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Largest Danish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,856–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,725–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,567–

04Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,220–

05Ames, IAIA68,220961–

06Ankeny, IAIA77,833954–

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919899–

08Marion, IAIA42,732869–

09Iowa City, IAIA76,229838–

10Davenport, IAIA100,358768–

11Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935755–

12Atlantic, IAIA6,676673–

13Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240623–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570618–

15Mason City, IAIA26,853538–

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710531–

17DeWitt, IAIA5,704469–

18Clive, IAIA19,861390–

19Spencer, IAIA11,218367–

20North Liberty, IAIA21,976328–

21Indianola, IAIA16,829317–

22Boone, IAIA12,471306–

23Waukee, IAIA34,890304–

24Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837289–

25Dubuque, IAIA59,148269–

26Clinton, IAIA24,049237–

27Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525234–

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536231–

29Johnston, IAIA25,065230–

30Altoona, IAIA22,796220–

31Coralville, IAIA23,960182–

32Polk City, IAIA6,630178–

33Clear Lake, IAIA7,601171–

34Nevada, IAIA6,974168–

35Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239168–

36Carroll, IAIA10,085165–

37Fort Madison, IAIA9,935149–

38Muscatine, IAIA23,164137–

39Anamosa, IAIA5,901134–

40Waverly, IAIA10,561133–

41Estherville, IAIA5,807131–

42Grinnell, IAIA9,430127–

43Perry, IAIA8,208123–

44Norwalk, IAIA15,004122–

45Cherokee, IAIA5,122109–

46Pella, IAIA10,992104–

47Glenwood, IAIA5,28797–

48Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32496–

49Keokuk, IAIA9,51088–

50Burlington, IAIA23,33685–

51Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05984–

52Independence, IAIA6,31279–

53Algona, IAIA5,30977–

54Storm Lake, IAIA11,59076–

55Centerville, IAIA5,32775–

56Orange City, IAIA6,46875–

57Grimes, IAIA17,40574–

58Webster City, IAIA7,81573–

59Ottumwa, IAIA25,31971–

60Osceola, IAIA5,67968–

61Le Mars, IAIA10,76067–

62Tiffin, IAIA7,15664–

63Creston, IAIA7,33558–

64Maquoketa, IAIA6,02757–

65Newton, IAIA15,74155–

66Bondurant, IAIA9,64753–

67Decorah, IAIA7,41750–

68Winterset, IAIA5,52046–

69Clarinda, IAIA5,27344–

70Denison, IAIA8,21444–

71Charles City, IAIA7,01341–

72Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49338–

73Vinton, IAIA5,00437–

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01335–

75Eldridge, IAIA6,95433–

76Knoxville, IAIA7,46931–

77Washington, IAIA7,26129–

78Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50027–

79Oelwein, IAIA5,75725–

80Red Oak, IAIA5,38825–

81Hiawatha, IAIA7,43222–

82Fairfield, IAIA9,22021–

83Adel, IAIA7,09818–

84Asbury, IAIA6,03516–

85Sheldon, IAIA5,57513–

86Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648–

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