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Largest Swiss population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss 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 65 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 40. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fairfield, IA, up 40 places to #12.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS 2010

01Iowa City, IAIA76,229484−3%

02▲4Ankeny, IAIA77,833422+208%

03▲1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935394−50%

04▲3Des Moines, IAIA212,086371−41%

05▼3Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240362+99%

06▼1Urbandale, IAIA48,570358+1332%

07▲5Davenport, IAIA100,358295−41%

08Marion, IAIA42,732263+72%

09▼6Dubuque, IAIA59,148242−47%

10▲5Sioux City, IAIA86,356230+5%

11▼2Ames, IAIA68,220197−56%

12▲40Fairfield, IAIA9,220144+167%

13▲10Burlington, IAIA23,336140+100%

14▲7Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680137−42%

15▲4Washington, IAIA7,261129+63%

16▼6Waterloo, IAIA66,919123−50%

17▼4Waukee, IAIA34,890114−48%

18▼7West Des Moines, IAIA74,224104−54%

19▼5Coralville, IAIA23,96092+338%

20▲15Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50089+37%

21▲8Marshalltown, IAIA27,53677+3%

22▼5Bettendorf, IAIA40,71074−69%

23▼3Knoxville, IAIA7,46969–

24▲20Mason City, IAIA26,85365−44%

25▲37Adel, IAIA7,09863–

26▲33Asbury, IAIA6,03555−33%

27▲24Clear Lake, IAIA7,60151−48%

28Indianola, IAIA16,82946−22%

29▲3Clinton, IAIA24,04945−24%

30Winterset, IAIA5,52045–

31▲12DeWitt, IAIA5,70442−36%

32▲1Grinnell, IAIA9,43040−15%

33▼5Norwalk, IAIA15,00440+29%

34▲2Spencer, IAIA11,21840+54%

35▼13Johnston, IAIA25,06539+333%

36▼11Muscatine, IAIA23,16438+217%

37▼13North Liberty, IAIA21,97637−73%

38Oelwein, IAIA5,75736−36%

39▲1Sioux Center, IAIA8,86436–

40▼10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83735−54%

41Fort Madison, IAIA9,93529+222%

42▲24Manchester, IAIA5,35728–

43▲7Maquoketa, IAIA6,02728+250%

44▲25Anamosa, IAIA5,90126−21%

45▲1Glenwood, IAIA5,28726–

46Orange City, IAIA6,46820−13%

47Altoona, IAIA22,79619−50%

48▼10Grimes, IAIA17,40519+90%

49▲12Independence, IAIA6,31219+58%

50▼24Decorah, IAIA7,41715−46%

51▲19Vinton, IAIA5,00415−29%

52▼13Pella, IAIA10,99214–

53▲14Perry, IAIA8,20814–

54▲1Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23912−61%

55▼8Atlantic, IAIA6,67611−31%

56▼8Boone, IAIA12,47111−88%

57▲1Nevada, IAIA6,97411–

58▼42Ottumwa, IAIA25,31910−44%

59▼2Waverly, IAIA10,56110−79%

60▼11Algona, IAIA5,3099−53%

61▼43Clive, IAIA19,8618−90%

62▼25Charles City, IAIA7,0137−85%

63▼32Denison, IAIA8,2147–

64▲1Keokuk, IAIA9,5107−61%

65▼24Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4937−56%

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