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Largest French Canadian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 63 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 32.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Sioux City, IAIA86,356455−41%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,229453+113%

03Des Moines, IAIA212,086432+26%

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,224323+139%

05Dubuque, IAIA59,148248−38%

06Ames, IAIA68,220247+213%

07Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935240−46%

08Davenport, IAIA100,358181−56%

09Burlington, IAIA23,336148+887%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,919135−55%

11Ottumwa, IAIA25,319127+354%

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240127+189%

13Ankeny, IAIA77,833123+156%

14Waukee, IAIA34,890123+128%

15Johnston, IAIA25,065111+247%

16Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500104−56%

17Clinton, IAIA24,049101−43%

18Marion, IAIA42,73296+17%

19Mason City, IAIA26,85385+372%

20Coralville, IAIA23,96084−35%

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,71067+97%

22Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68067−72%

23Spencer, IAIA11,21865+51%

24Clive, IAIA19,86162+19%

25Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52557+46%

26Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49354+8%

27Urbandale, IAIA48,57050−84%

28Grimes, IAIA17,40544+57%

29Estherville, IAIA5,80736−8%

30Muscatine, IAIA23,16433−23%

31Norwalk, IAIA15,00432–

32Indianola, IAIA16,82932−20%

33Marshalltown, IAIA27,53630−35%

34Boone, IAIA12,47129−68%

35Bondurant, IAIA9,64728–

36Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05926–

37Charles City, IAIA7,01322−33%

38Waverly, IAIA10,56121−68%

39Vinton, IAIA5,00420−57%

40Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83720−72%

41Keokuk, IAIA9,51020−71%

42Perry, IAIA8,20819–

43Algona, IAIA5,30917−48%

44Decorah, IAIA7,41717−69%

45Washington, IAIA7,26116–

46Fort Madison, IAIA9,93516+60%

47Newton, IAIA15,74115−59%

48Polk City, IAIA6,63015–

49Winterset, IAIA5,52015–

50Atlantic, IAIA6,67614−61%

51Grinnell, IAIA9,43014+40%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,95413–

53Clarinda, IAIA5,27312−45%

54Centerville, IAIA5,32711–

55Creston, IAIA7,33510−78%

56Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2399–

57Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0138−87%

58Altoona, IAIA22,7967−83%

59Denison, IAIA8,2145−84%

60Oelwein, IAIA5,7574−85%

61Glenwood, IAIA5,2874–

62Storm Lake, IAIA11,5903−86%

63Le Mars, IAIA10,7601−97%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS