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The People
Suburban areas and towns not far from the large cities were the fastest growing parts of the state.
Whites made up the largest share of the population of Iowa in 2000, with 93.9 percent of the people. Blacks were 2.1 percent of the population, Asians 1.3 percent, Native Americans were 0.3 percent, and those of mixed heritage or not reporting ethnicity were 2.4 percent. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders numbered 1,009. Hispanics, who may be of any race, were 2.8 percent of the people. Most blacks and Asians lived in the larger cities. A few hundred Sac and Fox Native Americans lived on a small reservation near Tama, but many Native Americans also lived in cities, especially Sioux City.
The 2000 census had Iowa's population at 2,926,324.
The State Capital is Des Moines, other major cities or towns include Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Iowa City, Dubuque, Council Bluffs, Ames, Cedar Falls
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