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Largest Swiss population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss 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 70 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS 2010

01Iowa City, IAIA76,229648+30%

02Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240528+190%

03Dubuque, IAIA59,148469+2%

04Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935447−43%

05Urbandale, IAIA48,570398+1492%

06Ankeny, IAIA77,833365+166%

07Des Moines, IAIA212,086347−45%

08Marion, IAIA42,732286+87%

09Ames, IAIA68,220263−41%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,919246+0%

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,224243+7%

12Davenport, IAIA100,358228−55%

13Waukee, IAIA34,890217−2%

14Coralville, IAIA23,960149+610%

15Sioux City, IAIA86,356141−36%

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,319111+517%

17Bettendorf, IAIA40,710102−58%

18Clive, IAIA19,861101+20%

19Washington, IAIA7,26198+24%

20Knoxville, IAIA7,46991–

21Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68089−62%

22Johnston, IAIA25,06587+867%

23Burlington, IAIA23,33678+11%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,97668−50%

25Muscatine, IAIA23,16458+383%

26Decorah, IAIA7,41757+104%

27Webster City, IAIA7,81555+25%

28Norwalk, IAIA15,00450+61%

29Marshalltown, IAIA27,53648−36%

30Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83745−41%

31Denison, IAIA8,21444–

32Clinton, IAIA24,04942−29%

33Grinnell, IAIA9,43042−11%

34Storm Lake, IAIA11,59040+48%

35Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50038−42%

36Spencer, IAIA11,21835+35%

37Charles City, IAIA7,01335−26%

38Grimes, IAIA17,40535+250%

39Pella, IAIA10,99230–

40Sioux Center, IAIA8,86430–

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49328+75%

42Creston, IAIA7,33527+4%

43DeWitt, IAIA5,70426−61%

44Mason City, IAIA26,85326−78%

45Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05924−35%

46Glenwood, IAIA5,28724–

47Atlantic, IAIA6,67623+44%

48Boone, IAIA12,47123−75%

49Algona, IAIA5,30922+16%

50Maquoketa, IAIA6,02722+175%

51Clear Lake, IAIA7,60121−79%

52Fairfield, IAIA9,22018−67%

53Red Oak, IAIA5,38817+89%

54Osceola, IAIA5,67915+15%

55Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23915−52%

56Clarinda, IAIA5,27315−50%

57Waverly, IAIA10,56112−74%

58Nevada, IAIA6,97411–

59Asbury, IAIA6,03510−88%

60Carroll, IAIA10,08510−79%

61Independence, IAIA6,31210−17%

62Adel, IAIA7,0989–

63Polk City, IAIA6,6308−76%

64Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0137−22%

65Keokuk, IAIA9,5107−61%

66Manchester, IAIA5,3576–

67Perry, IAIA8,2084–

68Sheldon, IAIA5,5752–

69Anamosa, IAIA5,9012−94%

70Vinton, IAIA5,0041−95%

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