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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Sioux City, IAIA86,3566,777+138%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0866,726−23%

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9354,436−14%

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

05Waterloo, IAIA66,9193,221−16%

06Davenport, IAIA100,3582,952−50%

07Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,694−21%

08Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,569+33%

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,257−3%

10Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,008+25%

11Burlington, IAIA23,3361,796−24%

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,767−53%

13Ames, IAIA68,2201,694+17%

14Marion, IAIA42,7321,612−2%

15Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191,585−33%

16Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,339−4%

17Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,284−9%

18Mason City, IAIA26,8531,236+16%

19Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,114−21%

20Clive, IAIA19,8611,017+70%

21Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,000+72%

22Clinton, IAIA24,049999−43%

23Newton, IAIA15,741976+15%

24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536965−21%

25Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837892+23%

26Johnston, IAIA25,065844+29%

27Boone, IAIA12,471785+18%

28Waverly, IAIA10,561745+33%

29Spencer, IAIA11,218707+28%

30Altoona, IAIA22,796677−22%

31Waukee, IAIA34,890658+17%

32Indianola, IAIA16,829657−30%

33Le Mars, IAIA10,760649−8%

34Keokuk, IAIA9,510568−57%

35Knoxville, IAIA7,469531−22%

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493530−39%

37Clear Lake, IAIA7,601505+28%

38North Liberty, IAIA21,976500+13%

39Norwalk, IAIA15,004493+19%

40Coralville, IAIA23,960469−8%

41Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324466+145%

42Carroll, IAIA10,085459−13%

43Independence, IAIA6,312434+42%

44Grinnell, IAIA9,430426+5%

45Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500416−43%

46Centerville, IAIA5,327400+52%

47Charles City, IAIA7,013395−7%

48Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059384+103%

49Pella, IAIA10,992374−35%

50Sheldon, IAIA5,575372−28%

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239365−48%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,954360+38%

53Creston, IAIA7,335352−60%

54Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013352+25%

55Fairfield, IAIA9,220348−38%

56Atlantic, IAIA6,676338−3%

57Adel, IAIA7,098335+202%

58Maquoketa, IAIA6,027335−42%

59Orange City, IAIA6,468330+85%

60Fort Madison, IAIA9,935305−71%

61Nevada, IAIA6,974303−14%

62Washington, IAIA7,261289−47%

63Estherville, IAIA5,807284+37%

64Webster City, IAIA7,815279−14%

65Decorah, IAIA7,417266+42%

66Bondurant, IAIA9,647259+67%

67Red Oak, IAIA5,388251−64%

68Osceola, IAIA5,679248+3%

69Storm Lake, IAIA11,590226−6%

70Perry, IAIA8,208225−51%

71Glenwood, IAIA5,287223−50%

72Polk City, IAIA6,630213+76%

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,864206−1%

74Cherokee, IAIA5,122180−26%

75Clarinda, IAIA5,273169−67%

76Algona, IAIA5,309165−43%

77Grimes, IAIA17,405155−45%

78Vinton, IAIA5,004146+28%

79Hiawatha, IAIA7,432138−63%

80Asbury, IAIA6,035133+10%

81Anamosa, IAIA5,901132−54%

82DeWitt, IAIA5,704127−67%

83Winterset, IAIA5,520118−82%

84Denison, IAIA8,214115−13%

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525106−12%

86Manchester, IAIA5,35781−66%

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