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Largest Welsh population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 76 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 76 is 71. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fort Madison, IA, up 44 places to #28.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,451−13%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935863−18%

03▲4Ankeny, IAIA77,833572+80%

04Iowa City, IAIA76,229514−7%

05▲3Urbandale, IAIA48,570506+25%

06▼1Davenport, IAIA100,358503+9%

07▼4West Des Moines, IAIA74,224490−18%

08▲3Ames, IAIA68,220464+4%

09▲18Clive, IAIA19,861357+216%

10▲5Sioux City, IAIA86,356334+22%

11▼1Waterloo, IAIA66,9193120%

12▼6Altoona, IAIA22,796310+303%

13▼1Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680291−63%

14▲8Burlington, IAIA23,336217+20%

15▼6Coralville, IAIA23,960190+48%

16▲5Bettendorf, IAIA40,710184−26%

17Johnston, IAIA25,065151−46%

18▲1Dubuque, IAIA59,148143−52%

19▲24Norwalk, IAIA15,004143−5%

20▲16Pella, IAIA10,992136+60%

21▼7Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240129−53%

22▼9Marion, IAIA42,732129−64%

23▲11Creston, IAIA7,335128−23%

24▼4Clinton, IAIA24,049113−30%

25▲6Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837106−20%

26▲9Atlantic, IAIA6,676100+335%

27▼11Mason City, IAIA26,85399−46%

28▲44Fort Madison, IAIA9,93597+273%

29▲21Perry, IAIA8,20888−29%

30▼4Knoxville, IAIA7,46987+24%

31▲6Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50087+81%

32▲32Waverly, IAIA10,56187+38%

33▼15Marshalltown, IAIA27,53684−50%

34▲37Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059800%

35▲21Centerville, IAIA5,327780%

36▼8Adel, IAIA7,09874+76%

37▲3Waukee, IAIA34,89073−58%

38▲20Grimes, IAIA17,40571+115%

39▼7North Liberty, IAIA21,97667−38%

40▼16Ottumwa, IAIA25,31966−85%

41▲38Grinnell, IAIA9,43065+33%

42▼1Indianola, IAIA16,82965−46%

43▼10Newton, IAIA15,74156−80%

44▲2Oelwein, IAIA5,75756+195%

45▲12Fairfield, IAIA9,22055−7%

46▲24Polk City, IAIA6,63055+120%

47Webster City, IAIA7,81554+440%

48▲12Boone, IAIA12,47152−87%

49▼19Muscatine, IAIA23,16452−13%

50Tiffin, IAIA7,15652–

51▲15Algona, IAIA5,30947+161%

52▼5Washington, IAIA7,26146−63%

53▼24Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49344−23%

54▼12Decorah, IAIA7,41738+31%

55▼11Glenwood, IAIA5,28738−7%

56▼18Nevada, IAIA6,97434−42%

57▼3Clear Lake, IAIA7,60132−37%

58▲19Sioux Center, IAIA8,86430–

59Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52529+93%

60▲15Charles City, IAIA7,01327−39%

61▼8Clarinda, IAIA5,27327+59%

62▼10Spencer, IAIA11,21826−79%

63▼15Estherville, IAIA5,807240%

64▼1Red Oak, IAIA5,38824−85%

65▲2Denison, IAIA8,21420−39%

66▼4Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01320+82%

67Hiawatha, IAIA7,43218−40%

68▼3Storm Lake, IAIA11,59018−62%

69▼20Bondurant, IAIA9,64717−73%

70Vinton, IAIA5,00417−75%

71▼2Osceola, IAIA5,67916+33%

72▼11Eldridge, IAIA6,95415−29%

73▲3Orange City, IAIA6,46811–

74▼23Keokuk, IAIA9,5109−73%

75Anamosa, IAIA5,9017−75%

76▼3Carroll, IAIA10,0857−86%

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