RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest English population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are English 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 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 761.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08615,883−17%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93511,844−2%

03Iowa City, IAIA76,2297,480+12%

04Davenport, IAIA100,3587,063−3%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8336,671+39%

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,2246,577+2%

07Ames, IAIA68,2205,078−13%

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805,014−18%

09Sioux City, IAIA86,3564,939−22%

10Urbandale, IAIA48,5704,889−1%

11Waterloo, IAIA66,9194,581−6%

12Marion, IAIA42,7323,913+12%

13Dubuque, IAIA59,1483,754−16%

14Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103,404−13%

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403,376−11%

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,659−17%

17Altoona, IAIA22,7962,196+77%

18Burlington, IAIA23,3362,195−13%

19Coralville, IAIA23,9602,159+10%

20Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362,130−21%

21Indianola, IAIA16,8292,023−2%

22Clive, IAIA19,8611,990+28%

23Johnston, IAIA25,0651,936−2%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,9761,924+40%

25Clinton, IAIA24,0491,871−18%

26Waukee, IAIA34,8901,850+22%

27Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,625+57%

28Mason City, IAIA26,8531,432−52%

29Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,396−43%

30Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371,357−26%

31Newton, IAIA15,7411,219−39%

32Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,216−16%

33Grimes, IAIA17,405974+76%

34Grinnell, IAIA9,430910−28%

35Boone, IAIA12,471865−32%

36Glenwood, IAIA5,287861+31%

37Creston, IAIA7,335809−26%

38Keokuk, IAIA9,510798−32%

39Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239793−12%

40Eldridge, IAIA6,954789+79%

41Nevada, IAIA6,974787−1%

42Knoxville, IAIA7,469773−24%

43Fort Madison, IAIA9,935767−1%

44Decorah, IAIA7,417761−13%

45Pella, IAIA10,992753+7%

46Asbury, IAIA6,035727+188%

47Fairfield, IAIA9,220717−35%

48Waverly, IAIA10,561715−37%

49Atlantic, IAIA6,676708−27%

50Osceola, IAIA5,679705+9%

51Spencer, IAIA11,218671−29%

52Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500660−13%

53Red Oak, IAIA5,388637−13%

54Perry, IAIA8,208607−9%

55Oelwein, IAIA5,757600−14%

56Centerville, IAIA5,327595−40%

57Bondurant, IAIA9,647584+54%

58Hiawatha, IAIA7,432577−12%

59Clarinda, IAIA5,273550−6%

60Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059511−4%

61Independence, IAIA6,312500+4%

62Clear Lake, IAIA7,601498−49%

63Webster City, IAIA7,815492−43%

64Denison, IAIA8,214484+36%

65Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013474+6%

66Estherville, IAIA5,807473+6%

67Anamosa, IAIA5,901458−33%

68Washington, IAIA7,261424−32%

69Le Mars, IAIA10,760423−35%

70Charles City, IAIA7,013417−31%

71Algona, IAIA5,309416−7%

72Carroll, IAIA10,085413−39%

73Polk City, IAIA6,630405−15%

74Storm Lake, IAIA11,590328−54%

75Vinton, IAIA5,004324−63%

76Adel, IAIA7,098308−43%

77Cherokee, IAIA5,122305−46%

78Manchester, IAIA5,357305−50%

79Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324276−16%

80Orange City, IAIA6,468265−47%

81Winterset, IAIA5,520254−69%

82Maquoketa, IAIA6,027250−67%

83Tiffin, IAIA7,156237−30%

84DeWitt, IAIA5,704226−62%

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525173−62%

86Sioux Center, IAIA8,864165−47%

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575140−45%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS