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Largest Italian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Italian 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 85 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 168. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tiffin, IA, up 37 places to #35.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0867,165−22%

02▲1West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243,478+61%

03▲2Davenport, IAIA100,3582,722+21%

04▼2Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,632−2%

05▲1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,272−20%

06▼2Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,841−8%

07Ames, IAIA68,2201,777+30%

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,582−17%

09▲3Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,569+10%

10▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,260+6%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,187−32%

12▲8Waukee, IAIA34,890990+276%

13▲3Bettendorf, IAIA40,710964−14%

14▼4Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240905+9%

15▼2Marion, IAIA42,732875+12%

16▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,919846−22%

17▲12Grimes, IAIA17,405804+370%

18▲1Johnston, IAIA25,065758−1%

19▼4Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837757+20%

20▲5North Liberty, IAIA21,976689+145%

21▲1Altoona, IAIA22,796645+31%

22▼1Coralville, IAIA23,960625+3%

23Norwalk, IAIA15,004464+40%

24▲13Newton, IAIA15,741453+124%

25▲15Knoxville, IAIA7,469407+99%

26▲5Ottumwa, IAIA25,319360−23%

27▼3Clinton, IAIA24,049354−56%

28▲10Grinnell, IAIA9,430311+94%

29▲15Mason City, IAIA26,853309−47%

30▲6Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239309+1%

31▼14Indianola, IAIA16,829302−39%

32▼5Boone, IAIA12,471264−35%

33▲9Centerville, IAIA5,327257+59%

34▼8Clive, IAIA19,861248−65%

35▲37Tiffin, IAIA7,156243+298%

36▼18Burlington, IAIA23,336229−52%

37▲19Fairfield, IAIA9,220223−25%

38▼6Perry, IAIA8,208223+396%

39▲10Algona, IAIA5,309214+386%

40▼5Pella, IAIA10,992198+21%

41▲4Keokuk, IAIA9,510169+117%

42▲27Maquoketa, IAIA6,027168+155%

43▼4Oelwein, IAIA5,757168−16%

44▲19Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500167−27%

45▲34DeWitt, IAIA5,704155+26%

46▲8Polk City, IAIA6,630155+343%

47▲1Nevada, IAIA6,974152−23%

48▲17Red Oak, IAIA5,388149+62%

49▲2Waverly, IAIA10,561139−24%

50▼16Spencer, IAIA11,218137+10%

51▼5Fort Madison, IAIA9,935136−43%

52▼19Muscatine, IAIA23,164127−65%

53▼25Bondurant, IAIA9,647126+9%

54▼24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536124−69%

55▲29Sheldon, IAIA5,575123–

56▼3Carroll, IAIA10,085122+1%

57Manchester, IAIA5,357122+481%

58▲9Anamosa, IAIA5,901116−16%

59▲22Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324111+35%

60▲17Hiawatha, IAIA7,432109+627%

61▼2Independence, IAIA6,312108−11%

62▲2Glenwood, IAIA5,287104+86%

63▲10Atlantic, IAIA6,676102+62%

64▼17Le Mars, IAIA10,760102+149%

65▼8Decorah, IAIA7,41791+60%

66▲4Eldridge, IAIA6,95489−58%

67▼5Adel, IAIA7,09884+40%

68▼10Clarinda, IAIA5,27381+25%

69▼1Cherokee, IAIA5,12280−33%

70▼20Washington, IAIA7,26175−66%

71▲14Webster City, IAIA7,81565−77%

72▼20Clear Lake, IAIA7,60162−35%

73Winterset, IAIA5,52061−63%

74▼14Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52554–

75▼1Orange City, IAIA6,46850−6%

76▼15Estherville, IAIA5,80746−73%

77▲1Sioux Center, IAIA8,86431−69%

78▲2Vinton, IAIA5,00431–

79▼36Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05927−81%

80▼14Creston, IAIA7,33525−73%

81▼5Storm Lake, IAIA11,59024−91%

82▼41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49321−95%

83Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01320−87%

84▼9Denison, IAIA8,21418−73%

85▼30Charles City, IAIA7,0131−99%

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