RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest German population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08640,183–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93537,515–

03Davenport, IAIA100,35827,904–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14824,425–

05Ankeny, IAIA77,83324,168–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35619,803–

07Iowa City, IAIA76,22919,126–

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,22418,791–

09Ames, IAIA68,22017,796–

10Waterloo, IAIA66,91915,694–

11Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68015,381–

12Marion, IAIA42,73215,228–

13Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015,068–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,57014,060–

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,71012,299–

16Mason City, IAIA26,8538,581–

17Waukee, IAIA34,8907,521–

18Clinton, IAIA24,0497,116–

19North Liberty, IAIA21,9766,810–

20Burlington, IAIA23,3366,754–

21Johnston, IAIA25,0656,516–

22Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375,982–

23Coralville, IAIA23,9605,313–

24Clive, IAIA19,8615,286–

25Carroll, IAIA10,0855,271–

26Altoona, IAIA22,7965,151–

27Norwalk, IAIA15,0045,123–

28Grimes, IAIA17,4054,987–

29Spencer, IAIA11,2184,967–

30Muscatine, IAIA23,1644,961–

31Marshalltown, IAIA27,5364,668–

32Indianola, IAIA16,8294,551–

33Waverly, IAIA10,5614,238–

34Newton, IAIA15,7414,062–

35Boone, IAIA12,4713,717–

36Le Mars, IAIA10,7603,710–

37Ottumwa, IAIA25,3193,593–

38Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353,412–

39Charles City, IAIA7,0133,299–

40Eldridge, IAIA6,9543,228–

41Grinnell, IAIA9,4303,131–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392,833–

43Asbury, IAIA6,0352,800–

44Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012,771–

45Pella, IAIA10,9922,668–

46DeWitt, IAIA5,7042,496–

47Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002,463–

48Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5252,421–

49Algona, IAIA5,3092,415–

50Adel, IAIA7,0982,375–

51Manchester, IAIA5,3572,325–

52Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272,317–

53Polk City, IAIA6,6302,316–

54Decorah, IAIA7,4172,288–

55Keokuk, IAIA9,5102,270–

56Webster City, IAIA7,8152,262–

57Nevada, IAIA6,9742,255–

58Independence, IAIA6,3122,248–

59Cherokee, IAIA5,1222,240–

60Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322,240–

61Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3242,200–

62Bondurant, IAIA9,6472,113–

63Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932,069–

64Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,873–

65Winterset, IAIA5,5201,813–

66Atlantic, IAIA6,6761,802–

67Anamosa, IAIA5,9011,793–

68Denison, IAIA8,2141,785–

69Perry, IAIA8,2081,748–

70Sheldon, IAIA5,5751,717–

71Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901,714–

72Estherville, IAIA5,8071,700–

73Orange City, IAIA6,4681,676–

74Creston, IAIA7,3351,656–

75Tiffin, IAIA7,1561,652–

76Washington, IAIA7,2611,648–

77Vinton, IAIA5,0041,601–

78Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0131,553–

79Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,545–

80Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641,428–

81Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,316–

82Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,279–

83Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591,139–

84Red Oak, IAIA5,3881,103–

85Clarinda, IAIA5,2731,027–

86Centerville, IAIA5,3271,022–

87Osceola, IAIA5,679984–

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