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Largest English population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1,283. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Allamakee County, IA, up 16 places to #48.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Polk County, IAIA516,54659,452+34%

02Linn County, IAIA232,02826,347+24%

03Johnson County, IAIA160,04418,463+38%

04Scott County, IAIA175,25918,107+29%

05▲3Dallas County, IAIA118,45712,965+90%

06▲1Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611,467+9%

07▼2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53211,188+5%

08▼2Story County, IAIA101,29110,350+8%

09▲1Warren County, IAIA57,3318,008+37%

10▼1Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496,946−17%

11Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816,6090%

12▲4Jasper County, IAIA38,1534,544−1%

13▼1Wapello County, IAIA35,2104,418−6%

14▲5Muscatine County, IAIA41,8534,143−6%

15▼1Des Moines County, IAIA38,0774,094−3%

16▲1Marion County, IAIA34,1924,004+10%

17▲3Lee County, IAIA32,3063,756+4%

18▲4Webster County, IAIA36,8383,591+15%

19▼6Marshall County, IAIA39,8903,581−10%

20▼5Clinton County, IAIA46,0023,460−20%

21▼3Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803,455+36%

22▲1Boone County, IAIA26,7993,354+12%

23▼2Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3723,259−32%

24▲7Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832,553+39%

25▲3Bremer County, IAIA25,2962,536+12%

26▼1Benton County, IAIA26,0042,534−2%

27▲15Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912,275+7%

28▼4Mills County, IAIA14,7932,272+27%

29▲5Page County, IAIA14,8562,247+32%

30▼3Washington County, IAIA22,6672,147+14%

31▲5Madison County, IAIA17,2702,104−5%

32▼6Henry County, IAIA19,3492,041+6%

33▲12Union County, IAIA11,8291,971+16%

34▲12Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,936+18%

35▼2Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,933−18%

36▼6Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771,927−4%

37▲6Delaware County, IAIA17,6741,924+2%

38▼3Jones County, IAIA21,2531,781−9%

39▼7Harrison County, IAIA14,6231,776−10%

40▼3Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,613−23%

41▲6Cass County, IAIA12,9601,540−9%

42▲6Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,501−16%

43▼4Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,493−17%

44▼15Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,458−14%

45▼7Fayette County, IAIA19,0471,356−30%

46▼6Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,340−27%

47▲2Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021,320+6%

48▲16Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381,293+46%

49▲5Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,287−29%

50▼6Clarke County, IAIA9,5741,2830%

51▲1Sioux County, IAIA36,7741,251−11%

52▼1Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821,245−4%

53▲5Carroll County, IAIA20,3031,230−5%

54▲1Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441,226−28%

55▲1Clay County, IAIA16,2021,200−17%

56▲9Lucas County, IAIA8,8471,197+9%

57▼7Monroe County, IAIA7,4061,167+12%

58▼1Tama County, IAIA16,7961,148−14%

59▼6Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,141−35%

60▲10Wayne County, IAIA6,7381,133+19%

61▲1Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,113−22%

62▲10Decatur County, IAIA7,6551,086−14%

63▲16Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691,086−13%

64▼1Wright County, IAIA12,8011,076−12%

65▼24Greene County, IAIA8,6581,069−14%

66▲3Grundy County, IAIA12,3611,058+27%

67▲9Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501,047+16%

68▼7Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491,037−31%

69▲13Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,021−25%

70▲3Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971,010−15%

71▲3Butler County, IAIA14,049994−21%

72▼12Kossuth County, IAIA14,322980−12%

73▲14Van Buren County, IAIA7,131977+15%

74▼15Davis County, IAIA9,230971+3%

75▼8Taylor County, IAIA5,835956+5%

76▲4Sac County, IAIA9,525948−3%

77▼2Calhoun County, IAIA9,562881+7%

78Fremont County, IAIA6,522845−18%

79▼2Crawford County, IAIA16,237811−21%

80▲4Humboldt County, IAIA9,409808+8%

81O'Brien County, IAIA14,220796−11%

82▲9Winnebago County, IAIA10,251764−21%

83▲2Adair County, IAIA7,403759−18%

84▼1Ringgold County, IAIA4,642759+13%

85▼19Shelby County, IAIA11,689744−34%

86▲3Franklin County, IAIA9,868741−3%

87▼19Emmet County, IAIA9,107734−4%

88Hancock County, IAIA10,528692−21%

89▼18Monona County, IAIA8,539668−20%

90▲5Adams County, IAIA3,617651+7%

91▲1Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663631−29%

92▼6Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899584−20%

93▼3Ida County, IAIA6,777512−8%

94▲4Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819423−11%

95▼1Audubon County, IAIA5,509402−27%

96▼3Worth County, IAIA7,338395−38%

97▼1Howard County, IAIA9,415342−34%

98▼1Lyon County, IAIA12,354321−7%

99Osceola County, IAIA5,980189−57%

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