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Largest Danish population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2010 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. The median across all 87 is 193.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS –

01Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6803,910–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,393–

03Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,835–

04Ames, IAIA68,2201,819–

05Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,715–

06Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,353–

07Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,134–

08Atlantic, IAIA6,6761,086–

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,015–

10Ankeny, IAIA77,833944–

11Iowa City, IAIA76,229915–

12Davenport, IAIA100,358866–

13Urbandale, IAIA48,570866–

14Clinton, IAIA24,049824–

15Mason City, IAIA26,853736–

16Marion, IAIA42,732513–

17Bettendorf, IAIA40,710467–

18Johnston, IAIA25,065448–

19Spencer, IAIA11,218423–

20Marshalltown, IAIA27,536411–

21Indianola, IAIA16,829375–

22Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837357–

23Estherville, IAIA5,807354–

24Newton, IAIA15,741336–

25Norwalk, IAIA15,004329–

26Coralville, IAIA23,960328–

27Burlington, IAIA23,336313–

28Carroll, IAIA10,085298–

29Independence, IAIA6,312294–

30Waverly, IAIA10,561272–

31Algona, IAIA5,309266–

32Storm Lake, IAIA11,590262–

33Clive, IAIA19,861260–

34North Liberty, IAIA21,976256–

35Muscatine, IAIA23,164252–

36Webster City, IAIA7,815242–

37Denison, IAIA8,214226–

38Altoona, IAIA22,796225–

39Dubuque, IAIA59,148224–

40Waukee, IAIA34,890214–

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013209–

42Grinnell, IAIA9,430195–

43Boone, IAIA12,471194–

44Red Oak, IAIA5,388193–

45Cherokee, IAIA5,122191–

46Clear Lake, IAIA7,601179–

47Le Mars, IAIA10,760177–

48Pella, IAIA10,992175–

49Grimes, IAIA17,405166–

50Winterset, IAIA5,520162–

51Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324160–

52Perry, IAIA8,208145–

53Ottumwa, IAIA25,319142–

54Sheldon, IAIA5,575141–

55Decorah, IAIA7,417134–

56Sioux Center, IAIA8,864132–

57Charles City, IAIA7,013131–

58Anamosa, IAIA5,901112–

59Clarinda, IAIA5,273111–

60Fairfield, IAIA9,220103–

61Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525102–

62Orange City, IAIA6,468101–

63Nevada, IAIA6,97499–

64Vinton, IAIA5,00494–

65Eldridge, IAIA6,95486–

66Creston, IAIA7,33583–

67Polk City, IAIA6,63081–

68Adel, IAIA7,09881–

69Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05978–

70Tiffin, IAIA7,15673–

71Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23971–

72Glenwood, IAIA5,28770–

73Manchester, IAIA5,35759–

74Bondurant, IAIA9,64755–

75Knoxville, IAIA7,46952–

76Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49348–

77Washington, IAIA7,26148–

78Centerville, IAIA5,32737–

79Osceola, IAIA5,67932–

80Oelwein, IAIA5,75729–

81DeWitt, IAIA5,70429–

82Hiawatha, IAIA7,43228–

83Keokuk, IAIA9,51019–

84Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50016–

85Fort Madison, IAIA9,93513–

86Maquoketa, IAIA6,02710–

87Asbury, IAIA6,0358–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS