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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.

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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%

04Davenport, IAIA100,358566−55%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,229484−56%

06Ankeny, IAIA77,833476−3%

07Bettendorf, IAIA40,710460−27%

08Sioux City, IAIA86,356451−53%

09Ames, IAIA68,220435−51%

10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837432+5%

11Waterloo, IAIA66,919381−59%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680312−76%

13Marion, IAIA42,732309−59%

14Clive, IAIA19,861301+540%

15Mason City, IAIA26,853272−29%

16Altoona, IAIA22,796265+95%

17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240244−64%

18Muscatine, IAIA23,164227−33%

19Coralville, IAIA23,960214−19%

20Urbandale, IAIA48,570205−66%

21Dubuque, IAIA59,148186−56%

22Waukee, IAIA34,890178+37%

23Clinton, IAIA24,049170−32%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976167−11%

25Johnston, IAIA25,065155−13%

26Burlington, IAIA23,336145−74%

27Newton, IAIA15,741143−68%

28Norwalk, IAIA15,004143+20%

29Indianola, IAIA16,829142−49%

30Marshalltown, IAIA27,536119−80%

31Keokuk, IAIA9,510118+16%

32Creston, IAIA7,335116−46%

33Ottumwa, IAIA25,319107−70%

34Grinnell, IAIA9,43094−70%

35Tiffin, IAIA7,15689+2125%

36Boone, IAIA12,47185−6%

37Red Oak, IAIA5,38884−22%

38Sioux Center, IAIA8,86482+17%

39Webster City, IAIA7,81582−49%

40Vinton, IAIA5,00473−51%

41Charles City, IAIA7,01369−32%

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23961−56%

43Maquoketa, IAIA6,02755+49%

44Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49355−81%

45Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32455+112%

46Centerville, IAIA5,32750−73%

47Nevada, IAIA6,97450−66%

48Spencer, IAIA11,21850−54%

49Polk City, IAIA6,63048−40%

50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50047−75%

51Winterset, IAIA5,52046−51%

52Atlantic, IAIA6,67644−76%

53Washington, IAIA7,26141−73%

54Adel, IAIA7,09837−76%

55Eldridge, IAIA6,95436+16%

56Decorah, IAIA7,41735−46%

57Glenwood, IAIA5,28730−78%

58Algona, IAIA5,30927+200%

59Clarinda, IAIA5,27327−57%

60Bondurant, IAIA9,64726−65%

61Grimes, IAIA17,40525−86%

62Waverly, IAIA10,56120−78%

63Independence, IAIA6,31218−81%

64Storm Lake, IAIA11,59016−84%

65Fairfield, IAIA9,22015−96%

66Fort Madison, IAIA9,93515−94%

67DeWitt, IAIA5,70413−87%

68Knoxville, IAIA7,46913−95%

69Le Mars, IAIA10,76013−77%

70Oelwein, IAIA5,75713−58%

71Estherville, IAIA5,8078−92%

72Denison, IAIA8,2147−79%

73Pella, IAIA10,9926−96%

74Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5255−87%

75Asbury, IAIA6,0354−33%

76Osceola, IAIA5,6793−93%

77Orange City, IAIA6,4682−98%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES