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Largest Polish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Polish 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 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,513–

02Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,102–

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,097–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3582,001–

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,433–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,428–

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,228–

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,204–

09Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,151–

10Bettendorf, IAIA40,710897–

11Dubuque, IAIA59,148847–

12Urbandale, IAIA48,570676–

13Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240635–

14Waukee, IAIA34,890409–

15Marion, IAIA42,732362–

16Coralville, IAIA23,960339–

17Clive, IAIA19,861330–

18Waterloo, IAIA66,919315–

19Clinton, IAIA24,049278–

20Indianola, IAIA16,829275–

21Marshalltown, IAIA27,536274–

22Mason City, IAIA26,853254–

23Le Mars, IAIA10,760235–

24Fort Madison, IAIA9,935230–

25Altoona, IAIA22,796226–

26Newton, IAIA15,741192–

27Fairfield, IAIA9,220183–

28Bondurant, IAIA9,647182–

29Waverly, IAIA10,561181–

30Maquoketa, IAIA6,027169–

31Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837163–

32Burlington, IAIA23,336162–

33Creston, IAIA7,335159–

34Norwalk, IAIA15,004157–

35Johnston, IAIA25,065154–

36Boone, IAIA12,471150–

37Grinnell, IAIA9,430140–

38Muscatine, IAIA23,164135–

39Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324132–

40Polk City, IAIA6,630132–

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493124–

42Osceola, IAIA5,679115–

43Nevada, IAIA6,974111–

44Grimes, IAIA17,405109–

45Algona, IAIA5,309106–

46North Liberty, IAIA21,97699–

47Asbury, IAIA6,03598–

48DeWitt, IAIA5,70496–

49Pella, IAIA10,99292–

50Clear Lake, IAIA7,60189–

51Eldridge, IAIA6,95489–

52Tiffin, IAIA7,15689–

53Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05985–

54Washington, IAIA7,26185–

55Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23974–

56Keokuk, IAIA9,51073–

57Ottumwa, IAIA25,31968–

58Independence, IAIA6,31268–

59Anamosa, IAIA5,90165–

60Centerville, IAIA5,32764–

61Decorah, IAIA7,41764–

62Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52564–

63Spencer, IAIA11,21860–

64Carroll, IAIA10,08555–

65Atlantic, IAIA6,67649–

66Charles City, IAIA7,01348–

67Orange City, IAIA6,46842–

68Denison, IAIA8,21441–

69Vinton, IAIA5,00441–

70Cherokee, IAIA5,12240–

71Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50040–

72Storm Lake, IAIA11,59039–

73Webster City, IAIA7,81538–

74Oelwein, IAIA5,75738–

75Adel, IAIA7,09835–

76Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01333–

77Estherville, IAIA5,80732–

78Red Oak, IAIA5,38832–

79Clarinda, IAIA5,27328–

80Manchester, IAIA5,35725–

81Knoxville, IAIA7,46920–

82Glenwood, IAIA5,28720–

83Sioux Center, IAIA8,86418–

84Winterset, IAIA5,52015–

85Perry, IAIA8,20812–

86Hiawatha, IAIA7,4328–

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