RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest German population share, Iowa cities · 2020

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, IAIA10,08556.0%–

02Asbury, IAIA6,03551.3%–

03Manchester, IAIA5,35750.3%–

04Waverly, IAIA10,56145.7%–

05Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52545.0%–

06Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32444.9%–

07Algona, IAIA5,30944.9%–

08Maquoketa, IAIA6,02744.7%–

09Le Mars, IAIA10,76044.7%–

10Adel, IAIA7,09843.1%–

11DeWitt, IAIA5,70442.6%–

12Polk City, IAIA6,63042.5%–

13Dubuque, IAIA59,14842.2%–

14Charles City, IAIA7,01341.4%–

15Spencer, IAIA11,21841.2%–

16Cherokee, IAIA5,12241.0%–

17Eldridge, IAIA6,95440.8%–

18Clear Lake, IAIA7,60138.8%–

19Orange City, IAIA6,46837.6%–

20Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01337.5%–

21Norwalk, IAIA15,00437.5%–

22Decorah, IAIA7,41737.2%–

23Sheldon, IAIA5,57536.8%–

24Boone, IAIA12,47136.8%–

25Glenwood, IAIA5,28736.3%–

26Bettendorf, IAIA40,71035.4%–

27Marion, IAIA42,73235.4%–

28Hiawatha, IAIA7,43235.3%–

29Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24035.1%–

30Webster City, IAIA7,81534.9%–

31Clinton, IAIA24,04933.8%–

32Nevada, IAIA6,97433.7%–

33Ankeny, IAIA77,83333.4%–

34Fort Madison, IAIA9,93532.7%–

35Mason City, IAIA26,85332.7%–

36Ames, IAIA68,22032.4%–

37Oelwein, IAIA5,75732.4%–

38Independence, IAIA6,31232.2%–

39Grimes, IAIA17,40532.0%–

40Atlantic, IAIA6,67631.8%–

41Urbandale, IAIA48,57031.7%–

42North Liberty, IAIA21,97631.5%–

43Winterset, IAIA5,52031.5%–

44Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.2%–

45Waukee, IAIA34,89031.2%–

46Vinton, IAIA5,00431.1%–

47Clive, IAIA19,86130.8%–

48Indianola, IAIA16,82930.8%–

49Bondurant, IAIA9,64730.0%–

50Tiffin, IAIA7,15629.8%–

51Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93529.7%–

52Estherville, IAIA5,80729.3%–

53Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68029.1%–

54Davenport, IAIA100,35828.5%–

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51028.4%–

56Burlington, IAIA23,33628.3%–

57Clarinda, IAIA5,27328.2%–

58Grinnell, IAIA9,43028.1%–

59Newton, IAIA15,74127.6%–

60Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23927.2%–

61Pella, IAIA10,99227.2%–

62Johnston, IAIA25,06527.1%–

63Washington, IAIA7,26127.1%–

64Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.8%–

65Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50026.8%–

66Altoona, IAIA22,79625.9%–

67Knoxville, IAIA7,46925.7%–

68Red Oak, IAIA5,38825.7%–

69Sioux City, IAIA86,35625.3%–

70West Des Moines, IAIA74,22425.3%–

71Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83725.2%–

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86424.9%–

73Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49324.7%–

74Waterloo, IAIA66,91924.4%–

75Muscatine, IAIA23,16423.4%–

76Creston, IAIA7,33522.5%–

77Marshalltown, IAIA27,53621.8%–

78Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05921.1%–

79Coralville, IAIA23,96020.3%–

80Osceola, IAIA5,67920.2%–

81Centerville, IAIA5,32720.0%–

82Ottumwa, IAIA25,31919.9%–

83Des Moines, IAIA212,08619.7%–

84Denison, IAIA8,21418.8%–

85Perry, IAIA8,20818.2%–

86Fairfield, IAIA9,22017.6%–

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59015.1%–

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