RANKING · 2024 ACS · 81 SHOWN OF 81

Highest Polish population share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Polish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Polish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 81 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 81 is 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mount Pleasant, IA, up 68 places to #9.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲4Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3243.1%+0.3 pts

02▲2Polk City, IAIA6,6302.9%+0.4 pts

03Iowa City, IAIA76,2292.8%−0.7 pts

04▼3Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272.7%+1.0 pts

05▲2Tiffin, IAIA7,1562.6%+0.1 pts

06▲50Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392.5%+1.4 pts

07▲66North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.3%−0.1 pts

08▼2Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.3%0.0 pts

09▲68Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002.2%+1.4 pts

10▲16Asbury, IAIA6,0352.0%−0.4 pts

11▲49Johnston, IAIA25,0652.0%−0.1 pts

12▲4Clive, IAIA19,8612.0%−0.6 pts

13▲1Davenport, IAIA100,3582.0%+0.1 pts

14▲8Fairfield, IAIA9,2201.9%+1.0 pts

15▲3Ames, IAIA68,2201.9%−0.3 pts

16▼3Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801.8%0.0 pts

17▲4Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.6%−0.2 pts

18▲49Red Oak, IAIA5,3881.6%+1.5 pts

19▲5Sioux City, IAIA86,3561.6%−1.1 pts

20▼9West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241.5%−0.2 pts

21▲12Dubuque, IAIA59,1481.5%+0.1 pts

22▲27Mason City, IAIA26,8531.5%0.0 pts

23▼21Bondurant, IAIA9,6471.4%+0.6 pts

24▲6Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401.4%+0.2 pts

25▲9Norwalk, IAIA15,0041.4%+0.7 pts

26▲44Estherville, IAIA5,8071.4%−0.4 pts

27▲1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351.3%−0.1 pts

28▼16Creston, IAIA7,3351.3%+0.6 pts

29Coralville, IAIA23,9601.3%−1.2 pts

30▲5Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.3%−1.2 pts

31▲1Urbandale, IAIA48,5701.2%0.0 pts

32▲31Charles City, IAIA7,0131.2%+1.0 pts

33▲10Des Moines, IAIA212,0861.1%+0.1 pts

34▼7Nevada, IAIA6,9741.1%+0.5 pts

35▼15Waverly, IAIA10,5611.1%+1.0 pts

36▲3Altoona, IAIA22,7961.1%−0.4 pts

37▲9Clinton, IAIA24,0491.1%−1.3 pts

38▲24Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371.1%+0.4 pts

39▲25Burlington, IAIA23,3361.0%0.0 pts

40▲7Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931.0%+0.1 pts

41▲24Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0131.0%–

42▲13Grimes, IAIA17,4051.0%−0.7 pts

43▼6Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251.0%+0.1 pts

44▲22Oelwein, IAIA5,7571.0%−0.8 pts

45▲7Decorah, IAIA7,4171.0%−0.5 pts

46▲4Marion, IAIA42,7320.9%−0.9 pts

47▲32Glenwood, IAIA5,2870.9%0.0 pts

48▼8Anamosa, IAIA5,9010.9%+0.7 pts

49▼24Indianola, IAIA16,8290.8%−1.0 pts

50▲7Atlantic, IAIA6,6760.8%−0.6 pts

51▼7Washington, IAIA7,2610.8%−0.8 pts

52▲16Muscatine, IAIA23,1640.8%−0.1 pts

53▲5Keokuk, IAIA9,5100.7%−0.3 pts

54▲31Perry, IAIA8,2080.7%+0.5 pts

55▼2Cherokee, IAIA5,1220.7%−1.5 pts

56▲16Clarinda, IAIA5,2730.7%+0.5 pts

57▼6Pella, IAIA10,9920.7%−0.2 pts

58▼35Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0590.7%−1.2 pts

59▼40Waukee, IAIA34,8900.6%−2.2 pts

60▼1Adel, IAIA7,0980.6%+0.3 pts

61▼25Newton, IAIA15,7410.6%−0.8 pts

62▼20Clear Lake, IAIA7,6010.6%−1.8 pts

63▼32Grinnell, IAIA9,4300.6%−1.2 pts

64▼56Le Mars, IAIA10,7600.6%−0.5 pts

65▲21Hiawatha, IAIA7,4320.5%−0.3 pts

66▼49DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.5%−2.5 pts

67▲11Waterloo, IAIA66,9190.5%−0.7 pts

68▼20Marshalltown, IAIA27,5360.5%−0.5 pts

69▲15Sioux Center, IAIA8,8640.4%–

70▼1Carroll, IAIA10,0850.4%+0.1 pts

71▼26Independence, IAIA6,3120.3%−0.9 pts

72▼34Boone, IAIA12,4710.3%−1.1 pts

73▼58Algona, IAIA5,3090.3%+0.1 pts

74▼20Vinton, IAIA5,0040.2%–

75▲8Ottumwa, IAIA25,3190.2%−0.1 pts

76Denison, IAIA8,2140.2%−0.6 pts

77▲5Knoxville, IAIA7,4690.2%−0.8 pts

78▼17Orange City, IAIA6,4680.2%–

79▼69Fort Madison, IAIA9,9350.1%−0.2 pts

80▼9Spencer, IAIA11,2180.1%−0.9 pts

81▼1Storm Lake, IAIA11,5900.1%−0.2 pts

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