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Largest Irish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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. The median across all 87 is 1,153. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Winterset, IA, up 36 places to #46.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08626,297−11%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93518,405−21%

03Davenport, IAIA100,35815,460+1%

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14811,490−14%

05▲2West Des Moines, IAIA74,22411,441+28%

06▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,22910,932−11%

07▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,3569,524−23%

08Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,958+50%

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6808,078−28%

10Ames, IAIA68,2207,318−2%

11Waterloo, IAIA66,9196,652−30%

12▲3Urbandale, IAIA48,5706,432−1%

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106,252−3%

14▼2Marion, IAIA42,7326,199+6%

15▼1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405,033+1%

16▲5Waukee, IAIA34,8904,818+141%

17▲10Johnston, IAIA25,0654,164+42%

18▼2Clinton, IAIA24,0494,126−11%

19▲7North Liberty, IAIA21,9763,255+35%

20▼3Burlington, IAIA23,3363,112−25%

21▲10Grimes, IAIA17,4053,092+79%

22▲6Coralville, IAIA23,9603,065+14%

23▼5Mason City, IAIA26,8532,902−25%

24▲1Indianola, IAIA16,8292,695+36%

25▼6Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,605−39%

26▲13Norwalk, IAIA15,0042,424+45%

27▲3Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362,273−30%

28▼4Altoona, IAIA22,7962,233+28%

29▼9Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,134−52%

30▼8Clive, IAIA19,8612,127−23%

31▲9Carroll, IAIA10,0851,964+33%

32▼3Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,901−36%

33Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391,893+31%

34▲3Keokuk, IAIA9,5101,865−14%

35▼12Newton, IAIA15,7411,787−22%

36▼4Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,671−1%

37▼2Boone, IAIA12,4711,558−5%

38▼4Asbury, IAIA6,0351,523+42%

39▲4Waverly, IAIA10,5611,343+10%

40▲26Le Mars, IAIA10,7601,249+2%

41▲4Spencer, IAIA11,2181,246−18%

42▼4Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,218−37%

43▲24Creston, IAIA7,3351,187−4%

44▲34Tiffin, IAIA7,1561,153+171%

45▲27Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,125+116%

46▲36Winterset, IAIA5,5201,113+14%

47▲4Eldridge, IAIA6,9541,109+60%

48▲15Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001,096−17%

49▼2Decorah, IAIA7,4171,094−10%

50▲3Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321,081−21%

51▲3Independence, IAIA6,3121,056−10%

52▼2Washington, IAIA7,2611,017−7%

53▼9Pella, IAIA10,992992−11%

54▼18Grinnell, IAIA9,430962−27%

55▼7Oelwein, IAIA5,757961−9%

56▲3DeWitt, IAIA5,704959−11%

57▼15Charles City, IAIA7,013958+18%

58▲7Manchester, IAIA5,357947−1%

59▼4Centerville, IAIA5,327877+19%

60▼4Perry, IAIA8,208832−9%

61▲3Maquoketa, IAIA6,027798−11%

62▼4Nevada, IAIA6,974778−3%

63▼14Polk City, IAIA6,630772+80%

64▼4Clear Lake, IAIA7,601746−16%

65▲8Algona, IAIA5,309743−29%

66▼20Fairfield, IAIA9,220736−47%

67▲10Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059731+1%

68▼11Atlantic, IAIA6,676727−9%

69▼17Glenwood, IAIA5,287679−12%

70▼2Adel, IAIA7,098660+94%

71▼30Knoxville, IAIA7,469639−53%

72▲13Cherokee, IAIA5,122609−24%

73▼2Vinton, IAIA5,004599−37%

74▲5Estherville, IAIA5,807592−34%

75▲5Anamosa, IAIA5,901575−48%

76▼14Webster City, IAIA7,815555−53%

77▲4Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525508+13%

78▼3Red Oak, IAIA5,388472−42%

79▼10Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324423−55%

80▲6Orange City, IAIA6,468403−11%

81▼5Osceola, IAIA5,679403−29%

82▼12Clarinda, IAIA5,273371−62%

83▲4Sheldon, IAIA5,575349+9%

84▼23Storm Lake, IAIA11,590322−61%

85▼11Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013310−50%

86▼3Denison, IAIA8,214235−62%

87▼3Sioux Center, IAIA8,864231−62%

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