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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 2023 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 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086582–

02Iowa City, IAIA76,229390–

03Sioux City, IAIA86,356275–

04Davenport, IAIA100,358272–

05Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935224–

06Dubuque, IAIA59,148169–

07Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240123–

08Coralville, IAIA23,960116–

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,710103–

10Muscatine, IAIA23,16497–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,91992–

12Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50090–

13Ankeny, IAIA77,83382–

14Marion, IAIA42,73278–

15North Liberty, IAIA21,97677–

16Clarinda, IAIA5,27376–

17Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68075–

18Ames, IAIA68,22073–

19Sioux Center, IAIA8,86460–

20Altoona, IAIA22,79659–

21West Des Moines, IAIA74,22457–

22Fairfield, IAIA9,22056–

23Pella, IAIA10,99250–

24Manchester, IAIA5,35747–

25Decorah, IAIA7,41738–

26Waukee, IAIA34,89036–

27Clinton, IAIA24,04933–

28Washington, IAIA7,26132–

29Waverly, IAIA10,56131–

30Clive, IAIA19,86126–

31Independence, IAIA6,31223–

32Adel, IAIA7,09821–

33Johnston, IAIA25,06521–

34Boone, IAIA12,47120–

35Anamosa, IAIA5,90119–

36Polk City, IAIA6,63017–

37Burlington, IAIA23,33616–

38Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616–

39Newton, IAIA15,74116–

40Red Oak, IAIA5,38816–

41Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414–

42DeWitt, IAIA5,70413–

43Mason City, IAIA26,85313–

44Denison, IAIA8,21412–

45Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912–

46Urbandale, IAIA48,57011–

47Atlantic, IAIA6,6769–

48Grimes, IAIA17,4059–

49Norwalk, IAIA15,0049–

50Centerville, IAIA5,3278–

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4938–

52Oelwein, IAIA5,7576–

53Spencer, IAIA11,2186–

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