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Highest German population share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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 28.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Grinnell, IA, up 32 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Carroll, IAIA10,08551.6%−7.9 pts

02▲15Eldridge, IAIA6,95447.3%−7.3 pts

03▼1Asbury, IAIA6,03546.8%−22.3 pts

04▲10Charles City, IAIA7,01345.6%−4.5 pts

05▲6DeWitt, IAIA5,70445.0%−8.3 pts

06▲1Algona, IAIA5,30944.9%−2.2 pts

07▼4Manchester, IAIA5,35744.8%−1.4 pts

08▼3Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52543.9%+4.8 pts

09▲6Spencer, IAIA11,21843.6%−1.5 pts

10▲6Cherokee, IAIA5,12243.5%−1.7 pts

11▼5Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32442.5%−3.5 pts

12▲1Dubuque, IAIA59,14841.3%−10.6 pts

13▼9Waverly, IAIA10,56140.4%−15.8 pts

14▼2Polk City, IAIA6,63038.4%−13.4 pts

15▼7Maquoketa, IAIA6,02738.1%−11.8 pts

16▼6Adel, IAIA7,09836.9%−0.8 pts

17▲12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24036.9%−7.3 pts

18▲20Independence, IAIA6,31236.5%−14.4 pts

19▼1Clear Lake, IAIA7,60136.4%−5.9 pts

20▲7Marion, IAIA42,73236.3%−6.4 pts

21Norwalk, IAIA15,00436.1%−4.8 pts

22▼13Le Mars, IAIA10,76034.9%−19.1 pts

23▲11Fort Madison, IAIA9,93533.7%+0.6 pts

24▲19Winterset, IAIA5,52033.5%+4.7 pts

25▲8Ankeny, IAIA77,83333.3%−6.5 pts

26▲32Grinnell, IAIA9,43032.9%−6.4 pts

27▲19Vinton, IAIA5,00432.4%−3.8 pts

28▲4Nevada, IAIA6,97432.3%−7.6 pts

29▲13North Liberty, IAIA21,97632.2%−11.9 pts

30▲7Oelwein, IAIA5,75732.1%−9.3 pts

31▲13Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.9%−10.4 pts

32▲3Mason City, IAIA26,85331.7%−9.6 pts

33▼10Sheldon, IAIA5,57531.4%−12.9 pts

34▼6Hiawatha, IAIA7,43231.1%−8.5 pts

35▼9Bettendorf, IAIA40,71031.0%−5.5 pts

36▼16Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01330.8%−18.1 pts

37▲2Grimes, IAIA17,40530.5%−8.0 pts

38▼16Decorah, IAIA7,41730.4%−13.7 pts

39▲2Urbandale, IAIA48,57030.2%−6.6 pts

40▼16Boone, IAIA12,47129.9%−6.9 pts

41▼10Clinton, IAIA24,04929.3%−10.7 pts

42▼12Webster City, IAIA7,81529.1%−5.3 pts

43▲9Estherville, IAIA5,80729.1%−9.2 pts

44▲6Tiffin, IAIA7,15628.8%−15.5 pts

45▲11Burlington, IAIA23,33628.5%−7.2 pts

46▲2Indianola, IAIA16,82928.4%−5.3 pts

47Clive, IAIA19,86127.8%−9.4 pts

48▲6Davenport, IAIA100,35827.7%−7.0 pts

49▲16Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50027.5%−5.6 pts

50▲1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93527.3%−12.3 pts

51▲11Johnston, IAIA25,06526.7%−12.2 pts

52▼12Atlantic, IAIA6,67626.6%−7.1 pts

53▲17West Des Moines, IAIA74,22426.4%−7.9 pts

54▼18Ames, IAIA68,22026.3%−9.8 pts

55▼36Orange City, IAIA6,46826.1%−0.5 pts

56▲3Newton, IAIA15,74125.9%−4.0 pts

57▼12Waukee, IAIA34,89025.7%−19.3 pts

58▲2Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23925.4%−5.3 pts

59▲5Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.2%−10.4 pts

60▲1Pella, IAIA10,99224.9%−1.2 pts

61▼36Glenwood, IAIA5,28724.9%−3.5 pts

62▼13Bondurant, IAIA9,64724.7%−13.2 pts

63▼10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68024.6%−12.0 pts

64▲7Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83724.1%−11.9 pts

65▲1Altoona, IAIA22,79624.0%−9.9 pts

66▼11Keokuk, IAIA9,51023.5%−9.7 pts

67▲7Waterloo, IAIA66,91923.4%−12.8 pts

68▲1Sioux City, IAIA86,35623.0%−9.6 pts

69▲10Coralville, IAIA23,96022.9%−11.5 pts

70▼7Washington, IAIA7,26122.6%−12.4 pts

71▲5Creston, IAIA7,33522.3%−5.5 pts

72▲6Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05922.1%−9.0 pts

73▲12Perry, IAIA8,20821.9%−3.8 pts

74▲10Denison, IAIA8,21421.6%−17.4 pts

75Muscatine, IAIA23,16421.1%−14.7 pts

76▼9Knoxville, IAIA7,46920.7%−6.3 pts

77▼9Red Oak, IAIA5,38820.0%−8.8 pts

78▼21Clarinda, IAIA5,27319.2%−7.7 pts

79▲2Centerville, IAIA5,32719.0%−7.3 pts

80▲3Des Moines, IAIA212,08618.9%−5.4 pts

81▼8Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49318.0%−7.5 pts

82▼2Osceola, IAIA5,67917.8%−3.9 pts

83▼6Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616.9%−13.0 pts

84▼12Sioux Center, IAIA8,86416.9%−5.6 pts

85▲2Storm Lake, IAIA11,59015.0%−11.6 pts

86▼4Ottumwa, IAIA25,31914.1%−8.2 pts

87▼1Fairfield, IAIA9,22013.9%−8.5 pts

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