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Highest American population share, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2000

01Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05911.5%–

02Vinton, IAIA5,00410.7%–

03Oelwein, IAIA5,7579.9%–

04Creston, IAIA7,3359.0%–

05Grimes, IAIA17,4058.0%–

06Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4937.4%–

07Washington, IAIA7,2617.2%–

08Knoxville, IAIA7,4696.9%–

09Centerville, IAIA5,3276.9%–

10Burlington, IAIA23,3366.3%–

11Adel, IAIA7,0986.2%–

12Independence, IAIA6,3126.1%–

13Ottumwa, IAIA25,3196.1%–

14Newton, IAIA15,7415.9%–

15Perry, IAIA8,2085.6%–

16Keokuk, IAIA9,5105.6%–

17Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.6%–

18Altoona, IAIA22,7965.3%–

19Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5005.2%–

20Sheldon, IAIA5,5755.0%–

21Eldridge, IAIA6,9545.0%–

22Spencer, IAIA11,2184.9%–

23Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.8%–

24Carroll, IAIA10,0854.8%–

25Dubuque, IAIA59,1484.6%–

26Algona, IAIA5,3094.6%–

27Maquoketa, IAIA6,0274.5%–

28Indianola, IAIA16,8294.5%–

29Clinton, IAIA24,0494.5%–

30Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2404.4%–

31Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.3%–

32Fairfield, IAIA9,2204.3%–

33West Des Moines, IAIA74,2244.3%–

34Atlantic, IAIA6,6764.2%–

35Winterset, IAIA5,5204.2%–

36Clear Lake, IAIA7,6014.1%–

37Marion, IAIA42,7324.1%–

38Red Oak, IAIA5,3884.1%–

39Glenwood, IAIA5,2874.1%–

40Waterloo, IAIA66,9194.0%–

41Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353.9%–

42Pella, IAIA10,9923.9%–

43DeWitt, IAIA5,7043.9%–

44Tiffin, IAIA7,1563.8%–

45Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8373.8%–

46Mason City, IAIA26,8533.7%–

47Waverly, IAIA10,5613.7%–

48Le Mars, IAIA10,7603.7%–

49Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0133.6%–

50Sioux City, IAIA86,3563.6%–

51Urbandale, IAIA48,5703.6%–

52Marshalltown, IAIA27,5363.5%–

53Clive, IAIA19,8613.5%–

54Des Moines, IAIA212,0863.4%–

55Davenport, IAIA100,3583.3%–

56Bondurant, IAIA9,6473.3%–

57Iowa City, IAIA76,2293.2%–

58Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353.2%–

59Boone, IAIA12,4713.1%–

60Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.1%–

61Ankeny, IAIA77,8333.1%–

62Johnston, IAIA25,0653.1%–

63Anamosa, IAIA5,9013.0%–

64Polk City, IAIA6,6302.9%–

65Coralville, IAIA23,9602.8%–

66Charles City, IAIA7,0132.8%–

67Asbury, IAIA6,0352.6%–

68Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.6%–

69Webster City, IAIA7,8152.6%–

70Clarinda, IAIA5,2732.6%–

71Norwalk, IAIA15,0042.5%–

72Estherville, IAIA5,8072.5%–

73North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.5%–

74Denison, IAIA8,2142.4%–

75Waukee, IAIA34,8902.4%–

76Decorah, IAIA7,4172.3%–

77Sioux Center, IAIA8,8642.2%–

78Ames, IAIA68,2202.0%–

79Manchester, IAIA5,3572.0%–

80Cherokee, IAIA5,1221.8%–

81Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.7%–

82Nevada, IAIA6,9741.6%–

83Orange City, IAIA6,4681.4%–

84Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901.4%–

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251.1%–

86Osceola, IAIA5,6791.0%–

87Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES