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Largest Italian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Italian 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 85 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 165.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0868,733−5%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,964+11%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,776+29%

04Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,308+16%

05Davenport, IAIA100,3582,182−3%

06Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,140−25%

07Ames, IAIA68,2201,593+17%

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,273−33%

09Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,1920%

10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,173+41%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,047−40%

12Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,026−28%

13Marion, IAIA42,732952+22%

14Waterloo, IAIA66,919816−25%

15Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837751+19%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710747−33%

17Indianola, IAIA16,829698+41%

18Burlington, IAIA23,336622+31%

19Johnston, IAIA25,065568−25%

20Waukee, IAIA34,890539+105%

21Coralville, IAIA23,960538−11%

22Altoona, IAIA22,796510+3%

23Norwalk, IAIA15,004502+51%

24Clinton, IAIA24,049499−38%

25North Liberty, IAIA21,976498+77%

26Clive, IAIA19,861495−30%

27Boone, IAIA12,471446+10%

28Bondurant, IAIA9,647348+200%

29Grimes, IAIA17,405342+100%

30Marshalltown, IAIA27,536311−22%

31Ottumwa, IAIA25,319297−36%

32Perry, IAIA8,208238+429%

33Muscatine, IAIA23,164220−40%

34Spencer, IAIA11,218215+73%

35Pella, IAIA10,992208+27%

36Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239206−32%

37Newton, IAIA15,7412020%

38Grinnell, IAIA9,430202+26%

39Oelwein, IAIA5,7572010%

40Knoxville, IAIA7,469183−11%

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493172−56%

42Centerville, IAIA5,327165+2%

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059165+16%

44Mason City, IAIA26,853158−73%

45Keokuk, IAIA9,510157+101%

46Fort Madison, IAIA9,935154−36%

47Le Mars, IAIA10,760153+273%

48Nevada, IAIA6,974149−25%

49Algona, IAIA5,309143+225%

50Washington, IAIA7,261126−43%

51Waverly, IAIA10,561120−34%

52Clear Lake, IAIA7,601120+26%

53Carroll, IAIA10,085116−4%

54Polk City, IAIA6,630115+229%

55Charles City, IAIA7,013113+45%

56Fairfield, IAIA9,220103−65%

57Decorah, IAIA7,417102+79%

58Clarinda, IAIA5,273100+54%

59Independence, IAIA6,31299−18%

60Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52598–

61Estherville, IAIA5,80796−43%

62Adel, IAIA7,09894+57%

63Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50089−61%

64Glenwood, IAIA5,28788+57%

65Red Oak, IAIA5,38881−12%

66Creston, IAIA7,33581−13%

67Anamosa, IAIA5,90170−49%

68Cherokee, IAIA5,12262−48%

69Maquoketa, IAIA6,02762−6%

70Eldridge, IAIA6,95461−71%

71Asbury, IAIA6,03558−35%

72Tiffin, IAIA7,15653−13%

73Atlantic, IAIA6,67644−30%

74Orange City, IAIA6,46835−34%

75Denison, IAIA8,21435−48%

76Storm Lake, IAIA11,59030−89%

77Hiawatha, IAIA7,43229+93%

78Sioux Center, IAIA8,86426−74%

79DeWitt, IAIA5,70424−80%

80Vinton, IAIA5,00419–

81Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32417−79%

82Osceola, IAIA5,67914–

83Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139−94%

84Sheldon, IAIA5,5757–

85Webster City, IAIA7,8154−99%

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