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Largest French population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are French ancestry, from the 2020 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 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,385−20%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,969−23%

03Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,606−48%

04Davenport, IAIA100,3581,458−45%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,341−16%

06Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,131−40%

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,084−44%

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,014−40%

09Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240966−5%

10Ankeny, IAIA77,833965−32%

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,224951−24%

12Waterloo, IAIA66,919892−48%

13Marion, IAIA42,732774−34%

14Bettendorf, IAIA40,710769−13%

15Clinton, IAIA24,049725−15%

16Urbandale, IAIA48,570671−43%

17Newton, IAIA15,741581+24%

18Burlington, IAIA23,336574−46%

19Waukee, IAIA34,890500+114%

20Mason City, IAIA26,853496−35%

21North Liberty, IAIA21,976470−1%

22Marshalltown, IAIA27,536451−41%

23Coralville, IAIA23,960429−40%

24Johnston, IAIA25,065407−31%

25Indianola, IAIA16,829388−22%

26Keokuk, IAIA9,510318+24%

27Spencer, IAIA11,218305+11%

28Ottumwa, IAIA25,319305−38%

29Altoona, IAIA22,796273−50%

30Grimes, IAIA17,405268+63%

31Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837262−62%

32Muscatine, IAIA23,164257−59%

33Fort Madison, IAIA9,935257+14%

34Clive, IAIA19,861237−28%

35Boone, IAIA12,471222−46%

36Orange City, IAIA6,468212+393%

37Waverly, IAIA10,561205+101%

38Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525204+71%

39Fairfield, IAIA9,220196−43%

40Webster City, IAIA7,815193−51%

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,432190+96%

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239189−19%

43Knoxville, IAIA7,469186−7%

44Centerville, IAIA5,327180−26%

45Glenwood, IAIA5,287179−32%

46Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500167−44%

47Norwalk, IAIA15,004163−58%

48Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324149−16%

49Clear Lake, IAIA7,601149−53%

50Grinnell, IAIA9,430145−59%

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493143−66%

52Charles City, IAIA7,013143−34%

53Anamosa, IAIA5,901141−31%

54Bondurant, IAIA9,647140+97%

55Sioux Center, IAIA8,864135+165%

56Decorah, IAIA7,417134−35%

57Sheldon, IAIA5,575134−10%

58Oelwein, IAIA5,757133+40%

59Asbury, IAIA6,035130+103%

60Creston, IAIA7,335122−18%

61Vinton, IAIA5,004121+169%

62Pella, IAIA10,992117−50%

63Algona, IAIA5,309112−10%

64Atlantic, IAIA6,676112−39%

65Perry, IAIA8,208110−20%

66Adel, IAIA7,098109−34%

67Osceola, IAIA5,679108−37%

68Manchester, IAIA5,357107−4%

69Le Mars, IAIA10,760105−52%

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013104+37%

71Storm Lake, IAIA11,59099−42%

72Nevada, IAIA6,97498−66%

73Independence, IAIA6,31286−62%

74Red Oak, IAIA5,38883−46%

75Maquoketa, IAIA6,02770−1%

76Washington, IAIA7,26167−65%

77Tiffin, IAIA7,15662+9%

78Winterset, IAIA5,52060−65%

79Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05958−36%

80Polk City, IAIA6,63057−35%

81DeWitt, IAIA5,70451−68%

82Carroll, IAIA10,08547−83%

83Clarinda, IAIA5,27343−80%

84Eldridge, IAIA6,95437−73%

85Denison, IAIA8,21432−30%

86Cherokee, IAIA5,12223−87%

87Estherville, IAIA5,80712−93%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS