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Largest German population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 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 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08640,183−18%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93537,515−24%

03Davenport, IAIA100,35827,904−18%

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14824,425−18%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,83324,168+44%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35619,803−26%

07Iowa City, IAIA76,22919,126−20%

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,22418,791+0%

09Ames, IAIA68,22017,796−14%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,91915,694−36%

11Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68015,381−31%

12Marion, IAIA42,73215,228+7%

13Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015,068−11%

14Urbandale, IAIA48,57014,060+2%

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,71012,299+4%

16Mason City, IAIA26,8538,581−26%

17Waukee, IAIA34,8907,521+36%

18Clinton, IAIA24,0497,116−34%

19North Liberty, IAIA21,9766,810+30%

20Burlington, IAIA23,3366,754−26%

21Johnston, IAIA25,0656,516+7%

22Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375,982−34%

23Coralville, IAIA23,9605,313−15%

24Clive, IAIA19,8615,286−5%

25Carroll, IAIA10,0855,271−12%

26Altoona, IAIA22,7965,151+11%

27Norwalk, IAIA15,0045,123+45%

28Grimes, IAIA17,4054,987+70%

29Spencer, IAIA11,2184,967−2%

30Muscatine, IAIA23,1644,961−39%

31Marshalltown, IAIA27,5364,668−42%

32Indianola, IAIA16,8294,551−7%

33Waverly, IAIA10,5614,238−23%

34Newton, IAIA15,7414,062−11%

35Boone, IAIA12,4713,717−21%

36Le Mars, IAIA10,7603,710−29%

37Ottumwa, IAIA25,3193,593−35%

38Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353,412−7%

39Charles City, IAIA7,0133,299−14%

40Eldridge, IAIA6,9543,228+11%

41Grinnell, IAIA9,4303,131−14%

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392,833+14%

43Asbury, IAIA6,0352,800+5%

44Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012,771−16%

45Pella, IAIA10,9922,668−1%

46DeWitt, IAIA5,7042,496−11%

47Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002,463−15%

48Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5252,421+31%

49Algona, IAIA5,3092,415−8%

50Adel, IAIA7,0982,375+73%

51Manchester, IAIA5,3572,325−3%

52Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272,317−24%

53Polk City, IAIA6,6302,316+38%

54Decorah, IAIA7,4172,288−36%

55Keokuk, IAIA9,5102,270−37%

56Webster City, IAIA7,8152,262−19%

57Nevada, IAIA6,9742,255−16%

58Independence, IAIA6,3122,248−26%

59Cherokee, IAIA5,1222,240−5%

60Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322,240−18%

61Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3242,200+18%

62Bondurant, IAIA9,6472,113+60%

63Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932,069−29%

64Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,873−30%

65Winterset, IAIA5,5201,813+22%

66Atlantic, IAIA6,6761,802−24%

67Anamosa, IAIA5,9011,793−25%

68Denison, IAIA8,2141,785−43%

69Perry, IAIA8,2081,748−12%

70Sheldon, IAIA5,5751,717−23%

71Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901,714−38%

72Estherville, IAIA5,8071,700−31%

73Orange City, IAIA6,4681,676+6%

74Creston, IAIA7,3351,656−23%

75Tiffin, IAIA7,1561,652+88%

76Washington, IAIA7,2611,648−35%

77Vinton, IAIA5,0041,601−16%

78Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0131,553−39%

79Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,545−23%

80Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641,428−8%

81Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,316−38%

82Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,279−16%

83Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591,139−24%

84Red Oak, IAIA5,3881,103−34%

85Clarinda, IAIA5,2731,027−31%

86Centerville, IAIA5,3271,022−31%

87Osceola, IAIA5,679984−7%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES