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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish 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 77 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,665–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,235–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224640–

04Davenport, IAIA100,358566–

05Iowa City, IAIA76,229484–

06Ankeny, IAIA77,833476–

07Bettendorf, IAIA40,710460–

08Sioux City, IAIA86,356451–

09Ames, IAIA68,220435–

10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837432–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,919381–

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680312–

13Marion, IAIA42,732309–

14Clive, IAIA19,861301–

15Mason City, IAIA26,853272–

16Altoona, IAIA22,796265–

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240244–

18Muscatine, IAIA23,164227–

19Coralville, IAIA23,960214–

20Urbandale, IAIA48,570205–

21Dubuque, IAIA59,148186–

22Waukee, IAIA34,890178–

23Clinton, IAIA24,049170–

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976167–

25Johnston, IAIA25,065155–

26Burlington, IAIA23,336145–

27Newton, IAIA15,741143–

28Norwalk, IAIA15,004143–

29Indianola, IAIA16,829142–

30Marshalltown, IAIA27,536119–

31Keokuk, IAIA9,510118–

32Creston, IAIA7,335116–

33Ottumwa, IAIA25,319107–

34Grinnell, IAIA9,43094–

35Tiffin, IAIA7,15689–

36Boone, IAIA12,47185–

37Red Oak, IAIA5,38884–

38Webster City, IAIA7,81582–

39Sioux Center, IAIA8,86482–

40Vinton, IAIA5,00473–

41Charles City, IAIA7,01369–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23961–

43Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32455–

44Maquoketa, IAIA6,02755–

45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49355–

46Spencer, IAIA11,21850–

47Nevada, IAIA6,97450–

48Centerville, IAIA5,32750–

49Polk City, IAIA6,63048–

50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50047–

51Winterset, IAIA5,52046–

52Atlantic, IAIA6,67644–

53Washington, IAIA7,26141–

54Adel, IAIA7,09837–

55Eldridge, IAIA6,95436–

56Decorah, IAIA7,41735–

57Glenwood, IAIA5,28730–

58Clarinda, IAIA5,27327–

59Algona, IAIA5,30927–

60Bondurant, IAIA9,64726–

61Grimes, IAIA17,40525–

62Waverly, IAIA10,56120–

63Independence, IAIA6,31218–

64Storm Lake, IAIA11,59016–

65Fort Madison, IAIA9,93515–

66Fairfield, IAIA9,22015–

67DeWitt, IAIA5,70413–

68Knoxville, IAIA7,46913–

69Le Mars, IAIA10,76013–

70Oelwein, IAIA5,75713–

71Estherville, IAIA5,8078–

72Denison, IAIA8,2147–

73Pella, IAIA10,9926–

74Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5255–

75Asbury, IAIA6,0354–

76Osceola, IAIA5,6793–

77Orange City, IAIA6,4682–

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