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Largest Swedish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,997–

02Davenport, IAIA100,3583,008–

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,571–

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,376–

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,353–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,885–

07Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,791–

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,659–

09Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,268–

10Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,242–

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,168–

12Marion, IAIA42,7321,054–

13Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837992–

14Burlington, IAIA23,336885–

15Dubuque, IAIA59,148838–

16Coralville, IAIA23,960807–

17Waukee, IAIA34,890785–

18Ottumwa, IAIA25,319660–

19Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240616–

20Johnston, IAIA25,065602–

21Waterloo, IAIA66,919598–

22Boone, IAIA12,471597–

23Clive, IAIA19,861531–

24Spencer, IAIA11,218489–

25Grimes, IAIA17,405454–

26North Liberty, IAIA21,976448–

27Indianola, IAIA16,829445–

28Clinton, IAIA24,049433–

29Altoona, IAIA22,796367–

30Vinton, IAIA5,004359–

31Fairfield, IAIA9,220356–

32Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239348–

33Creston, IAIA7,335346–

34Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500334–

35Mason City, IAIA26,853327–

36Webster City, IAIA7,815312–

37Nevada, IAIA6,974286–

38DeWitt, IAIA5,704277–

39Norwalk, IAIA15,004267–

40Adel, IAIA7,098250–

41Tiffin, IAIA7,156243–

42Estherville, IAIA5,807236–

43Muscatine, IAIA23,164236–

44Marshalltown, IAIA27,536231–

45Newton, IAIA15,741225–

46Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493204–

47Red Oak, IAIA5,388204–

48Waverly, IAIA10,561201–

49Clarinda, IAIA5,273199–

50Cherokee, IAIA5,122196–

51Glenwood, IAIA5,287186–

52Orange City, IAIA6,468183–

53Knoxville, IAIA7,469183–

54Storm Lake, IAIA11,590180–

55Fort Madison, IAIA9,935179–

56Anamosa, IAIA5,901171–

57Pella, IAIA10,992165–

58Eldridge, IAIA6,954164–

59Decorah, IAIA7,417156–

60Carroll, IAIA10,085155–

61Polk City, IAIA6,630152–

62Algona, IAIA5,309148–

63Manchester, IAIA5,357146–

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,601125–

65Grinnell, IAIA9,430124–

66Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525114–

67Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059109–

68Washington, IAIA7,261108–

69Keokuk, IAIA9,510106–

70Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01398–

71Sheldon, IAIA5,57590–

72Le Mars, IAIA10,76090–

73Osceola, IAIA5,67989–

74Bondurant, IAIA9,64788–

75Winterset, IAIA5,52086–

76Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32482–

77Hiawatha, IAIA7,43281–

78Independence, IAIA6,31276–

79Charles City, IAIA7,01363–

80Denison, IAIA8,21455–

81Sioux Center, IAIA8,86454–

82Perry, IAIA8,20850–

83Atlantic, IAIA6,67645–

84Centerville, IAIA5,32732–

85Oelwein, IAIA5,75730–

86Asbury, IAIA6,03511–

87Maquoketa, IAIA6,02711–

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