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Highest German population share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Carroll, IAIA10,08551.6%–

02Eldridge, IAIA6,95447.3%–

03Asbury, IAIA6,03546.8%–

04Charles City, IAIA7,01345.6%–

05DeWitt, IAIA5,70445.0%–

06Algona, IAIA5,30944.9%–

07Manchester, IAIA5,35744.8%–

08Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52543.9%–

09Spencer, IAIA11,21843.6%–

10Cherokee, IAIA5,12243.5%–

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32442.5%–

12Dubuque, IAIA59,14841.3%–

13Waverly, IAIA10,56140.4%–

14Polk City, IAIA6,63038.4%–

15Maquoketa, IAIA6,02738.1%–

16Adel, IAIA7,09836.9%–

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24036.9%–

18Independence, IAIA6,31236.5%–

19Clear Lake, IAIA7,60136.4%–

20Marion, IAIA42,73236.3%–

21Norwalk, IAIA15,00436.1%–

22Le Mars, IAIA10,76034.9%–

23Fort Madison, IAIA9,93533.7%–

24Winterset, IAIA5,52033.5%–

25Ankeny, IAIA77,83333.3%–

26Grinnell, IAIA9,43032.9%–

27Vinton, IAIA5,00432.4%–

28Nevada, IAIA6,97432.3%–

29North Liberty, IAIA21,97632.2%–

30Oelwein, IAIA5,75732.1%–

31Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.9%–

32Mason City, IAIA26,85331.7%–

33Sheldon, IAIA5,57531.4%–

34Hiawatha, IAIA7,43231.1%–

35Bettendorf, IAIA40,71031.0%–

36Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01330.8%–

37Grimes, IAIA17,40530.5%–

38Decorah, IAIA7,41730.4%–

39Urbandale, IAIA48,57030.2%–

40Boone, IAIA12,47129.9%–

41Clinton, IAIA24,04929.3%–

42Webster City, IAIA7,81529.1%–

43Estherville, IAIA5,80729.1%–

44Tiffin, IAIA7,15628.8%–

45Burlington, IAIA23,33628.5%–

46Indianola, IAIA16,82928.4%–

47Clive, IAIA19,86127.8%–

48Davenport, IAIA100,35827.7%–

49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50027.5%–

50Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93527.3%–

51Johnston, IAIA25,06526.7%–

52Atlantic, IAIA6,67626.6%–

53West Des Moines, IAIA74,22426.4%–

54Ames, IAIA68,22026.3%–

55Orange City, IAIA6,46826.1%–

56Newton, IAIA15,74125.9%–

57Waukee, IAIA34,89025.7%–

58Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23925.4%–

59Iowa City, IAIA76,22925.2%–

60Pella, IAIA10,99224.9%–

61Glenwood, IAIA5,28724.9%–

62Bondurant, IAIA9,64724.7%–

63Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68024.6%–

64Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83724.1%–

65Altoona, IAIA22,79624.0%–

66Keokuk, IAIA9,51023.5%–

67Waterloo, IAIA66,91923.4%–

68Sioux City, IAIA86,35623.0%–

69Coralville, IAIA23,96022.9%–

70Washington, IAIA7,26122.6%–

71Creston, IAIA7,33522.3%–

72Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05922.1%–

73Perry, IAIA8,20821.9%–

74Denison, IAIA8,21421.6%–

75Muscatine, IAIA23,16421.1%–

76Knoxville, IAIA7,46920.7%–

77Red Oak, IAIA5,38820.0%–

78Clarinda, IAIA5,27319.2%–

79Centerville, IAIA5,32719.0%–

80Des Moines, IAIA212,08618.9%–

81Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49318.0%–

82Osceola, IAIA5,67917.8%–

83Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616.9%–

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,86416.9%–

85Storm Lake, IAIA11,59015.0%–

86Ottumwa, IAIA25,31914.1%–

87Fairfield, IAIA9,22013.9%–

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