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Highest English population share, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 9.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jefferson County, IA, up 45 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲8Adams County, IAIA3,61718.0%+3.3 pts

02▲6Wayne County, IAIA6,73817.3%+2.5 pts

03▲17Union County, IAIA11,82916.4%+2.7 pts

04▲2Ringgold County, IAIA4,64216.3%+3.4 pts

05▼1Taylor County, IAIA5,83516.3%+2.1 pts

06▲4Appanoose County, IAIA12,07715.8%+0.4 pts

07Mahaska County, IAIA21,88015.7%+4.3 pts

08▼5Mills County, IAIA14,79315.6%+3.8 pts

09▼7Monroe County, IAIA7,40615.5%+2.4 pts

10▲12Page County, IAIA14,85614.9%+4.3 pts

11Warren County, IAIA57,33114.7%+1.8 pts

12▲45Jefferson County, IAIA15,29114.5%+1.7 pts

13▲5Decatur County, IAIA7,65514.0%−0.8 pts

14▲3Lucas County, IAIA8,84713.7%+1.7 pts

15▲26Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.5%+2.4 pts

16▼11Clarke County, IAIA9,57413.3%−0.7 pts

17▼1Fremont County, IAIA6,52213.0%−0.6 pts

18▼6Montgomery County, IAIA10,00212.9%+1.5 pts

19▲23Boone County, IAIA26,79912.6%+1.2 pts

20▼7Wapello County, IAIA35,21012.5%−0.7 pts

21▲11Madison County, IAIA17,27012.4%−1.9 pts

22▲30Buchanan County, IAIA20,88312.3%+3.6 pts

23▼22Greene County, IAIA8,65812.3%−0.8 pts

24▲5Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.3%+0.8 pts

25▼11Harrison County, IAIA14,62312.1%−0.9 pts

26Dallas County, IAIA118,45712.0%+0.9 pts

27▲6Jasper County, IAIA38,15312.0%−0.4 pts

28▲2Marion County, IAIA34,19211.9%+1.0 pts

29▼2Polk County, IAIA516,54611.8%+1.2 pts

30▼9Johnson County, IAIA160,04411.8%+1.3 pts

31▼7Cass County, IAIA12,96011.8%−0.4 pts

32▲19Iowa County, IAIA16,50411.7%+1.7 pts

33▼14Guthrie County, IAIA10,78211.6%−0.1 pts

34▼9Linn County, IAIA232,02811.5%+1.2 pts

35▲13Lee County, IAIA32,30611.4%+1.4 pts

36▲14Delaware County, IAIA17,67411.0%+0.4 pts

37▼2Des Moines County, IAIA38,07710.6%+0.1 pts

38▼23Davis County, IAIA9,23010.6%−0.2 pts

39▲1Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.4%−2.0 pts

40▼1Scott County, IAIA175,25910.4%+1.7 pts

41▼4Story County, IAIA101,29110.3%−0.7 pts

42▼8Henry County, IAIA19,34910.2%+0.7 pts

43▲4Keokuk County, IAIA9,79710.2%−1.0 pts

44▼8Adair County, IAIA7,40310.2%−1.8 pts

45▲21Bremer County, IAIA25,29610.1%+0.7 pts

46▲10Mitchell County, IAIA10,6509.9%+1.5 pts

47▲15Benton County, IAIA26,0049.9%−0.1 pts

48▲15Sac County, IAIA9,5259.8%+0.5 pts

49▲25Webster County, IAIA36,8389.7%+1.6 pts

50▲21Muscatine County, IAIA41,8539.7%−0.6 pts

51▲30Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.6%−2.0 pts

52▼3Washington County, IAIA22,6679.5%+0.8 pts

53▲24Cherokee County, IAIA11,3699.4%−0.9 pts

54▲18Allamakee County, IAIA14,2389.2%+3.0 pts

55▼10Calhoun County, IAIA9,5629.0%+0.6 pts

56▼12Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.0%−1.2 pts

57▼26Marshall County, IAIA39,8908.9%−1.0 pts

58▲7Grundy County, IAIA12,3618.5%+1.8 pts

59▼6Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5328.5%+0.3 pts

60Jones County, IAIA21,2538.5%−0.9 pts

61▲7Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.4%+0.8 pts

62▼4Wright County, IAIA12,8018.4%−0.8 pts

63▲1Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.3%−2.3 pts

64▲3Hamilton County, IAIA14,9448.2%−2.5 pts

65▼37Emmet County, IAIA9,1077.9%+0.6 pts

66▼43Monona County, IAIA8,5397.8%−1.1 pts

67▲13Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3727.6%−3.2 pts

68▼9Clinton County, IAIA46,0027.5%−1.3 pts

69▲14Franklin County, IAIA9,8687.4%+0.3 pts

70▼24Ida County, IAIA6,7777.4%−0.3 pts

71▼28Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7337.3%−0.7 pts

72▼18Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.3%−2.7 pts

73▲3Clay County, IAIA16,2027.3%−1.4 pts

74▲4Floyd County, IAIA14,9017.3%−1.5 pts

75▲14Winnebago County, IAIA10,2517.2%−1.6 pts

76▼38Audubon County, IAIA5,5097.2%−1.7 pts

77▼16Fayette County, IAIA19,0477.0%−2.3 pts

78▲9Butler County, IAIA14,0497.0%−1.5 pts

79▲5Tama County, IAIA16,7966.8%−0.6 pts

80▼7Kossuth County, IAIA14,3226.8%−0.3 pts

81▼2Clayton County, IAIA16,8456.7%−3.0 pts

82Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816.7%−0.5 pts

83▲5Jackson County, IAIA19,2886.6%−2.5 pts

84▼14Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8996.6%−1.1 pts

85▼16Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496.5%−1.8 pts

86Hancock County, IAIA10,5286.5%−1.1 pts

87▼32Shelby County, IAIA11,6896.3%−2.8 pts

88▼3Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.3%−2.2 pts

89▲1Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8196.0%−0.3 pts

90▲1Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.0%−0.3 pts

91▲1O'Brien County, IAIA14,2205.6%−0.6 pts

92▼17Worth County, IAIA7,3385.4%−3.0 pts

93▲3Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6635.3%−1.7 pts

94Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.0%−2.5 pts

95Crawford County, IAIA16,2375.0%−1.1 pts

96▼3Howard County, IAIA9,4153.6%−1.8 pts

97▲2Sioux County, IAIA36,7743.5%−0.8 pts

98▼1Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.1%−3.5 pts

99▼1Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.6%−0.4 pts

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