RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Swedish population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish ancestry, from the 2010 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 310.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0865,226–

02Davenport, IAIA100,3582,848–

03Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352,828–

04Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,805–

05Ames, IAIA68,2202,603–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,594–

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,968–

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,924–

09Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,910–

10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371,533–

11Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,523–

12Boone, IAIA12,4711,398–

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,224–

14Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,153–

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2401,106–

16Burlington, IAIA23,3361,071–

17Dubuque, IAIA59,1481,008–

18Clinton, IAIA24,049918–

19Marion, IAIA42,732908–

20Mason City, IAIA26,853869–

21Waukee, IAIA34,890756–

22Red Oak, IAIA5,388717–

23Johnston, IAIA25,065698–

24Ottumwa, IAIA25,319632–

25Indianola, IAIA16,829618–

26Grinnell, IAIA9,430612–

27Coralville, IAIA23,960611–

28Altoona, IAIA22,796594–

29Clive, IAIA19,861570–

30Muscatine, IAIA23,164553–

31Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500542–

32Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239513–

33Grimes, IAIA17,405504–

34Spencer, IAIA11,218499–

35Decorah, IAIA7,417487–

36Norwalk, IAIA15,004447–

37Storm Lake, IAIA11,590422–

38Cherokee, IAIA5,122413–

39Webster City, IAIA7,815383–

40Marshalltown, IAIA27,536353–

41Algona, IAIA5,309351–

42Clear Lake, IAIA7,601341–

43Clarinda, IAIA5,273339–

44Creston, IAIA7,335310–

45Nevada, IAIA6,974289–

46Fort Madison, IAIA9,935271–

47Newton, IAIA15,741269–

48Waverly, IAIA10,561232–

49Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493231–

50Keokuk, IAIA9,510226–

51Pella, IAIA10,992216–

52Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059214–

53Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324204–

54Hiawatha, IAIA7,432200–

55Centerville, IAIA5,327199–

56Le Mars, IAIA10,760193–

57Carroll, IAIA10,085182–

58Glenwood, IAIA5,287178–

59Vinton, IAIA5,004178–

60Bondurant, IAIA9,647175–

61Charles City, IAIA7,013172–

62Denison, IAIA8,214169–

63Maquoketa, IAIA6,027168–

64Fairfield, IAIA9,220167–

65Atlantic, IAIA6,676157–

66North Liberty, IAIA21,976156–

67Eldridge, IAIA6,954154–

68Anamosa, IAIA5,901152–

69Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525149–

70Washington, IAIA7,261141–

71Polk City, IAIA6,630137–

72Oelwein, IAIA5,757136–

73Estherville, IAIA5,807136–

74Sheldon, IAIA5,575132–

75Knoxville, IAIA7,469122–

76Independence, IAIA6,312118–

77Manchester, IAIA5,357116–

78Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013102–

79Asbury, IAIA6,03599–

80DeWitt, IAIA5,70497–

81Perry, IAIA8,20888–

82Osceola, IAIA5,67986–

83Winterset, IAIA5,52071–

84Sioux Center, IAIA8,86469–

85Orange City, IAIA6,46863–

86Tiffin, IAIA7,15649–

87Adel, IAIA7,09840–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS