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Largest English population, Iowa cities · 2020

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, IAIA212,08615,883–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93511,844–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,2297,480–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3587,063–

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8336,671–

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,2246,577–

07Ames, IAIA68,2205,078–

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805,014–

09Sioux City, IAIA86,3564,939–

10Urbandale, IAIA48,5704,889–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,9194,581–

12Marion, IAIA42,7323,913–

13Dubuque, IAIA59,1483,754–

14Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103,404–

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403,376–

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,659–

17Altoona, IAIA22,7962,196–

18Burlington, IAIA23,3362,195–

19Coralville, IAIA23,9602,159–

20Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362,130–

21Indianola, IAIA16,8292,023–

22Clive, IAIA19,8611,990–

23Johnston, IAIA25,0651,936–

24North Liberty, IAIA21,9761,924–

25Clinton, IAIA24,0491,871–

26Waukee, IAIA34,8901,850–

27Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,625–

28Mason City, IAIA26,8531,432–

29Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,396–

30Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371,357–

31Newton, IAIA15,7411,219–

32Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,216–

33Grimes, IAIA17,405974–

34Grinnell, IAIA9,430910–

35Boone, IAIA12,471865–

36Glenwood, IAIA5,287861–

37Creston, IAIA7,335809–

38Keokuk, IAIA9,510798–

39Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239793–

40Eldridge, IAIA6,954789–

41Nevada, IAIA6,974787–

42Knoxville, IAIA7,469773–

43Fort Madison, IAIA9,935767–

44Decorah, IAIA7,417761–

45Pella, IAIA10,992753–

46Asbury, IAIA6,035727–

47Fairfield, IAIA9,220717–

48Waverly, IAIA10,561715–

49Atlantic, IAIA6,676708–

50Osceola, IAIA5,679705–

51Spencer, IAIA11,218671–

52Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500660–

53Red Oak, IAIA5,388637–

54Perry, IAIA8,208607–

55Oelwein, IAIA5,757600–

56Centerville, IAIA5,327595–

57Bondurant, IAIA9,647584–

58Hiawatha, IAIA7,432577–

59Clarinda, IAIA5,273550–

60Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059511–

61Independence, IAIA6,312500–

62Clear Lake, IAIA7,601498–

63Webster City, IAIA7,815492–

64Denison, IAIA8,214484–

65Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013474–

66Estherville, IAIA5,807473–

67Anamosa, IAIA5,901458–

68Washington, IAIA7,261424–

69Le Mars, IAIA10,760423–

70Charles City, IAIA7,013417–

71Algona, IAIA5,309416–

72Carroll, IAIA10,085413–

73Polk City, IAIA6,630405–

74Storm Lake, IAIA11,590328–

75Vinton, IAIA5,004324–

76Adel, IAIA7,098308–

77Cherokee, IAIA5,122305–

78Manchester, IAIA5,357305–

79Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324276–

80Orange City, IAIA6,468265–

81Winterset, IAIA5,520254–

82Maquoketa, IAIA6,027250–

83Tiffin, IAIA7,156237–

84DeWitt, IAIA5,704226–

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525173–

86Sioux Center, IAIA8,864165–

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575140–

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