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Largest French Canadian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian 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 53 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086582+69%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,229390+83%

03Sioux City, IAIA86,356275−64%

04Davenport, IAIA100,358272−33%

05Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935224−50%

06Dubuque, IAIA59,148169−58%

07Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240123+180%

08Coralville, IAIA23,960116−10%

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,710103+203%

10Muscatine, IAIA23,16497+126%

11Waterloo, IAIA66,91992−70%

12Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50090−62%

13Ankeny, IAIA77,83382+71%

14Marion, IAIA42,73278−5%

15North Liberty, IAIA21,97677+208%

16Clarinda, IAIA5,27376+245%

17Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68075−69%

18Ames, IAIA68,22073−8%

19Sioux Center, IAIA8,86460–

20Altoona, IAIA22,79659+44%

21West Des Moines, IAIA74,22457−58%

22Fairfield, IAIA9,22056−13%

23Pella, IAIA10,99250–

24Manchester, IAIA5,35747–

25Decorah, IAIA7,41738−30%

26Waukee, IAIA34,89036−33%

27Clinton, IAIA24,04933−81%

28Washington, IAIA7,26132–

29Waverly, IAIA10,56131−52%

30Clive, IAIA19,86126−50%

31Independence, IAIA6,31223−4%

32Adel, IAIA7,09821–

33Johnston, IAIA25,06521−34%

34Boone, IAIA12,47120−78%

35Anamosa, IAIA5,90119+111%

36Polk City, IAIA6,63017–

37Burlington, IAIA23,33616+7%

38Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616−65%

39Newton, IAIA15,74116−57%

40Red Oak, IAIA5,38816−67%

41Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414−61%

42DeWitt, IAIA5,70413–

43Mason City, IAIA26,85313−28%

44Denison, IAIA8,21412−63%

45Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912−57%

46Urbandale, IAIA48,57011−96%

47Atlantic, IAIA6,6769−75%

48Grimes, IAIA17,4059−68%

49Norwalk, IAIA15,0049–

50Centerville, IAIA5,3278–

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4938−84%

52Oelwein, IAIA5,7576−78%

53Spencer, IAIA11,2186−86%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES