RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Norwegian population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2010 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. The median across all 87 is 458.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0867,129–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9356,543–

03Sioux City, IAIA86,3564,767–

04Ames, IAIA68,2204,339–

05Mason City, IAIA26,8534,218–

06Ankeny, IAIA77,8333,796–

07Waterloo, IAIA66,9193,337–

08Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2402,909–

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,878–

10Urbandale, IAIA48,5702,835–

11Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,632–

12Decorah, IAIA7,4172,395–

13Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372,206–

14Davenport, IAIA100,3582,106–

15Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,789–

16Marion, IAIA42,7321,717–

17Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,400–

18Marshalltown, IAIA27,5361,323–

19Webster City, IAIA7,8151,133–

20Boone, IAIA12,4711,104–

21Clear Lake, IAIA7,6011,078–

22Estherville, IAIA5,8071,040–

23Spencer, IAIA11,218953–

24Bettendorf, IAIA40,710909–

25Clive, IAIA19,861907–

26Nevada, IAIA6,974886–

27Waukee, IAIA34,890855–

28Newton, IAIA15,741851–

29Clinton, IAIA24,049808–

30North Liberty, IAIA21,976797–

31Waverly, IAIA10,561760–

32Indianola, IAIA16,829726–

33Johnston, IAIA25,065681–

34Coralville, IAIA23,960674–

35Algona, IAIA5,309644–

36Independence, IAIA6,312606–

37Charles City, IAIA7,013601–

38Altoona, IAIA22,796575–

39Grimes, IAIA17,405562–

40Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013534–

41Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239518–

42Burlington, IAIA23,336466–

43Eldridge, IAIA6,954465–

44Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525458–

45Ottumwa, IAIA25,319457–

46Orange City, IAIA6,468419–

47Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493402–

48Denison, IAIA8,214379–

49Cherokee, IAIA5,122366–

50Muscatine, IAIA23,164333–

51Grinnell, IAIA9,430332–

52Storm Lake, IAIA11,590329–

53Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059325–

54Norwalk, IAIA15,004319–

55Pella, IAIA10,992316–

56Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324309–

57Hiawatha, IAIA7,432299–

58Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500287–

59Le Mars, IAIA10,760286–

60Carroll, IAIA10,085284–

61Fort Madison, IAIA9,935271–

62Sheldon, IAIA5,575256–

63Polk City, IAIA6,630243–

64Glenwood, IAIA5,287243–

65Vinton, IAIA5,004243–

66Knoxville, IAIA7,469239–

67Atlantic, IAIA6,676237–

68DeWitt, IAIA5,704216–

69Oelwein, IAIA5,757211–

70Bondurant, IAIA9,647206–

71Perry, IAIA8,208193–

72Red Oak, IAIA5,388177–

73Adel, IAIA7,098169–

74Washington, IAIA7,261166–

75Winterset, IAIA5,520147–

76Maquoketa, IAIA6,027142–

77Anamosa, IAIA5,901137–

78Manchester, IAIA5,357121–

79Fairfield, IAIA9,220111–

80Keokuk, IAIA9,51095–

81Creston, IAIA7,33590–

82Asbury, IAIA6,03576–

83Clarinda, IAIA5,27370–

84Osceola, IAIA5,67969–

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,86465–

86Tiffin, IAIA7,15660–

87Centerville, IAIA5,32750–

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