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Largest English population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are English 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 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08620,951–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93515,034–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,2249,273–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3588,789–

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,605–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2298,303–

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807,900–

08Urbandale, IAIA48,5706,439–

09Ames, IAIA68,2206,375–

10Sioux City, IAIA86,3565,429–

11Marion, IAIA42,7325,130–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,7104,919–

13Waterloo, IAIA66,9194,603–

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2404,440–

15Dubuque, IAIA59,1484,323–

16Waukee, IAIA34,8903,850–

17Altoona, IAIA22,7963,259–

18Coralville, IAIA23,9603,080–

19Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,823–

20Johnston, IAIA25,0652,718–

21North Liberty, IAIA21,9762,656–

22Burlington, IAIA23,3362,591–

23Clive, IAIA19,8612,538–

24Norwalk, IAIA15,0042,435–

25Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,379–

26Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362,292–

27Indianola, IAIA16,8292,266–

28Muscatine, IAIA23,1642,196–

29Grimes, IAIA17,4052,127–

30Clinton, IAIA24,0491,955–

31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,915–

32Newton, IAIA15,7411,880–

33Mason City, IAIA26,8531,781–

34Boone, IAIA12,4711,633–

35Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,439–

36Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,352–

37Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391,351–

38Creston, IAIA7,3351,254–

39Grinnell, IAIA9,4301,242–

40Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,227–

41Keokuk, IAIA9,5101,224–

42Eldridge, IAIA6,9541,122–

43Nevada, IAIA6,9741,121–

44Waverly, IAIA10,5611,069–

45Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,051–

46Glenwood, IAIA5,287884–

47Asbury, IAIA6,035864–

48Atlantic, IAIA6,676863–

49Polk City, IAIA6,630858–

50Tiffin, IAIA7,156838–

51Perry, IAIA8,208825–

52Pella, IAIA10,992805–

53Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059803–

54Manchester, IAIA5,357800–

55Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500800–

56Clear Lake, IAIA7,601799–

57Spencer, IAIA11,218786–

58Red Oak, IAIA5,388760–

59Centerville, IAIA5,327753–

60Adel, IAIA7,098725–

61Osceola, IAIA5,679723–

62Clarinda, IAIA5,273680–

63Washington, IAIA7,261670–

64Independence, IAIA6,312643–

65Hiawatha, IAIA7,432632–

66Decorah, IAIA7,417626–

67Vinton, IAIA5,004576–

68Le Mars, IAIA10,760575–

69Webster City, IAIA7,815544–

70Cherokee, IAIA5,122504–

71Winterset, IAIA5,520503–

72Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013493–

73Oelwein, IAIA5,757488–

74Anamosa, IAIA5,901475–

75Charles City, IAIA7,013471–

76DeWitt, IAIA5,704463–

77Maquoketa, IAIA6,027458–

78Carroll, IAIA10,085442–

79Estherville, IAIA5,807419–

80Denison, IAIA8,214391–

81Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525391–

82Storm Lake, IAIA11,590360–

83Algona, IAIA5,309359–

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,864350–

85Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324305–

86Orange City, IAIA6,468280–

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575168–

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