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Largest Welsh population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 79 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 79 is 78.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0861,729+3%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935839−21%

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224533−11%

04Iowa City, IAIA76,229507−9%

05Davenport, IAIA100,358453−2%

06Altoona, IAIA22,796446+479%

07Ankeny, IAIA77,833410+29%

08Urbandale, IAIA48,5704030%

09Coralville, IAIA23,960367+187%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,919354+13%

11Ames, IAIA68,220309−31%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680298−62%

13Marion, IAIA42,732293−17%

14Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240280+1%

15Sioux City, IAIA86,356271−1%

16Mason City, IAIA26,853237+30%

17Johnston, IAIA25,065212−25%

18Marshalltown, IAIA27,536207+23%

19Dubuque, IAIA59,148206−32%

20Clinton, IAIA24,049204+26%

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,710199−20%

22Burlington, IAIA23,336196+8%

23Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239175+143%

24Ottumwa, IAIA25,319170−61%

25Winterset, IAIA5,520157−1%

26Knoxville, IAIA7,469147+110%

27Clive, IAIA19,861143+27%

28Adel, IAIA7,098142+238%

29Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493133+133%

30Muscatine, IAIA23,164130+117%

31Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837129−3%

32North Liberty, IAIA21,976124+15%

33Newton, IAIA15,741109−61%

34Creston, IAIA7,335109−34%

35Atlantic, IAIA6,676103+348%

36Pella, IAIA10,99295+12%

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50091+90%

38Nevada, IAIA6,97489+51%

39Cherokee, IAIA5,12279+119%

40Waukee, IAIA34,89078−55%

41Indianola, IAIA16,82973−39%

42Decorah, IAIA7,41766+128%

43Norwalk, IAIA15,00464−58%

44Glenwood, IAIA5,28760+46%

45Maquoketa, IAIA6,02759−47%

46Oelwein, IAIA5,75756+195%

47Washington, IAIA7,26152−58%

48Estherville, IAIA5,80750+108%

49Bondurant, IAIA9,64748−24%

50Perry, IAIA8,20847−62%

51Keokuk, IAIA9,51047+42%

52Spencer, IAIA11,21846−63%

53Clarinda, IAIA5,27340+135%

54Clear Lake, IAIA7,60139−24%

55Manchester, IAIA5,35737−61%

56Centerville, IAIA5,32736−54%

57Fairfield, IAIA9,22036−39%

58Grimes, IAIA17,40536+9%

59Independence, IAIA6,31236+112%

60Boone, IAIA12,47134−92%

61Eldridge, IAIA6,95434+62%

62Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01330+173%

63Red Oak, IAIA5,38827−83%

64Waverly, IAIA10,56127−57%

65Storm Lake, IAIA11,59026−45%

66Algona, IAIA5,30923+28%

67Denison, IAIA8,21422−33%

68Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32417+70%

69Osceola, IAIA5,67916+33%

70Polk City, IAIA6,63016−36%

71Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914−83%

72Fort Madison, IAIA9,93513−50%

73Carroll, IAIA10,08511−78%

74Asbury, IAIA6,03510−75%

75Charles City, IAIA7,0136−86%

76Orange City, IAIA6,4685–

77Sioux Center, IAIA8,8644–

78Le Mars, IAIA10,7603−94%

79Grinnell, IAIA9,4302−96%

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