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Largest Irish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08625,928–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93518,362–

03Davenport, IAIA100,35815,907–

04Dubuque, IAIA59,14811,242–

05Iowa City, IAIA76,22910,241–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3569,793–

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,2249,749–

08Ankeny, IAIA77,8338,778–

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6808,370–

10Ames, IAIA68,2207,856–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,9196,621–

12Marion, IAIA42,7326,359–

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106,007–

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405,884–

15Urbandale, IAIA48,5705,509–

16Clinton, IAIA24,0494,284–

17Burlington, IAIA23,3363,761–

18Mason City, IAIA26,8533,514–

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,961–

20Ottumwa, IAIA25,3192,715–

21Waukee, IAIA34,8902,676–

22Clive, IAIA19,8612,604–

23Newton, IAIA15,7412,601–

24Altoona, IAIA22,7962,559–

25Indianola, IAIA16,8292,477–

26North Liberty, IAIA21,9762,453–

27Johnston, IAIA25,0652,245–

28Coralville, IAIA23,9602,195–

29Muscatine, IAIA23,1642,009–

30Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361,951–

31Grimes, IAIA17,4051,831–

32Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351,740–

33Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391,738–

34Asbury, IAIA6,0351,722–

35Boone, IAIA12,4711,609–

36Grinnell, IAIA9,4301,601–

37Keokuk, IAIA9,5101,594–

38Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4931,590–

39Norwalk, IAIA15,0041,532–

40Carroll, IAIA10,0851,531–

41Knoxville, IAIA7,4691,281–

42Charles City, IAIA7,0131,216–

43Waverly, IAIA10,5611,212–

44Pella, IAIA10,9921,157–

45Spencer, IAIA11,2181,120–

46Fairfield, IAIA9,2201,116–

47Decorah, IAIA7,4171,085–

48Oelwein, IAIA5,7571,081–

49Polk City, IAIA6,6301,054–

50Washington, IAIA7,2611,043–

51Eldridge, IAIA6,9541,037–

52Glenwood, IAIA5,2871,034–

53Hiawatha, IAIA7,4321,011–

54Independence, IAIA6,312987–

55Centerville, IAIA5,327914–

56Perry, IAIA8,208908–

57Atlantic, IAIA6,676897–

58Nevada, IAIA6,974887–

59DeWitt, IAIA5,704869–

60Clear Lake, IAIA7,601867–

61Storm Lake, IAIA11,590855–

62Webster City, IAIA7,815825–

63Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500808–

64Maquoketa, IAIA6,027807–

65Manchester, IAIA5,357783–

66Le Mars, IAIA10,760771–

67Creston, IAIA7,335683–

68Adel, IAIA7,098655–

69Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324654–

70Clarinda, IAIA5,273652–

71Vinton, IAIA5,004647–

72Bondurant, IAIA9,647627–

73Algona, IAIA5,309606–

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013601–

75Red Oak, IAIA5,388590–

76Osceola, IAIA5,679570–

77Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059569–

78Tiffin, IAIA7,156558–

79Estherville, IAIA5,807557–

80Anamosa, IAIA5,901545–

81Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525544–

82Winterset, IAIA5,520533–

83Denison, IAIA8,214468–

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,864467–

85Cherokee, IAIA5,122357–

86Orange City, IAIA6,468337–

87Sheldon, IAIA5,575121–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES