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Largest Scottish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,490–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,114–

03Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,851–

04Davenport, IAIA100,3581,724–

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,518–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,360–

07Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,118–

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,111–

09Marion, IAIA42,7321,071–

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680978–

11Sioux City, IAIA86,356937–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710685–

13Waterloo, IAIA66,919672–

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240645–

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148522–

16Burlington, IAIA23,336505–

17Waukee, IAIA34,890503–

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837494–

19Johnston, IAIA25,065431–

20Coralville, IAIA23,960425–

21Clinton, IAIA24,049399–

22North Liberty, IAIA21,976351–

23Clive, IAIA19,861350–

24Muscatine, IAIA23,164347–

25Anamosa, IAIA5,901340–

26Ottumwa, IAIA25,319332–

27Altoona, IAIA22,796332–

28Newton, IAIA15,741296–

29Polk City, IAIA6,630296–

30Grinnell, IAIA9,430294–

31Grimes, IAIA17,405293–

32Indianola, IAIA16,829282–

33Boone, IAIA12,471273–

34Bondurant, IAIA9,647272–

35Marshalltown, IAIA27,536268–

36Fairfield, IAIA9,220238–

37Adel, IAIA7,098223–

38Washington, IAIA7,261218–

39Winterset, IAIA5,520216–

40Creston, IAIA7,335192–

41Keokuk, IAIA9,510188–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239187–

43Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525182–

44Atlantic, IAIA6,676175–

45Mason City, IAIA26,853167–

46Fort Madison, IAIA9,935157–

47Independence, IAIA6,312150–

48Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013149–

49Spencer, IAIA11,218146–

50Webster City, IAIA7,815145–

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493143–

52Eldridge, IAIA6,954141–

53Charles City, IAIA7,013125–

54Le Mars, IAIA10,760120–

55Waverly, IAIA10,561119–

56Norwalk, IAIA15,004118–

57Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500113–

58Clarinda, IAIA5,273108–

59Estherville, IAIA5,807108–

60Decorah, IAIA7,417107–

61Knoxville, IAIA7,46997–

62Pella, IAIA10,99295–

63Nevada, IAIA6,97491–

64Perry, IAIA8,20885–

65DeWitt, IAIA5,70471–

66Maquoketa, IAIA6,02771–

67Osceola, IAIA5,67970–

68Tiffin, IAIA7,15669–

69Vinton, IAIA5,00468–

70Carroll, IAIA10,08566–

71Hiawatha, IAIA7,43264–

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86462–

73Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05962–

74Centerville, IAIA5,32753–

75Red Oak, IAIA5,38851–

76Cherokee, IAIA5,12250–

77Orange City, IAIA6,46840–

78Manchester, IAIA5,35738–

79Sheldon, IAIA5,57538–

80Denison, IAIA8,21434–

81Glenwood, IAIA5,28734–

82Algona, IAIA5,30933–

83Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32430–

84Oelwein, IAIA5,75726–

85Clear Lake, IAIA7,60125–

86Storm Lake, IAIA11,5909–

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