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Largest Danish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,856−53%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,725−28%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,567+54%

04Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,220−34%

05Ames, IAIA68,220961−47%

06Ankeny, IAIA77,833954+1%

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919899−34%

08Marion, IAIA42,732869+69%

09Iowa City, IAIA76,229838−8%

10Davenport, IAIA100,358768−11%

11Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935755−56%

12Atlantic, IAIA6,676673−38%

13Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240623−45%

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570618−29%

15Mason City, IAIA26,853538−27%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710531+14%

17DeWitt, IAIA5,704469+1517%

18Clive, IAIA19,861390+50%

19Spencer, IAIA11,218367−13%

20North Liberty, IAIA21,976328+28%

21Indianola, IAIA16,829317−15%

22Boone, IAIA12,471306+58%

23Waukee, IAIA34,890304+42%

24Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837289−19%

25Dubuque, IAIA59,148269+20%

26Clinton, IAIA24,049237−71%

27Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525234+129%

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536231−44%

29Johnston, IAIA25,065230−49%

30Altoona, IAIA22,796220−2%

31Coralville, IAIA23,960182−45%

32Polk City, IAIA6,630178+120%

33Clear Lake, IAIA7,601171−4%

34Nevada, IAIA6,974168+70%

35Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239168+137%

36Carroll, IAIA10,085165−45%

37Fort Madison, IAIA9,935149+1046%

38Muscatine, IAIA23,164137−46%

39Anamosa, IAIA5,901134+20%

40Waverly, IAIA10,561133−51%

41Estherville, IAIA5,807131−63%

42Grinnell, IAIA9,430127−35%

43Perry, IAIA8,208123−15%

44Norwalk, IAIA15,004122−63%

45Cherokee, IAIA5,122109−43%

46Pella, IAIA10,992104−41%

47Glenwood, IAIA5,28797+39%

48Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32496−40%

49Keokuk, IAIA9,51088+363%

50Burlington, IAIA23,33685−73%

51Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05984+8%

52Independence, IAIA6,31279−73%

53Algona, IAIA5,30977−71%

54Storm Lake, IAIA11,59076−71%

55Centerville, IAIA5,32775+103%

56Orange City, IAIA6,46875−26%

57Grimes, IAIA17,40574−55%

58Webster City, IAIA7,81573−70%

59Ottumwa, IAIA25,31971−50%

60Osceola, IAIA5,67968+113%

61Le Mars, IAIA10,76067−62%

62Tiffin, IAIA7,15664−12%

63Creston, IAIA7,33558−30%

64Maquoketa, IAIA6,02757+470%

65Newton, IAIA15,74155−84%

66Bondurant, IAIA9,64753−4%

67Decorah, IAIA7,41750−63%

68Winterset, IAIA5,52046−72%

69Clarinda, IAIA5,27344−60%

70Denison, IAIA8,21444−81%

71Charles City, IAIA7,01341−69%

72Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49338−21%

73Vinton, IAIA5,00437−61%

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01335−83%

75Eldridge, IAIA6,95433−62%

76Knoxville, IAIA7,46931−40%

77Washington, IAIA7,26129−40%

78Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50027+69%

79Oelwein, IAIA5,75725−14%

80Red Oak, IAIA5,38825−87%

81Hiawatha, IAIA7,43222−21%

82Fairfield, IAIA9,22021−80%

83Adel, IAIA7,09818−78%

84Asbury, IAIA6,03516+100%

85Sheldon, IAIA5,57513−91%

86Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648−94%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES