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Largest American population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 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. The median across all 86 is 434. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sergeant Bluff, IA, up 46 places to #41.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲4Sioux City, IAIA86,3566,777+138%

02▼1Des Moines, IAIA212,0866,726−23%

03▼1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9354,436−14%

04▼1Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6803,745+22%

05▲2Waterloo, IAIA66,9193,221−16%

06▼2Davenport, IAIA100,3582,952−50%

07▲1Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,694−21%

08▲2Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,569+33%

09▼3West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,257−3%

10▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,008+25%

11▲3Burlington, IAIA23,3361,796−24%

12▼1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,767−53%

13▲3Ames, IAIA68,2201,694+17%

14▼2Marion, IAIA42,7321,612−2%

15Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191,585−33%

16▼3Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,339−4%

17Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,284−9%

18▲4Mason City, IAIA26,8531,236+16%

19▼1Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,114−21%

20▲11Clive, IAIA19,8611,017+70%

21▲11Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,000+72%

22▼3Clinton, IAIA24,049999−43%

23▲2Newton, IAIA15,741976+15%

24▼1Marshalltown, IAIA27,536965−21%

25▼1Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837892+23%

26▲3Johnston, IAIA25,065844+29%

27▲20Boone, IAIA12,471785+18%

28▲20Waverly, IAIA10,561745+33%

29▲7Spencer, IAIA11,218707+28%

30▼9Altoona, IAIA22,796677−22%

31▲6Waukee, IAIA34,890658+17%

32▼5Indianola, IAIA16,829657−30%

33▲18Le Mars, IAIA10,760649−8%

34▼1Keokuk, IAIA9,510568−57%

35▲4Knoxville, IAIA7,469531−22%

36▼10Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493530−39%

37▲17Clear Lake, IAIA7,601505+28%

38▲2North Liberty, IAIA21,976500+13%

39▲17Norwalk, IAIA15,004493+19%

40▼10Coralville, IAIA23,960469−8%

41▲46Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324466+145%

42▼1Carroll, IAIA10,085459−13%

43▲7Independence, IAIA6,312434+42%

44▲2Grinnell, IAIA9,430426+5%

45▼3Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500416−43%

46▲3Centerville, IAIA5,327400+52%

47▲19Charles City, IAIA7,013395−7%

48▼14Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059384+103%

49▼4Pella, IAIA10,992374−35%

50▲9Sheldon, IAIA5,575372−28%

51▲21Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239365−48%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,954360+38%

53▼25Creston, IAIA7,335352−60%

54▲16Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013352+25%

55▼12Fairfield, IAIA9,220348−38%

56▲1Atlantic, IAIA6,676338−3%

57▼2Adel, IAIA7,098335+202%

58Maquoketa, IAIA6,027335−42%

59▲25Orange City, IAIA6,468330+85%

60▼7Fort Madison, IAIA9,935305−71%

61▲20Nevada, IAIA6,974303−14%

62▼24Washington, IAIA7,261289−47%

63▲14Estherville, IAIA5,807284+37%

64▲1Webster City, IAIA7,815279−14%

65▲6Decorah, IAIA7,417266+42%

66▼2Bondurant, IAIA9,647259+67%

67▼5Red Oak, IAIA5,388251−64%

68▲18Osceola, IAIA5,679248+3%

69▲9Storm Lake, IAIA11,590226−6%

70▼26Perry, IAIA8,208225−51%

71▼8Glenwood, IAIA5,287223−50%

72▲8Polk City, IAIA6,630213+76%

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,864206−1%

74▲9Cherokee, IAIA5,122180−26%

75▲4Clarinda, IAIA5,273169−67%

76▼16Algona, IAIA5,309165−43%

77▼57Grimes, IAIA17,405155−45%

78▼43Vinton, IAIA5,004146+28%

79▼10Hiawatha, IAIA7,432138−63%

80▼5Asbury, IAIA6,035133+10%

81▼7Anamosa, IAIA5,901132−54%

82▼14DeWitt, IAIA5,704127−67%

83▼22Winterset, IAIA5,520118−82%

84▼17Denison, IAIA8,214115−13%

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525106−12%

86▼4Manchester, IAIA5,35781−66%

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