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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. The median across all 87 is 231. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tiffin, IA, up 39 places to #41.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0863,997−24%

02▲1Davenport, IAIA100,3583,008+6%

03▼1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,571−9%

04▲4West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242,376+23%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,353+54%

06▼2Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,885−27%

07▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,791−36%

08▼1Ames, IAIA68,2201,659−36%

09▲3Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,268−36%

10▼1Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,242+1%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,168−39%

12▼2Marion, IAIA42,7321,054+16%

13▲1Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837992−35%

14▲5Burlington, IAIA23,336885−17%

15▲1Dubuque, IAIA59,148838−17%

16▲10Coralville, IAIA23,960807+32%

17▲5Waukee, IAIA34,890785+4%

18▲5Ottumwa, IAIA25,319660+4%

19▼4Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240616−44%

20▼2Johnston, IAIA25,065602−14%

21▼8Waterloo, IAIA66,919598−48%

22▼2Boone, IAIA12,471597−57%

23▼6Clive, IAIA19,861531−7%

24▲12Spencer, IAIA11,218489−2%

25▲33Grimes, IAIA17,405454−10%

26▼2North Liberty, IAIA21,976448+187%

27▼2Indianola, IAIA16,829445−28%

28▼7Clinton, IAIA24,049433−53%

29▲6Altoona, IAIA22,796367−38%

30▲3Vinton, IAIA5,004359+102%

31▼1Fairfield, IAIA9,220356+113%

32▲2Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239348−32%

33▼6Creston, IAIA7,335346+12%

34▲14Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500334−38%

35▼7Mason City, IAIA26,853327−62%

36▲30Webster City, IAIA7,815312−19%

37▲19Nevada, IAIA6,974286−1%

38▲26DeWitt, IAIA5,704277+186%

39▲1Norwalk, IAIA15,004267−40%

40▲12Adel, IAIA7,098250+525%

41▲39Tiffin, IAIA7,156243+396%

42▲26Estherville, IAIA5,807236+74%

43▲4Muscatine, IAIA23,164236−57%

44▼1Marshalltown, IAIA27,536231−35%

45▼7Newton, IAIA15,741225−16%

46▲4Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493204−12%

47▼16Red Oak, IAIA5,388204−72%

48▼2Waverly, IAIA10,561201−13%

49▲6Clarinda, IAIA5,273199−41%

50▼9Cherokee, IAIA5,122196−53%

51▲10Glenwood, IAIA5,287186+4%

52▲25Knoxville, IAIA7,469183+50%

53▼4Orange City, IAIA6,468183+190%

54▲13Storm Lake, IAIA11,590180−57%

55▼13Fort Madison, IAIA9,935179−34%

56▼17Anamosa, IAIA5,901171+13%

57▼25Pella, IAIA10,992165−24%

58▲18Eldridge, IAIA6,954164+6%

59▼22Decorah, IAIA7,417156−68%

60▼9Carroll, IAIA10,085155−15%

61▲1Polk City, IAIA6,630152+11%

62▲20Algona, IAIA5,309148−58%

63▲6Manchester, IAIA5,357146+26%

64▼35Clear Lake, IAIA7,601125−63%

65▼8Grinnell, IAIA9,430124−80%

66▼3Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525114−23%

67▲18Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059109−49%

68▼8Washington, IAIA7,261108−23%

69▼24Keokuk, IAIA9,510106−53%

70▲5Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01398−4%

71▼17Le Mars, IAIA10,76090−53%

72▼1Sheldon, IAIA5,57590−32%

73▲13Osceola, IAIA5,67989+3%

74▼4Bondurant, IAIA9,64788−50%

75▼3Winterset, IAIA5,52086+21%

76▼3Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32482−60%

77▲1Hiawatha, IAIA7,43281−60%

78▲9Independence, IAIA6,31276−36%

79▼35Charles City, IAIA7,01363−63%

80▼6Denison, IAIA8,21455−67%

81▼2Sioux Center, IAIA8,86454−22%

82▼17Perry, IAIA8,20850−43%

83▼30Atlantic, IAIA6,67645−71%

84▼3Centerville, IAIA5,32732−84%

85▼1Oelwein, IAIA5,75730−78%

86▼3Asbury, IAIA6,03511−89%

87▼28Maquoketa, IAIA6,02711−93%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES