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Largest Polish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Polish 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 81 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 81 is 117. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mount Pleasant, IA, up 43 places to #27.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,441+14%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,157−8%

03▲1Davenport, IAIA100,3581,990+8%

04▼1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,807+5%

05▲1Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,386−38%

06▲2Ames, IAIA68,2201,275+1%

07▲2Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,174+56%

08▼1Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,120+1%

09▼4West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,080+12%

10Bettendorf, IAIA40,710909+22%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,148897+12%

12▲1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240580+25%

13▼1Urbandale, IAIA48,570574+22%

14▲21Johnston, IAIA25,065496+49%

15▲31North Liberty, IAIA21,976495+72%

16▲6Mason City, IAIA26,853404−7%

17▼2Marion, IAIA42,732397−35%

18▼1Clive, IAIA19,861380−1%

19▼1Waterloo, IAIA66,919312−59%

20▼4Coralville, IAIA23,960303−35%

21▲34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239276+214%

22▲9Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837263+61%

23▼4Clinton, IAIA24,049258−59%

24▲8Burlington, IAIA23,336242−3%

25Altoona, IAIA22,796230+14%

26▲8Norwalk, IAIA15,004197+240%

27▲43Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500196+184%

28▼1Fairfield, IAIA9,220184+100%

29▼15Waukee, IAIA34,890181−48%

30▲8Muscatine, IAIA23,164178−11%

31▲8Polk City, IAIA6,630175+119%

32▲12Grimes, IAIA17,405165+29%

33▼3Maquoketa, IAIA6,027164+53%

34▲6Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324161+41%

35▲15Tiffin, IAIA7,156148+202%

36▼16Indianola, IAIA16,829130−50%

37▼16Marshalltown, IAIA27,536125−53%

38▼10Bondurant, IAIA9,647124+328%

39▲8Asbury, IAIA6,035122+30%

40▼11Waverly, IAIA10,561118+1080%

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493117+7%

42▼9Creston, IAIA7,33597+83%

43▼17Newton, IAIA15,74194−57%

44▲22Charles City, IAIA7,01389+536%

45▲32Red Oak, IAIA5,38889+1171%

46▲6Eldridge, IAIA6,95487−35%

47▲31Estherville, IAIA5,80781−30%

48▼5Nevada, IAIA6,97479+76%

49Pella, IAIA10,99274−20%

50▲12Decorah, IAIA7,41772−37%

51▲5Keokuk, IAIA9,51072−34%

52▲5Ottumwa, IAIA25,31961−33%

53▼30Le Mars, IAIA10,76060−44%

54▲31Perry, IAIA8,20859+195%

55▲18Oelwein, IAIA5,75757−49%

56▼3Washington, IAIA7,26157−50%

57▲3Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52555+34%

58▼21Grinnell, IAIA9,43054−67%

59▲6Atlantic, IAIA6,67653−48%

60▲16Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01351–

61▼2Anamosa, IAIA5,90149+444%

62▲19Glenwood, IAIA5,287460%

63▼12Clear Lake, IAIA7,60144−76%

64▲11Adel, IAIA7,09839+225%

65▲14Clarinda, IAIA5,27337+270%

66▼2Carroll, IAIA10,08536+38%

67▲4Cherokee, IAIA5,12236−68%

68▲18Hiawatha, IAIA7,43236−35%

69▲14Sioux Center, IAIA8,86436–

70▼16Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05935−61%

71▼35Boone, IAIA12,47134−80%

72▼24DeWitt, IAIA5,70427−83%

73▼4Denison, IAIA8,21419−71%

74▼16Independence, IAIA6,31219−74%

75▲7Knoxville, IAIA7,46917−79%

76▼52Fort Madison, IAIA9,93515−62%

77▼14Spencer, IAIA11,21815−87%

78▼33Algona, IAIA5,30914+27%

79▼12Orange City, IAIA6,46814–

80▼8Storm Lake, IAIA11,59014−62%

81▼13Vinton, IAIA5,00412–

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