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Highest American population share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 4.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sergeant Bluff, IA, up 85 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Oelwein, IAIA5,75717.1%+8.1 pts

02▲85Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3249.0%+4.3 pts

03▲47Sioux City, IAIA86,3567.9%+4.4 pts

04▲6Burlington, IAIA23,3367.6%−1.7 pts

05▼4Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0597.5%+3.6 pts

06▲3Centerville, IAIA5,3277.4%+2.7 pts

07▲1Knoxville, IAIA7,4697.1%−2.0 pts

08▲39Waverly, IAIA10,5617.1%+1.4 pts

09▲3Independence, IAIA6,3127.0%+1.9 pts

10▲39Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0137.0%+1.6 pts

11▲9Sheldon, IAIA5,5756.8%−3.4 pts

12▲24Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.6%+1.6 pts

13▲46Boone, IAIA12,4716.3%+1.1 pts

14▼1Ottumwa, IAIA25,3196.2%−3.3 pts

15▼1Newton, IAIA15,7416.2%+0.7 pts

16▲6Spencer, IAIA11,2186.2%+1.3 pts

17▲31Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.1%−1.2 pts

18▼1Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6806.0%+1.0 pts

19▼3Keokuk, IAIA9,5105.9%−6.3 pts

20▲7Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275.5%−3.9 pts

21▲2Muscatine, IAIA23,1645.5%−0.7 pts

22▲44Charles City, IAIA7,0135.5%−0.1 pts

23▲30Clive, IAIA19,8615.3%+1.4 pts

24▼3Eldridge, IAIA6,9545.3%+0.4 pts

25▼14Adel, IAIA7,0985.2%+2.2 pts

26▲57Orange City, IAIA6,4685.1%+2.2 pts

27▲7Atlantic, IAIA6,6765.0%+0.1 pts

28▲44Estherville, IAIA5,8074.9%+1.6 pts

29▲11Waterloo, IAIA66,9194.8%−0.9 pts

30▼26Creston, IAIA7,3354.7%−6.7 pts

31▼12Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5004.6%−3.6 pts

32▼26Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4934.6%−3.0 pts

33▲13Mason City, IAIA26,8534.6%+0.8 pts

34▲4Red Oak, IAIA5,3884.6%−7.6 pts

35▼10Dubuque, IAIA59,1484.6%−1.4 pts

36▼12Carroll, IAIA10,0854.5%−0.8 pts

37▲49Osceola, IAIA5,6794.5%−0.5 pts

38▼7Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.5%+0.1 pts

39▲43Nevada, IAIA6,9744.3%−0.9 pts

40▼1Glenwood, IAIA5,2874.3%−4.0 pts

41▼11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2404.3%−5.5 pts

42▼13Clinton, IAIA24,0494.1%−2.4 pts

43▼15Indianola, IAIA16,8294.1%−2.3 pts

44▼37Washington, IAIA7,2614.0%−3.5 pts

45▼8Marion, IAIA42,7323.8%−1.1 pts

46▼14Fairfield, IAIA9,2203.7%−2.2 pts

47▼2Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8373.6%+0.7 pts

48▲21Webster City, IAIA7,8153.6%−0.4 pts

49▲12Ankeny, IAIA77,8333.5%−1.0 pts

50▲26Decorah, IAIA7,4173.5%+1.2 pts

51▲13Polk City, IAIA6,6303.5%−0.2 pts

52Marshalltown, IAIA27,5363.5%−1.0 pts

53▲27Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.5%−1.2 pts

54▼12Pella, IAIA10,9923.5%−2.0 pts

55▲16Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.5%−1.3 pts

56▲6Johnston, IAIA25,0653.5%−0.7 pts

57▲24Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2393.3%−5.4 pts

58▼17Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353.2%−0.9 pts

59▼26West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243.2%−1.1 pts

60▼6Des Moines, IAIA212,0863.2%−1.2 pts

61▲9Clarinda, IAIA5,2733.2%−6.0 pts

62▼44Altoona, IAIA22,7963.1%−3.1 pts

63▼37Algona, IAIA5,3093.1%−2.1 pts

64▼8Bondurant, IAIA9,6473.0%−1.4 pts

65▼7Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.0%−6.4 pts

66▼64Vinton, IAIA5,0043.0%+0.8 pts

67▼12Davenport, IAIA100,3582.9%−3.0 pts

68▼17Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.9%−0.8 pts

69▼54Perry, IAIA8,2082.8%−3.1 pts

70▼10Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.8%−1.6 pts

71▼14Iowa City, IAIA76,2292.7%+0.2 pts

72▲6Ames, IAIA68,2202.5%0.0 pts

73▲4Sioux Center, IAIA8,8642.4%−0.6 pts

74▼1North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.4%−1.4 pts

75▼12Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.3%−2.7 pts

76▼33DeWitt, IAIA5,7042.3%−5.0 pts

77▼2Waukee, IAIA34,8902.3%−2.3 pts

78▼11Asbury, IAIA6,0352.2%−0.9 pts

79▼44Winterset, IAIA5,5202.2%−10.3 pts

80▼15Coralville, IAIA23,9602.0%−0.8 pts

81▲3Storm Lake, IAIA11,5902.0%−0.3 pts

82▲3Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251.9%−0.6 pts

83▼15Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321.9%−3.5 pts

84▼5Manchester, IAIA5,3571.6%−3.0 pts

85▼11Denison, IAIA8,2141.4%−0.2 pts

86▼81Grimes, IAIA17,4050.9%−2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES