RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest German population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2010 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. The median across all 87 is 3,063.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS –

01Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93549,660–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,08649,043–

03Davenport, IAIA100,35834,092–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14829,823–

05Sioux City, IAIA86,35626,728–

06Waterloo, IAIA66,91924,591–

07Iowa City, IAIA76,22923,784–

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68022,408–

09Ames, IAIA68,22020,682–

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22418,782–

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016,838–

12Ankeny, IAIA77,83316,795–

13Marion, IAIA42,73214,239–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,57013,790–

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,71011,859–

16Mason City, IAIA26,85311,633–

17Clinton, IAIA24,04910,800–

18Burlington, IAIA23,3369,132–

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8379,106–

20Muscatine, IAIA23,1648,164–

21Marshalltown, IAIA27,5368,092–

22Coralville, IAIA23,9606,253–

23Johnston, IAIA25,0656,112–

24Carroll, IAIA10,0855,986–

25Ottumwa, IAIA25,3195,566–

26Clive, IAIA19,8615,562–

27Waukee, IAIA34,8905,546–

28Waverly, IAIA10,5615,480–

29North Liberty, IAIA21,9765,247–

30Le Mars, IAIA10,7605,246–

31Spencer, IAIA11,2185,049–

32Indianola, IAIA16,8294,897–

33Boone, IAIA12,4714,702–

34Altoona, IAIA22,7964,659–

35Newton, IAIA15,7414,586–

36Charles City, IAIA7,0133,841–

37Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353,667–

38Grinnell, IAIA9,4303,642–

39Keokuk, IAIA9,5103,588–

40Decorah, IAIA7,4173,573–

41Norwalk, IAIA15,0043,529–

42Clear Lake, IAIA7,6013,299–

43Denison, IAIA8,2143,150–

44Maquoketa, IAIA6,0273,063–

45Independence, IAIA6,3123,044–

46Grimes, IAIA17,4052,942–

47Eldridge, IAIA6,9542,909–

48Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932,899–

49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002,896–

50DeWitt, IAIA5,7042,816–

51Webster City, IAIA7,8152,795–

52Storm Lake, IAIA11,5902,752–

53Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322,741–

54Pella, IAIA10,9922,701–

55Nevada, IAIA6,9742,692–

56Oelwein, IAIA5,7572,664–

57Asbury, IAIA6,0352,661–

58Algona, IAIA5,3092,624–

59Washington, IAIA7,2612,545–

60Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132,542–

61Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392,488–

62Estherville, IAIA5,8072,450–

63Manchester, IAIA5,3572,396–

64Atlantic, IAIA6,6762,385–

65Anamosa, IAIA5,9012,383–

66Cherokee, IAIA5,1222,352–

67Sheldon, IAIA5,5752,233–

68Creston, IAIA7,3352,146–

69Fairfield, IAIA9,2202,120–

70Knoxville, IAIA7,4692,012–

71Perry, IAIA8,2081,982–

72Vinton, IAIA5,0041,905–

73Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3241,858–

74Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5251,854–

75Red Oak, IAIA5,3881,678–

76Polk City, IAIA6,6301,673–

77Orange City, IAIA6,4681,586–

78Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641,555–

79Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,519–

80Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591,506–

81Clarinda, IAIA5,2731,499–

82Winterset, IAIA5,5201,481–

83Centerville, IAIA5,3271,472–

84Adel, IAIA7,0981,374–

85Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,321–

86Osceola, IAIA5,6791,060–

87Tiffin, IAIA7,156879–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS