RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest French population, Iowa cities · 2020

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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,385–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,969–

03Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,606–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3581,458–

05Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,341–

06Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,131–

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,084–

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,014–

09Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240966–

10Ankeny, IAIA77,833965–

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,224951–

12Waterloo, IAIA66,919892–

13Marion, IAIA42,732774–

14Bettendorf, IAIA40,710769–

15Clinton, IAIA24,049725–

16Urbandale, IAIA48,570671–

17Newton, IAIA15,741581–

18Burlington, IAIA23,336574–

19Waukee, IAIA34,890500–

20Mason City, IAIA26,853496–

21North Liberty, IAIA21,976470–

22Marshalltown, IAIA27,536451–

23Coralville, IAIA23,960429–

24Johnston, IAIA25,065407–

25Indianola, IAIA16,829388–

26Keokuk, IAIA9,510318–

27Spencer, IAIA11,218305–

28Ottumwa, IAIA25,319305–

29Altoona, IAIA22,796273–

30Grimes, IAIA17,405268–

31Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837262–

32Fort Madison, IAIA9,935257–

33Muscatine, IAIA23,164257–

34Clive, IAIA19,861237–

35Boone, IAIA12,471222–

36Orange City, IAIA6,468212–

37Waverly, IAIA10,561205–

38Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525204–

39Fairfield, IAIA9,220196–

40Webster City, IAIA7,815193–

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,432190–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239189–

43Knoxville, IAIA7,469186–

44Centerville, IAIA5,327180–

45Glenwood, IAIA5,287179–

46Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500167–

47Norwalk, IAIA15,004163–

48Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324149–

49Clear Lake, IAIA7,601149–

50Grinnell, IAIA9,430145–

51Charles City, IAIA7,013143–

52Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493143–

53Anamosa, IAIA5,901141–

54Bondurant, IAIA9,647140–

55Sioux Center, IAIA8,864135–

56Decorah, IAIA7,417134–

57Sheldon, IAIA5,575134–

58Oelwein, IAIA5,757133–

59Asbury, IAIA6,035130–

60Creston, IAIA7,335122–

61Vinton, IAIA5,004121–

62Pella, IAIA10,992117–

63Algona, IAIA5,309112–

64Atlantic, IAIA6,676112–

65Perry, IAIA8,208110–

66Adel, IAIA7,098109–

67Osceola, IAIA5,679108–

68Manchester, IAIA5,357107–

69Le Mars, IAIA10,760105–

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013104–

71Storm Lake, IAIA11,59099–

72Nevada, IAIA6,97498–

73Independence, IAIA6,31286–

74Red Oak, IAIA5,38883–

75Maquoketa, IAIA6,02770–

76Washington, IAIA7,26167–

77Tiffin, IAIA7,15662–

78Winterset, IAIA5,52060–

79Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05958–

80Polk City, IAIA6,63057–

81DeWitt, IAIA5,70451–

82Carroll, IAIA10,08547–

83Clarinda, IAIA5,27343–

84Eldridge, IAIA6,95437–

85Denison, IAIA8,21432–

86Cherokee, IAIA5,12223–

87Estherville, IAIA5,80712–

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