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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 147.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,594–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,925–

03Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,308–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3581,258–

05Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,107–

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,224976–

07Sioux City, IAIA86,356967–

08Waterloo, IAIA66,919926–

09Ames, IAIA68,220880–

10Marion, IAIA42,732754–

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240686–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710632–

13Marshalltown, IAIA27,536607–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570597–

15Burlington, IAIA23,336551–

16Ankeny, IAIA77,833493–

17Newton, IAIA15,741453–

18Dubuque, IAIA59,148418–

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837411–

20Fairfield, IAIA9,220386–

21Mason City, IAIA26,853383–

22Ottumwa, IAIA25,319357–

23Muscatine, IAIA23,164337–

24Grinnell, IAIA9,430313–

25Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493287–

26Indianola, IAIA16,829281–

27Knoxville, IAIA7,469266–

28Coralville, IAIA23,960265–

29Clinton, IAIA24,049251–

30Fort Madison, IAIA9,935246–

31Creston, IAIA7,335215–

32Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500189–

33Centerville, IAIA5,327188–

34North Liberty, IAIA21,976187–

35Atlantic, IAIA6,676183–

36Johnston, IAIA25,065179–

37Grimes, IAIA17,405173–

38Pella, IAIA10,992169–

39Webster City, IAIA7,815161–

40Cherokee, IAIA5,122159–

41Adel, IAIA7,098157–

42Washington, IAIA7,261152–

43Vinton, IAIA5,004149–

44Hiawatha, IAIA7,432147–

45Nevada, IAIA6,974145–

46Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239139–

47Glenwood, IAIA5,287137–

48Altoona, IAIA22,796136–

49Waukee, IAIA34,890130–

50Clear Lake, IAIA7,601123–

51Norwalk, IAIA15,004119–

52Orange City, IAIA6,468114–

53Red Oak, IAIA5,388108–

54Spencer, IAIA11,218108–

55Perry, IAIA8,208103–

56Charles City, IAIA7,013102–

57Keokuk, IAIA9,510102–

58Storm Lake, IAIA11,590101–

59Anamosa, IAIA5,901101–

60DeWitt, IAIA5,70499–

61Carroll, IAIA10,08598–

62Estherville, IAIA5,80797–

63Independence, IAIA6,31293–

64Winterset, IAIA5,52093–

65Waverly, IAIA10,56192–

66Boone, IAIA12,47190–

67Polk City, IAIA6,63080–

68Bondurant, IAIA9,64775–

69Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01375–

70Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05975–

71Sioux Center, IAIA8,86470–

72Decorah, IAIA7,41765–

73Clarinda, IAIA5,27363–

74Le Mars, IAIA10,76057–

75Clive, IAIA19,86147–

76Osceola, IAIA5,67944–

77Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52538–

78Manchester, IAIA5,35737–

79Maquoketa, IAIA6,02737–

80Denison, IAIA8,21433–

81Oelwein, IAIA5,75731–

82Eldridge, IAIA6,95431–

83Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32426–

84Sheldon, IAIA5,5759–

85Algona, IAIA5,3099–

86Asbury, IAIA6,0356–

87Tiffin, IAIA7,1564–

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