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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.

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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%

03Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,851+148%

04Davenport, IAIA100,3581,724+42%

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

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,360−15%

07Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,118+66%

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,111−31%

09Marion, IAIA42,7321,071+36%

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680978+32%

11Sioux City, IAIA86,356937−21%

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710685−1%

13Waterloo, IAIA66,919672−29%

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240645−29%

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148522−16%

16Burlington, IAIA23,336505+35%

17Waukee, IAIA34,890503+178%

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837494+6%

19Johnston, IAIA25,065431−11%

20Coralville, IAIA23,960425−13%

21Clinton, IAIA24,049399+1%

22North Liberty, IAIA21,976351+121%

23Clive, IAIA19,861350+5%

24Muscatine, IAIA23,164347−23%

25Anamosa, IAIA5,901340+900%

26Altoona, IAIA22,796332+36%

27Ottumwa, IAIA25,319332−44%

28Newton, IAIA15,741296+91%

29Polk City, IAIA6,630296+640%

30Grinnell, IAIA9,430294−5%

31Grimes, IAIA17,405293+486%

32Indianola, IAIA16,829282−18%

33Boone, IAIA12,471273−2%

34Bondurant, IAIA9,647272+169%

35Marshalltown, IAIA27,536268−48%

36Fairfield, IAIA9,220238+1%

37Adel, IAIA7,098223+503%

38Washington, IAIA7,261218+211%

39Winterset, IAIA5,520216+112%

40Creston, IAIA7,335192+60%

41Keokuk, IAIA9,510188+35%

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239187+4%

43Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525182–

44Atlantic, IAIA6,676175+327%

45Mason City, IAIA26,853167−70%

46Fort Madison, IAIA9,935157−13%

47Independence, IAIA6,312150+103%

48Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013149−2%

49Spencer, IAIA11,218146+78%

50Webster City, IAIA7,815145+15%

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493143−34%

52Eldridge, IAIA6,954141+131%

53Charles City, IAIA7,013125+317%

54Le Mars, IAIA10,760120−7%

55Waverly, IAIA10,561119−39%

56Norwalk, IAIA15,004118−19%

57Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500113−18%

58Clarinda, IAIA5,273108−42%

59Estherville, IAIA5,807108−23%

60Decorah, IAIA7,417107−28%

61Knoxville, IAIA7,46997−18%

62Pella, IAIA10,99295+53%

63Nevada, IAIA6,97491−68%

64Perry, IAIA8,20885+16%

65DeWitt, IAIA5,70471+37%

66Maquoketa, IAIA6,02771+545%

67Osceola, IAIA5,67970−55%

68Tiffin, IAIA7,15669+50%

69Vinton, IAIA5,00468−65%

70Carroll, IAIA10,08566−1%

71Hiawatha, IAIA7,43264−44%

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86462−11%

73Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05962−73%

74Centerville, IAIA5,32753−42%

75Red Oak, IAIA5,38851−66%

76Cherokee, IAIA5,12250−51%

77Orange City, IAIA6,46840−59%

78Manchester, IAIA5,35738+23%

79Sheldon, IAIA5,57538−62%

80Denison, IAIA8,21434−48%

81Glenwood, IAIA5,28734−38%

82Algona, IAIA5,30933−71%

83Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32430+500%

84Oelwein, IAIA5,75726−66%

85Clear Lake, IAIA7,60125−81%

86Storm Lake, IAIA11,5909−72%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES