RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest German population, Iowa cities · 2020

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, IAIA212,08642,364–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93539,505–

03Davenport, IAIA100,35829,129–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14824,522–

05Ankeny, IAIA77,83321,602–

06Ames, IAIA68,22021,530–

07Sioux City, IAIA86,35620,883–

08Iowa City, IAIA76,22920,330–

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68018,129–

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22416,851–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,91916,512–

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24014,314–

13Marion, IAIA42,73214,114–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,57013,920–

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,71012,816–

16Mason City, IAIA26,8538,854–

17Clinton, IAIA24,0498,544–

18Waukee, IAIA34,8907,054–

19Burlington, IAIA23,3367,028–

20Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376,079–

21North Liberty, IAIA21,9766,027–

22Johnston, IAIA25,0655,987–

23Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365,864–

24Muscatine, IAIA23,1645,539–

25Carroll, IAIA10,0855,500–

26Clive, IAIA19,8615,311–

27Altoona, IAIA22,7964,908–

28Indianola, IAIA16,8294,900–

29Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194,876–

30Waverly, IAIA10,5614,647–

31Boone, IAIA12,4714,589–

32Spencer, IAIA11,2184,547–

33Le Mars, IAIA10,7604,472–

34Grimes, IAIA17,4054,401–

35Coralville, IAIA23,9604,394–

36Norwalk, IAIA15,0044,295–

37Newton, IAIA15,7414,183–

38Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353,405–

39Charles City, IAIA7,0133,045–

40Asbury, IAIA6,0353,043–

41Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012,949–

42Keokuk, IAIA9,5102,900–

43Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932,891–

44Decorah, IAIA7,4172,829–

45Pella, IAIA10,9922,791–

46Eldridge, IAIA6,9542,723–

47Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392,713–

48Webster City, IAIA7,8152,684–

49Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272,678–

50Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322,611–

51Grinnell, IAIA9,4302,548–

52Manchester, IAIA5,3572,520–

53Algona, IAIA5,3092,432–

54Orange City, IAIA6,4682,313–

55Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5252,310–

56Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002,296–

57Nevada, IAIA6,9742,273–

58DeWitt, IAIA5,7042,222–

59Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3242,202–

60Adel, IAIA7,0982,122–

61Atlantic, IAIA6,6762,100–

62Polk City, IAIA6,6302,037–

63Cherokee, IAIA5,1222,002–

64Washington, IAIA7,2611,980–

65Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,973–

66Independence, IAIA6,3121,962–

67Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,933–

68Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,910–

69Sheldon, IAIA5,5751,906–

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0131,900–

71Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641,889–

72Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,838–

73Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,818–

74Creston, IAIA7,3351,741–

75Anamosa, IAIA5,9011,712–

76Estherville, IAIA5,8071,677–

77Winterset, IAIA5,5201,670–

78Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901,590–

79Vinton, IAIA5,0041,578–

80Denison, IAIA8,2141,561–

81Clarinda, IAIA5,2731,512–

82Perry, IAIA8,2081,393–

83Red Oak, IAIA5,3881,366–

84Tiffin, IAIA7,1561,125–

85Centerville, IAIA5,3271,084–

86Osceola, IAIA5,6791,043–

87Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591,033–

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