RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest German population share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 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 36.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Asbury, IAIA6,03569.1%–

02Carroll, IAIA10,08559.6%–

03Waverly, IAIA10,56156.2%–

04Eldridge, IAIA6,95454.7%–

05Le Mars, IAIA10,76054.0%–

06DeWitt, IAIA5,70453.3%–

07Dubuque, IAIA59,14851.9%–

08Polk City, IAIA6,63051.8%–

09Independence, IAIA6,31250.8%–

10Charles City, IAIA7,01350.1%–

11Maquoketa, IAIA6,02749.9%–

12Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01348.9%–

13Algona, IAIA5,30947.1%–

14Manchester, IAIA5,35746.2%–

15Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32446.1%–

16Cherokee, IAIA5,12245.2%–

17Spencer, IAIA11,21845.1%–

18Waukee, IAIA34,89045.1%–

19Tiffin, IAIA7,15644.3%–

20Sheldon, IAIA5,57544.3%–

21North Liberty, IAIA21,97644.1%–

22Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24044.1%–

23Decorah, IAIA7,41744.0%–

24Marion, IAIA42,73242.8%–

25Clear Lake, IAIA7,60142.3%–

26Anamosa, IAIA5,90142.3%–

27Oelwein, IAIA5,75741.4%–

28Mason City, IAIA26,85341.4%–

29Norwalk, IAIA15,00440.9%–

30Clinton, IAIA24,04940.0%–

31Nevada, IAIA6,97439.9%–

32Ankeny, IAIA77,83339.8%–

33Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93539.6%–

34Hiawatha, IAIA7,43239.5%–

35Grinnell, IAIA9,43039.3%–

36Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52539.0%–

37Denison, IAIA8,21439.0%–

38Johnston, IAIA25,06538.9%–

39Grimes, IAIA17,40538.4%–

40Estherville, IAIA5,80738.4%–

41Bondurant, IAIA9,64737.9%–

42Adel, IAIA7,09837.7%–

43Clive, IAIA19,86137.2%–

44Boone, IAIA12,47136.8%–

45Urbandale, IAIA48,57036.8%–

46Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68036.5%–

47Bettendorf, IAIA40,71036.5%–

48Waterloo, IAIA66,91936.2%–

49Vinton, IAIA5,00436.2%–

50Ames, IAIA68,22036.1%–

51Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83736.0%–

52Muscatine, IAIA23,16435.8%–

53Burlington, IAIA23,33635.7%–

54Iowa City, IAIA76,22935.6%–

55Washington, IAIA7,26135.1%–

56Davenport, IAIA100,35834.7%–

57Webster City, IAIA7,81534.4%–

58Coralville, IAIA23,96034.4%–

59West Des Moines, IAIA74,22434.3%–

60Altoona, IAIA22,79633.9%–

61Atlantic, IAIA6,67633.7%–

62Indianola, IAIA16,82933.7%–

63Keokuk, IAIA9,51033.2%–

64Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50033.1%–

65Fort Madison, IAIA9,93533.0%–

66Sioux City, IAIA86,35632.6%–

67Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05931.1%–

68Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23930.7%–

69Marshalltown, IAIA27,53629.9%–

70Newton, IAIA15,74129.8%–

71Red Oak, IAIA5,38828.9%–

72Winterset, IAIA5,52028.8%–

73Glenwood, IAIA5,28728.4%–

74Creston, IAIA7,33527.7%–

75Knoxville, IAIA7,46927.0%–

76Clarinda, IAIA5,27326.9%–

77Orange City, IAIA6,46826.6%–

78Storm Lake, IAIA11,59026.6%–

79Centerville, IAIA5,32726.3%–

80Pella, IAIA10,99226.1%–

81Perry, IAIA8,20825.7%–

82Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49325.4%–

83Des Moines, IAIA212,08624.3%–

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,86422.5%–

85Fairfield, IAIA9,22022.4%–

86Ottumwa, IAIA25,31922.4%–

87Osceola, IAIA5,67921.7%–

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