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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.

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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%

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

06Iowa City, IAIA76,22910,932−11%

07Sioux 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%

12Urbandale, IAIA48,5706,432−1%

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106,252−3%

14Marion, IAIA42,7326,199+6%

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405,033+1%

16Waukee, IAIA34,8904,818+141%

17Johnston, IAIA25,0654,164+42%

18Clinton, IAIA24,0494,126−11%

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

20Burlington, IAIA23,3363,112−25%

21Grimes, IAIA17,4053,092+79%

22Coralville, IAIA23,9603,065+14%

23Mason City, IAIA26,8532,902−25%

24Indianola, IAIA16,8292,695+36%

25Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,605−39%

26Norwalk, IAIA15,0042,424+45%

27Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362,273−30%

28Altoona, IAIA22,7962,233+28%

29Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,134−52%

30Clive, IAIA19,8612,127−23%

31Carroll, IAIA10,0851,964+33%

32Muscatine, IAIA23,1641,901−36%

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

34Keokuk, IAIA9,5101,865−14%

35Newton, IAIA15,7411,787−22%

36Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,671−1%

37Boone, IAIA12,4711,558−5%

38Asbury, IAIA6,0351,523+42%

39Waverly, IAIA10,5611,343+10%

40Le Mars, IAIA10,7601,249+2%

41Spencer, IAIA11,2181,246−18%

42Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,218−37%

43Creston, IAIA7,3351,187−4%

44Tiffin, IAIA7,1561,153+171%

45Bondurant, IAIA9,6471,125+116%

46Winterset, IAIA5,5201,113+14%

47Eldridge, IAIA6,9541,109+60%

48Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001,096−17%

49Decorah, IAIA7,4171,094−10%

50Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321,081−21%

51Independence, IAIA6,3121,056−10%

52Washington, IAIA7,2611,017−7%

53Pella, IAIA10,992992−11%

54Grinnell, IAIA9,430962−27%

55Oelwein, IAIA5,757961−9%

56DeWitt, IAIA5,704959−11%

57Charles City, IAIA7,013958+18%

58Manchester, IAIA5,357947−1%

59Centerville, IAIA5,327877+19%

60Perry, IAIA8,208832−9%

61Maquoketa, IAIA6,027798−11%

62Nevada, IAIA6,974778−3%

63Polk City, IAIA6,630772+80%

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,601746−16%

65Algona, IAIA5,309743−29%

66Fairfield, IAIA9,220736−47%

67Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059731+1%

68Atlantic, IAIA6,676727−9%

69Glenwood, IAIA5,287679−12%

70Adel, IAIA7,098660+94%

71Knoxville, IAIA7,469639−53%

72Cherokee, IAIA5,122609−24%

73Vinton, IAIA5,004599−37%

74Estherville, IAIA5,807592−34%

75Anamosa, IAIA5,901575−48%

76Webster City, IAIA7,815555−53%

77Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525508+13%

78Red Oak, IAIA5,388472−42%

79Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324423−55%

80Orange City, IAIA6,468403−11%

81Osceola, IAIA5,679403−29%

82Clarinda, IAIA5,273371−62%

83Sheldon, IAIA5,575349+9%

84Storm Lake, IAIA11,590322−61%

85Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013310−50%

86Denison, IAIA8,214235−62%

87Sioux Center, IAIA8,864231−62%

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