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Largest Russian population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Russian 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 59 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 59 is 48.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086857+19%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,229626−2%

03Sioux City, IAIA86,356401−54%

04Clive, IAIA19,861361+222%

05Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935322−62%

06Coralville, IAIA23,960314+105%

07Davenport, IAIA100,358301−15%

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,224291−48%

09Ankeny, IAIA77,833264+60%

10Ames, IAIA68,220205−54%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,148174+33%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680147+77%

13Mason City, IAIA26,853146−5%

14Bettendorf, IAIA40,710114−58%

15Keokuk, IAIA9,510105–

16Waterloo, IAIA66,91994−48%

17Clinton, IAIA24,04988−10%

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83783+19%

19Burlington, IAIA23,33674+393%

20North Liberty, IAIA21,97673+62%

21Ottumwa, IAIA25,31970+21%

22Norwalk, IAIA15,00469+667%

23Grinnell, IAIA9,43069+103%

24Grimes, IAIA17,40564+205%

25Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24060−54%

26Charles City, IAIA7,01358–

27Fairfield, IAIA9,22057−53%

28Johnston, IAIA25,06557+307%

29Clear Lake, IAIA7,60150+285%

30Nevada, IAIA6,97448+7%

31Waukee, IAIA34,89047−29%

32Altoona, IAIA22,79642−24%

33Urbandale, IAIA48,57040−77%

34Fort Madison, IAIA9,93540–

35Tiffin, IAIA7,15639+105%

36Marion, IAIA42,73237−71%

37Marshalltown, IAIA27,53637–

38Decorah, IAIA7,41736+112%

39Indianola, IAIA16,82936−68%

40Le Mars, IAIA10,76031+121%

41Pella, IAIA10,99229+16%

42Spencer, IAIA11,21829–

43Creston, IAIA7,33528–

44Carroll, IAIA10,08523−12%

45Red Oak, IAIA5,38816–

46Winterset, IAIA5,52015–

47Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50014−60%

48Sheldon, IAIA5,57514–

49Boone, IAIA12,47114−64%

50Cherokee, IAIA5,12214–

51Washington, IAIA7,26111–

52Oelwein, IAIA5,75710–

53Anamosa, IAIA5,90110−70%

54Maquoketa, IAIA6,0278–

55Waverly, IAIA10,5617−30%

56Estherville, IAIA5,8077−13%

57Asbury, IAIA6,0356+20%

58Storm Lake, IAIA11,5905−50%

59Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132−75%

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