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Largest Danish population, Iowa cities · 2020

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 84 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802,330–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,804–

03Ames, IAIA68,2201,287–

04Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,268–

05Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,100–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,089–

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,018–

08Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,003–

09Marion, IAIA42,732892–

10Waterloo, IAIA66,919854–

11Urbandale, IAIA48,570793–

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240722–

13Davenport, IAIA100,358699–

14Mason City, IAIA26,853698–

15Atlantic, IAIA6,676673–

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710555–

17Dubuque, IAIA59,148484–

18Waukee, IAIA34,890477–

19DeWitt, IAIA5,704464–

20Norwalk, IAIA15,004371–

21Marshalltown, IAIA27,536361–

22Clinton, IAIA24,049358–

23Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837315–

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976297–

25Spencer, IAIA11,218293–

26Johnston, IAIA25,065293–

27Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525291–

28Altoona, IAIA22,796291–

29Coralville, IAIA23,960270–

30Clive, IAIA19,861268–

31Indianola, IAIA16,829264–

32Burlington, IAIA23,336256–

33Boone, IAIA12,471209–

34Fairfield, IAIA9,220193–

35Denison, IAIA8,214187–

36Nevada, IAIA6,974181–

37Clear Lake, IAIA7,601171–

38Waverly, IAIA10,561151–

39Carroll, IAIA10,085141–

40Grinnell, IAIA9,430141–

41Muscatine, IAIA23,164139–

42Webster City, IAIA7,815127–

43Estherville, IAIA5,807126–

44Perry, IAIA8,208120–

45Storm Lake, IAIA11,590110–

46Pella, IAIA10,992104–

47Le Mars, IAIA10,760104–

48Orange City, IAIA6,468102–

49Ottumwa, IAIA25,319102–

50Maquoketa, IAIA6,02796–

51Polk City, IAIA6,63092–

52Eldridge, IAIA6,95491–

53Algona, IAIA5,30989–

54Glenwood, IAIA5,28788–

55Fort Madison, IAIA9,93583–

56Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01382–

57Charles City, IAIA7,01379–

58Osceola, IAIA5,67975–

59Oelwein, IAIA5,75774–

60Adel, IAIA7,09873–

61Cherokee, IAIA5,12271–

62Independence, IAIA6,31270–

63Grimes, IAIA17,40564–

64Knoxville, IAIA7,46964–

65Newton, IAIA15,74163–

66Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23960–

67Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49358–

68Red Oak, IAIA5,38854–

69Washington, IAIA7,26151–

70Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05951–

71Bondurant, IAIA9,64747–

72Decorah, IAIA7,41745–

73Sheldon, IAIA5,57540–

74Creston, IAIA7,33540–

75Asbury, IAIA6,03536–

76Manchester, IAIA5,35736–

77Clarinda, IAIA5,27332–

78Vinton, IAIA5,00431–

79Keokuk, IAIA9,51031–

80Sioux Center, IAIA8,86430–

81Tiffin, IAIA7,15629–

82Anamosa, IAIA5,90128–

83Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50018–

84Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32413–

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