National Origin in Iowa (State)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen94.562976%85.271589%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M0.071976%0.585894%0.071976%0.1%2,2360.499036%0.897101%0.499036%0.5%15,50315.5k1.824380%6.271824%1.824380%1.8%56,67656.7k3.041632%6.973592%3.041632%3.0%94,49194.5k
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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther40.236295%53.451010%40.236295%40.2%60,82460.8k36.014474%30.073005%36.014474%36.0%54,44254.4k13.567115%11.331952%13.567115%13.6%20,50920.5k9.441214%4.560516%9.441214%9.4%14,27214.3k0.740902%0.583517%0.740902%0.7%1,1200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther40.236295%53.451010%40.236295%40.2%60,82460.8k36.014474%30.073005%36.014474%36.0%54,44254.4k13.567115%11.331952%13.567115%13.6%20,50920.5k9.441214%4.560516%9.441214%9.4%14,27214.3k0.740902%0.583517%0.740902%0.7%1,1200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%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 the United States and Iowa
Iowa
United States
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountMexicoIndiaChinaVietnamBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herze…KoreaGuatemalaLaosPhilippinesEl Salvador27.526510%27.353424%27.526510%27.5%41,61141.6k6.484219%5.253037%6.484219%6.5%9,8026.049601%4.573513%6.049601%6.0%9,1454.560519%3.066710%4.560519%4.6%6,8944.464599%0.261795%4.464599%4.5%6,7493.622484%2.515276%3.622484%3.6%5,4763.230202%2.140052%3.230202%3.2%4,8832.493931%0.455506%2.493931%2.5%3,7702.311351%4.532414%2.311351%2.3%3,4942.306720%3.070268%2.306720%2.3%3,487
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County in Iowa

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 (%):
81.3%85.0%88.6%92.2%95.8%99.5%

Europe National Origin by County#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

Asia National Origin by County#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.5%6.0%7.5%

Africa National Origin by County#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.32%0.65%0.97%1.30%1.63%

Australia National Origin by County#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.13%0.26%0.39%0.52%0.66%

Americas National Origin by County#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.8%12.3%
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National Origin by Place in Iowa

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

Born in the USA by Place#10

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Iowa, selected places in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#NorwalkCarrollIndianolaBooneSpencerNewtonBurlingtonKeokukFort MadisonAltoonaClintonDecorahMason CityWaverlyLe MarsDubuqueMarionCrestonGrimesOskaloosaFort DodgeAnkenyPleasant HillPellaCedar RapidsDavenportCedar FallsNorth LibertyIowaCouncil BluffsWest North CentralWaukeeMount PleasantMt PleasantGrinnellMidwestBettendorfWaterlooMuscatineUrbandaleJohnstonCliveSioux 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%62,87762.9k3491.007570%91.007570%91.0%21,75921.8k3590.865361%90.865361%90.9%37,78037.8k3690.005644%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#11

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected places in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%Count#Storm LakeDenisonPerryMarshalltownFairfieldIowa CityCoralvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmesDes MoinesOttumwaWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesSioux CityCliveJohnstonUrbandaleWaterlooMidwestBettendorfMuscatineMount 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%1,525134.694474%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%3,493152.801469%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 Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Iowa (21 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#12

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Iowa, selected metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
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#13

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
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 County in Iowa

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

Born in the USA by County#14

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

Continent of Birth by County#15

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Buena Vista CountyBuena VistaCrawford CountyCrawfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarshall CountyMarshallJefferson CountyJeffersonJohnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryPolk CountyPolkWoodbury CountyWoodburyWapello CountyWapelloDallas CountyDallasMidwestMuscatine CountyMuscatineSioux CountySiouxWest North CentralBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkIowaScott CountyScottPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieLinn CountyLinnTama CountyTamaPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekHenry CountyHenryWashington CountyWashingtonWebster CountyWebsterFloyd CountyFloydPage CountyPageHardin CountyHardinPlymouth CountyPlymouthDubuque CountyDubuqueMarion CountyMarionCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekClayton CountyClaytonMahaska CountyMahaskaClinton CountyClintonJones CountyJonesMadison CountyMadisonClay CountyClayDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBremer CountyBremerLee CountyLeeFayette CountyFayetteBuchanan CountyBuchananCedar CountyCedarIowa CountyIowaJasper CountyJasperBoone CountyBooneWarren CountyWarrenDickinson CountyDickinsonDelaware CountyDelawareCarroll CountyCarrollJackson CountyJacksonBenton CountyBenton12.169235%4.578136%0.650526%0.308144%0.024456%17.730496%17.7%3,625112.287864%0.565697%0.314924%0.163294%0.000000%13.331778%13.3%2,28627.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.849024%2.543267%0.436971%0.137474%0.002455%12.969191%13.0%5,28337.462349%1.715548%1.483411%1.307893%0.124561%12.093761%12.1%2,13645.442024%2.176669%1.624579%1.102770%0.047181%10.393223%10.4%14,75914.8k56.567265%1.338128%0.750786%0.553599%0.028471%9.238248%9.2%8,76163.100669%2.890720%1.465288%1.247934%0.019819%8.724429%8.7%40,05940.1k75.974069%1.916506%0.508660%0.306563%0.000000%8.705797%8.7%8,91784.994041%1.333636%0.811532%0.539129%0.198627%7.876965%7.9%2,77693.295591%2.822963%1.078464%0.277941%0.021774%7.496734%7.5%5,853102.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4.239912%0.966262%0.854502%0.190924%0.051224%6.302824%6.3%2,707115.063401%0.609457%0.245516%0.190636%0.011554%6.120563%6.1%2,119122.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M1.861151%1.605168%1.274648%0.586504%0.098629%5.426100%5.4%7,207131.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k1.903387%1.209706%0.540569%0.183501%0.006428%3.843591%3.8%6,577142.604133%0.641645%0.331552%0.072963%0.021460%3.671753%3.7%3,422151.664557%0.940956%0.464058%0.437462%0.016967%3.524001%3.5%7,685162.875509%0.327154%0.195144%0.097572%0.000000%3.495380%3.5%609171.460638%1.036409%0.778649%0.204060%0.000000%3.479755%3.5%648182.020962%1.113284%0.150444%0.015044%0.000000%3.299734%3.3%658191.808727%0.687316%0.447660%0.031653%0.009044%2.984400%3.0%660201.276653%1.071525%0.272605%0.234818%0.035088%2.890688%2.9%1,071211.368408%0.599850%0.468633%0.156211%0.000000%2.593102%2.6%415221.183128%0.572274%0.552984%0.250772%0.000000%2.559156%2.6%398231.402678%0.652274%0.438698%0.034634%0.017317%2.545601%2.5%441241.697902%0.356399%0.284318%0.168188%0.028031%2.534839%2.5%633251.092788%0.561442%0.421341%0.243880%0.133874%2.453326%2.5%2,364260.954906%0.828388%0.355454%0.156641%0.036148%2.331536%2.3%774271.053045%0.937579%0.258643%0.027712%0.018474%2.295453%2.3%994280.851412%0.692674%0.322286%0.153928%0.000000%2.020299%2.0%420290.958557%0.479278%0.287567%0.208627%0.000000%1.934029%1.9%343300.828705%0.582333%0.295646%0.188138%0.000000%1.894822%1.9%423310.637872%0.566997%0.525306%0.037522%0.035437%1.803135%1.8%865320.600557%0.502905%0.346663%0.317367%0.029295%1.796787%1.8%368330.721538%0.676841%0.338420%0.000000%0.000000%1.736798%1.7%272341.347251%0.182061%0.103168%0.042481%0.030343%1.705304%1.7%281350.583337%0.493593%0.396370%0.099716%0.000000%1.573017%1.6%631360.612253%0.450067%0.328427%0.101366%0.000000%1.492114%1.5%368370.594223%0.326965%0.312749%0.000000%0.000000%1.233936%1.2%434380.701290%0.255014%0.137315%0.107891%0.014712%1.216223%1.2%248390.589606%0.380391%0.213970%0.014265%0.000000%1.198231%1.2%252400.592746%0.478547%0.097885%0.000000%0.000000%1.169177%1.2%215410.637021%0.367512%0.122504%0.036751%0.000000%1.163788%1.2%190420.512052%0.348631%0.201552%0.032684%0.000000%1.094920%1.1%402430.492219%0.336981%0.234751%0.000000%0.000000%1.063951%1.1%281440.396512%0.292713%0.226282%0.103799%0.024912%1.044218%1.0%503450.410654%0.328523%0.170128%0.070398%0.029332%1.009034%1.0%172460.395529%0.389797%0.217827%0.005732%0.000000%1.008885%1.0%176470.598395%0.180005%0.145950%0.000000%0.000000%0.924349%0.9%190480.384044%0.302115%0.102412%0.097291%0.000000%0.885862%0.9%173490.264386%0.178849%0.163297%0.038880%0.000000%0.645412%0.6%16650
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Iowa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Iowa, selected county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#CarrollIndianolaNewton TownshipNewtonDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleSpencerClay TownshipBurlingtonKeokukMadison TownshipMadisonClintonJefferson TownshipJeffersonMason CityWaverlyMonroe TownshipMonroeDubuqueCrocker TownshipCrockerAmerica TownshipAmericaMarion TownshipMarionOskaloosaFort DodgeDecorah TownshipDecorahCedar RapidsFour Mile TownshipFour MileDavenportLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieKane TownshipCedar FallsIowaLewis TownshipLewisWalnut TownshipWalnutWest North CentralGrinnellPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyMidwestPenn TownshipWaterlooBloomington TownshipBloomingtonBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldWebster TownshipWebsterCenter TownshipCtrWalnut TownshipWalnutSioux CityWashington TownshipWashingtonDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesBoone TownshipBooneUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkIowa CityFairfieldLee TownshipFranklin TownshipFranklinTaylor TownshipTaylorStorm Lake98.668669%98.668669%98.7%9,857198.546568%98.546568%98.5%15,12015.1k298.545430%98.545430%98.5%14,83714.8k398.461424%98.461424%98.5%13,18313.2k498.409269%98.409269%98.4%10,02210.0k598.344074%98.344074%98.3%10,98711.0k698.079114%98.079114%98.1%18,07518.1k797.983681%97.983681%98.0%24,97825.0k897.939405%97.939405%97.9%10,40910.4k997.883045%97.883045%97.9%10,31110.3k1097.502677%97.502677%97.5%25,49525.5k1197.012534%97.012534%97.0%10,29410.3k1297.008640%97.008640%97.0%26,72226.7k1396.745945%96.745945%96.7%9,7221496.531570%96.531570%96.5%12,55212.6k1596.502947%96.502947%96.5%56,48856.5k1696.167358%96.167358%96.2%51,46351.5k1796.153473%96.153473%96.2%9,8991896.119089%96.119089%96.1%39,35539.4k1995.831167%95.831167%95.8%11,05711.1k2095.801186%95.801186%95.8%23,59223.6k2195.773810%95.773810%95.8%9,6542295.099470%95.099470%95.1%123,189123k2395.083299%95.083299%95.1%9,3602495.062802%95.062802%95.1%97,25497.3k2594.848389%94.848389%94.8%11,94911.9k2694.680064%94.680064%94.7%49,93949.9k2794.658078%94.658078%94.7%38,64738.6k2894.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M94.530774%94.530774%94.5%12,41012.4k2994.038906%94.038906%94.0%24,79924.8k3093.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.954346%92.954346%93.0%8,4703192.399122%92.399122%92.4%33,66133.7k3292.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.186131%92.186131%92.2%25,25925.3k3391.983264%91.983264%92.0%62,87762.9k3491.582200%91.582200%91.6%22,22722.2k3590.886282%90.886282%90.9%28,98029.0k3690.265839%90.265839%90.3%52,08752.1k3789.466244%89.466244%89.5%23,41623.4k3889.435483%89.435483%89.4%60,37760.4k3988.924104%88.924104%88.9%73,51073.5k4088.505282%88.505282%88.5%39,37639.4k4187.770736%87.770736%87.8%89,59989.6k4287.491780%87.491780%87.5%19,95620.0k4385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.931386%84.931386%84.9%9,5934484.742695%84.742695%84.7%61,34161.3k4584.308992%84.308992%84.3%8,3824684.002270%84.002270%84.0%54,77254.8k4783.658330%83.658330%83.7%19,73519.7k4880.944224%80.944224%80.9%15,12215.1k4969.836553%69.836553%69.8%7,52050
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#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%Count#Storm LakeTaylor TownshipTaylorFranklin TownshipFranklinLee TownshipFairfieldTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkIowa CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBoone TownshipBooneDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesSioux CityWashington TownshipWashingtonCenter TownshipCtrWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldWaterlooMidwestPenn TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyBloomington TownshipBloomingtonGrinnellWest North CentralIowaCedar FallsKane TownshipWalnut TownshipWalnutFour Mile TownshipFour MileLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieCedar RapidsLewis TownshipLewisDecorah TownshipDecorahFort DodgeDavenportAmerica TownshipAmericaCrocker TownshipCrockerMonroe TownshipMonroeMarion TownshipMarionDubuqueOskaloosaMason CityJefferson TownshipJeffersonWaverlyClintonKeokukBurlingtonSpencerClay TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonIndianolaKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCarrollNewton TownshipNewton18.898588%8.107355%1.235141%0.529346%0.000000%28.770431%28.8%3,098115.009100%2.954716%0.428220%0.000000%0.000000%18.392035%18.4%3,436210.326409%2.365409%1.504875%0.979228%0.114455%15.290377%15.3%3,60738.059445%4.487524%2.206954%0.288330%0.006135%15.048387%15.0%9,81249.404546%2.635285%1.860793%0.764434%0.150875%14.815932%14.8%1,47359.570606%3.913236%0.796813%0.159363%0.000000%14.440018%14.4%1,63167.573392%2.688402%2.547489%1.366305%0.087035%14.262623%14.3%10,32410.3k77.079712%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%2,64184.092748%3.360991%2.177640%1.535025%0.062694%11.229098%11.2%11,46311.5k97.220623%2.247599%0.630247%0.353229%0.000000%10.451697%10.5%8,640108.134412%1.148573%0.620364%0.519218%0.000000%10.422567%10.4%4,637116.434111%1.795744%1.023956%0.527261%0.267451%10.048523%10.0%2,630124.854168%2.136011%1.841236%1.014680%0.034070%9.880164%9.9%6,670133.902676%2.618536%1.519825%0.954873%0.000000%8.995910%9.0%5,191144.296556%2.954275%0.787179%0.671141%0.000000%8.709151%8.7%2,777152.801469%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%4,703,1334.70M3.675182%1.441606%1.135036%0.583942%0.000000%6.835766%6.8%1,873174.430414%1.147406%0.881142%0.150974%0.000000%6.609937%6.6%2,408183.667079%1.619283%0.902349%0.247219%0.041203%6.477132%6.5%1,572192.897278%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%1,192,7881.19M1.957903%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%1,976213.583278%0.820931%0.193383%0.072045%0.009480%4.679117%4.7%2,468222.885746%1.073149%0.621895%0.083425%0.000000%4.664214%4.7%1,230232.397399%1.787891%0.386022%0.000000%0.000000%4.571312%4.6%450241.889189%1.738371%0.412764%0.381013%0.095253%4.516590%4.5%569251.985533%1.152566%0.605232%0.481716%0.023931%4.248979%4.2%5,504262.864107%0.891225%0.434186%0.038087%0.000000%4.227605%4.2%555271.686508%1.309524%0.654762%0.317460%0.000000%3.968254%4.0%400281.652725%1.534963%0.341103%0.304556%0.052790%3.886137%3.9%957291.577636%1.507258%0.500464%0.239480%0.010752%3.835590%3.8%3,924302.719767%0.573094%0.271977%0.155415%0.000000%3.720253%3.7%383311.799529%0.865194%0.521359%0.437269%0.000000%3.623351%3.6%1,939321.738060%0.869030%0.446051%0.384527%0.000000%3.437668%3.4%447331.592419%0.849941%0.359027%0.266217%0.000000%3.067605%3.1%1,256341.300077%0.652601%0.456137%0.401469%0.206714%3.016998%3.0%1,766351.447391%0.658693%0.476686%0.364015%0.000000%2.946785%2.9%340361.219778%1.005591%0.315835%0.043563%0.000000%2.584767%2.6%712370.885873%0.876449%0.433512%0.197908%0.000000%2.393742%2.4%254380.885660%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%174430.873623%0.417820%0.092246%0.000000%0.000000%1.383689%1.4%255440.778432%0.417695%0.151889%0.000000%0.000000%1.348016%1.3%142450.449716%0.358470%0.325882%0.202047%0.000000%1.336114%1.3%205460.638256%0.373134%0.265122%0.000000%0.000000%1.276512%1.3%130470.590037%0.395847%0.246471%0.000000%0.000000%1.232355%1.2%165480.850851%0.140140%0.130130%0.000000%0.000000%1.121121%1.1%112490.391870%0.332094%0.192614%0.019926%0.000000%0.936504%0.9%14150
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Iowa to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Born in the USA by State#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Iowa
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#West VirginiaMississippiMontanaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaKentuckyAlabamaWyomingMaineMissouriLouisianaOhioArkansasVermontIowaIndianaWisconsinTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaWest North CentralOklahomaIdahoNew HampshireMichiganNebraskaMidwestKansasPennsylvaniaMinnesotaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUtahAlaskaDelawareNew MexicoOregonGeorgiaColoradoVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaIllinoisWashingtonRhode IslandMarylandConnecticutTexasMassachusettsNevadaHawaiiFloridaNew JerseyNew YorkCalifornia97.921989%97.921989%97.9%1,807,7301.81M197.101190%97.101190%97.1%2,902,5412.90M297.092118%97.092118%97.1%993,632994k396.218472%96.218472%96.2%818,875819k495.879168%95.879168%95.9%705,826706k595.858648%95.858648%95.9%4,229,2734.23M695.754368%95.754368%95.8%4,635,6264.64M795.598504%95.598504%95.6%557,367557k895.406877%95.406877%95.4%1,268,8381.27M995.393778%95.393778%95.4%5,780,5305.78M1095.349562%95.349562%95.3%4,429,6264.43M1195.018297%95.018297%95.0%11,009,71411.0M1294.648796%94.648796%94.6%2,809,6232.81M1394.576279%94.576279%94.6%592,283592k1494.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M1594.433953%94.433953%94.4%6,222,7996.22M1694.373391%94.373391%94.4%5,430,9985.43M1794.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M1894.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M1993.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M93.237080%93.237080%93.2%3,613,4863.61M2093.154132%93.154132%93.2%1,523,5201.52M2193.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M2292.912812%92.912812%92.9%9,207,2889.21M2392.484129%92.484129%92.5%1,739,8661.74M2492.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.208963%92.208963%92.2%2,672,4852.67M2591.928740%91.928740%91.9%11,752,14911.8M2691.463635%91.463635%91.5%4,985,5624.99M2791.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M2890.698023%90.698023%90.7%2,674,1652.67M2990.198614%90.198614%90.2%664,633665k3089.567613%89.567613%89.6%837,184837k3189.155934%89.155934%89.2%1,856,8231.86M3289.082123%89.082123%89.1%3,547,4883.55M3388.812158%88.812158%88.8%8,969,4248.97M3488.736149%88.736149%88.7%4,755,6324.76M3586.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M3685.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.266647%85.266647%85.3%5,737,2325.74M3784.979922%84.979922%85.0%10,921,35110.9M3884.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M3984.317268%84.317268%84.3%889,118889k4083.891866%83.891866%83.9%4,999,8735.00M4182.388751%82.388751%82.4%2,956,5782.96M4281.934651%81.934651%81.9%22,086,66122.1M4381.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M4478.958865%78.958865%79.0%2,241,7782.24M4578.942938%78.942938%78.9%1,115,9951.12M4676.599190%76.599190%76.6%15,269,62815.3M4775.836155%75.836155%75.8%6,761,1396.76M4874.974973%74.974973%75.0%14,768,16314.8M4971.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by State#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%Count#CaliforniaNew YorkNew JerseyFloridaNevadaHawaiiTexasMassachusettsMarylandConnecticutIllinoisWashingtonRhode IslandArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaGeorgiaOregonColoradoNew MexicoDelawareUtahMinnesotaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAlaskaMidwestKansasNebraskaPennsylvaniaMichiganIdahoOklahomaNew HampshireWest North CentralIndianaIowaWisconsinTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVermontOhioLouisianaMissouriMaineWyomingKentuckyAlabamaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaMississippiMontanaWest Virginia14.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M111.414844%6.385271%3.736411%0.943914%0.071766%22.552206%22.6%4,442,2114.44M210.088974%7.112962%3.417840%1.138899%0.038674%21.797348%21.8%1,943,3331.94M315.476940%2.117791%1.933141%0.337747%0.036976%19.902595%19.9%3,967,4733.97M411.293328%5.842654%1.477121%0.573336%0.103833%19.290272%19.3%547,684548k514.153415%1.759742%1.112775%0.789928%0.119759%17.935619%17.9%253,551254k611.805749%3.400305%0.715417%0.705594%0.045559%16.672624%16.7%4,494,3454.49M76.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M85.944292%4.843989%2.388294%1.450544%0.043122%14.670241%14.7%874,332874k96.362200%3.594189%3.418855%0.602385%0.044475%14.022104%14.0%503,193503k106.475735%4.056970%2.893551%0.485610%0.028471%13.940337%13.9%1,791,5681.79M115.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k126.202708%3.059960%2.545304%1.682044%0.039071%13.529087%13.5%142,663143k139.120145%2.575389%1.235179%0.388596%0.079170%13.398479%13.4%901,527902k147.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.025041%4.403270%1.210209%1.190595%0.041635%11.870749%11.9%986,495986k155.183824%2.849073%0.891030%0.890951%0.033507%9.848386%9.8%994,620995k164.785967%3.029405%1.493772%0.310979%0.188435%9.808559%9.8%390,603391k175.495256%2.247255%1.365851%0.591682%0.085646%9.785690%9.8%524,444524k187.591173%1.152415%0.760995%0.141597%0.021367%9.667547%9.7%201,343201k193.772461%2.991029%1.090195%0.969086%0.008987%8.831758%8.8%82,55082.6k205.168383%1.721935%0.865987%0.298702%0.246097%8.301104%8.3%244,752245k212.998550%2.250284%1.701417%0.839041%0.038654%7.827946%7.8%426,691427k224.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k234.182234%1.698842%1.126273%0.270474%0.219853%7.497676%7.5%55,24755.2k242.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M3.887151%2.125355%0.511819%0.370287%0.032191%6.926804%6.9%200,759201k253.805537%1.876084%0.543785%0.468888%0.031681%6.725974%6.7%126,533127k262.513263%2.041845%1.320544%0.501784%0.024038%6.401474%6.4%818,363818k273.161470%1.594918%1.330518%0.271938%0.023543%6.382387%6.4%632,469632k283.812513%1.112393%0.819391%0.173771%0.057903%5.975972%6.0%97,73697.7k293.523026%1.596738%0.420091%0.223914%0.055114%5.818883%5.8%225,516226k302.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k312.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.291877%1.677376%0.616231%0.313313%0.023643%4.922440%4.9%324,368324k321.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k332.084313%1.691371%0.829430%0.193247%0.019045%4.817406%4.8%277,232277k342.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k352.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k363.010808%1.084430%0.347620%0.148056%0.092775%4.683689%4.7%139,034139k371.338924%1.328864%1.296130%0.399202%0.036886%4.400007%4.4%27,55527.6k381.761198%0.944995%0.939730%0.517609%0.019695%4.183227%4.2%484,708485k392.217699%1.307411%0.359453%0.139722%0.013453%4.037738%4.0%187,580188k401.498750%1.265188%0.747766%0.335382%0.048831%3.895917%3.9%236,079236k411.162248%1.058482%0.825161%0.499803%0.037295%3.582989%3.6%47,65147.7k422.051013%0.735126%0.514554%0.199647%0.052141%3.552482%3.6%20,71220.7k431.464011%1.193181%0.491706%0.321964%0.022870%3.493730%3.5%154,143154k441.819624%1.056915%0.368321%0.156698%0.017124%3.418682%3.4%165,504166k451.171753%0.899259%0.691152%0.526515%0.020919%3.309598%3.3%24,36424.4k461.142813%0.941299%0.640849%0.455786%0.014688%3.195434%3.2%27,19527.2k471.189352%0.730465%0.226683%0.095511%0.010438%2.252448%2.3%67,33067.3k480.749958%0.627815%0.569870%0.056967%0.038793%2.043403%2.0%20,91220.9k490.702674%0.452253%0.293702%0.096095%0.021180%1.565902%1.6%28,90828.9k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Iowa to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Iowa.

Born in the USA by State#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Iowa
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#South DakotaNorth DakotaMissouriOhioIowaIndianaWisconsinWest North CentralMichiganNebraskaMidwestKansasMinnesotaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIllinois96.218472%96.218472%96.2%818,875819k195.879168%95.879168%95.9%705,826706k295.393778%95.393778%95.4%5,780,5305.78M395.018297%95.018297%95.0%11,009,71411.0M494.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M594.433953%94.433953%94.4%6,222,7996.22M694.373391%94.373391%94.4%5,430,9985.43M793.599601%93.599601%93.6%19,640,82719.6M92.912812%92.912812%92.9%9,207,2889.21M892.484129%92.484129%92.5%1,739,8661.74M992.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M92.208963%92.208963%92.2%2,672,4852.67M1091.463635%91.463635%91.5%4,985,5624.99M1185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.979922%84.979922%85.0%10,921,35110.9M12
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by State#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Iowa, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Iowa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMinnesotaMidwestKansasNebraskaMichiganWest North CentralIndianaIowaWisconsinOhioMissouriNorth DakotaSouth Dakota6.475735%4.056970%2.893551%0.485610%0.028471%13.940337%13.9%1,791,5681.79M17.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M2.998550%2.250284%1.701417%0.839041%0.038654%7.827946%7.8%426,691427k22.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M3.887151%2.125355%0.511819%0.370287%0.032191%6.926804%6.9%200,759201k33.805537%1.876084%0.543785%0.468888%0.031681%6.725974%6.7%126,533127k43.161470%1.594918%1.330518%0.271938%0.023543%6.382387%6.4%632,469632k52.187556%2.020375%0.756967%0.681313%0.038096%5.684307%5.7%1,192,7881.19M2.291877%1.677376%0.616231%0.313313%0.023643%4.922440%4.9%324,368324k61.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k72.084313%1.691371%0.829430%0.193247%0.019045%4.817406%4.8%277,232277k81.761198%0.944995%0.939730%0.517609%0.019695%4.183227%4.2%484,708485k91.498750%1.265188%0.747766%0.335382%0.048831%3.895917%3.9%236,079236k101.171753%0.899259%0.691152%0.526515%0.020919%3.309598%3.3%24,36424.4k111.142813%0.941299%0.640849%0.455786%0.014688%3.195434%3.2%27,19527.2k12
Count number of foreign born
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Iowa. 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.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Major Counties:
Black Hawk, Dallas, Dubuque, Johnson, Linn, Polk, Pottawattamie, Scott, Story, Woodbury
Counties:
Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, Wright
Metro Areas:
Ames Area, Boone Area, Burlington Area, Carroll Area, Cedar Rapids Area, Clinton Area, Davenport Area, Des Moines Area, Dubuque Area, Fairfield Area, Fort Dodge Area, Fort Madison Area, Iowa City Area, Marshalltown Area, Mason City Area, Muscatine Area, Newton Area, Omaha Area, Oskaloosa Area, Ottumwa Area, Pella Area, Sioux City Area, Spencer Area, Spirit Lake Area, Storm Lake Area, Waterloo Area
Major Cities:
Altoona, Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, Boone, Burlington, Carroll, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Clive, Coralville, Council Bluffs, Creston, Davenport, Decorah, Denison, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fairfield, Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Grimes, Grinnell, Indianola, Iowa City, Johnston, Keokuk, Le Mars, Marion, Marshalltown, Mason City, Mount Pleasant, Muscatine, Newton, North Liberty, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Pella, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Sioux City, Spencer, Storm Lake, Urbandale, Waterloo, Waukee, Waverly, West Des Moines
Congressional Districts:
IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4
State House Districts:
IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4, IA-5, IA-6, IA-7, IA-8, IA-9, IA-10, IA-11, IA-12, IA-13, IA-14, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22, IA-23, IA-24, IA-25, IA-26, IA-27, IA-28, IA-29, 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, IA-45, IA-46, IA-47, IA-48, IA-49, IA-50, IA-51, IA-52, IA-53, IA-54, IA-55, IA-56, IA-57, IA-58, IA-59, IA-60, IA-61, IA-62, IA-63, IA-64, IA-65, IA-66, IA-67, IA-68, IA-69, IA-70, IA-71, IA-72, IA-73, IA-74, IA-75, IA-76, IA-77, IA-78, IA-79, IA-80, IA-81, IA-82, IA-83, IA-84, IA-85, IA-86, IA-87, IA-88, IA-89, IA-90, IA-91, IA-92, IA-93, IA-94, IA-95, IA-96, IA-97, IA-98, IA-99, IA-100
State Senate Districts:
IA-1, IA-2, IA-3, IA-4, IA-5, IA-6, IA-7, IA-8, IA-9, IA-10, IA-11, IA-12, IA-13, IA-14, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22, IA-23, IA-24, IA-25, IA-26, IA-27, IA-28, IA-29, 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, IA-45, IA-46, IA-47, IA-48, IA-49, IA-50
Neighboring States:
Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin