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Largest Irish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08625,928−12%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93518,362−21%

03Davenport, IAIA100,35815,907+4%

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14811,242−16%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,22910,241−17%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3569,793−21%

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,2249,749+9%

08Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,778+47%

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6808,370−26%

10Ames, IAIA68,2207,856+5%

11Waterloo, IAIA66,9196,621−30%

12Marion, IAIA42,7326,359+9%

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106,007−7%

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405,884+18%

15Urbandale, IAIA48,5705,509−16%

16Clinton, IAIA24,0494,284−7%

17Burlington, IAIA23,3363,761−9%

18Mason City, IAIA26,8533,514−10%

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,961−31%

20Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,715−38%

21Waukee, IAIA34,8902,676+34%

22Clive, IAIA19,8612,604−6%

23Newton, IAIA15,7412,601+13%

24Altoona, IAIA22,7962,559+46%

25Indianola, IAIA16,8292,477+25%

26North Liberty, IAIA21,9762,453+2%

27Johnston, IAIA25,0652,245−23%

28Coralville, IAIA23,9602,195−19%

29Muscatine, IAIA23,1642,009−32%

30Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361,951−40%

31Grimes, IAIA17,4051,831+6%

32Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,740+4%

33Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391,738+20%

34Asbury, IAIA6,0351,722+61%

35Boone, IAIA12,4711,609−2%

36Grinnell, IAIA9,4301,601+22%

37Keokuk, IAIA9,5101,594−27%

38Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,590−18%

39Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,532−8%

40Carroll, IAIA10,0851,531+3%

41Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,281−6%

42Charles City, IAIA7,0131,216+50%

43Waverly, IAIA10,5611,212−1%

44Pella, IAIA10,9921,157+4%

45Spencer, IAIA11,2181,120−26%

46Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,116−19%

47Decorah, IAIA7,4171,085−11%

48Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,081+2%

49Polk City, IAIA6,6301,054+145%

50Washington, IAIA7,2611,043−5%

51Eldridge, IAIA6,9541,037+50%

52Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,034+34%

53Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321,011−26%

54Independence, IAIA6,312987−16%

55Centerville, IAIA5,327914+25%

56Perry, IAIA8,208908−0%

57Atlantic, IAIA6,676897+12%

58Nevada, IAIA6,974887+11%

59DeWitt, IAIA5,704869−19%

60Clear Lake, IAIA7,601867−2%

61Storm Lake, IAIA11,590855+4%

62Webster City, IAIA7,815825−31%

63Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500808−39%

64Maquoketa, IAIA6,027807−10%

65Manchester, IAIA5,357783−18%

66Le Mars, IAIA10,760771−37%

67Creston, IAIA7,335683−45%

68Adel, IAIA7,098655+92%

69Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324654−31%

70Clarinda, IAIA5,273652−33%

71Vinton, IAIA5,004647−32%

72Bondurant, IAIA9,647627+20%

73Algona, IAIA5,309606−42%

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013601−2%

75Red Oak, IAIA5,388590−28%

76Osceola, IAIA5,679570+0%

77Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059569−21%

78Tiffin, IAIA7,156558+31%

79Estherville, IAIA5,807557−38%

80Anamosa, IAIA5,901545−50%

81Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525544+21%

82Winterset, IAIA5,520533−46%

83Denison, IAIA8,214468−24%

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,864467−24%

85Cherokee, IAIA5,122357−56%

86Orange City, IAIA6,468337−25%

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575121−62%

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