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Largest Scottish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2020 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 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,432−34%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,337+5%

03Davenport, IAIA100,3581,883+55%

04Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,431−10%

05Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,224+82%

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,193+31%

07Ames, IAIA68,2201,095−32%

08Ankeny, IAIA77,833979+31%

09Waterloo, IAIA66,919908−4%

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680841+14%

11Marion, IAIA42,732785−0%

12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240751−18%

13Sioux City, IAIA86,356685−43%

14North Liberty, IAIA21,976615+287%

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148564−9%

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,319526−11%

17Grimes, IAIA17,405515+930%

18Muscatine, IAIA23,164503+11%

19Johnston, IAIA25,065497+2%

20Clinton, IAIA24,049485+23%

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,710453−35%

22Clive, IAIA19,861438+31%

23Coralville, IAIA23,960397−19%

24Anamosa, IAIA5,901392+1053%

25Mason City, IAIA26,853375−33%

26Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837374−20%

27Waukee, IAIA34,890361+99%

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536330−36%

29Altoona, IAIA22,796309+26%

30Newton, IAIA15,741306+97%

31Creston, IAIA7,335302+152%

32Burlington, IAIA23,336296−21%

33Indianola, IAIA16,829282−18%

34Fort Madison, IAIA9,935261+44%

35Fairfield, IAIA9,220247+5%

36Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493204−6%

37Waverly, IAIA10,561202+3%

38Hiawatha, IAIA7,432190+67%

39Norwalk, IAIA15,004165+14%

40Independence, IAIA6,312165+123%

41Grinnell, IAIA9,430164−47%

42Keokuk, IAIA9,510154+11%

43Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239152−16%

44Bondurant, IAIA9,647147+46%

45Boone, IAIA12,471141−49%

46Clarinda, IAIA5,273132−29%

47Nevada, IAIA6,974131−54%

48Clear Lake, IAIA7,601131−2%

49Sheldon, IAIA5,575130+31%

50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500123−10%

51Knoxville, IAIA7,469123+3%

52Washington, IAIA7,261121+73%

53Decorah, IAIA7,417107−28%

54Perry, IAIA8,208102+40%

55Oelwein, IAIA5,757101+31%

56Spencer, IAIA11,218101+23%

57Winterset, IAIA5,520100−2%

58Le Mars, IAIA10,76090−30%

59Algona, IAIA5,30987−23%

60Red Oak, IAIA5,38884−45%

61Webster City, IAIA7,81582−35%

62Osceola, IAIA5,67979−49%

63Cherokee, IAIA5,12273−29%

64Denison, IAIA8,21473+12%

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,02772+555%

66Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05970−70%

67Glenwood, IAIA5,28764+16%

68Pella, IAIA10,99260−3%

69Atlantic, IAIA6,67660+46%

70Manchester, IAIA5,35756+81%

71Carroll, IAIA10,08555−18%

72Estherville, IAIA5,80750−65%

73Sioux Center, IAIA8,86447−33%

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01347−69%

75Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52545–

76Adel, IAIA7,09841+11%

77Charles City, IAIA7,01339+30%

78Tiffin, IAIA7,15636−22%

79Centerville, IAIA5,32732−65%

80Vinton, IAIA5,00430−85%

81Orange City, IAIA6,46826−73%

82Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32425+400%

83Asbury, IAIA6,03524+300%

84Storm Lake, IAIA11,59024−25%

85Eldridge, IAIA6,95424−61%

86DeWitt, IAIA5,70422−58%

87Polk City, IAIA6,6307−83%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS