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Largest Norwegian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0865,442−24%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9354,825−26%

03Ankeny, IAIA77,8333,962+4%

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243,625+26%

05Ames, IAIA68,2203,586−17%

06Mason City, IAIA26,8532,954−30%

07Marion, IAIA42,7322,841+65%

08Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,694−43%

09Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,647+1%

10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402,477−15%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5702,300−19%

12Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,008+43%

13Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,919−42%

14Decorah, IAIA7,4171,649−31%

15Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371,600−27%

16Davenport, IAIA100,3581,547−27%

17Spencer, IAIA11,2181,518+59%

18Boone, IAIA12,4711,378+25%

19Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,251−30%

20Clive, IAIA19,8611,185+31%

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,161+28%

22North Liberty, IAIA21,9761,087+36%

23Waukee, IAIA34,8901,065+25%

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,6011,042−3%

25Johnston, IAIA25,0651,021+50%

26Coralville, IAIA23,960788+17%

27Altoona, IAIA22,796775+35%

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536663−50%

29Clinton, IAIA24,049650−20%

30Webster City, IAIA7,815626−45%

31Norwalk, IAIA15,004598+87%

32Waverly, IAIA10,561561−26%

33Nevada, IAIA6,974528−40%

34Newton, IAIA15,741519−39%

35Fairfield, IAIA9,220512+361%

36Grimes, IAIA17,405506−10%

37Indianola, IAIA16,829501−31%

38Bondurant, IAIA9,647428+108%

39Charles City, IAIA7,013425−29%

40Algona, IAIA5,309408−37%

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,432404+35%

42Estherville, IAIA5,807400−62%

43Grinnell, IAIA9,430393+18%

44Vinton, IAIA5,004358+47%

45Winterset, IAIA5,520350+138%

46Muscatine, IAIA23,164348+5%

47Tiffin, IAIA7,156347+478%

48Burlington, IAIA23,336333−29%

49Independence, IAIA6,312329−46%

50Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525329−28%

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239320−38%

52Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013302−43%

53Storm Lake, IAIA11,590294−11%

54Polk City, IAIA6,630272+12%

55Orange City, IAIA6,468268−36%

56Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059246−24%

57Le Mars, IAIA10,760242−15%

58DeWitt, IAIA5,704225+4%

59Adel, IAIA7,098221+31%

60Knoxville, IAIA7,469209−13%

61Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324204−34%

62Cherokee, IAIA5,122192−48%

63Keokuk, IAIA9,510192+102%

64Creston, IAIA7,335191+112%

65Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500179−38%

66Oelwein, IAIA5,757175−17%

67Pella, IAIA10,992174−45%

68Sheldon, IAIA5,575174−32%

69Ottumwa, IAIA25,319163−64%

70Fort Madison, IAIA9,935157−42%

71Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493156−61%

72Anamosa, IAIA5,901147+7%

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,864137+111%

74Manchester, IAIA5,357132+9%

75Carroll, IAIA10,085130−54%

76Eldridge, IAIA6,954128−72%

77Washington, IAIA7,261117−30%

78Perry, IAIA8,208115−40%

79Asbury, IAIA6,03595+25%

80Atlantic, IAIA6,67692−61%

81Osceola, IAIA5,67983+20%

82Glenwood, IAIA5,28776−69%

83Maquoketa, IAIA6,02758−59%

84Clarinda, IAIA5,27351−27%

85Denison, IAIA8,21442−89%

86Red Oak, IAIA5,38832−82%

87Centerville, IAIA5,3272−96%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES