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Largest Scottish population, Iowa cities · 2020

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 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,432–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,337–

03Davenport, IAIA100,3581,883–

04Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,431–

05Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,224–

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,193–

07Ames, IAIA68,2201,095–

08Ankeny, IAIA77,833979–

09Waterloo, IAIA66,919908–

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680841–

11Marion, IAIA42,732785–

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240751–

13Sioux City, IAIA86,356685–

14North Liberty, IAIA21,976615–

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148564–

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,319526–

17Grimes, IAIA17,405515–

18Muscatine, IAIA23,164503–

19Johnston, IAIA25,065497–

20Clinton, IAIA24,049485–

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,710453–

22Clive, IAIA19,861438–

23Coralville, IAIA23,960397–

24Anamosa, IAIA5,901392–

25Mason City, IAIA26,853375–

26Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837374–

27Waukee, IAIA34,890361–

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536330–

29Altoona, IAIA22,796309–

30Newton, IAIA15,741306–

31Creston, IAIA7,335302–

32Burlington, IAIA23,336296–

33Indianola, IAIA16,829282–

34Fort Madison, IAIA9,935261–

35Fairfield, IAIA9,220247–

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493204–

37Waverly, IAIA10,561202–

38Hiawatha, IAIA7,432190–

39Norwalk, IAIA15,004165–

40Independence, IAIA6,312165–

41Grinnell, IAIA9,430164–

42Keokuk, IAIA9,510154–

43Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239152–

44Bondurant, IAIA9,647147–

45Boone, IAIA12,471141–

46Clarinda, IAIA5,273132–

47Nevada, IAIA6,974131–

48Clear Lake, IAIA7,601131–

49Sheldon, IAIA5,575130–

50Knoxville, IAIA7,469123–

51Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500123–

52Washington, IAIA7,261121–

53Decorah, IAIA7,417107–

54Perry, IAIA8,208102–

55Spencer, IAIA11,218101–

56Oelwein, IAIA5,757101–

57Winterset, IAIA5,520100–

58Le Mars, IAIA10,76090–

59Algona, IAIA5,30987–

60Red Oak, IAIA5,38884–

61Webster City, IAIA7,81582–

62Osceola, IAIA5,67979–

63Cherokee, IAIA5,12273–

64Denison, IAIA8,21473–

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,02772–

66Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05970–

67Glenwood, IAIA5,28764–

68Pella, IAIA10,99260–

69Atlantic, IAIA6,67660–

70Manchester, IAIA5,35756–

71Carroll, IAIA10,08555–

72Estherville, IAIA5,80750–

73Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01347–

74Sioux Center, IAIA8,86447–

75Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52545–

76Adel, IAIA7,09841–

77Charles City, IAIA7,01339–

78Tiffin, IAIA7,15636–

79Centerville, IAIA5,32732–

80Vinton, IAIA5,00430–

81Orange City, IAIA6,46826–

82Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32425–

83Storm Lake, IAIA11,59024–

84Asbury, IAIA6,03524–

85Eldridge, IAIA6,95424–

86DeWitt, IAIA5,70422–

87Polk City, IAIA6,6307–

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