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Largest Russian population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Russian 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 57 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086768+7%

02West Des Moines, IAIA74,224447−20%

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229407−37%

04Ankeny, IAIA77,833299+81%

05Clive, IAIA19,861279+149%

06Ames, IAIA68,220250−44%

07Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935237−72%

08Johnston, IAIA25,065225+1507%

09Marion, IAIA42,732206+60%

10Davenport, IAIA100,358193−46%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,148157+20%

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710144−47%

13Coralville, IAIA23,960141−8%

14Burlington, IAIA23,336136+807%

15Fort Madison, IAIA9,935135–

16Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680128+54%

17Grinnell, IAIA9,430124+265%

18Sioux City, IAIA86,356121−86%

19Keokuk, IAIA9,51095–

20Waterloo, IAIA66,91994−48%

21Mason City, IAIA26,85386−44%

22Knoxville, IAIA7,46977–

23Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24075−42%

24Norwalk, IAIA15,00470+678%

25Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83766−6%

26Urbandale, IAIA48,57066−62%

27Fairfield, IAIA9,22060−50%

28Altoona, IAIA22,79654−2%

29Clinton, IAIA24,04951−48%

30Spencer, IAIA11,21843–

31DeWitt, IAIA5,70438–

32Waukee, IAIA34,89036−45%

33Newton, IAIA15,74128−65%

34Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01325+213%

35Boone, IAIA12,47124−38%

36Marshalltown, IAIA27,53622–

37Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52522−33%

38Indianola, IAIA16,82921−81%

39North Liberty, IAIA21,97621−53%

40Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05921−71%

41Winterset, IAIA5,52021–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23919+12%

43Sheldon, IAIA5,57519–

44Adel, IAIA7,09816–

45Charles City, IAIA7,01314–

46Sioux Center, IAIA8,86414−36%

47Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912−79%

48Oelwein, IAIA5,75711–

49Grimes, IAIA17,40510−52%

50Nevada, IAIA6,97410−78%

51Decorah, IAIA7,4178−53%

52Asbury, IAIA6,0357+40%

53Estherville, IAIA5,8077−13%

54Red Oak, IAIA5,3887–

55Centerville, IAIA5,3276–

56Vinton, IAIA5,0046–

57Storm Lake, IAIA11,5905−50%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES