244%2.683749%0.849065%0.027956%11.574265%11.6%96,88196.9k156.488766%2.799521%1.536127%0.587579%0.026070%11.438064%11.4%17,11117.1k166.055667%2.826032%1.390865%0.714535%0.050806%11.037905%11.0%27,15727.2k175.145835%3.370059%1.341246%0.772666%0.004519%10.634324%10.6%14,12114.1k185.655285%2.642362%1.302680%0.834172%0.028295%10.462794%10.5%19,22819.2k195.488966%3.771844%0.601753%0.434241%0.029894%10.326699%10.3%40,07140.1k205.767234%2.788034%1.012477%0.613219%0.021216%10.202179%10.2%45,20345.2k216.180404%2.005808%1.012961%0.768489%0.009284%9.976945%10.0%19,34419.3k225.783969%2.479822%0.894814%0.574438%0.006514%9.739557%9.7%58,30858.3k235.860830%2.136235%0.492611%0.340159%0.000000%8.829835%8.8%9,267244.850627%2.348365%1.086723%0.502909%0.038267%8.826892%8.8%74,73574.7k253.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k5.409899%1.184715%1.043182%0.902640%0.011877%8.552313%8.6%8,641264.422785%2.179343%0.889685%0.572123%0.078749%8.142687%8.1%22,23122.2k274.961379%1.278539%1.084795%0.757052%0.016216%8.097981%8.1%9,488283.375593%2.326865%1.465287%0.733075%0.000000%7.900819%7.9%9,161294.598672%2.257953%0.696612%0.204328%0.006897%7.764462%7.8%9,006303.300965%3.295217%0.825816%0.327261%0.011496%7.760755%7.8%20,25220.3k312.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k4.027951%2.257500%0.656078%0.467880%0.035723%7.445131%7.4%8,545323.420332%2.101885%1.145905%0.586942%0.050661%7.305725%7.3%34,46634.5k334.579182%1.359836%1.183598%0.133180%0.003004%7.258799%7.3%7,249342.404041%2.102047%1.688070%0.904791%0.014891%7.113841%7.1%11,94311.9k352.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M2.706072%1.677372%1.202417%0.732842%0.024048%6.342752%6.3%20,04520.0k362.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M3.701989%1.328919%0.403226%0.076880%0.043931%5.554945%5.6%7,081373.345961%0.942028%0.772765%0.422149%0.038286%5.521188%5.5%10,96011.0k382.935724%1.831023%0.404862%0.313559%0.002634%5.487802%5.5%37,50637.5k391.738526%1.457329%1.058350%0.804668%0.027851%5.086725%5.1%15,15915.2k402.135341%1.355723%0.996236%0.438631%0.003597%4.929529%4.9%19,18419.2k411.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k2.194229%1.262549%0.770141%0.282692%0.008502%4.518113%4.5%6,377421.985533%1.152566%0.605232%0.481716%0.023931%4.248979%4.2%5,504432.673674%0.900040%0.441062%0.111759%0.069103%4.195637%4.2%4,918442.251060%0.709238%0.519080%0.519080%0.019701%4.018159%4.0%4,691451.759740%1.322530%0.534704%0.238588%0.058739%3.914302%3.9%6,464461.577636%1.507258%0.500464%0.239480%0.010752%3.835590%3.8%3,924471.554900%0.982361%0.531593%0.295171%0.005697%3.369722%3.4%9,464481.113552%0.654982%0.530144%0.124005%0.109025%2.531709%2.5%3,042490.348774%0.309347%0.285085%0.273964%0.016175%1.233345%1.2%1,22050
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Born in the USA by Place#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#IowaDetroitWest North CentralMemphisLouisvilleMidwestAtlantaKansas CityDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesClevelandBaltimorePolk CountyPolkIndianapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsOmahaWichitaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMilwaukeeColumbusJacksonvilleDes MoinesOklahoma CityMesaNashville-DavidsonRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPortlandWashingtonSan AntonioMinneapolisPhiladelphiaTucsonDenverCharlotteFort WorthAustinSeattlePhoenixFresnoArlingtonLas VegasChicagoSacramentoDallasEl PasoLong BeachSan DiegoOaklandHoustonBostonSan FranciscoLos AngelesSan JoseNew YorkMiami94.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M93.714326%93.714326%93.7%640,484640k193.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k292.348910%92.348910%92.3%564,781565k392.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M91.951409%91.951409%92.0%419,646420k491.744866%91.744866%91.7%432,822433k591.693080%91.693080%91.7%560,937561k91.470970%91.470970%91.5%355,973356k691.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k790.581694%90.581694%90.6%415,914416k90.425122%90.425122%90.4%765,606766k889.271079%89.271079%89.3%400,612401k988.886682%88.886682%88.9%393,832394k1088.790386%88.790386%88.8%344,536345k1188.337759%88.337759%88.3%353,268353k1288.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k1388.201861%88.201861%88.2%491,160491k1487.928114%87.928114%87.9%526,401526k1587.480855%87.480855%87.5%732,248732k1687.422836%87.422836%87.4%748,878749k1787.291118%87.291118%87.3%185,807186k86.776610%86.776610%86.8%538,028538k1886.750089%86.750089%86.8%408,121408k1986.263904%86.263904%86.3%555,342555k2085.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.838436%84.838436%84.8%526,498526k2284.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k2383.707528%83.707528%83.7%1,204,8511.20M2483.517681%83.517681%83.5%337,971338k2583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M2683.038026%83.038026%83.0%438,097438k2782.814792%82.814792%82.8%549,313549k2882.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k2981.223267%81.223267%81.2%662,725663k3080.094935%80.094935%80.1%727,085727k3179.803214%79.803214%79.8%533,763534k3278.982900%78.982900%79.0%1,228,4401.23M3378.451442%78.451442%78.5%403,089403k3478.110909%78.110909%78.1%299,867300k3577.299016%77.299016%77.3%474,071474k3677.261012%77.261012%77.3%2,096,8772.10M3776.260913%76.260913%76.3%369,507370k3874.762307%74.762307%74.8%955,786956k3973.234591%73.234591%73.2%496,573497k4072.521941%72.521941%72.5%340,703341k4171.497776%71.497776%71.5%982,960983k4271.176585%71.176585%71.2%293,276293k4369.829669%69.829669%69.8%1,564,5911.56M4468.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k4562.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4661.035854%61.035854%61.0%2,391,9172.39M4759.678728%59.678728%59.7%602,375602k4859.151348%59.151348%59.2%5,005,3645.01M4939.687302%39.687302%39.7%171,696172k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%Count#MiamiSan JoseLos AngelesNew YorkSan FranciscoHoustonBostonOaklandSan DiegoLong BeachEl PasoDallasSacramentoLas VegasChicagoFresnoArlingtonPhoenixAustinSeattleFort WorthCharlotteDenverMinneapolisTucsonSan AntonioWashingtonPortlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighPhiladelphiaNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityMesaDes MoinesColumbusTulsaAlbuquerqueWichitaOmahaJacksonvilleMilwaukeeVirginia BeachVirginia BchIndianapolisPolk CountyPolkColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBaltimoreDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesKansas CityAtlantaMidwestLouisvilleMemphisWest North CentralDetroitClevelandIowa54.601939%1.850345%0.938001%0.209883%0.046230%57.646398%57.6%249,391249k124.141364%11.926334%1.979565%0.648627%0.160299%38.856189%38.9%392,200392k223.530700%11.148361%2.406407%0.614488%0.148844%37.848799%37.8%1,483,2461.48M319.238756%10.641540%5.502271%1.668620%0.128209%37.179396%37.2%3,146,1063.15M422.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k520.288925%5.889363%1.598424%1.158672%0.067527%29.002911%29.0%649,834650k613.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k712.697554%11.285797%1.583099%1.470488%0.218911%27.255849%27.3%112,305112k812.067032%11.166836%2.260382%0.845861%0.140456%26.480566%26.5%364,058364k916.178828%8.211702%1.136458%0.298429%0.222013%26.047429%26.0%122,369122k1022.460910%1.109345%0.596262%0.144825%0.051618%24.362960%24.4%165,195165k1119.196782%2.815400%1.487994%0.741220%0.028942%24.270337%24.3%310,280310k1210.389450%8.444885%1.719811%1.234805%0.617918%22.406869%22.4%108,568109k1313.944676%5.050098%1.572490%0.392307%0.079896%21.039467%21.0%129,034129k1411.542080%4.814929%3.568069%0.896678%0.038320%20.860076%20.9%566,146566k1512.047714%7.724885%0.668344%0.160566%0.056247%20.657757%20.7%106,141106k1611.002113%5.709835%2.753849%0.734829%0.070591%20.271217%20.3%77,82177.8k1714.454480%3.198240%1.345315%0.657162%0.103194%19.758391%19.8%307,307307k1811.114379%5.193114%1.182557%0.591774%0.078764%18.160588%18.2%164,858165k199.868595%3.075134%2.608063%2.182406%0.315019%18.049216%18.0%120,722121k2012.196144%3.124900%1.055115%0.774086%0.065692%17.215938%17.2%140,470140k218.109328%4.786767%1.710858%1.325365%0.085803%16.018120%16.0%129,560130k2210.216899%2.871840%1.358504%1.330764%0.077189%15.855197%15.9%105,168105k235.234883%4.919811%3.990412%1.097437%0.067462%15.310006%15.3%61,95562.0k2410.793691%2.592753%1.036798%0.657144%0.134196%15.214581%15.2%80,27080.3k2510.770983%2.355981%0.660225%0.390660%0.012436%14.190285%14.2%204,249204k266.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k275.590173%3.897104%2.953807%0.900918%0.402360%13.744362%13.7%85,29685.3k287.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.187943%3.989568%1.519285%1.385824%0.036028%13.118647%13.1%57,89657.9k295.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k305.761210%3.765625%2.199385%0.761606%0.032310%12.520135%12.5%80,60180.6k317.872874%3.413627%0.512246%0.390474%0.027741%12.216962%12.2%75,74775.7k329.160687%1.488768%0.907417%0.347323%0.083961%11.988156%12.0%56,39956.4k334.815394%4.048690%1.972198%0.987508%0.031946%11.855735%11.9%25,23625.2k4.433252%3.580244%2.683749%0.849065%0.027956%11.574265%11.6%96,88196.9k347.149680%2.466330%0.611394%0.323826%0.052512%10.603742%10.6%42,40542.4k357.018832%2.283522%0.848330%0.230938%0.018676%10.400299%10.4%57,91557.9k365.488966%3.771844%0.601753%0.434241%0.029894%10.326699%10.3%40,07140.1k375.767234%2.788034%1.012477%0.613219%0.021216%10.202179%10.2%45,20345.2k383.970741%3.865910%1.607255%0.447225%0.018211%9.909341%9.9%84,88584.9k395.783969%2.479822%0.894814%0.574438%0.006514%9.739557%9.7%58,30858.3k404.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k414.850627%2.348365%1.086723%0.502909%0.038267%8.826892%8.8%74,73574.7k423.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k3.566502%2.106030%1.647432%0.389964%0.109413%7.819342%7.8%35,09035.1k433.423349%2.216264%1.093720%1.025121%0.052818%7.811272%7.8%48,50848.5k442.784121%2.587801%1.278943%0.974083%0.025827%7.650775%7.7%46,80446.8k3.420332%2.101885%1.145905%0.586942%0.050661%7.305725%7.3%34,46634.5k452.706309%2.504722%1.154745%0.562691%0.069460%6.997927%7.0%31,93731.9k462.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M2.809640%2.160494%1.054167%0.845525%0.056739%6.926565%6.9%42,36142.4k473.426509%1.514964%0.779286%0.341080%0.012350%6.074190%6.1%39,83839.8k482.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.935724%1.831023%0.404862%0.313559%0.002634%5.487802%5.5%37,50637.5k492.135341%1.355723%0.996236%0.438631%0.003597%4.929529%4.9%19,18419.2k501.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place 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 Des Moines. 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, Warren
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Townships:
Allen, Allen, Bloomfield, Clay, Delaware, Des Moines, Greenfield, Lee, Saylor, Walnut, Webster
ZIP Codes:
50009, 50047, 50211, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Carlisle, Des Moines Independent, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Saydel, Southeast Polk, West Des Moines
Neighborhoods:
ACCENT, Arbor Peaks, Beaverdale, Bloomfield-Allen, Brooks Run, Capitol East, Capitol Park, Capitol View South, Carpenter, Chautauqua Park, Chesterfield, Douglas Acres, Downtown Des Moines, Drake, Drake Park, East Village, Ewing Woods-Evergreen, Fairground, Fairmont Park, Frisbee Park, Garton West, Gray's Lake, Gray's Woods, Greenwood, Highland Park, Hillsboro, Indianola Hills, Ingersoll Park, King Irving, Kirkwood Glen, Laurel Hill, Linden Heights, Lower Beaver, M.L. King Jr. Park, Magnolia Park, Martin-Hickman, McKinley School - Columbus Park, Meredith, Merle Hay, Mondamin Presidential, New Vision, North of Grand, Oak Park, Pioneer Park, Prospect Park, River Bend, Salisbury Oaks, Sheridan Gardens, Sherman Hill, Somerset, South Park, Southwestern Hills, Union Park, Valley High Manor, Waterbury, Watrous South, Waveland Park, Waveland Woods, Westwood, Woodland Heights
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-13, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-21
State House Districts:
IA-26, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-38, IA-41
Neighboring Cities:
Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Nearby Cities:
Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Cumming, Grimes, Johnston, Spring Hill
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville