RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Largest French Canadian population, Iowa cities · 2010

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 65 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Sioux City, IAIA86,356770–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935445–

03Davenport, IAIA100,358408–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,148401–

05Des Moines, IAIA212,086344–

06Urbandale, IAIA48,570309–

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919302–

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680239–

09Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500237–

10Iowa City, IAIA76,229213–

11Clinton, IAIA24,049178–

12West Des Moines, IAIA74,224135–

13Coralville, IAIA23,960129–

14Boone, IAIA12,47190–

15Marion, IAIA42,73282–

16Ames, IAIA68,22079–

17Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83771–

18Keokuk, IAIA9,51070–

19Waverly, IAIA10,56165–

20Fairfield, IAIA9,22064–

21Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01362–

22Decorah, IAIA7,41754–

23Knoxville, IAIA7,46954–

24Waukee, IAIA34,89054–

25Cherokee, IAIA5,12253–

26Clive, IAIA19,86152–

27Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49350–

28Red Oak, IAIA5,38848–

29Ankeny, IAIA77,83348–

30Vinton, IAIA5,00447–

31Marshalltown, IAIA27,53646–

32Creston, IAIA7,33545–

33Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24044–

34Spencer, IAIA11,21843–

35Muscatine, IAIA23,16443–

36Altoona, IAIA22,79641–

37Indianola, IAIA16,82940–

38Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52539–

39Estherville, IAIA5,80739–

40Newton, IAIA15,74137–

41Atlantic, IAIA6,67636–

42Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32436–

43Le Mars, IAIA10,76034–

44Bettendorf, IAIA40,71034–

45Clear Lake, IAIA7,60134–

46Hiawatha, IAIA7,43234–

47Algona, IAIA5,30933–

48Charles City, IAIA7,01333–

49Denison, IAIA8,21432–

50Johnston, IAIA25,06532–

51Ottumwa, IAIA25,31928–

52Sheldon, IAIA5,57528–

53Grimes, IAIA17,40528–

54Oelwein, IAIA5,75727–

55North Liberty, IAIA21,97625–

56Independence, IAIA6,31224–

57Clarinda, IAIA5,27322–

58Storm Lake, IAIA11,59021–

59Mason City, IAIA26,85318–

60Nevada, IAIA6,97415–

61Burlington, IAIA23,33615–

62Osceola, IAIA5,67911–

63Fort Madison, IAIA9,93510–

64Grinnell, IAIA9,43010–

65Anamosa, IAIA5,9019–

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