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Largest Polish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Polish ancestry, from the 2020 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. The median across all 86 is 111.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,513+17%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,102−10%

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,097+22%

04Davenport, IAIA100,3582,001+8%

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,433+48%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,428−36%

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,228+11%

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,204−5%

09Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,151+53%

10Bettendorf, IAIA40,710897+21%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,148847+6%

12Urbandale, IAIA48,570676+44%

13Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240635+37%

14Waukee, IAIA34,890409+17%

15Marion, IAIA42,732362−41%

16Coralville, IAIA23,960339−27%

17Clive, IAIA19,861330−14%

18Waterloo, IAIA66,919315−59%

19Clinton, IAIA24,049278−56%

20Indianola, IAIA16,829275+6%

21Marshalltown, IAIA27,536274+2%

22Mason City, IAIA26,853254−41%

23Le Mars, IAIA10,760235+120%

24Fort Madison, IAIA9,935230+490%

25Altoona, IAIA22,796226+12%

26Newton, IAIA15,741192−12%

27Fairfield, IAIA9,220183+99%

28Bondurant, IAIA9,647182+528%

29Waverly, IAIA10,561181+1710%

30Maquoketa, IAIA6,027169+58%

31Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371630%

32Burlington, IAIA23,336162−35%

33Creston, IAIA7,335159+200%

34Norwalk, IAIA15,004157+171%

35Johnston, IAIA25,065154−54%

36Boone, IAIA12,471150−14%

37Grinnell, IAIA9,430140−16%

38Muscatine, IAIA23,164135−33%

39Polk City, IAIA6,630132+65%

40Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324132+16%

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493124+14%

42Osceola, IAIA5,679115+1050%

43Nevada, IAIA6,974111+147%

44Grimes, IAIA17,405109−15%

45Algona, IAIA5,309106+864%

46North Liberty, IAIA21,97699−66%

47Asbury, IAIA6,03598+4%

48DeWitt, IAIA5,70496−39%

49Pella, IAIA10,99292−1%

50Tiffin, IAIA7,15689+82%

51Clear Lake, IAIA7,60189−52%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,95489−34%

53Washington, IAIA7,26185−25%

54Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05985−4%

55Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23974−16%

56Keokuk, IAIA9,51073−33%

57Ottumwa, IAIA25,31968−25%

58Independence, IAIA6,31268−6%

59Anamosa, IAIA5,90165+622%

60Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52564+56%

61Centerville, IAIA5,32764–

62Decorah, IAIA7,41764−44%

63Spencer, IAIA11,21860−48%

64Carroll, IAIA10,08555+112%

65Atlantic, IAIA6,67649−51%

66Charles City, IAIA7,01348+243%

67Orange City, IAIA6,46842–

68Vinton, IAIA5,00441–

69Denison, IAIA8,21441−38%

70Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50040−42%

71Cherokee, IAIA5,12240−64%

72Storm Lake, IAIA11,59039+5%

73Oelwein, IAIA5,75738−66%

74Webster City, IAIA7,81538−57%

75Adel, IAIA7,09835+192%

76Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01333–

77Red Oak, IAIA5,38832+357%

78Estherville, IAIA5,80732−72%

79Clarinda, IAIA5,27328+180%

80Manchester, IAIA5,35725+67%

81Glenwood, IAIA5,28720−57%

82Knoxville, IAIA7,46920−75%

83Sioux Center, IAIA8,86418–

84Winterset, IAIA5,52015−40%

85Perry, IAIA8,20812−40%

86Hiawatha, IAIA7,4328−85%

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