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asian/pacific
americans in iowa
49,656 The number of Iowa residents in 2005 who say they are Asian or Asian in combination with one ore more other races. The group comprises 1.7 percent of the total population. The number of Iowa residents who say they are Asian alone was 43,100.
2,290 The number of Iowa residents in 2005 who say they are native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander or native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander in combination with one or more other races. This group comprises 0.1 percent of the total population. The number of Iowa residents who say they are native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone was 1,287.
96,480 The projected number of Iowa residents who will identify themselves as either Asian or native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander in 2030 according to Woods and Poole Economics, Inc.
Growing up in Waterloo taught me about bringing together people from different backgrounds. Now, I help students from diverse backgrounds find their way at Wartburg College and in the Cedar Valley community. I’m a people person. This is me. This is what I was meant to do. Wartburg helped me discover that.
5,205 The estimated number of foreign-born people from Vietnam in 2005. Next to Mexico,Vietnam is the leading country of birth for the state’s foreign-born. Also among the top 10 countries for Iowa’s foreign-born population are Korea, India, China and the Philippines.
— Krystal Madlock, Director of Student Diversity Programs
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Source:
Iowa Data Center
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