RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Norwegian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0865,442–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9354,825–

03Ankeny, IAIA77,8333,962–

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243,625–

05Ames, IAIA68,2203,586–

06Mason City, IAIA26,8532,954–

07Marion, IAIA42,7322,841–

08Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,694–

09Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,647–

10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402,477–

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5702,300–

12Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,008–

13Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,919–

14Decorah, IAIA7,4171,649–

15Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371,600–

16Davenport, IAIA100,3581,547–

17Spencer, IAIA11,2181,518–

18Boone, IAIA12,4711,378–

19Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,251–

20Clive, IAIA19,8611,185–

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,161–

22North Liberty, IAIA21,9761,087–

23Waukee, IAIA34,8901,065–

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,6011,042–

25Johnston, IAIA25,0651,021–

26Coralville, IAIA23,960788–

27Altoona, IAIA22,796775–

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536663–

29Clinton, IAIA24,049650–

30Webster City, IAIA7,815626–

31Norwalk, IAIA15,004598–

32Waverly, IAIA10,561561–

33Nevada, IAIA6,974528–

34Newton, IAIA15,741519–

35Fairfield, IAIA9,220512–

36Grimes, IAIA17,405506–

37Indianola, IAIA16,829501–

38Bondurant, IAIA9,647428–

39Charles City, IAIA7,013425–

40Algona, IAIA5,309408–

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,432404–

42Estherville, IAIA5,807400–

43Grinnell, IAIA9,430393–

44Vinton, IAIA5,004358–

45Winterset, IAIA5,520350–

46Muscatine, IAIA23,164348–

47Tiffin, IAIA7,156347–

48Burlington, IAIA23,336333–

49Independence, IAIA6,312329–

50Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525329–

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239320–

52Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013302–

53Storm Lake, IAIA11,590294–

54Polk City, IAIA6,630272–

55Orange City, IAIA6,468268–

56Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059246–

57Le Mars, IAIA10,760242–

58DeWitt, IAIA5,704225–

59Adel, IAIA7,098221–

60Knoxville, IAIA7,469209–

61Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324204–

62Cherokee, IAIA5,122192–

63Keokuk, IAIA9,510192–

64Creston, IAIA7,335191–

65Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500179–

66Oelwein, IAIA5,757175–

67Pella, IAIA10,992174–

68Sheldon, IAIA5,575174–

69Ottumwa, IAIA25,319163–

70Fort Madison, IAIA9,935157–

71Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493156–

72Anamosa, IAIA5,901147–

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,864137–

74Manchester, IAIA5,357132–

75Carroll, IAIA10,085130–

76Eldridge, IAIA6,954128–

77Washington, IAIA7,261117–

78Perry, IAIA8,208115–

79Asbury, IAIA6,03595–

80Atlantic, IAIA6,67692–

81Osceola, IAIA5,67983–

82Glenwood, IAIA5,28776–

83Maquoketa, IAIA6,02758–

84Clarinda, IAIA5,27351–

85Denison, IAIA8,21442–

86Red Oak, IAIA5,38832–

87Centerville, IAIA5,3272–

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