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Largest Swedish population, Iowa cities · 2020

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, IAIA212,0865,374–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353,184–

03Davenport, IAIA100,3582,692–

04Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,324–

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,115–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,111–

07Ames, IAIA68,2201,914–

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,775–

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,706–

10Marion, IAIA42,7321,477–

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,272–

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,249–

13Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,003–

14Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837963–

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240884–

16Dubuque, IAIA59,148855–

17Clive, IAIA19,861775–

18Johnston, IAIA25,065763–

19Burlington, IAIA23,336723–

20Boone, IAIA12,471664–

21Clinton, IAIA24,049657–

22Waukee, IAIA34,890646–

23Ottumwa, IAIA25,319611–

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976601–

25Indianola, IAIA16,829508–

26Coralville, IAIA23,960463–

27Creston, IAIA7,335453–

28Mason City, IAIA26,853451–

29Clear Lake, IAIA7,601368–

30Fairfield, IAIA9,220350–

31Red Oak, IAIA5,388346–

32Pella, IAIA10,992342–

33Vinton, IAIA5,004336–

34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239331–

35Altoona, IAIA22,796327–

36Spencer, IAIA11,218324–

37Decorah, IAIA7,417323–

38Newton, IAIA15,741307–

39Anamosa, IAIA5,901283–

40Norwalk, IAIA15,004275–

41Cherokee, IAIA5,122273–

42Marshalltown, IAIA27,536261–

43Fort Madison, IAIA9,935261–

44Charles City, IAIA7,013247–

45Keokuk, IAIA9,510230–

46Waverly, IAIA10,561229–

47Muscatine, IAIA23,164225–

48Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500214–

49Orange City, IAIA6,468210–

50Carroll, IAIA10,085208–

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493208–

52Adel, IAIA7,098204–

53Atlantic, IAIA6,676196–

54Le Mars, IAIA10,760193–

55Clarinda, IAIA5,273183–

56Nevada, IAIA6,974178–

57Grinnell, IAIA9,430160–

58Grimes, IAIA17,405157–

59Maquoketa, IAIA6,027155–

60Washington, IAIA7,261154–

61Glenwood, IAIA5,287144–

62Polk City, IAIA6,630130–

63Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525130–

64DeWitt, IAIA5,704123–

65Webster City, IAIA7,815119–

66Perry, IAIA8,208119–

67Storm Lake, IAIA11,590118–

68Estherville, IAIA5,807109–

69Manchester, IAIA5,357106–

70Bondurant, IAIA9,647104–

71Sheldon, IAIA5,57593–

72Winterset, IAIA5,52092–

73Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32480–

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01378–

75Denison, IAIA8,21478–

76Eldridge, IAIA6,95466–

77Knoxville, IAIA7,46965–

78Hiawatha, IAIA7,43261–

79Sioux Center, IAIA8,86456–

80Tiffin, IAIA7,15652–

81Centerville, IAIA5,32748–

82Algona, IAIA5,30945–

83Asbury, IAIA6,03538–

84Oelwein, IAIA5,75736–

85Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05934–

86Independence, IAIA6,31233–

87Osceola, IAIA5,67933–

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