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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. The median across all 86 is 159. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carroll, IA, up 48 places to #34.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,890−32%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,402−38%

03▲1Davenport, IAIA100,3581,488−44%

04▲2Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,211−35%

05▲6West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,190−5%

06▼3Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,131−63%

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680949−51%

08▲4Waterloo, IAIA66,919924−46%

09▼1Ames, IAIA68,220891−47%

10▼5Iowa City, IAIA76,229883−45%

11▲8Waukee, IAIA34,890879+276%

12▼2Ankeny, IAIA77,833851−40%

13Marion, IAIA42,732842−29%

14▲2Urbandale, IAIA48,570825−29%

15▼1Bettendorf, IAIA40,710747−16%

16▼7Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240717−30%

17▲3Mason City, IAIA26,853526−31%

18Burlington, IAIA23,336496−53%

19▼4Clinton, IAIA24,049444−48%

20▲3Coralville, IAIA23,960438−38%

21▲3Johnston, IAIA25,065397−32%

22▲12Clive, IAIA19,861394+19%

23▲2Indianola, IAIA16,829343−31%

24▼2Marshalltown, IAIA27,536330−57%

25▲2Ottumwa, IAIA25,319282−43%

26▲3Altoona, IAIA22,796279−49%

27▲20Norwalk, IAIA15,004272−30%

28▼11Newton, IAIA15,741254−46%

29▲2Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837235−66%

30▲39Le Mars, IAIA10,760213−3%

31▼10North Liberty, IAIA21,976212−55%

32▲28Creston, IAIA7,335211+42%

33▲2Boone, IAIA12,471201−51%

34▲48Carroll, IAIA10,085185−34%

35▲7Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239182−22%

36▲44Polk City, IAIA6,630177+101%

37▲1Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525176+48%

38▼10Spencer, IAIA11,218171−38%

39▲12Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493164−61%

40▲10Grinnell, IAIA9,430163−54%

41▲5Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500163−45%

42▼9Fort Madison, IAIA9,935160−29%

43▼7Orange City, IAIA6,468159+270%

44Centerville, IAIA5,327152−37%

45▲4Clear Lake, IAIA7,601151−52%

46▼14Muscatine, IAIA23,164149−76%

47▲26Independence, IAIA6,312146−35%

48▼9Fairfield, IAIA9,220144−58%

49▼4Glenwood, IAIA5,287144−45%

50▲3Anamosa, IAIA5,901142−30%

51▲19Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013141+86%

52▼22Grimes, IAIA17,405140−15%

53▼10Knoxville, IAIA7,469138−31%

54▼14Webster City, IAIA7,815137−65%

55▼29Keokuk, IAIA9,510127−50%

56▲2Oelwein, IAIA5,757122+28%

57▼16Hiawatha, IAIA7,432118+22%

58▲20Winterset, IAIA5,520112−34%

59Asbury, IAIA6,035111+73%

60▲5Perry, IAIA8,208111−19%

61▼9Charles City, IAIA7,013107−51%

62▲14Washington, IAIA7,26193−51%

63▲4Osceola, IAIA5,67991−47%

64▼2Pella, IAIA10,99287−63%

65▲18Clarinda, IAIA5,27386−60%

66▼3Algona, IAIA5,30979−37%

67▼3Atlantic, IAIA6,67678−58%

68▲4Nevada, IAIA6,97477−74%

69▼32Waverly, IAIA10,56177−25%

70▼22Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32473−59%

71▼14Decorah, IAIA7,41771−66%

72▼11Vinton, IAIA5,00458+29%

73▲12Denison, IAIA8,21457+24%

74▲3Tiffin, IAIA7,15653−7%

75▲6DeWitt, IAIA5,70446−71%

76▲3Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05946−49%

77▼2Maquoketa, IAIA6,02734−52%

78▼4Red Oak, IAIA5,38834−78%

79▼25Bondurant, IAIA9,64733−54%

80▼14Adel, IAIA7,09831−81%

81▲5Cherokee, IAIA5,12227−85%

82▼27Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427−47%

83▼12Storm Lake, IAIA11,59027−84%

84▼16Manchester, IAIA5,35721−81%

85▼29Sheldon, IAIA5,57515−90%

86▲1Estherville, IAIA5,8071−99%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES