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Largest American population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0867,385−16%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9355,207+1%

03Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6803,471+13%

04Davenport, IAIA100,3583,365−43%

05Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,997+5%

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,847+23%

07Waterloo, IAIA66,9192,701−30%

08Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,667−22%

09Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,409+49%

10Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,999+3%

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,773−53%

12Marion, IAIA42,7321,653+0%

13Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,588+14%

14Burlington, IAIA23,3361,557−34%

15Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191,483−37%

16Ames, IAIA68,2201,351−6%

17Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,146−19%

18Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,130−20%

19Clinton, IAIA24,0491,129−35%

20Grimes, IAIA17,4051,096+290%

21Altoona, IAIA22,7961,006+16%

22Mason City, IAIA26,853998−6%

23Marshalltown, IAIA27,536951−23%

24Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837913+26%

25Newton, IAIA15,741901+7%

26Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493864−1%

27Indianola, IAIA16,829720−23%

28Creston, IAIA7,335694−21%

29Johnston, IAIA25,065675+3%

30Coralville, IAIA23,960613+20%

31Clive, IAIA19,861606+2%

32Oelwein, IAIA5,757584+0%

33Keokuk, IAIA9,510574−56%

34Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059563+198%

35Vinton, IAIA5,004543+376%

36Spencer, IAIA11,218540−2%

37Waukee, IAIA34,890534−5%

38Washington, IAIA7,261527−3%

39Knoxville, IAIA7,469494−27%

40North Liberty, IAIA21,976476+7%

41Carroll, IAIA10,085473−10%

42Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500445−39%

43Fairfield, IAIA9,220443−21%

44Perry, IAIA8,208431−5%

45Pella, IAIA10,992399−30%

46Grinnell, IAIA9,430391−4%

47Boone, IAIA12,471390−41%

48Waverly, IAIA10,561375−33%

49Centerville, IAIA5,327374+42%

50Independence, IAIA6,312372+22%

51Le Mars, IAIA10,760366−48%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,954331+27%

53Fort Madison, IAIA9,935330−68%

54Clear Lake, IAIA7,601315−20%

55Adel, IAIA7,098305+175%

56Norwalk, IAIA15,004291−30%

57Atlantic, IAIA6,676280−20%

58Maquoketa, IAIA6,027271−53%

59Sheldon, IAIA5,575260−49%

60Algona, IAIA5,309248−14%

61Winterset, IAIA5,520223−65%

62Red Oak, IAIA5,388219−69%

63Glenwood, IAIA5,287219−51%

64Bondurant, IAIA9,647216+39%

65Webster City, IAIA7,815203−38%

66Charles City, IAIA7,013203−52%

67Denison, IAIA8,214203+54%

68DeWitt, IAIA5,704202−47%

69Hiawatha, IAIA7,432195−48%

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013184−35%

71Decorah, IAIA7,417175−6%

72Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239169−76%

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,864167−20%

74Anamosa, IAIA5,901163−43%

75Asbury, IAIA6,035157+30%

76Tiffin, IAIA7,156145+130%

77Estherville, IAIA5,807145−30%

78Storm Lake, IAIA11,590143−41%

79Clarinda, IAIA5,273141−72%

80Polk City, IAIA6,630140+16%

81Nevada, IAIA6,974108−69%

82Manchester, IAIA5,357102−57%

83Cherokee, IAIA5,12290−63%

84Orange City, IAIA6,46889−50%

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52557−53%

86Osceola, IAIA5,67954−78%

87Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32416−92%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS