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Do not fill this in! ==Demographics== ===Population=== {{US Census population |1840= 43112 |1850= 192214 |1860= 674913 |1870= 1194020 |1880= 1624615 |1890= 1912297 |1900= 2231853 |1910= 2224771 |1920= 2404021 |1930= 2470939 |1940= 2538268 |1950= 2621073 |1960= 2757537 |1970= 2824376 |1980= 2913808 |1990= 2776755 |2000= 2926324 |2010= 3046355 |2020= 3190369 | estimate = 3207004 | estyear = 2023 |align-fn=center |footnote=Source: 1910–2020<ref name=":0" /> }} [[File:Ethnic Origins in Iowa.png|thumb|Ethnic origins in Iowa]] The [[United States Census Bureau]] determined the population of Iowa was 3,190,369 on April 1, 2020, a 4.73% increase since the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]].<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/apportionment-2020-tableE.pdf|title=Numeric and Percent Change in Resident Population|website=2020 Census Apportionment Results|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426202130/https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/apportionment-2020-tableE.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/IA |title=Quickfacts: Iowa |publisher=The United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> Of the residents of Iowa, 70.8% were born in Iowa, 23.6% were born in a different U.S. state, 0.6% were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s), and 5% were foreign born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=January 18, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Immigration to the United States|Immigration]] from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 29,386 people, while migration within the country produced a net loss of 41,140 people. 6.5% of Iowa's population were reported as under the age of five, 22.6% under 18, and 14.7% were 65 or older. Males made up approximately 49.6% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html |title=U.S. Census quickfacts |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527093102/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> The population density of the state is 52.7 people per square mile.<ref>{{cite book |title=The New York Times 2008 Almanac |url=https://archive.org/details/newyorktimesalma00john_2 |url-access=registration |editor=John W. Wright |year=2007 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newyorktimesalma00john_2/page/178 178] |publisher=Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated |isbn=9780143112334 }}</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the [[center of population]] of Iowa is in [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]], near [[Melbourne, Iowa|Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/2010-centers-population.html|title=Centers of Population for the 2010 Census|website=The United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611134701/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/2010-centers-population.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The top countries of origin for Iowa's immigrants in 2018 were [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Vietnam]], [[China]] and [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_iowa.pdf|title=Immigrants in Iowa|website=American Immigration Council}}</ref> Germans are the largest ethnic group in Iowa. Other major ethnic groups in Iowa include Irish people and the British. There are also Dutch communities in state. The Dutch can be found in Pella, in the centre of the state, and in Orange City, in the northwest. There is a Norwegian community in Decorah in northeast Iowa; and there is Czech and Slovak communities in both Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Smaller numbers of Greeks and Italians are scattered in Iowa's metropolitan areas. The majority of Hispanics in Iowa are [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]]. [[African Americans]], who constitute around 2% of Iowa's population, didn't live in the state in any appreciable numbers until the early 20th century. Many blacks worked in the coal-mining industry of southern Iowa. Others blacks migrated to Waterloo, Davenport, and Des Moines, where the black population remained substantial in the early 21st century.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| title=Settlers, Immigrants, Agriculture | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica | date=26 July 1999 | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Iowa-state/People}}</ref> The African-American population in Des Moines experienced a significant increase with the establishment of the Colored Officers Training Camp at Fort Des Moines in 1917. Following the conclusion of World War I in 1918, numerous African-American families made the decision to remain in Des Moines. This marked the inception of a thriving community that eventually became a residence for numerous African-American leaders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2521/african-american-communities#popup-container|title=African-American Communities}}</ref> As of the 2010 census, the population of Iowa was 3,046,355. The gender makeup of the state was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. 23.9% of the population were under the age of 18; 61.2% were between the ages of 18 and 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 Demographic Profile Data|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0400000US19|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213005418/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0400000US19|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|HUD]]'s 2022 [[Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress|Annual Homeless Assessment Report]], there were an estimated 2,419 [[Homelessness|homeless]] people in Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007-2022 PIT Counts by State |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huduser.gov%2Fportal%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fxls%2F2007-2022-PIT-Counts-by-State.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress |url=https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2022-AHAR-Part-1.pdf}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Ethnic composition as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] |- ! Race and Ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 12, 2021 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2021-09-26 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815165418/https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Alone ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White (non-Hispanic)]] |align=right| {{bartable|82.7|%|2||background:gray}} |align=right| {{bartable|85.9|%|2||background:gray}} |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]{{efn|Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin are not distinguished between total and partial ancestry.}} |align=right| {{bartable}} |align=right| {{bartable|6.8|%|2||background:green}} |- | [[African Americans|African American (non-Hispanic)]] |align=right| {{bartable|4.1|%|2||background:mediumblue}} |align=right| {{bartable|5.2|%|2||background:mediumblue}} |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] |align=right| {{bartable|2.4|%|2||background:purple}} |align=right| {{bartable|3.0|%|2||background:purple}} |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] |align=right| {{bartable|0.3|%|2||background:gold}} |align=right| {{bartable|1.4|%|2||background:gold}} |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] |align=right| {{bartable|0.2|%|2||background:pink}} |align=right| {{bartable|0.3|%|2||background:pink}} |- | Other |align=right| {{bartable|0.3|%|2||background:brown}} |align=right| {{bartable|1.0|%|2||background:brown}} |} [[File:Iowa counties by race.svg|thumb|Map of counties in Iowa by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census{{Collapsible list | title = Non-Hispanic White|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} {{legend|#cc4125|50–60%}} {{legend|#a61c00|60–70%}} {{legend|#85200c|70–80%}} {{legend|#5b0f00|80–90%}} {{legend|#410b00|90%+}} {{col-end}} }}]] {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible nowrap" |+ '''Iowa historical racial composition''' |- ! Racial composition !! 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |title=Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=July 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725044857/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/twps0056.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008 }}</ref>!! 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://censusviewer.com/state/IA |title=Population of Iowa: Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts |publisher=Censusviewer.com |access-date=July 26, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154922/http://censusviewer.com/state/IA |url-status=live }}</ref>!! 2010<ref>{{cite web |author=2010 Census Data |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |title=2010 Census Data |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=July 26, 2014 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522200920/https://census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |url-status=live }}</ref>!! 2020<ref name="2020DP1">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=040XX00US19 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Iowa |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> |- | [[White American|White]] || 96.6% || 93.9% || 91.3% || 84.5% |- | [[Black American|Black or African American]] || 1.7% || 2.1% || 2.9% || 4.1% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] || 0.3% || 0.3% || 0.4% || 0.5% |- | [[Asian American|Asian]] || 0.9% || 1.3% || 1.7% || 2.4% |- | [[Pacific Islander American|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]] || — || — || 0.1% || 0.2% |- | [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Other race]] || 0.5% || 1.3% || 1.8% || 2.8% |- | [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]] ||—|| 1.1% || 1.8% || 5.6% |} [[File:Iowa 2020 Population Density.png|thumb|right|Iowa 2020 Population Density map]] According to the 2016 [[American Community Survey]], 5.6% of Iowa's population were of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origin (of any race): [[Mexican American|Mexican]] (4.3%), [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] (0.2%), [[Cuban American|Cuban]] (0.1%), and other Hispanic or Latino origin (1.0%).<ref name="ACS2016DEMO">{{cite web |title=2016 American Community Survey—Demographic and Housing Estimates |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/0400000US19 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213005631/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/0400000US19 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The five largest ancestry groups were: [[German American|German]] (35.1%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (13.5%), [[English American|English]] (8.2%), [[American ancestry|American]] (5.8%), and [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] (5.0%).<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 American Community Survey—Selected Social Characteristics |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP02/0400000US19 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213005716/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP02/0400000US19 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Birth data=== [[File:Rural flight2.jpg|thumb|Population age comparison between rural [[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas County]] and urban [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]], illustrating the flight of young adults (red) to urban centers in Iowa{{efn|Based on 2000 U.S. Census Data.}}]] ''Note: Births in table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |+ Live births by single race/ethnicity of mother |- ! [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Race]] ! 2013<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_01.pdf|title=National Vital Statistics Reports—Births: Final Data for 2013|date=January 15, 2015|publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|issue=1|volume=64|pages=35–6|access-date=February 3, 2019|vauthors=Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJ, Curtin SC, Mathews TJ|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162514/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ! 2014<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_12.pdf|title=National Vital Statistics Reports—Births: Final Data for 2014|date=December 23, 2015|publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|issue=12|volume=64|pages=35–6|access-date=February 3, 2019|vauthors=Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Osterman MJ, Curtin SC, Mathews TJ|archive-date=February 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214040341/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ! 2015<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf|title=National Vital Statistics Reports—Births: Final Data for 2015|date=January 5, 2017|publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|issue=1|volume=66|pages=38, 40|access-date=February 3, 2019|vauthors=Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJ, Driscoll AK|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831155911/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ! 2016<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf|title=National Vital Statistics Reports—Births: Final Data 2016|date=January 31, 2018|publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|issue=1|volume=67|page=26|access-date=February 3, 2019|vauthors=Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJ, Driscoll AK, Drake P|archive-date=June 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603002249/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ! 2017<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_08-508.pdf |title=National Vital Statistics Reports—Births, by race and origin of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2017 |page=20 |volume=67 |number=8 |date=November 7, 2018 |vauthors=Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJ, Driscoll AK, Drake P |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201210916/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_08-508.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> ! 2018<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_13-508.pdf|title=Births: Final Data for 2018|last1=Martin|first1=Joyce A.|last2=Hamilton|first2=Brady E.|last3=Osterman|first3=Michelle J.K.|last4=Driscoll|first4=Anne K.|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128161211/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_13-508.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> ! 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-02-508.pdf |title=Data |website=Cdc.gov |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623200707/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-02-508.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> ! 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-17.pdf |title=Data |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=2022-02-21 |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210175206/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/NVSR70-17.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> ! 2021<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/nvsr72-01.pdf |title=Data |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=2022-02-02}}</ref> ! 2022<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr73/nvsr73-02.pdf |title=Data |website=www.cdc.gov |access-date=2024-04-05}}</ref> |- | [[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic White]] | 32,302 (82.6%) | 32,423 (81.7%) | 32,028 (81.1%) | 31,376 (79.6%) | 30,010 (78.1%) | 29,327 (77.6%) | 29,050 (77.2%) | 27,542 (76.3%) | 28,167 (76.5%) | 27,527 (75.4%) |- | [[African Americans|Black]] | 2,232 (5.7%) | 2,467 (6.2%) | 2,597 (6.6%) | 2,467 (6.3%) | 2,657 (6.9%) | 2,615 (6.9%) | 2,827 (7.5%) | 2,685 (7.4%) | 2,567 (7.0%) | 2,562 (7.0%) |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] | 1,353 (3.5%) | 1,408 (3.5%) | 1,364 (3.4%) | 1,270 (3.2%) | 1,321 (3.4%) | 1,176 (3.1%) | 1,106 (2.9%) | 1,067 (2.9%) | 1,055 (2.9%) | 1,032 (2.8%) |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] | 269 (0.7%) | 284 (0.7%) | 242 (0.6%) | 147 (0.4%) | 311 (0.8%) | 152 (0.4%) | 308 (0.8%) | 143 (0.4%) | 129 (0.3%) | 459 (1.3%) |- | ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]'' (of any race) | ''3,175'' (8.1%) | ''3,315'' (8.3%) | ''3,418'' (8.6%) | ''3,473'' (8.8%) | ''3,527'' (9.2%) | ''3,694'' (9.8%) | ''3,695'' (9.8%) | ''3,725'' (10.3%) | ''3,903'' (10.6%) | ''4,172'' (11.4%) |- | '''Total Iowa''' | '''39,094''' (100%) | '''39,687''' (100%) | '''39,482''' (100%) | '''39,403''' (100%) | '''38,430''' (100%) | '''37,785''' (100%) | '''37,649''' (100%) | '''36,114''' (100%) | '''36,835''' (100%) | '''36,506''' (100%) |} * Since 2016, data for births of [[White Hispanic and Latino Americans|White Hispanic]] origin are not collected, but included in one ''Hispanic'' group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. ===Religion=== [[File:Amana Colonies.JPG|thumb|[[Amana Colonies]] were founded by [[Germans|German]] [[Pietists]].]] [[File:Iowa cross on hill-2.jpg|thumb|[[Christian cross]] on a hill in Iowa]] {{Pie chart | thumb = left | caption = Religious self-identification, per [[Public Religion Research Institute]]'s 2022 ''American Values Survey''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=February 24, 2023 |title=American Values Atlas: Religious Tradition in Iowa|url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-IA|access-date=2023-04-14 |website=[[Public Religion Research Institute]]}}</ref> | label1 = [[Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism]] | value1 = 48 | color1 = Blue | label2 = [[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholicism]] | value2 = 20 | color2 = Purple | label3 = [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]]/[[Unitarian Universalism|Universalist]] | value3 = 1 | color3 = Teal | label4 = [[Irreligion in the United States|Unaffiliated]] | value4 = 29 | color4 = White | label5 = Other | value5 = 2 | color5 = Black }} A 2014 survey by [[Pew Research Center]] found 60% of Iowans are [[Protestant]], while 18% are [[Catholic]], and 1% are of non-Christian religions. 21% responded with non-religious, and 1% did not answer.<ref name="pew2014">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/iowa/ |title=Religious composition of adults in Iowa |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |access-date=August 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801123423/http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/iowa/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=American Religious Identification Survey 2001 | publisher=The Graduate Center of the City University of New York | url=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/ARIS/ARIS-PDF-version.pdf | access-date=January 4, 2012 | archive-date=May 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516021356/http://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/ARIS/ARIS-PDF-version.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> A survey from the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] (ARDA) in 2010 found that the largest Protestant denominations were the [[United Methodist Church]] with 235,190 adherents and the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] with 229,557. The largest non-Protestant religion was [[Catholicism]] with 503,080 adherents. The state has a great number of [[Calvinist]] denominations. The [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] had almost 290 congregations and 51,380 members followed by the [[Reformed Church in America]] with 80 churches and 40,000 members, and the [[United Church of Christ]] had 180 churches and 39,000 members.<ref name="www.thearda.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/19/rcms2010_19_state_adh_2010.asp |title=The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report |publisher=thearda.com |access-date=November 12, 2013 |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112165913/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/19/rcms2010_19_state_adh_2010.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the 2020 [[Public Religion Research Institute]]'s study, 26% of the population were irreligious.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRRI – American Values Atlas |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-IA |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=ava.prri.org}}</ref> The study ''Religious Congregations & Membership: 2000''<ref>{{cite web|title=Religious Congregations & Membership: 2000 |publisher=Glenmary Research Center |url=http://www.glenmary.org/grc/RCMS_2000/maps/Largest_Group.jpg |format=jpg |access-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214184746/http://www.glenmary.org/grc/RCMS_2000/maps/Largest_Group.jpg |archive-date=December 14, 2006 }}</ref> found in the southernmost two tiers of Iowa counties and in other counties in the center of the state, the largest religious group was the [[United Methodist Church]]; in the northeast part of the state, including [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque]] and [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]] counties (where [[Cedar Rapids]] is located), the [[Catholic Church]] was the largest; and in ten counties, including three in the northern tier, the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] was the largest. The study also found rapid growth in Evangelical Christian denominations. Dubuque is home to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archdiocese of Dubuque]], which serves as the [[ecclesiastical province]] for all three other dioceses in the state and for all the Catholics in the entire state of Iowa. Historically, religious sects and orders who desired to live apart from the rest of society established themselves in Iowa, such as the [[Amish]] and [[Mennonite]] near [[Kalona, Iowa|Kalona]] and in other parts of eastern Iowa such as [[Davis County, Iowa|Davis County]] and [[Buchanan County, Iowa|Buchanan County]].<ref>Elmer Schwieder and [[Dorothy Schwieder]] (2009) ''A Peculiar People: Iowa's Old Order Amish'' University of Iowa Press</ref> Other religious sects and orders living apart include [[Quakers]] around [[West Branch, Iowa|West Branch]] and [[Le Grand, Iowa|Le Grand]], German [[Pietists]] who founded the [[Amana Colonies]], followers of [[Transcendental Meditation]] who founded [[Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa|Maharishi Vedic City]], and [[Trappist|Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance]] monks and nuns at the [[New Melleray Abbey|New Melleray]] and [[Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey|Our Lady of the Mississippi]] Abbeys near [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]]. By 1878, approximately 1000 Jewish people lived in Iowa, many of whom were immigrants from Poland and Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iowa Jewish History |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/iowa-jewish-history |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewish Settlers in Iowa {{!}} Iowa PBS |url=http://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2477/jewish-settlers-iowa |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.iowapbs.org |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2016}} about 6,000 Jews live in Iowa, with about 3,000 of them in Des Moines.<ref name=Tapper>{{cite news|author=Tapper, Josh|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/1.701107|title=Postville, Iowa's Jewish Community Bounces Back After Immigration Raid|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=February 3, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095916/https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/1.701107|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Language=== English is the most common language in Iowa, being the sole language spoken by 91.1% of the population. Less common languages include sign language and indigenous languages. About 2.5% of the general population use sign language as of 2017, while indigenous languages are spoken by about 0.5% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=language%20spoken&g=0400000US19&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1601&hidePreview=true|access-date=May 3, 2021|website=data.census.gov|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503175224/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=language%20spoken&g=0400000US19&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1601&hidePreview=true|url-status=live}}</ref><!--Former cite was:<ref name="Language">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/states/Iowa-Languages.html|title=Iowa-Languages|publisher=City Data|access-date=July 28, 2010}}</ref> Currently on the blacklist. Removed in the course of removing vandalism. --> [[William Labov]] and colleagues, in the monumental ''Atlas of North American English''<ref>Labov, W., S. Ash, and C. Boberg, ''Atlas of North American English.'' Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006. [http://www.mouton-online.com/anae.php Mouton-online.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226132508/http://www.mouton-online.com/anae.php |date=December 26, 2007 }}</ref> found the English spoken in Iowa divides into multiple linguistic regions. Natives of northern Iowa—including [[Sioux City]], [[Fort Dodge]], and the [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]] region—tend to speak the dialect linguists call [[North Central American English]], which is also found in [[North Dakota|North]] and [[South Dakota]], [[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Michigan]]. Natives of central and southern Iowa—including such cities as [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]], [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]], Des Moines, and [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]—tend to speak the [[Midland American English|North Midland]] dialect also found in eastern Nebraska, central Illinois, and central Indiana.<ref>{{cite web| title=Atlas of North American English| publisher=The University of Pennsylvania| url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/MapsNC/Map1NC.html| access-date=January 5, 2008| archive-date=January 17, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117210737/http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/MapsNC/Map1NC.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Natives of East-Central Iowa—including cities such as [[Cedar Rapids]], [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]], and [[Clinton, Iowa|Clinton]] tend to speak with the [[Northern Cities Vowel Shift]], a dialect that extends from this area and east across the [[Great Lakes Region]].<ref>Labov, W., Ash, S., & Boberg, C. (2006). The atlas of North American English: Phonetics, phonology, and sound change: a multimedia reference tool. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.</ref> After English, Spanish is the second-most-common language spoken in Iowa, with 120,000 people in Iowa of Hispanic or Latino origin and 47,000 people born in Latin America.<ref>2000 U.S. Census: [https://www.census.gov Census.gov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |date=December 27, 1996 }}</ref> The third-most-common language is German, spoken by 17,000 people in Iowa;<!-- <ref name="Language" /> Blacklisted --> two notable German dialects used in Iowa include [[Amana German]] spoken around the [[Amana Colonies]], and [[Pennsylvania German language|Pennsylvania German]], spoken among the [[Amish]] in Iowa. The [[Babel Proclamation]] of 1918 banned the speaking of German in public. Around [[Pella, Iowa|Pella]], residents of Dutch descent once spoke the [[Pella Dutch dialect]]. 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