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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. The median across all 86 is 123. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Anamosa, IA, up 43 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,856−53%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,725−28%

03▲4West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,567+54%

04▲2Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,220−34%

05▼2Ames, IAIA68,220961−47%

06▼2Ankeny, IAIA77,833954+1%

07▲3Waterloo, IAIA66,919899−34%

08▲1Marion, IAIA42,732869+69%

09▼4Iowa City, IAIA76,229838−8%

10▲3Davenport, IAIA100,358768−11%

11▼3Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935755−56%

12▲3Atlantic, IAIA6,676673−38%

13▼1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240623−45%

14▼3Urbandale, IAIA48,570618−29%

15▼1Mason City, IAIA26,853538−27%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710531+14%

17▲2DeWitt, IAIA5,704469+1517%

18▲12Clive, IAIA19,861390+50%

19▲6Spencer, IAIA11,218367−13%

20▲4North Liberty, IAIA21,976328+28%

21▲10Indianola, IAIA16,829317−15%

22▲11Boone, IAIA12,471306+58%

23▼5Waukee, IAIA34,890304+42%

24▼1Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837289−19%

25▼8Dubuque, IAIA59,148269+20%

26▼4Clinton, IAIA24,049237−71%

27Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525234+129%

28▼7Marshalltown, IAIA27,536231−44%

29▼3Johnston, IAIA25,065230−49%

30▼2Altoona, IAIA22,796220−2%

31▼2Coralville, IAIA23,960182−45%

32▲19Polk City, IAIA6,630178+120%

33▲4Clear Lake, IAIA7,601171−4%

34▲2Nevada, IAIA6,974168+70%

35▲31Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239168+137%

36▲3Carroll, IAIA10,085165−45%

37▲18Fort Madison, IAIA9,935149+1046%

38▲3Muscatine, IAIA23,164137−46%

39▲43Anamosa, IAIA5,901134+20%

40▼2Waverly, IAIA10,561133−51%

41▲2Estherville, IAIA5,807131−63%

42▼2Grinnell, IAIA9,430127−35%

43▲1Perry, IAIA8,208123−15%

44▼24Norwalk, IAIA15,004122−63%

45▲16Cherokee, IAIA5,122109−43%

46Pella, IAIA10,992104−41%

47▲7Glenwood, IAIA5,28797+39%

48▲36Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32496−40%

49▲30Keokuk, IAIA9,51088+363%

50▼18Burlington, IAIA23,33685−73%

51▲19Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05984+8%

52▲10Independence, IAIA6,31279−73%

53Algona, IAIA5,30977−71%

54▼9Storm Lake, IAIA11,59076−71%

55Centerville, IAIA5,32775+103%

56▼8Orange City, IAIA6,46875−26%

57▲6Grimes, IAIA17,40574−55%

58▼16Webster City, IAIA7,81573−70%

59▼10Ottumwa, IAIA25,31971−50%

60▼2Osceola, IAIA5,67968+113%

61▼14Le Mars, IAIA10,76067−62%

62▲19Tiffin, IAIA7,15664−12%

63▲11Creston, IAIA7,33558−30%

64▼14Maquoketa, IAIA6,02757+470%

65Newton, IAIA15,74155−84%

66▲5Bondurant, IAIA9,64753−4%

67▲5Decorah, IAIA7,41750−63%

68Winterset, IAIA5,52046−72%

69▲8Clarinda, IAIA5,27344−60%

70▼35Denison, IAIA8,21444−81%

71▼14Charles City, IAIA7,01341−69%

72▼5Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49338−21%

73▲5Vinton, IAIA5,00437−61%

74▼18Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01335−83%

75▼23Eldridge, IAIA6,95433−62%

76▼12Knoxville, IAIA7,46931−40%

77▼8Washington, IAIA7,26129−40%

78▲5Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50027+69%

79▼20Oelwein, IAIA5,75725−14%

80▼12Red Oak, IAIA5,38825−87%

81Hiawatha, IAIA7,43222−21%

82▼48Fairfield, IAIA9,22021−80%

83▼23Adel, IAIA7,09818−78%

84▼9Asbury, IAIA6,03516+100%

85▼12Sheldon, IAIA5,57513−91%

86▼6Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648−94%

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