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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. The median across all 57 is 51. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marion, IA, up 27 places to #9.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086768+7%

02▲6West Des Moines, IAIA74,224447−20%

03▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,229407−37%

04▲5Ankeny, IAIA77,833299+81%

05▼1Clive, IAIA19,861279+149%

06▲4Ames, IAIA68,220250−44%

07▼2Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935237−72%

08▲20Johnston, IAIA25,065225+1507%

09▲27Marion, IAIA42,732206+60%

10▼3Davenport, IAIA100,358193−46%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,148157+20%

12▲2Bettendorf, IAIA40,710144−47%

13▼7Coralville, IAIA23,960141−8%

14▲5Burlington, IAIA23,336136+807%

15▲19Fort Madison, IAIA9,935135–

16▼4Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680128+54%

17▲6Grinnell, IAIA9,430124+265%

18▼15Sioux City, IAIA86,356121−86%

19▼4Keokuk, IAIA9,51095–

20▼4Waterloo, IAIA66,91994−48%

21▼8Mason City, IAIA26,85386−44%

22Knoxville, IAIA7,46977–

23▲2Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24075−42%

24▼2Norwalk, IAIA15,00470+678%

25▼7Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83766−6%

26▲7Urbandale, IAIA48,57066−62%

27Fairfield, IAIA9,22060−50%

28▲4Altoona, IAIA22,79654−2%

29▼12Clinton, IAIA24,04951−48%

30▲12Spencer, IAIA11,21843–

31DeWitt, IAIA5,70438–

32▼1Waukee, IAIA34,89036−45%

33Newton, IAIA15,74128−65%

34▲25Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01325+213%

35▲14Boone, IAIA12,47124−38%

36▲1Marshalltown, IAIA27,53622–

37Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52522−33%

38▲1Indianola, IAIA16,82921−81%

39▼19North Liberty, IAIA21,97621−53%

40Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05921−71%

41▲5Winterset, IAIA5,52021–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23919+12%

43▲5Sheldon, IAIA5,57519–

44Adel, IAIA7,09816–

45▼19Charles City, IAIA7,01314–

46Sioux Center, IAIA8,86414−36%

47▼26Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912−79%

48▲4Oelwein, IAIA5,75711–

49▼25Grimes, IAIA17,40510−52%

50▼20Nevada, IAIA6,97410−78%

51▼13Decorah, IAIA7,4178−53%

52▲5Asbury, IAIA6,0357+40%

53▲3Estherville, IAIA5,8077−13%

54▼9Red Oak, IAIA5,3887–

55Centerville, IAIA5,3276–

56Vinton, IAIA5,0046–

57▲1Storm Lake, IAIA11,5905−50%

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