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Largest French population, Iowa cities

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

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,890–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,402–

03Davenport, IAIA100,3581,488–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,211–

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,190–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,131–

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680949–

08Waterloo, IAIA66,919924–

09Ames, IAIA68,220891–

10Iowa City, IAIA76,229883–

11Waukee, IAIA34,890879–

12Ankeny, IAIA77,833851–

13Marion, IAIA42,732842–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570825–

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,710747–

16Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240717–

17Mason City, IAIA26,853526–

18Burlington, IAIA23,336496–

19Clinton, IAIA24,049444–

20Coralville, IAIA23,960438–

21Johnston, IAIA25,065397–

22Clive, IAIA19,861394–

23Indianola, IAIA16,829343–

24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536330–

25Ottumwa, IAIA25,319282–

26Altoona, IAIA22,796279–

27Norwalk, IAIA15,004272–

28Newton, IAIA15,741254–

29Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837235–

30Le Mars, IAIA10,760213–

31North Liberty, IAIA21,976212–

32Creston, IAIA7,335211–

33Boone, IAIA12,471201–

34Carroll, IAIA10,085185–

35Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239182–

36Polk City, IAIA6,630177–

37Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525176–

38Spencer, IAIA11,218171–

39Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493164–

40Grinnell, IAIA9,430163–

41Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500163–

42Fort Madison, IAIA9,935160–

43Orange City, IAIA6,468159–

44Centerville, IAIA5,327152–

45Clear Lake, IAIA7,601151–

46Muscatine, IAIA23,164149–

47Independence, IAIA6,312146–

48Glenwood, IAIA5,287144–

49Fairfield, IAIA9,220144–

50Anamosa, IAIA5,901142–

51Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013141–

52Grimes, IAIA17,405140–

53Knoxville, IAIA7,469138–

54Webster City, IAIA7,815137–

55Keokuk, IAIA9,510127–

56Oelwein, IAIA5,757122–

57Hiawatha, IAIA7,432118–

58Winterset, IAIA5,520112–

59Perry, IAIA8,208111–

60Asbury, IAIA6,035111–

61Charles City, IAIA7,013107–

62Washington, IAIA7,26193–

63Osceola, IAIA5,67991–

64Pella, IAIA10,99287–

65Clarinda, IAIA5,27386–

66Algona, IAIA5,30979–

67Atlantic, IAIA6,67678–

68Nevada, IAIA6,97477–

69Waverly, IAIA10,56177–

70Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32473–

71Decorah, IAIA7,41771–

72Vinton, IAIA5,00458–

73Denison, IAIA8,21457–

74Tiffin, IAIA7,15653–

75DeWitt, IAIA5,70446–

76Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05946–

77Maquoketa, IAIA6,02734–

78Red Oak, IAIA5,38834–

79Bondurant, IAIA9,64733–

80Adel, IAIA7,09831–

81Cherokee, IAIA5,12227–

82Sioux Center, IAIA8,86427–

83Storm Lake, IAIA11,59027–

84Manchester, IAIA5,35721–

85Sheldon, IAIA5,57515–

86Estherville, IAIA5,8071–

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