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Highest French population share, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 87 is 1.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5254.0%+1.5 pts

02Newton, IAIA15,7413.8%+0.8 pts

03Orange City, IAIA6,4683.4%+2.7 pts

04Glenwood, IAIA5,2873.4%−1.5 pts

05Centerville, IAIA5,3273.3%−1.0 pts

06Keokuk, IAIA9,5103.1%+0.7 pts

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3243.0%−1.4 pts

08Clinton, IAIA24,0492.9%−0.3 pts

09Spencer, IAIA11,2182.8%+0.3 pts

10Knoxville, IAIA7,4692.6%−0.1 pts

11Sheldon, IAIA5,5752.6%−0.4 pts

12Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.6%−1.0 pts

13Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.6%+1.2 pts

14Webster City, IAIA7,8152.5%−2.3 pts

15Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.5%+0.4 pts

16North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.5%−1.5 pts

17Indianola, IAIA16,8292.4%−1.0 pts

18Vinton, IAIA5,0042.4%+1.5 pts

19Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402.4%−0.3 pts

20Burlington, IAIA23,3362.3%−1.8 pts

21Oelwein, IAIA5,7572.3%+0.8 pts

22Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352.2%−0.8 pts

23Adel, IAIA7,0982.2%−2.3 pts

24Waukee, IAIA34,8902.2%+0.3 pts

25Asbury, IAIA6,0352.2%+0.5 pts

26Manchester, IAIA5,3572.1%0.0 pts

27Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.1%+0.1 pts

28Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.1%−0.6 pts

29Osceola, IAIA5,6792.1%−1.4 pts

30Algona, IAIA5,3092.1%−0.2 pts

31Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132.1%+0.6 pts

32Waverly, IAIA10,5612.0%+1.0 pts

33Coralville, IAIA23,9602.0%−1.9 pts

34Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.0%−2.1 pts

35Grimes, IAIA17,4051.9%−0.2 pts

36Dubuque, IAIA59,1481.9%−1.3 pts

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001.9%−1.5 pts

38Sioux City, IAIA86,3561.9%−1.8 pts

39Charles City, IAIA7,0131.9%−0.9 pts

40Marion, IAIA42,7321.9%−1.6 pts

41Fairfield, IAIA9,2201.9%−1.8 pts

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.9%−1.0 pts

43Johnston, IAIA25,0651.8%−1.9 pts

44Mason City, IAIA26,8531.8%−0.9 pts

45Boone, IAIA12,4711.8%−1.4 pts

46Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.8%+1.0 pts

47Iowa City, IAIA76,2291.8%−0.6 pts

48Decorah, IAIA7,4171.8%−0.8 pts

49Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801.7%−1.4 pts

50Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.7%−0.9 pts

51Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361.7%−1.1 pts

52Tiffin, IAIA7,1561.6%−1.2 pts

53Grinnell, IAIA9,4301.6%−2.2 pts

54Creston, IAIA7,3351.6%−0.4 pts

55Des Moines, IAIA212,0861.6%−0.5 pts

56Red Oak, IAIA5,3881.6%−1.1 pts

57Urbandale, IAIA48,5701.5%−1.6 pts

58Ames, IAIA68,2201.5%−1.4 pts

59Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.5%−1.9 pts

60Nevada, IAIA6,9741.5%−2.9 pts

61Altoona, IAIA22,7961.4%−2.5 pts

62Perry, IAIA8,2081.4%−0.3 pts

63Davenport, IAIA100,3581.4%−1.3 pts

64West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241.4%−0.9 pts

65Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.4%−3.1 pts

66Independence, IAIA6,3121.4%−2.3 pts

67Clive, IAIA19,8611.4%−0.8 pts

68Waterloo, IAIA66,9191.3%−1.2 pts

69Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191.2%−0.7 pts

70Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931.2%−2.5 pts

71Polk City, IAIA6,6301.2%−1.5 pts

72Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.2%−0.7 pts

73Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.2%0.0 pts

74Pella, IAIA10,9921.1%−1.1 pts

75Winterset, IAIA5,5201.1%−2.2 pts

76Muscatine, IAIA23,1641.1%−1.7 pts

77Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371.1%−1.6 pts

78Le Mars, IAIA10,7601.0%−1.2 pts

79DeWitt, IAIA5,7041.0%−2.0 pts

80Storm Lake, IAIA11,5900.9%−0.7 pts

81Washington, IAIA7,2610.9%−1.7 pts

82Clarinda, IAIA5,2730.8%−3.1 pts

83Eldridge, IAIA6,9540.6%−2.0 pts

84Carroll, IAIA10,0850.5%−2.3 pts

85Cherokee, IAIA5,1220.5%−3.0 pts

86Denison, IAIA8,2140.4%−0.2 pts

87Estherville, IAIA5,8070.2%−2.3 pts

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