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Largest Scottish population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2010 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 152.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,712–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,224–

03Ames, IAIA68,2201,600–

04Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,597–

05Davenport, IAIA100,3581,215–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,192–

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919941–

08Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240912–

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,224909–

10Marion, IAIA42,732786–

11Ankeny, IAIA77,833747–

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680739–

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,710692–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570674–

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148618–

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,319588–

17Mason City, IAIA26,853563–

18Marshalltown, IAIA27,536513–

19Coralville, IAIA23,960488–

20Johnston, IAIA25,065486–

21Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837466–

22Muscatine, IAIA23,164452–

23Clinton, IAIA24,049395–

24Burlington, IAIA23,336373–

25Indianola, IAIA16,829344–

26Clive, IAIA19,861334–

27Grinnell, IAIA9,430308–

28Nevada, IAIA6,974287–

29Boone, IAIA12,471279–

30Altoona, IAIA22,796245–

31Fairfield, IAIA9,220235–

32Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059230–

33Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493218–

34Waverly, IAIA10,561196–

35Vinton, IAIA5,004194–

36Clarinda, IAIA5,273186–

37Fort Madison, IAIA9,935181–

38Waukee, IAIA34,890181–

39Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239180–

40North Liberty, IAIA21,976159–

41Newton, IAIA15,741155–

42Osceola, IAIA5,679155–

43Red Oak, IAIA5,388152–

44Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013152–

45Decorah, IAIA7,417148–

46Norwalk, IAIA15,004145–

47Estherville, IAIA5,807141–

48Keokuk, IAIA9,510139–

49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500137–

50Clear Lake, IAIA7,601134–

51Le Mars, IAIA10,760129–

52Webster City, IAIA7,815126–

53Creston, IAIA7,335120–

54Knoxville, IAIA7,469119–

55Hiawatha, IAIA7,432114–

56Algona, IAIA5,309113–

57Cherokee, IAIA5,122103–

58Winterset, IAIA5,520102–

59Bondurant, IAIA9,647101–

60Sheldon, IAIA5,57599–

61Orange City, IAIA6,46898–

62Centerville, IAIA5,32792–

63Spencer, IAIA11,21882–

64Oelwein, IAIA5,75777–

65Independence, IAIA6,31274–

66Perry, IAIA8,20873–

67Sioux Center, IAIA8,86470–

68Washington, IAIA7,26170–

69Carroll, IAIA10,08567–

70Denison, IAIA8,21465–

71Pella, IAIA10,99262–

72Eldridge, IAIA6,95461–

73Glenwood, IAIA5,28755–

74DeWitt, IAIA5,70452–

75Grimes, IAIA17,40550–

76Tiffin, IAIA7,15646–

77Atlantic, IAIA6,67641–

78Polk City, IAIA6,63040–

79Adel, IAIA7,09837–

80Anamosa, IAIA5,90134–

81Storm Lake, IAIA11,59032–

82Manchester, IAIA5,35731–

83Charles City, IAIA7,01330–

84Maquoketa, IAIA6,02711–

85Asbury, IAIA6,0356–

86Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245–

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