RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Danish population share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 1.8%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS –

01Atlantic, IAIA6,67615.3%–

02Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6806.4%–

03Estherville, IAIA5,8075.5%–

04Independence, IAIA6,3124.9%–

05Algona, IAIA5,3094.8%–

06Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0134.0%–

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3244.0%–

08Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.8%–

09Spencer, IAIA11,2183.8%–

10Tiffin, IAIA7,1563.7%–

11Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.7%–

12Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.3%–

13Ames, IAIA68,2203.2%–

14Winterset, IAIA5,5203.2%–

15Clinton, IAIA24,0493.1%–

16Webster City, IAIA7,8153.0%–

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.0%–

18Carroll, IAIA10,0853.0%–

19Johnston, IAIA25,0652.8%–

20Denison, IAIA8,2142.8%–

21Sheldon, IAIA5,5752.8%–

22Waverly, IAIA10,5612.8%–

23Mason City, IAIA26,8532.6%–

24Indianola, IAIA16,8292.6%–

25Storm Lake, IAIA11,5902.5%–

26Polk City, IAIA6,6302.5%–

27Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.3%–

28Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.3%–

29Ankeny, IAIA77,8332.2%–

30Sioux City, IAIA86,3562.2%–

31Adel, IAIA7,0982.2%–

32Newton, IAIA15,7412.2%–

33Grimes, IAIA17,4052.2%–

34North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.2%–

35Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5252.1%–

36Grinnell, IAIA9,4302.1%–

37Clarinda, IAIA5,2732.0%–

38Waterloo, IAIA66,9192.0%–

39Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.0%–

40Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.9%–

41Perry, IAIA8,2081.9%–

42West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241.9%–

43Le Mars, IAIA10,7601.8%–

44Coralville, IAIA23,9601.8%–

45Vinton, IAIA5,0041.8%–

46Clive, IAIA19,8611.7%–

47Waukee, IAIA34,8901.7%–

48Charles City, IAIA7,0131.7%–

49Orange City, IAIA6,4681.7%–

50Pella, IAIA10,9921.7%–

51Decorah, IAIA7,4171.7%–

52Altoona, IAIA22,7961.6%–

53Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.6%–

54Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.6%–

55Bondurant, IAIA9,6471.6%–

56Marion, IAIA42,7321.5%–

57Boone, IAIA12,4711.5%–

58Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361.5%–

59Nevada, IAIA6,9741.5%–

60Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101.4%–

61Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371.4%–

62Iowa City, IAIA76,2291.4%–

63Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351.4%–

64Glenwood, IAIA5,2871.3%–

65Burlington, IAIA23,3361.2%–

66Des Moines, IAIA212,0861.2%–

67Manchester, IAIA5,3571.1%–

68Muscatine, IAIA23,1641.1%–

69Fairfield, IAIA9,2201.1%–

70Creston, IAIA7,3351.1%–

71Davenport, IAIA100,3580.9%–

72Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2390.9%–

73Knoxville, IAIA7,4690.7%–

74Centerville, IAIA5,3270.7%–

75Washington, IAIA7,2610.7%–

76Osceola, IAIA5,6790.7%–

77Ottumwa, IAIA25,3190.6%–

78DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.5%–

79Oelwein, IAIA5,7570.5%–

80Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4930.4%–

81Hiawatha, IAIA7,4320.4%–

82Dubuque, IAIA59,1480.4%–

83Asbury, IAIA6,0350.2%–

84Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5000.2%–

85Keokuk, IAIA9,5100.2%–

86Maquoketa, IAIA6,0270.2%–

87Fort Madison, IAIA9,9350.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS