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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Iowa cities · 2020

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 81 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,035–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,104–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224799–

04Iowa City, IAIA76,229675–

05Ames, IAIA68,220625–

06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240526–

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919494–

08Sioux City, IAIA86,356484–

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680479–

10Davenport, IAIA100,358462–

11Bettendorf, IAIA40,710358–

12Boone, IAIA12,471326–

13Altoona, IAIA22,796323–

14Marion, IAIA42,732308–

15Urbandale, IAIA48,570292–

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,319285–

17Marshalltown, IAIA27,536276–

18Ankeny, IAIA77,833246–

19Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500241–

20North Liberty, IAIA21,976214–

21Dubuque, IAIA59,148213–

22Burlington, IAIA23,336211–

23Waukee, IAIA34,890203–

24Johnston, IAIA25,065183–

25Muscatine, IAIA23,164168–

26Grinnell, IAIA9,430161–

27Coralville, IAIA23,960156–

28Clinton, IAIA24,049150–

29Decorah, IAIA7,417148–

30Creston, IAIA7,335140–

31Indianola, IAIA16,829139–

32Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239137–

33Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837132–

34Clive, IAIA19,861121–

35Keokuk, IAIA9,510109–

36Perry, IAIA8,208103–

37Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32492–

38Webster City, IAIA7,81588–

39Newton, IAIA15,74186–

40Washington, IAIA7,26174–

41Spencer, IAIA11,21871–

42Red Oak, IAIA5,38868–

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05965–

44Fairfield, IAIA9,22062–

45Mason City, IAIA26,85360–

46Norwalk, IAIA15,00454–

47Algona, IAIA5,30954–

48Le Mars, IAIA10,76054–

49Orange City, IAIA6,46853–

50Oelwein, IAIA5,75753–

51Vinton, IAIA5,00452–

52Glenwood, IAIA5,28747–

53Charles City, IAIA7,01345–

54Fort Madison, IAIA9,93543–

55Hiawatha, IAIA7,43243–

56Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49343–

57Adel, IAIA7,09841–

58Waverly, IAIA10,56140–

59Clarinda, IAIA5,27337–

60Polk City, IAIA6,63031–

61Maquoketa, IAIA6,02728–

62Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52528–

63Atlantic, IAIA6,67628–

64Grimes, IAIA17,40527–

65Estherville, IAIA5,80727–

66Centerville, IAIA5,32726–

67Eldridge, IAIA6,95426–

68Winterset, IAIA5,52025–

69Pella, IAIA10,99225–

70Knoxville, IAIA7,46923–

71Bondurant, IAIA9,64722–

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86421–

73Anamosa, IAIA5,90121–

74Tiffin, IAIA7,15621–

75Nevada, IAIA6,97420–

76Clear Lake, IAIA7,60118–

77Asbury, IAIA6,03517–

78Independence, IAIA6,31215–

79Carroll, IAIA10,0857–

80Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0137–

81Cherokee, IAIA5,1221–

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