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Largest Scottish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 182. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Polk City, IA, up 58 places to #29.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,490−6%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,114−5%

03▲5Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,851+148%

04▼1Davenport, IAIA100,3581,724+42%

05▲1West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,518+67%

06▼2Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,360−15%

07▼2Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,118+66%

08▼1Ames, IAIA68,2201,111−31%

09▲2Marion, IAIA42,7321,071+36%

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680978+32%

11▲2Sioux City, IAIA86,356937−21%

12▲9Bettendorf, IAIA40,710685−1%

13▼4Waterloo, IAIA66,919672−29%

14▼2Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240645−29%

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148522−16%

16▲16Burlington, IAIA23,336505+35%

17▲10Waukee, IAIA34,890503+178%

18▲8Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837494+6%

19Johnston, IAIA25,065431−11%

20▲3Coralville, IAIA23,960425−13%

21▼1Clinton, IAIA24,049399+1%

22▼8North Liberty, IAIA21,976351+121%

23▼1Clive, IAIA19,861350+5%

24▼6Muscatine, IAIA23,164347−23%

25▼1Anamosa, IAIA5,901340+900%

26▲3Altoona, IAIA22,796332+36%

27▼11Ottumwa, IAIA25,319332−44%

28▲2Newton, IAIA15,741296+91%

29▲58Polk City, IAIA6,630296+640%

30▲11Grinnell, IAIA9,430294−5%

31▼14Grimes, IAIA17,405293+486%

32▲1Indianola, IAIA16,829282−18%

33▲12Boone, IAIA12,471273−2%

34▲10Bondurant, IAIA9,647272+169%

35▼7Marshalltown, IAIA27,536268−48%

36▼1Fairfield, IAIA9,220238+1%

37▲39Adel, IAIA7,098223+503%

38▲14Washington, IAIA7,261218+211%

39▲18Winterset, IAIA5,520216+112%

40▼9Creston, IAIA7,335192+60%

41▲1Keokuk, IAIA9,510188+35%

42▲1Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239187+4%

43▲32Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525182–

44▲25Atlantic, IAIA6,676175+327%

45▼20Mason City, IAIA26,853167−70%

46▼12Fort Madison, IAIA9,935157−13%

47▼7Independence, IAIA6,312150+103%

48▲26Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013149−2%

49▲7Spencer, IAIA11,218146+78%

50▲11Webster City, IAIA7,815145+15%

51▼15Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493143−34%

52▲33Eldridge, IAIA6,954141+131%

53▲24Charles City, IAIA7,013125+317%

54▲4Le Mars, IAIA10,760120−7%

55▼18Waverly, IAIA10,561119−39%

56▼17Norwalk, IAIA15,004118−19%

57▼7Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500113−18%

58▼12Clarinda, IAIA5,273108−42%

59▲13Estherville, IAIA5,807108−23%

60▼7Decorah, IAIA7,417107−28%

61▼10Knoxville, IAIA7,46997−18%

62▲6Pella, IAIA10,99295+53%

63▼16Nevada, IAIA6,97491−68%

64▼10Perry, IAIA8,20885+16%

65▲21DeWitt, IAIA5,70471+37%

66▼1Maquoketa, IAIA6,02771+545%

67▼5Osceola, IAIA5,67970−55%

68▲10Tiffin, IAIA7,15669+50%

69▲11Vinton, IAIA5,00468−65%

70▲1Carroll, IAIA10,08566−1%

71▼33Hiawatha, IAIA7,43264−44%

72▲1Sioux Center, IAIA8,86462−11%

73▼7Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05962−73%

74▲5Centerville, IAIA5,32753−42%

75▼15Red Oak, IAIA5,38851−66%

76▼13Cherokee, IAIA5,12250−51%

77▲4Orange City, IAIA6,46840−59%

78▼8Manchester, IAIA5,35738+23%

79▼30Sheldon, IAIA5,57538−62%

80▼16Denison, IAIA8,21434−48%

81▼14Glenwood, IAIA5,28734−38%

82▼23Algona, IAIA5,30933−71%

83▼1Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32430+500%

84▼29Oelwein, IAIA5,75726−66%

85▼37Clear Lake, IAIA7,60125−81%

86▼2Storm Lake, IAIA11,5909−72%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES