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Highest Norwegian population share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian 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 3.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Winterset, IA, up 58 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Decorah, IAIA7,41721.9%−7.6 pts

02Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113.7%−0.1 pts

03▲3Spencer, IAIA11,21813.3%+4.8 pts

04▲4Boone, IAIA12,47111.1%+2.4 pts

05▼1Mason City, IAIA26,85310.9%−4.1 pts

06▲1Webster City, IAIA7,8158.1%−5.9 pts

07▲11Algona, IAIA5,3097.6%−4.0 pts

08▼5Nevada, IAIA6,9747.6%−5.6 pts

09Vinton, IAIA5,0047.2%+2.6 pts

10▼5Estherville, IAIA5,8076.9%−9.4 pts

11▲10Marion, IAIA42,7326.8%+1.6 pts

12▲58Winterset, IAIA5,5206.5%+3.6 pts

13▲9Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.4%−2.3 pts

14▲1Clive, IAIA19,8616.2%+0.2 pts

15▲4Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2406.1%−1.6 pts

16▲19Tiffin, IAIA7,1566.0%+3.0 pts

17▼4Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0136.0%−4.3 pts

18▼2Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.0%−3.7 pts

19▲12Charles City, IAIA7,0135.9%−2.0 pts

20▲57Hiawatha, IAIA7,4325.6%+1.3 pts

21▼1Ankeny, IAIA77,8335.5%−3.5 pts

22▲6Fairfield, IAIA9,2205.4%+4.2 pts

23▼12Waverly, IAIA10,5615.3%−2.4 pts

24▲9Independence, IAIA6,3125.3%−4.8 pts

25▼11Ames, IAIA68,2205.3%−2.3 pts

26▼14North Liberty, IAIA21,9765.1%−1.6 pts

27▲5West Des Moines, IAIA74,2245.1%−0.2 pts

28▲2Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.0%−0.9 pts

29▼2Urbandale, IAIA48,5704.9%−2.6 pts

30▼5Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0594.8%−1.9 pts

31▲10Polk City, IAIA6,6304.5%−3.0 pts

32▲2Norwalk, IAIA15,0044.2%+0.5 pts

33▼10Johnston, IAIA25,0654.2%−0.1 pts

34▲19Orange City, IAIA6,4684.2%−2.9 pts

35▲3Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.1%+0.6 pts

36▲3DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.1%0.0 pts

37▼20Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3243.9%−3.7 pts

38▲37Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.7%−3.3 pts

39▼15Waukee, IAIA34,8903.6%−3.3 pts

40▲11Altoona, IAIA22,7963.6%−0.6 pts

41▲1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353.5%−1.7 pts

42▼6Iowa City, IAIA76,2293.5%−0.4 pts

43▲2Adel, IAIA7,0983.4%−1.2 pts

44▲3Dubuque, IAIA59,1483.4%+1.0 pts

45▼1Coralville, IAIA23,9603.4%−0.3 pts

46▲23Newton, IAIA15,7413.3%−2.2 pts

47▼37Sheldon, IAIA5,5753.2%−1.9 pts

48▼8Sioux City, IAIA86,3563.1%−2.7 pts

49▼6Indianola, IAIA16,8293.1%−1.9 pts

50▲10Grimes, IAIA17,4053.1%−4.3 pts

51▲13Oelwein, IAIA5,7573.0%−0.3 pts

52▲2Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.9%+0.1 pts

53▼24Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392.9%−3.5 pts

54▼8Waterloo, IAIA66,9192.9%−2.1 pts

55▲16Knoxville, IAIA7,4692.8%−0.4 pts

56▲5Clinton, IAIA24,0492.7%−0.3 pts

57▲2Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.6%+0.2 pts

58▼6Storm Lake, IAIA11,5902.6%−0.6 pts

59▼9Creston, IAIA7,3352.6%+1.4 pts

60▼12Des Moines, IAIA212,0862.6%−1.0 pts

61▲23Manchester, IAIA5,3572.5%+0.2 pts

62▲1Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362.4%−2.5 pts

63▼37Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.3%−0.7 pts

64▲10Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002.0%−1.3 pts

65Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802.0%−0.9 pts

66▼4Keokuk, IAIA9,5102.0%+1.1 pts

67▲14Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.9%−6.9 pts

68Pella, IAIA10,9921.6%−1.4 pts

69▲7Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.6%+0.7 pts

70▼15Washington, IAIA7,2611.6%−0.7 pts

71▲12Asbury, IAIA6,0351.6%−0.4 pts

72▲13Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351.5%−0.9 pts

73▲6Davenport, IAIA100,3581.5%−0.6 pts

74▲6Osceola, IAIA5,6791.5%+0.1 pts

75▼9Muscatine, IAIA23,1641.5%0.0 pts

76▼39Glenwood, IAIA5,2871.5%−3.1 pts

77▲10Perry, IAIA8,2081.4%−1.1 pts

78Burlington, IAIA23,3361.4%−0.4 pts

79▼7Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.4%−2.0 pts

80▼31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931.4%−2.2 pts

81▼24Carroll, IAIA10,0851.3%−1.6 pts

82▼9Maquoketa, IAIA6,0271.0%−1.4 pts

83▼16Clarinda, IAIA5,2731.0%−0.3 pts

84▼2Ottumwa, IAIA25,3190.6%−1.2 pts

85▼27Red Oak, IAIA5,3880.6%−2.5 pts

86Denison, IAIA8,2140.5%−4.2 pts

87▼31Centerville, IAIA5,3270.0%−0.9 pts

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