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Largest French population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,890−32%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,402−38%

03Davenport, IAIA100,3581,488−44%

04Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,211−35%

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,190−5%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,131−63%

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680949−51%

08Waterloo, IAIA66,919924−46%

09Ames, IAIA68,220891−47%

10Iowa City, IAIA76,229883−45%

11Waukee, IAIA34,890879+276%

12Ankeny, IAIA77,833851−40%

13Marion, IAIA42,732842−29%

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570825−29%

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,710747−16%

16Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240717−30%

17Mason City, IAIA26,853526−31%

18Burlington, IAIA23,336496−53%

19Clinton, IAIA24,049444−48%

20Coralville, IAIA23,960438−38%

21Johnston, IAIA25,065397−32%

22Clive, IAIA19,861394+19%

23Indianola, IAIA16,829343−31%

24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536330−57%

25Ottumwa, IAIA25,319282−43%

26Altoona, IAIA22,796279−49%

27Norwalk, IAIA15,004272−30%

28Newton, IAIA15,741254−46%

29Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837235−66%

30Le Mars, IAIA10,760213−3%

31North Liberty, IAIA21,976212−55%

32Creston, IAIA7,335211+42%

33Boone, IAIA12,471201−51%

34Carroll, IAIA10,085185−34%

35Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239182−22%

36Polk City, IAIA6,630177+101%

37Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525176+48%

38Spencer, IAIA11,218171−38%

39Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493164−61%

40Grinnell, IAIA9,430163−54%

41Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500163−45%

42Fort Madison, IAIA9,935160−29%

43Orange City, IAIA6,468159+270%

44Centerville, IAIA5,327152−37%

45Clear Lake, IAIA7,601151−52%

46Muscatine, IAIA23,164149−76%

47Independence, IAIA6,312146−35%

48Fairfield, IAIA9,220144−58%

49Glenwood, IAIA5,287144−45%

50Anamosa, IAIA5,901142−30%

51Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013141+86%

52Grimes, IAIA17,405140−15%

53Knoxville, IAIA7,469138−31%

54Webster City, IAIA7,815137−65%

55Keokuk, IAIA9,510127−50%

56Oelwein, IAIA5,757122+28%

57Hiawatha, IAIA7,432118+22%

58Winterset, IAIA5,520112−34%

59Perry, IAIA8,208111−19%

60Asbury, IAIA6,035111+73%

61Charles City, IAIA7,013107−51%

62Washington, IAIA7,26193−51%

63Osceola, IAIA5,67991−47%

64Pella, IAIA10,99287−63%

65Clarinda, IAIA5,27386−60%

66Algona, IAIA5,30979−37%

67Atlantic, IAIA6,67678−58%

68Nevada, IAIA6,97477−74%

69Waverly, IAIA10,56177−25%

70Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32473−59%

71Decorah, IAIA7,41771−66%

72Vinton, IAIA5,00458+29%

73Denison, IAIA8,21457+24%

74Tiffin, IAIA7,15653−7%

75DeWitt, IAIA5,70446−71%

76Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05946−49%

77Red Oak, IAIA5,38834−78%

78Maquoketa, IAIA6,02734−52%

79Bondurant, IAIA9,64733−54%

80Adel, IAIA7,09831−81%

81Cherokee, IAIA5,12227−85%

82Storm Lake, IAIA11,59027−84%

83Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427−47%

84Manchester, IAIA5,35721−81%

85Sheldon, IAIA5,57515−90%

86Estherville, IAIA5,8071−99%

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