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Do not fill this in! ===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> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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