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Largest Danish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish 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 84 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802,330−40%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,804−25%

03Ames, IAIA68,2201,287−29%

04Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,268+34%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,100+20%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,089−41%

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,018+0%

08Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,003−42%

09Marion, IAIA42,732892+74%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,919854−37%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,570793−8%

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240722−36%

13Davenport, IAIA100,358699−19%

14Mason City, IAIA26,853698−5%

15Atlantic, IAIA6,676673−38%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710555+19%

17Dubuque, IAIA59,148484+116%

18Waukee, IAIA34,890477+123%

19DeWitt, IAIA5,704464+1500%

20Norwalk, IAIA15,004371+13%

21Marshalltown, IAIA27,536361−12%

22Clinton, IAIA24,049358−57%

23Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837315−12%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976297+16%

25Spencer, IAIA11,218293−31%

26Johnston, IAIA25,065293−35%

27Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525291+185%

28Altoona, IAIA22,796291+29%

29Coralville, IAIA23,960270−18%

30Clive, IAIA19,861268+3%

31Indianola, IAIA16,829264−30%

32Burlington, IAIA23,336256−18%

33Boone, IAIA12,471209+8%

34Fairfield, IAIA9,220193+87%

35Denison, IAIA8,214187−17%

36Nevada, IAIA6,974181+83%

37Clear Lake, IAIA7,601171−4%

38Waverly, IAIA10,561151−44%

39Carroll, IAIA10,085141−53%

40Grinnell, IAIA9,430141−28%

41Muscatine, IAIA23,164139−45%

42Webster City, IAIA7,815127−48%

43Estherville, IAIA5,807126−64%

44Perry, IAIA8,208120−17%

45Storm Lake, IAIA11,590110−58%

46Pella, IAIA10,992104−41%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,760104−41%

48Orange City, IAIA6,468102+1%

49Ottumwa, IAIA25,319102−28%

50Maquoketa, IAIA6,02796+860%

51Polk City, IAIA6,63092+14%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,95491+6%

53Algona, IAIA5,30989−67%

54Glenwood, IAIA5,28788+26%

55Fort Madison, IAIA9,93583+538%

56Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01382−61%

57Charles City, IAIA7,01379−40%

58Osceola, IAIA5,67975+134%

59Oelwein, IAIA5,75774+155%

60Adel, IAIA7,09873−10%

61Cherokee, IAIA5,12271−63%

62Independence, IAIA6,31270−76%

63Grimes, IAIA17,40564−61%

64Knoxville, IAIA7,46964+23%

65Newton, IAIA15,74163−81%

66Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23960−15%

67Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49358+21%

68Red Oak, IAIA5,38854−72%

69Washington, IAIA7,26151+6%

70Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05951−35%

71Bondurant, IAIA9,64747−15%

72Decorah, IAIA7,41745−66%

73Sheldon, IAIA5,57540−72%

74Creston, IAIA7,33540−52%

75Asbury, IAIA6,03536+350%

76Manchester, IAIA5,35736−39%

77Clarinda, IAIA5,27332−71%

78Vinton, IAIA5,00431−67%

79Keokuk, IAIA9,51031+63%

80Sioux Center, IAIA8,86430−77%

81Tiffin, IAIA7,15629−60%

82Anamosa, IAIA5,90128−75%

83Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50018+13%

84Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32413−92%

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