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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 2020 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. The median across all 81 is 71.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,035−43%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9351,104−43%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224799−18%

04Iowa City, IAIA76,229675−39%

05Ames, IAIA68,220625−29%

06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240526−23%

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919494−47%

08Sioux City, IAIA86,356484−50%

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680479−63%

10Davenport, IAIA100,358462−63%

11Bettendorf, IAIA40,710358−43%

12Boone, IAIA12,471326+262%

13Altoona, IAIA22,796323+138%

14Marion, IAIA42,732308−59%

15Urbandale, IAIA48,570292−51%

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,319285−20%

17Marshalltown, IAIA27,536276−55%

18Ankeny, IAIA77,833246−50%

19Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500241+28%

20North Liberty, IAIA21,976214+14%

21Dubuque, IAIA59,148213−49%

22Burlington, IAIA23,336211−62%

23Waukee, IAIA34,890203+56%

24Johnston, IAIA25,065183+2%

25Muscatine, IAIA23,164168−50%

26Grinnell, IAIA9,430161−49%

27Coralville, IAIA23,960156−41%

28Clinton, IAIA24,049150−40%

29Decorah, IAIA7,417148+128%

30Creston, IAIA7,335140−35%

31Indianola, IAIA16,829139−51%

32Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239137−1%

33Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837132−68%

34Clive, IAIA19,861121+157%

35Keokuk, IAIA9,510109+7%

36Perry, IAIA8,2081030%

37Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32492+254%

38Webster City, IAIA7,81588−45%

39Newton, IAIA15,74186−81%

40Washington, IAIA7,26174−51%

41Spencer, IAIA11,21871−34%

42Red Oak, IAIA5,38868−37%

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05965−13%

44Fairfield, IAIA9,22062−84%

45Mason City, IAIA26,85360−84%

46Norwalk, IAIA15,00454−55%

47Algona, IAIA5,30954+500%

48Le Mars, IAIA10,76054−5%

49Oelwein, IAIA5,75753+71%

50Orange City, IAIA6,46853−54%

51Vinton, IAIA5,00452−65%

52Glenwood, IAIA5,28747−66%

53Charles City, IAIA7,01345−56%

54Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49343−85%

55Fort Madison, IAIA9,93543−83%

56Hiawatha, IAIA7,43243−71%

57Adel, IAIA7,09841−74%

58Waverly, IAIA10,56140−57%

59Clarinda, IAIA5,27337−41%

60Polk City, IAIA6,63031−61%

61Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52528−26%

62Atlantic, IAIA6,67628−85%

63Maquoketa, IAIA6,02728−24%

64Estherville, IAIA5,80727−72%

65Grimes, IAIA17,40527−84%

66Centerville, IAIA5,32726−86%

67Eldridge, IAIA6,95426−16%

68Pella, IAIA10,99225−85%

69Winterset, IAIA5,52025−73%

70Knoxville, IAIA7,46923−91%

71Bondurant, IAIA9,64722−71%

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86421−70%

73Anamosa, IAIA5,90121−79%

74Tiffin, IAIA7,15621+425%

75Nevada, IAIA6,97420−86%

76Clear Lake, IAIA7,60118−85%

77Asbury, IAIA6,03517+183%

78Independence, IAIA6,31215−84%

79Carroll, IAIA10,0857−93%

80Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0137−91%

81Cherokee, IAIA5,1221−99%

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