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Largest Swedish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish 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 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,997−24%

02Davenport, IAIA100,3583,008+6%

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,571−9%

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,376+23%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,353+54%

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,885−27%

07Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,791−36%

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,659−36%

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,268−36%

10Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,242+1%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,168−39%

12Marion, IAIA42,7321,054+16%

13Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837992−35%

14Burlington, IAIA23,336885−17%

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148838−17%

16Coralville, IAIA23,960807+32%

17Waukee, IAIA34,890785+4%

18Ottumwa, IAIA25,319660+4%

19Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240616−44%

20Johnston, IAIA25,065602−14%

21Waterloo, IAIA66,919598−48%

22Boone, IAIA12,471597−57%

23Clive, IAIA19,861531−7%

24Spencer, IAIA11,218489−2%

25Grimes, IAIA17,405454−10%

26North Liberty, IAIA21,976448+187%

27Indianola, IAIA16,829445−28%

28Clinton, IAIA24,049433−53%

29Altoona, IAIA22,796367−38%

30Vinton, IAIA5,004359+102%

31Fairfield, IAIA9,220356+113%

32Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239348−32%

33Creston, IAIA7,335346+12%

34Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500334−38%

35Mason City, IAIA26,853327−62%

36Webster City, IAIA7,815312−19%

37Nevada, IAIA6,974286−1%

38DeWitt, IAIA5,704277+186%

39Norwalk, IAIA15,004267−40%

40Adel, IAIA7,098250+525%

41Tiffin, IAIA7,156243+396%

42Estherville, IAIA5,807236+74%

43Muscatine, IAIA23,164236−57%

44Marshalltown, IAIA27,536231−35%

45Newton, IAIA15,741225−16%

46Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493204−12%

47Red Oak, IAIA5,388204−72%

48Waverly, IAIA10,561201−13%

49Clarinda, IAIA5,273199−41%

50Cherokee, IAIA5,122196−53%

51Glenwood, IAIA5,287186+4%

52Knoxville, IAIA7,469183+50%

53Orange City, IAIA6,468183+190%

54Storm Lake, IAIA11,590180−57%

55Fort Madison, IAIA9,935179−34%

56Anamosa, IAIA5,901171+13%

57Pella, IAIA10,992165−24%

58Eldridge, IAIA6,954164+6%

59Decorah, IAIA7,417156−68%

60Carroll, IAIA10,085155−15%

61Polk City, IAIA6,630152+11%

62Algona, IAIA5,309148−58%

63Manchester, IAIA5,357146+26%

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,601125−63%

65Grinnell, IAIA9,430124−80%

66Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525114−23%

67Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059109−49%

68Washington, IAIA7,261108−23%

69Keokuk, IAIA9,510106−53%

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01398−4%

71Le Mars, IAIA10,76090−53%

72Sheldon, IAIA5,57590−32%

73Osceola, IAIA5,67989+3%

74Bondurant, IAIA9,64788−50%

75Winterset, IAIA5,52086+21%

76Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32482−60%

77Hiawatha, IAIA7,43281−60%

78Independence, IAIA6,31276−36%

79Charles City, IAIA7,01363−63%

80Denison, IAIA8,21455−67%

81Sioux Center, IAIA8,86454−22%

82Perry, IAIA8,20850−43%

83Atlantic, IAIA6,67645−71%

84Centerville, IAIA5,32732−84%

85Oelwein, IAIA5,75730−78%

86Asbury, IAIA6,03511−89%

87Maquoketa, IAIA6,02711−93%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES