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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 2024 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. The median across all 77 is 82. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tiffin, IA, up 39 places to #35.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,665−54%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,235−36%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224640−34%

04▲6Davenport, IAIA100,358566−55%

05▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,229484−56%

06▲12Ankeny, IAIA77,833476−3%

07▲4Bettendorf, IAIA40,710460−27%

08Sioux City, IAIA86,356451−53%

09▼4Ames, IAIA68,220435−51%

10▲23Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837432+5%

11▼4Waterloo, IAIA66,919381−59%

12▼3Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680312−76%

13▲1Marion, IAIA42,732309−59%

14▲20Clive, IAIA19,861301+540%

15▲30Mason City, IAIA26,853272−29%

16▼3Altoona, IAIA22,796265+95%

17▼11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240244−64%

18▲7Muscatine, IAIA23,164227−33%

19▲8Coralville, IAIA23,960214−19%

20▼5Urbandale, IAIA48,570205−66%

21Dubuque, IAIA59,148186−56%

22▲1Waukee, IAIA34,890178+37%

23▲5Clinton, IAIA24,049170−32%

24▼4North Liberty, IAIA21,976167−11%

25▼1Johnston, IAIA25,065155−13%

26▼4Burlington, IAIA23,336145−74%

27▲12Newton, IAIA15,741143−68%

28▲18Norwalk, IAIA15,004143+20%

29▲2Indianola, IAIA16,829142−49%

30▼13Marshalltown, IAIA27,536119−80%

31▲4Keokuk, IAIA9,510118+16%

32▼2Creston, IAIA7,335116−46%

33▼17Ottumwa, IAIA25,319107−70%

34▼8Grinnell, IAIA9,43094−70%

35▲39Tiffin, IAIA7,15689+2125%

36▼24Boone, IAIA12,47185−6%

37▲5Red Oak, IAIA5,38884−22%

38▲34Sioux Center, IAIA8,86482+17%

39▼1Webster City, IAIA7,81582−49%

40▲11Vinton, IAIA5,00473−51%

41▲12Charles City, IAIA7,01369−32%

42▼10Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23961−56%

43▲20Maquoketa, IAIA6,02755+49%

44▲10Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49355−81%

45▼8Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32455+112%

46▲20Centerville, IAIA5,32750−73%

47▲28Nevada, IAIA6,97450−66%

48▼7Spencer, IAIA11,21850−54%

49▲11Polk City, IAIA6,63048−40%

50▼31Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50047−75%

51▲18Winterset, IAIA5,52046−51%

52▲10Atlantic, IAIA6,67644−76%

53▼13Washington, IAIA7,26141−73%

54▲3Adel, IAIA7,09837−76%

55▲12Eldridge, IAIA6,95436+16%

56▼27Decorah, IAIA7,41735−46%

57▼5Glenwood, IAIA5,28730−78%

58▼11Algona, IAIA5,30927+200%

59Clarinda, IAIA5,27327−57%

60▲11Bondurant, IAIA9,64726−65%

61▲4Grimes, IAIA17,40525−86%

62▼4Waverly, IAIA10,56120−78%

63▲15Independence, IAIA6,31218−81%

64Storm Lake, IAIA11,59016−84%

65▼21Fairfield, IAIA9,22015−96%

66▼11Fort Madison, IAIA9,93515−94%

67DeWitt, IAIA5,70413−87%

68▲2Knoxville, IAIA7,46913−95%

69▼21Le Mars, IAIA10,76013−77%

70▼21Oelwein, IAIA5,75713−58%

71▼7Estherville, IAIA5,8078−92%

72Denison, IAIA8,2147−79%

73▼5Pella, IAIA10,9926−96%

74▼13Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5255−87%

75▲2Asbury, IAIA6,0354−33%

76Osceola, IAIA5,6793−93%

77▼27Orange City, IAIA6,4682−98%

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