RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Swedish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish ancestry, from the 2020 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, IAIA212,0865,374+3%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353,184+13%

03Davenport, IAIA100,3582,692−5%

04Iowa City, IAIA76,2292,324−10%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,8332,115+39%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,111−25%

07Ames, IAIA68,2201,914−26%

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,775−8%

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,706+39%

10Marion, IAIA42,7321,477+63%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,5701,272−33%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,249−37%

13Waterloo, IAIA66,9191,003−13%

14Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837963−37%

15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240884−20%

16Dubuque, IAIA59,148855−15%

17Clive, IAIA19,861775+36%

18Johnston, IAIA25,065763+9%

19Burlington, IAIA23,336723−32%

20Boone, IAIA12,471664−53%

21Clinton, IAIA24,049657−28%

22Waukee, IAIA34,890646−15%

23Ottumwa, IAIA25,319611−3%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976601+285%

25Indianola, IAIA16,829508−18%

26Coralville, IAIA23,960463−24%

27Creston, IAIA7,335453+46%

28Mason City, IAIA26,853451−48%

29Clear Lake, IAIA7,601368+8%

30Fairfield, IAIA9,220350+110%

31Red Oak, IAIA5,388346−52%

32Pella, IAIA10,992342+58%

33Vinton, IAIA5,004336+89%

34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239331−35%

35Altoona, IAIA22,796327−45%

36Spencer, IAIA11,218324−35%

37Decorah, IAIA7,417323−34%

38Newton, IAIA15,741307+14%

39Anamosa, IAIA5,901283+86%

40Norwalk, IAIA15,004275−38%

41Cherokee, IAIA5,122273−34%

42Fort Madison, IAIA9,935261−4%

43Marshalltown, IAIA27,536261−26%

44Charles City, IAIA7,013247+44%

45Keokuk, IAIA9,510230+2%

46Waverly, IAIA10,561229−1%

47Muscatine, IAIA23,164225−59%

48Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500214−61%

49Orange City, IAIA6,468210+233%

50Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493208−10%

51Carroll, IAIA10,085208+14%

52Adel, IAIA7,098204+410%

53Atlantic, IAIA6,676196+25%

54Le Mars, IAIA10,760193+0%

55Clarinda, IAIA5,273183−46%

56Nevada, IAIA6,974178−38%

57Grinnell, IAIA9,430160−74%

58Grimes, IAIA17,405157−69%

59Maquoketa, IAIA6,027155−8%

60Washington, IAIA7,261154+9%

61Glenwood, IAIA5,287144−19%

62Polk City, IAIA6,630130−5%

63Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525130−13%

64DeWitt, IAIA5,704123+27%

65Perry, IAIA8,208119+35%

66Webster City, IAIA7,815119−69%

67Storm Lake, IAIA11,590118−72%

68Estherville, IAIA5,807109−20%

69Manchester, IAIA5,357106−9%

70Bondurant, IAIA9,647104−41%

71Sheldon, IAIA5,57593−30%

72Winterset, IAIA5,52092+30%

73Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32480−61%

74Denison, IAIA8,21478−54%

75Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01378−24%

76Eldridge, IAIA6,95466−57%

77Knoxville, IAIA7,46965−47%

78Hiawatha, IAIA7,43261−70%

79Sioux Center, IAIA8,86456−19%

80Tiffin, IAIA7,15652+6%

81Centerville, IAIA5,32748−76%

82Algona, IAIA5,30945−87%

83Asbury, IAIA6,03538−62%

84Oelwein, IAIA5,75736−74%

85Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05934−84%

86Osceola, IAIA5,67933−62%

87Independence, IAIA6,31233−72%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS