RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Irish population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 1,312.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08629,511–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93523,304–

03Davenport, IAIA100,35815,293–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14813,364–

05Sioux City, IAIA86,35612,425–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,22912,326–

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68011,291–

08Waterloo, IAIA66,9199,521–

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,2248,954–

10Ames, IAIA68,2207,487–

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5706,526–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106,431–

13Ankeny, IAIA77,8335,975–

14Marion, IAIA42,7325,852–

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2404,998–

16Clinton, IAIA24,0494,615–

17Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194,400–

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8374,270–

19Burlington, IAIA23,3364,152–

20Mason City, IAIA26,8533,895–

21Marshalltown, IAIA27,5363,270–

22Muscatine, IAIA23,1642,950–

23Johnston, IAIA25,0652,927–

24Clive, IAIA19,8612,759–

25Coralville, IAIA23,9602,700–

26North Liberty, IAIA21,9762,416–

27Newton, IAIA15,7412,297–

28Keokuk, IAIA9,5102,172–

29Waukee, IAIA34,8901,996–

30Indianola, IAIA16,8291,979–

31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,941–

32Altoona, IAIA22,7961,751–

33Grimes, IAIA17,4051,730–

34Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,681–

35Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,670–

36Boone, IAIA12,4711,638–

37Spencer, IAIA11,2181,511–

38Carroll, IAIA10,0851,480–

39Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391,450–

40Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,380–

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321,371–

42Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,369–

43Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001,321–

44Grinnell, IAIA9,4301,312–

45Creston, IAIA7,3351,231–

46Le Mars, IAIA10,7601,223–

47Waverly, IAIA10,5611,223–

48Decorah, IAIA7,4171,220–

49Webster City, IAIA7,8151,188–

50Independence, IAIA6,3121,169–

51Pella, IAIA10,9921,109–

52Washington, IAIA7,2611,099–

53Anamosa, IAIA5,9011,098–

54DeWitt, IAIA5,7041,074–

55Asbury, IAIA6,0351,071–

56Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,056–

57Algona, IAIA5,3091,046–

58Winterset, IAIA5,520978–

59Clarinda, IAIA5,273966–

60Manchester, IAIA5,357959–

61Vinton, IAIA5,004947–

62Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324942–

63Perry, IAIA8,208910–

64Estherville, IAIA5,807903–

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,027899–

66Clear Lake, IAIA7,601883–

67Storm Lake, IAIA11,590819–

68Red Oak, IAIA5,388818–

69Charles City, IAIA7,013811–

70Cherokee, IAIA5,122805–

71Atlantic, IAIA6,676799–

72Nevada, IAIA6,974798–

73Glenwood, IAIA5,287774–

74Centerville, IAIA5,327734–

75Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059723–

76Eldridge, IAIA6,954691–

77Denison, IAIA8,214615–

78Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013614–

79Sioux Center, IAIA8,864611–

80Osceola, IAIA5,679570–

81Bondurant, IAIA9,647522–

82Orange City, IAIA6,468452–

83Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525451–

84Polk City, IAIA6,630430–

85Tiffin, IAIA7,156425–

86Adel, IAIA7,098341–

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575321–

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