RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Norwegian population share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2010 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 4.5%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS –

01Decorah, IAIA7,41729.5%–

02Estherville, IAIA5,80716.3%–

03Mason City, IAIA26,85315.0%–

04Webster City, IAIA7,81513.9%–

05Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113.8%–

06Nevada, IAIA6,97413.1%–

07Algona, IAIA5,30911.6%–

08Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.3%–

09Independence, IAIA6,31210.1%–

10Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5259.6%–

11Ankeny, IAIA77,8339.0%–

12Eldridge, IAIA6,9548.7%–

13Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8378.7%–

14Boone, IAIA12,4718.6%–

15Spencer, IAIA11,2188.5%–

16Charles City, IAIA7,0137.8%–

17Waverly, IAIA10,5617.8%–

18Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3247.7%–

19Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2407.6%–

20Ames, IAIA68,2207.6%–

21Urbandale, IAIA48,5707.6%–

22Polk City, IAIA6,6307.5%–

23Grimes, IAIA17,4057.3%–

24Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.0%–

25Orange City, IAIA6,4687.0%–

26Waukee, IAIA34,8906.9%–

27Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0596.7%–

28North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.7%–

29Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.4%–

30Clive, IAIA19,8616.1%–

31Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.9%–

32Sioux City, IAIA86,3565.8%–

33Newton, IAIA15,7415.5%–

34West Des Moines, IAIA74,2245.3%–

35Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9355.2%–

36Marion, IAIA42,7325.2%–

37Sheldon, IAIA5,5755.1%–

38Indianola, IAIA16,8295.0%–

39Waterloo, IAIA66,9194.9%–

40Marshalltown, IAIA27,5364.9%–

41Denison, IAIA8,2144.7%–

42Adel, IAIA7,0984.6%–

43Vinton, IAIA5,0044.6%–

44Glenwood, IAIA5,2874.5%–

45Johnston, IAIA25,0654.3%–

46Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.3%–

47Altoona, IAIA22,7964.2%–

48DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.1%–

49Iowa City, IAIA76,2293.9%–

50Coralville, IAIA23,9603.7%–

51Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.7%–

52Grinnell, IAIA9,4303.6%–

53Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4933.5%–

54Des Moines, IAIA212,0863.5%–

55Atlantic, IAIA6,6763.3%–

56Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5003.3%–

57Oelwein, IAIA5,7573.3%–

58Knoxville, IAIA7,4693.2%–

59Storm Lake, IAIA11,5903.2%–

60Pella, IAIA10,9923.1%–

61Red Oak, IAIA5,3883.0%–

62Tiffin, IAIA7,1563.0%–

63Clinton, IAIA24,0493.0%–

64Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.9%–

65Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802.9%–

66Winterset, IAIA5,5202.9%–

67Carroll, IAIA10,0852.8%–

68Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.8%–

69Perry, IAIA8,2082.5%–

70Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.4%–

71Dubuque, IAIA59,1482.4%–

72Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.4%–

73Manchester, IAIA5,3572.3%–

74Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272.3%–

75Washington, IAIA7,2612.3%–

76Davenport, IAIA100,3582.1%–

77Asbury, IAIA6,0352.0%–

78Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191.8%–

79Burlington, IAIA23,3361.8%–

80Muscatine, IAIA23,1641.5%–

81Osceola, IAIA5,6791.4%–

82Clarinda, IAIA5,2731.3%–

83Fairfield, IAIA9,2201.2%–

84Creston, IAIA7,3351.2%–

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,8640.9%–

86Centerville, IAIA5,3270.9%–

87Keokuk, IAIA9,5100.9%–

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