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Largest American population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Sioux City, IAIA86,3566,777–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0866,726–

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9354,436–

04Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6803,745–

05Waterloo, IAIA66,9193,221–

06Davenport, IAIA100,3582,952–

07Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,694–

08Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,569–

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,257–

10Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,008–

11Burlington, IAIA23,3361,796–

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,767–

13Ames, IAIA68,2201,694–

14Marion, IAIA42,7321,612–

15Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191,585–

16Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,339–

17Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,284–

18Mason City, IAIA26,8531,236–

19Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,114–

20Clive, IAIA19,8611,017–

21Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,000–

22Clinton, IAIA24,049999–

23Newton, IAIA15,741976–

24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536965–

25Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837892–

26Johnston, IAIA25,065844–

27Boone, IAIA12,471785–

28Waverly, IAIA10,561745–

29Spencer, IAIA11,218707–

30Altoona, IAIA22,796677–

31Waukee, IAIA34,890658–

32Indianola, IAIA16,829657–

33Le Mars, IAIA10,760649–

34Keokuk, IAIA9,510568–

35Knoxville, IAIA7,469531–

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493530–

37Clear Lake, IAIA7,601505–

38North Liberty, IAIA21,976500–

39Norwalk, IAIA15,004493–

40Coralville, IAIA23,960469–

41Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324466–

42Carroll, IAIA10,085459–

43Independence, IAIA6,312434–

44Grinnell, IAIA9,430426–

45Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500416–

46Centerville, IAIA5,327400–

47Charles City, IAIA7,013395–

48Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059384–

49Pella, IAIA10,992374–

50Sheldon, IAIA5,575372–

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239365–

52Eldridge, IAIA6,954360–

53Creston, IAIA7,335352–

54Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013352–

55Fairfield, IAIA9,220348–

56Atlantic, IAIA6,676338–

57Adel, IAIA7,098335–

58Maquoketa, IAIA6,027335–

59Orange City, IAIA6,468330–

60Fort Madison, IAIA9,935305–

61Nevada, IAIA6,974303–

62Washington, IAIA7,261289–

63Estherville, IAIA5,807284–

64Webster City, IAIA7,815279–

65Decorah, IAIA7,417266–

66Bondurant, IAIA9,647259–

67Red Oak, IAIA5,388251–

68Osceola, IAIA5,679248–

69Storm Lake, IAIA11,590226–

70Perry, IAIA8,208225–

71Glenwood, IAIA5,287223–

72Polk City, IAIA6,630213–

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,864206–

74Cherokee, IAIA5,122180–

75Clarinda, IAIA5,273169–

76Algona, IAIA5,309165–

77Grimes, IAIA17,405155–

78Vinton, IAIA5,004146–

79Hiawatha, IAIA7,432138–

80Asbury, IAIA6,035133–

81Anamosa, IAIA5,901132–

82DeWitt, IAIA5,704127–

83Winterset, IAIA5,520118–

84Denison, IAIA8,214115–

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525106–

86Manchester, IAIA5,35781–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES