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Highest German population share, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 31.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Carroll, IAIA10,08556.0%−3.6 pts

02Asbury, IAIA6,03551.3%−17.8 pts

03Manchester, IAIA5,35750.3%+4.1 pts

04Waverly, IAIA10,56145.7%−10.5 pts

05Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52545.0%+6.0 pts

06Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32444.9%−1.2 pts

07Algona, IAIA5,30944.9%−2.2 pts

08Maquoketa, IAIA6,02744.7%−5.2 pts

09Le Mars, IAIA10,76044.7%−9.3 pts

10Adel, IAIA7,09843.1%+5.3 pts

11DeWitt, IAIA5,70442.6%−10.7 pts

12Polk City, IAIA6,63042.5%−9.3 pts

13Dubuque, IAIA59,14842.2%−9.6 pts

14Charles City, IAIA7,01341.4%−8.7 pts

15Spencer, IAIA11,21841.2%−3.9 pts

16Cherokee, IAIA5,12241.0%−4.2 pts

17Eldridge, IAIA6,95440.8%−13.9 pts

18Clear Lake, IAIA7,60138.8%−3.5 pts

19Orange City, IAIA6,46837.6%+11.0 pts

20Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01337.5%−11.4 pts

21Norwalk, IAIA15,00437.5%−3.5 pts

22Decorah, IAIA7,41737.2%−6.9 pts

23Sheldon, IAIA5,57536.8%−7.4 pts

24Boone, IAIA12,47136.8%0.0 pts

25Glenwood, IAIA5,28736.3%+7.9 pts

26Bettendorf, IAIA40,71035.4%−1.1 pts

27Marion, IAIA42,73235.4%−7.4 pts

28Hiawatha, IAIA7,43235.3%−4.2 pts

29Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24035.1%−9.0 pts

30Webster City, IAIA7,81534.9%+0.5 pts

31Clinton, IAIA24,04933.8%−6.2 pts

32Nevada, IAIA6,97433.7%−6.1 pts

33Ankeny, IAIA77,83333.4%−6.4 pts

34Fort Madison, IAIA9,93532.7%−0.3 pts

35Mason City, IAIA26,85332.7%−8.6 pts

36Ames, IAIA68,22032.4%−3.6 pts

37Oelwein, IAIA5,75732.4%−9.0 pts

38Independence, IAIA6,31232.2%−18.6 pts

39Grimes, IAIA17,40532.0%−6.4 pts

40Atlantic, IAIA6,67631.8%−1.9 pts

41Urbandale, IAIA48,57031.7%−5.0 pts

42North Liberty, IAIA21,97631.5%−12.7 pts

43Winterset, IAIA5,52031.5%+2.6 pts

44Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.2%−11.1 pts

45Waukee, IAIA34,89031.2%−13.9 pts

46Vinton, IAIA5,00431.1%−5.1 pts

47Clive, IAIA19,86130.8%−6.4 pts

48Indianola, IAIA16,82930.8%−2.9 pts

49Bondurant, IAIA9,64730.0%−7.9 pts

50Tiffin, IAIA7,15629.8%−14.5 pts

51Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93529.7%−9.9 pts

52Estherville, IAIA5,80729.3%−9.1 pts

53Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68029.1%−7.5 pts

54Davenport, IAIA100,35828.5%−6.2 pts

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51028.4%−4.9 pts

56Burlington, IAIA23,33628.3%−7.4 pts

57Clarinda, IAIA5,27328.2%+1.2 pts

58Grinnell, IAIA9,43028.1%−11.2 pts

59Newton, IAIA15,74127.6%−2.2 pts

60Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23927.2%−3.5 pts

61Pella, IAIA10,99227.2%+1.1 pts

62Johnston, IAIA25,06527.1%−11.8 pts

63Washington, IAIA7,26127.1%−8.0 pts

64Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.8%−8.8 pts

65Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50026.8%−6.3 pts

66Altoona, IAIA22,79625.9%−7.9 pts

67Knoxville, IAIA7,46925.7%−1.3 pts

68Red Oak, IAIA5,38825.7%−3.2 pts

69Sioux City, IAIA86,35625.3%−7.3 pts

70West Des Moines, IAIA74,22425.3%−9.1 pts

71Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83725.2%−10.8 pts

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86424.9%+2.4 pts

73Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49324.7%−0.8 pts

74Waterloo, IAIA66,91924.4%−11.8 pts

75Muscatine, IAIA23,16423.4%−12.4 pts

76Creston, IAIA7,33522.5%−5.3 pts

77Marshalltown, IAIA27,53621.8%−8.1 pts

78Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05921.1%−10.0 pts

79Coralville, IAIA23,96020.3%−14.1 pts

80Osceola, IAIA5,67920.2%−1.5 pts

81Centerville, IAIA5,32720.0%−6.4 pts

82Ottumwa, IAIA25,31919.9%−2.5 pts

83Des Moines, IAIA212,08619.7%−4.6 pts

84Denison, IAIA8,21418.8%−20.2 pts

85Perry, IAIA8,20818.2%−7.5 pts

86Fairfield, IAIA9,22017.6%−4.8 pts

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59015.1%−11.4 pts

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