RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest English population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are English 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 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 1,069. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tiffin, IA, up 33 places to #50.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08620,951+9%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93515,034+24%

03▲3West Des Moines, IAIA74,2249,273+44%

04Davenport, IAIA100,3588,789+21%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,605+80%

06▼3Iowa City, IAIA76,2298,303+25%

07▲1Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807,900+30%

08▲2Urbandale, IAIA48,5706,439+31%

09▼2Ames, IAIA68,2206,375+9%

10▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,3565,429−14%

11▲1Marion, IAIA42,7325,130+46%

12▲2Bettendorf, IAIA40,7104,919+25%

13▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,9194,603−6%

14▲1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2404,440+17%

15▼2Dubuque, IAIA59,1484,323−3%

16▲10Waukee, IAIA34,8903,850+155%

17Altoona, IAIA22,7963,259+163%

18▲1Coralville, IAIA23,9603,080+56%

19▼3Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,823−12%

20▲3Johnston, IAIA25,0652,718+38%

21▲3North Liberty, IAIA21,9762,656+93%

22▼4Burlington, IAIA23,3362,591+3%

23▼1Clive, IAIA19,8612,538+64%

24▲3Norwalk, IAIA15,0042,435+136%

25▲5Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,379+29%

26▼6Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362,292−15%

27▼6Indianola, IAIA16,8292,266+10%

28▲1Muscatine, IAIA23,1642,196−11%

29▲4Grimes, IAIA17,4052,127+285%

30▼5Clinton, IAIA24,0491,955−14%

31▲1Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,915+32%

32▼1Newton, IAIA15,7411,880−5%

33▼5Mason City, IAIA26,8531,781−41%

34▲1Boone, IAIA12,4711,633+29%

35▲12Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,439+30%

36▲7Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,352+75%

37▲2Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391,351+50%

38▼1Creston, IAIA7,3351,254+15%

39▼5Grinnell, IAIA9,4301,242−1%

40▲17Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,227+223%

41▼3Keokuk, IAIA9,5101,224+4%

42▼2Eldridge, IAIA6,9541,122+154%

43▼2Nevada, IAIA6,9741,121+41%

44▲4Waverly, IAIA10,5611,069−6%

45▼3Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,051+4%

46▼10Glenwood, IAIA5,287884+34%

47▼1Asbury, IAIA6,035864+243%

48▲1Atlantic, IAIA6,676863−11%

49▲24Polk City, IAIA6,630858+79%

50▲33Tiffin, IAIA7,156838+149%

51▲3Perry, IAIA8,208825+24%

52▼7Pella, IAIA10,992805+14%

53▲7Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059803+50%

54▲24Manchester, IAIA5,357800+31%

55▼3Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500800+6%

56▲6Clear Lake, IAIA7,601799−18%

57▼6Spencer, IAIA11,218786−17%

58▼5Red Oak, IAIA5,388760+3%

59▼3Centerville, IAIA5,327753−23%

60▲16Adel, IAIA7,098725+34%

61▼11Osceola, IAIA5,679723+12%

62▼3Clarinda, IAIA5,273680+16%

63▲5Washington, IAIA7,261670+8%

64▼3Independence, IAIA6,312643+34%

65▼7Hiawatha, IAIA7,432632−4%

66▼22Decorah, IAIA7,417626−28%

67▲8Vinton, IAIA5,004576−35%

68▲1Le Mars, IAIA10,760575−12%

69▼6Webster City, IAIA7,815544−37%

70▲7Cherokee, IAIA5,122504−11%

71▲10Winterset, IAIA5,520503−39%

72▼7Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013493+11%

73▼18Oelwein, IAIA5,757488−30%

74▼7Anamosa, IAIA5,901475−30%

75▼5Charles City, IAIA7,013471−22%

76▲8DeWitt, IAIA5,704463−22%

77▲5Maquoketa, IAIA6,027458−39%

78▼6Carroll, IAIA10,085442−34%

79▼13Estherville, IAIA5,807419−6%

80▼16Denison, IAIA8,214391+10%

81▲4Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525391−15%

82▼8Storm Lake, IAIA11,590360−49%

83▼12Algona, IAIA5,309359−20%

84▲2Sioux Center, IAIA8,864350+11%

85▼6Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324305−8%

86▼6Orange City, IAIA6,468280−44%

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575168−34%

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