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Highest Swedish population share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS –

01Red Oak, IAIA5,38812.3%–

02Boone, IAIA12,47111.0%–

03Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.9%–

04Grinnell, IAIA9,4306.6%–

05Grimes, IAIA17,4056.6%–

06Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.3%–

07Algona, IAIA5,3096.3%–

08Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5006.2%–

09Waukee, IAIA34,8906.1%–

10Clarinda, IAIA5,2736.1%–

11Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.1%–

12Decorah, IAIA7,4176.0%–

13Norwalk, IAIA15,0045.2%–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,5705.1%–

15Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.1%–

16Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.0%–

17Webster City, IAIA7,8154.7%–

18Ames, IAIA68,2204.5%–

19Spencer, IAIA11,2184.5%–

20Johnston, IAIA25,0654.4%–

21Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0594.4%–

22Clear Lake, IAIA7,6014.4%–

23Altoona, IAIA22,7964.3%–

24Nevada, IAIA6,9744.3%–

25Indianola, IAIA16,8294.2%–

26Polk City, IAIA6,6304.2%–

27Burlington, IAIA23,3364.2%–

28Storm Lake, IAIA11,5904.1%–

29Creston, IAIA7,3354.0%–

30Iowa City, IAIA76,2293.9%–

31Clive, IAIA19,8613.8%–

32Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.8%–

33Ankeny, IAIA77,8333.6%–

34Centerville, IAIA5,3273.6%–

35West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243.5%–

36Sioux City, IAIA86,3563.4%–

37Clinton, IAIA24,0493.4%–

38Vinton, IAIA5,0043.4%–

39Coralville, IAIA23,9603.4%–

40Glenwood, IAIA5,2873.3%–

41Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6803.2%–

42Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5253.1%–

43Mason City, IAIA26,8533.1%–

44Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402.9%–

45Davenport, IAIA100,3582.9%–

46Eldridge, IAIA6,9542.9%–

47Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.9%–

48Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272.7%–

49Marion, IAIA42,7322.7%–

50Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.7%–

51Sheldon, IAIA5,5752.6%–

52Des Moines, IAIA212,0862.6%–

53Asbury, IAIA6,0352.6%–

54Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192.5%–

55Tiffin, IAIA7,1562.5%–

56Fort Madison, IAIA9,9352.4%–

57Muscatine, IAIA23,1642.4%–

58Waverly, IAIA10,5612.4%–

59Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352.3%–

60Charles City, IAIA7,0132.2%–

61Manchester, IAIA5,3572.2%–

62Atlantic, IAIA6,6762.2%–

63Estherville, IAIA5,8072.1%–

64Oelwein, IAIA5,7572.1%–

65Denison, IAIA8,2142.1%–

66Keokuk, IAIA9,5102.1%–

67Pella, IAIA10,9922.1%–

68Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932.0%–

69Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.0%–

70Independence, IAIA6,3122.0%–

71Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132.0%–

72Washington, IAIA7,2611.9%–

73DeWitt, IAIA5,7041.8%–

74Carroll, IAIA10,0851.8%–

75Fairfield, IAIA9,2201.8%–

76Osceola, IAIA5,6791.8%–

77Dubuque, IAIA59,1481.8%–

78Newton, IAIA15,7411.8%–

79Waterloo, IAIA66,9191.7%–

80Knoxville, IAIA7,4691.6%–

81Winterset, IAIA5,5201.4%–

82North Liberty, IAIA21,9761.3%–

83Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361.3%–

84Perry, IAIA8,2081.1%–

85Adel, IAIA7,0981.1%–

86Orange City, IAIA6,4681.1%–

87Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS