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Largest German population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08642,364−14%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93539,505−20%

03Davenport, IAIA100,35829,129−15%

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14824,522−18%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,83321,602+29%

06Ames, IAIA68,22021,530+4%

07Sioux City, IAIA86,35620,883−22%

08Iowa City, IAIA76,22920,330−15%

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68018,129−19%

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22416,851−10%

11Waterloo, IAIA66,91916,512−33%

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24014,314−15%

13Marion, IAIA42,73214,114−1%

14Urbandale, IAIA48,57013,920+1%

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,71012,816+8%

16Mason City, IAIA26,8538,854−24%

17Clinton, IAIA24,0498,544−21%

18Waukee, IAIA34,8907,054+27%

19Burlington, IAIA23,3367,028−23%

20Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376,079−33%

21North Liberty, IAIA21,9766,027+15%

22Johnston, IAIA25,0655,987−2%

23Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365,864−28%

24Muscatine, IAIA23,1645,539−32%

25Carroll, IAIA10,0855,500−8%

26Clive, IAIA19,8615,311−5%

27Altoona, IAIA22,7964,908+5%

28Indianola, IAIA16,8294,900+0%

29Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194,876−12%

30Waverly, IAIA10,5614,647−15%

31Boone, IAIA12,4714,589−2%

32Spencer, IAIA11,2184,547−10%

33Le Mars, IAIA10,7604,472−15%

34Grimes, IAIA17,4054,401+50%

35Coralville, IAIA23,9604,394−30%

36Norwalk, IAIA15,0044,295+22%

37Newton, IAIA15,7414,183−9%

38Fort Madison, IAIA9,9353,405−7%

39Charles City, IAIA7,0133,045−21%

40Asbury, IAIA6,0353,043+14%

41Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012,949−11%

42Keokuk, IAIA9,5102,900−19%

43Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932,891−0%

44Decorah, IAIA7,4172,829−21%

45Pella, IAIA10,9922,791+3%

46Eldridge, IAIA6,9542,723−6%

47Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392,713+9%

48Webster City, IAIA7,8152,684−4%

49Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272,678−13%

50Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322,611−5%

51Grinnell, IAIA9,4302,548−30%

52Manchester, IAIA5,3572,520+5%

53Algona, IAIA5,3092,432−7%

54Orange City, IAIA6,4682,313+46%

55Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5252,310+25%

56Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002,296−21%

57Nevada, IAIA6,9742,273−16%

58DeWitt, IAIA5,7042,222−21%

59Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3242,202+19%

60Adel, IAIA7,0982,122+54%

61Atlantic, IAIA6,6762,100−12%

62Polk City, IAIA6,6302,037+22%

63Cherokee, IAIA5,1222,002−15%

64Washington, IAIA7,2611,980−22%

65Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,973+49%

66Independence, IAIA6,3121,962−36%

67Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,933+27%

68Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,910−28%

69Sheldon, IAIA5,5751,906−15%

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0131,900−25%

71Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641,889+21%

72Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,838−9%

73Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,818−14%

74Creston, IAIA7,3351,741−19%

75Anamosa, IAIA5,9011,712−28%

76Estherville, IAIA5,8071,677−32%

77Winterset, IAIA5,5201,670+13%

78Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901,590−42%

79Vinton, IAIA5,0041,578−17%

80Denison, IAIA8,2141,561−50%

81Clarinda, IAIA5,2731,512+1%

82Perry, IAIA8,2081,393−30%

83Red Oak, IAIA5,3881,366−19%

84Tiffin, IAIA7,1561,125+28%

85Centerville, IAIA5,3271,084−26%

86Osceola, IAIA5,6791,043−2%

87Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591,033−31%

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