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Highest French population share, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000

01Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5254.0%–

02Newton, IAIA15,7413.8%–

03Orange City, IAIA6,4683.4%–

04Glenwood, IAIA5,2873.4%–

05Centerville, IAIA5,3273.3%–

06Keokuk, IAIA9,5103.1%–

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3243.0%–

08Clinton, IAIA24,0492.9%–

09Spencer, IAIA11,2182.8%–

10Knoxville, IAIA7,4692.6%–

11Sheldon, IAIA5,5752.6%–

12Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.6%–

13Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.6%–

14Webster City, IAIA7,8152.5%–

15Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.5%–

16North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.5%–

17Indianola, IAIA16,8292.4%–

18Vinton, IAIA5,0042.4%–

19Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402.4%–

20Burlington, IAIA23,3362.3%–

21Oelwein, IAIA5,7572.3%–

22Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352.2%–

23Adel, IAIA7,0982.2%–

24Waukee, IAIA34,8902.2%–

25Asbury, IAIA6,0352.2%–

26Manchester, IAIA5,3572.1%–

27Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.1%–

28Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.1%–

29Osceola, IAIA5,6792.1%–

30Algona, IAIA5,3092.1%–

31Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132.1%–

32Waverly, IAIA10,5612.0%–

33Coralville, IAIA23,9602.0%–

34Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.0%–

35Grimes, IAIA17,4051.9%–

36Dubuque, IAIA59,1481.9%–

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001.9%–

38Sioux City, IAIA86,3561.9%–

39Charles City, IAIA7,0131.9%–

40Marion, IAIA42,7321.9%–

41Fairfield, IAIA9,2201.9%–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.9%–

43Johnston, IAIA25,0651.8%–

44Mason City, IAIA26,8531.8%–

45Boone, IAIA12,4711.8%–

46Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.8%–

47Iowa City, IAIA76,2291.8%–

48Decorah, IAIA7,4171.8%–

49Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801.7%–

50Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.7%–

51Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361.7%–

52Tiffin, IAIA7,1561.6%–

53Grinnell, IAIA9,4301.6%–

54Creston, IAIA7,3351.6%–

55Des Moines, IAIA212,0861.6%–

56Red Oak, IAIA5,3881.6%–

57Urbandale, IAIA48,5701.5%–

58Ames, IAIA68,2201.5%–

59Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.5%–

60Nevada, IAIA6,9741.5%–

61Altoona, IAIA22,7961.4%–

62Perry, IAIA8,2081.4%–

63Davenport, IAIA100,3581.4%–

64West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241.4%–

65Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.4%–

66Independence, IAIA6,3121.4%–

67Clive, IAIA19,8611.4%–

68Waterloo, IAIA66,9191.3%–

69Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191.2%–

70Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931.2%–

71Polk City, IAIA6,6301.2%–

72Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.2%–

73Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.2%–

74Pella, IAIA10,9921.1%–

75Winterset, IAIA5,5201.1%–

76Muscatine, IAIA23,1641.1%–

77Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371.1%–

78Le Mars, IAIA10,7601.0%–

79DeWitt, IAIA5,7041.0%–

80Storm Lake, IAIA11,5900.9%–

81Washington, IAIA7,2610.9%–

82Clarinda, IAIA5,2730.8%–

83Eldridge, IAIA6,9540.6%–

84Carroll, IAIA10,0850.5%–

85Cherokee, IAIA5,1220.5%–

86Denison, IAIA8,2140.4%–

87Estherville, IAIA5,8070.2%–

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