RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest French population, Iowa cities · 2010

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0864,219–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353,861–

03Sioux City, IAIA86,3563,090–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3582,659–

05Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,934–

06Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,870–

07Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,701–

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,678–

09Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,604–

10Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,412–

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,250–

12Marion, IAIA42,7321,181–

13Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,168–

14Burlington, IAIA23,3361,054–

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,019–

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710889–

17Clinton, IAIA24,049852–

18Mason City, IAIA26,853762–

19Marshalltown, IAIA27,536759–

20Coralville, IAIA23,960711–

21Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837691–

22Muscatine, IAIA23,164632–

23Johnston, IAIA25,065587–

24Altoona, IAIA22,796543–

25Indianola, IAIA16,829499–

26Ottumwa, IAIA25,319492–

27North Liberty, IAIA21,976474–

28Newton, IAIA15,741469–

29Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493421–

30Boone, IAIA12,471412–

31Norwalk, IAIA15,004390–

32Webster City, IAIA7,815390–

33Grinnell, IAIA9,430351–

34Fairfield, IAIA9,220346–

35Clive, IAIA19,861330–

36Clear Lake, IAIA7,601314–

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500299–

38Nevada, IAIA6,974291–

39Carroll, IAIA10,085282–

40Spencer, IAIA11,218275–

41Glenwood, IAIA5,287262–

42Keokuk, IAIA9,510256–

43Centerville, IAIA5,327242–

44Pella, IAIA10,992234–

45Waukee, IAIA34,890234–

46Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239233–

47Fort Madison, IAIA9,935226–

48Independence, IAIA6,312224–

49Le Mars, IAIA10,760220–

50Charles City, IAIA7,013217–

51Clarinda, IAIA5,273216–

52Decorah, IAIA7,417206–

53Anamosa, IAIA5,901204–

54Knoxville, IAIA7,469200–

55Washington, IAIA7,261191–

56Atlantic, IAIA6,676184–

57Cherokee, IAIA5,122181–

58Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324177–

59Osceola, IAIA5,679171–

60Storm Lake, IAIA11,590171–

61Winterset, IAIA5,520170–

62Adel, IAIA7,098166–

63Grimes, IAIA17,405164–

64Estherville, IAIA5,807163–

65DeWitt, IAIA5,704157–

66Red Oak, IAIA5,388153–

67Sheldon, IAIA5,575149–

68Creston, IAIA7,335149–

69Perry, IAIA8,208137–

70Eldridge, IAIA6,954135–

71Algona, IAIA5,309125–

72Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525119–

73Manchester, IAIA5,357112–

74Waverly, IAIA10,561102–

75Hiawatha, IAIA7,43297–

76Oelwein, IAIA5,75795–

77Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05990–

78Polk City, IAIA6,63088–

79Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01376–

80Maquoketa, IAIA6,02771–

81Bondurant, IAIA9,64771–

82Asbury, IAIA6,03564–

83Tiffin, IAIA7,15657–

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,86451–

85Denison, IAIA8,21446–

86Vinton, IAIA5,00445–

87Orange City, IAIA6,46843–

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