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Largest Danish population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 197. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Madison County, IA, up 34 places to #48.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Polk County, IAIA516,5466,313−5%

02Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963,416−45%

03Linn County, IAIA232,0282,090−29%

04▲1Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321,824−40%

05▼1Johnson County, IAIA160,0441,792−10%

06▲2Scott County, IAIA175,2591,660−3%

07▼1Story County, IAIA101,2911,625−37%

08▼1Dallas County, IAIA118,4571,499+12%

09▲1Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491,499−40%

10▲2Cass County, IAIA12,9601,311−29%

11▼2Audubon County, IAIA5,5091,116−49%

12▼1Shelby County, IAIA11,6891,082−52%

13▲1Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372944−23%

14▼1Clinton County, IAIA46,002887−22%

15▲2Clay County, IAIA16,202807+13%

16▼1Warren County, IAIA57,331777−20%

17▼1Harrison County, IAIA14,623657−27%

18▲5Boone County, IAIA26,799574−14%

19▼1Dickinson County, IAIA18,077535−14%

20▼1Dubuque County, IAIA99,381460+18%

21▲11Carroll County, IAIA20,303435−38%

22▲5Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449422−53%

23▲1Guthrie County, IAIA10,782409−33%

24▼2Webster County, IAIA36,838400−41%

25▲10Adair County, IAIA7,403381−27%

26▲29Greene County, IAIA8,658336+43%

27▼7Marshall County, IAIA39,890327−37%

28▲2Humboldt County, IAIA9,409314−33%

29▲9Franklin County, IAIA9,868310−30%

30▲1Emmet County, IAIA9,107305−59%

31▲21Muscatine County, IAIA41,853304−45%

32▲9Kossuth County, IAIA14,322301−55%

33▲33Benton County, IAIA26,004299−19%

34▲22Cherokee County, IAIA11,369297−40%

35▼9Mills County, IAIA14,793297+24%

36▼11Monona County, IAIA8,539288−58%

37▼1Plymouth County, IAIA25,697284−42%

38▼17Cedar County, IAIA18,359269−35%

39▲25Lee County, IAIA32,306264+86%

40▼6Bremer County, IAIA25,296256−64%

41▲4Buchanan County, IAIA20,883246−58%

42▲12Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368243−16%

43▲15Marion County, IAIA34,192242−34%

44▼2Hamilton County, IAIA14,944240−41%

45▼5Page County, IAIA14,856231−28%

46▼3Ida County, IAIA6,777210−23%

47▼10Grundy County, IAIA12,361208−48%

48▲34Madison County, IAIA17,270201−49%

49▲21Washington County, IAIA22,667199−20%

50▼22Des Moines County, IAIA38,077197−61%

51▲2Jasper County, IAIA38,153194−70%

52▼19Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733193−30%

53▼5Calhoun County, IAIA9,562192−29%

54▲11Tama County, IAIA16,796188−26%

55▲14Jones County, IAIA21,253186−37%

56▼6Sioux County, IAIA36,774183−58%

57▼18Winnebago County, IAIA10,251178−51%

58▼29Crawford County, IAIA16,237167−62%

59Wright County, IAIA12,801166−59%

60▼3Hardin County, IAIA16,455159−69%

61▼1Hancock County, IAIA10,528157−46%

62▲14Sac County, IAIA9,525150−31%

63▲10Mitchell County, IAIA10,650146−20%

64▲8Wapello County, IAIA35,210142−37%

65▼4Butler County, IAIA14,049140−52%

66▼17Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899133−54%

67▲1Jackson County, IAIA19,288120−57%

68▼5Fayette County, IAIA19,047113−32%

69▼7Iowa County, IAIA16,504112−34%

70▲13Union County, IAIA11,829111−45%

71▲7Worth County, IAIA7,338108−43%

72▲2Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819106−55%

73▼6Lyon County, IAIA12,354104−40%

74▲6Allamakee County, IAIA14,238103−40%

75▼24O'Brien County, IAIA14,220101−67%

76▲20Appanoose County, IAIA12,07796+17%

77▼30Floyd County, IAIA14,90193−66%

78▼34Jefferson County, IAIA15,29191−47%

79▼8Montgomery County, IAIA10,00286−70%

80▼34Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66385−19%

81Clarke County, IAIA9,57484+20%

82▲5Taylor County, IAIA5,83583−10%

83▼6Decatur County, IAIA7,65582−38%

84▲6Henry County, IAIA19,34976−47%

85▲7Lucas County, IAIA8,84768−41%

86▼11Howard County, IAIA9,41564−64%

87▲11Wayne County, IAIA6,73863+47%

88▼9Mahaska County, IAIA21,88054−39%

89▼3Clayton County, IAIA16,84537−75%

90▼2Fremont County, IAIA6,52237−74%

91▼2Monroe County, IAIA7,40634+89%

92▼7Keokuk County, IAIA9,79732+3%

93▲4Ringgold County, IAIA4,64232−75%

94▼3Osceola County, IAIA5,98030−84%

95▲4Van Buren County, IAIA7,13125−39%

96▼12Delaware County, IAIA17,67422−79%

97▼3Adams County, IAIA3,61720−82%

98▼3Louisa County, IAIA10,41610+43%

99▼6Davis County, IAIA9,2302−98%

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