Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 140.16K people in Iowa with American ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with American ancestry (6.70K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (4.90K), and Council Bluffs city (3.65K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	6702
2	Cedar Rapids city	4897
3	Council Bluffs city	3649
4	Davenport city	3487
5	Sioux City city	3460
6	Waterloo city	3272
7	West Des Moines city	2826
8	Dubuque city	2590
9	Iowa City city	2331
10	Ankeny city	1969
11	Cedar Falls city	1680
12	Urbandale city	1585
13	Ottumwa city	1571
14	Burlington city	1555
15	Marion city	1406
16	Ames city	1383
17	Bettendorf city	1287
18	Marshalltown city	1068
19	Clinton city	1005
20	Altoona city	967
21	Grimes city	936
22	Fort Dodge city	904
23	Mason City city	843
24	Newton city	801
25	Johnston city	772
26	Indianola city	759
27	Muscatine city	755
28	Oskaloosa city	747
29	Spencer city	679
30	Clive city	614
30	Coralville city	614
31	Knoxville city	592
32	Waukee city	563
33	Eldridge city	556
34	Keokuk city	547
35	Creston city	540
35	Windsor Heights city	540
36	Fairfield city	512
37	North Liberty city	511
38	Oelwein city	506
39	Vinton city	486
40	Boone city	483
41	Carroll city	460
42	Le Mars city	454
43	Chariton city	449
44	Centerville city	419
45	Washington city	417
46	Pella city	401
47	Grinnell city	397
47	Perry city	397
48	Mount Pleasant city	391
49	Pleasant Hill city	375
50	Independence city	359
51	Waverly city	346
52	Fort Madison city	311
53	Adel city	309
54	Shenandoah city	302
55	Park View CDP	293
56	Fairfax city	290
57	Forest City city	286
58	Grundy Center city	284
59	Maquoketa city	283
60	Mount Vernon city	277
61	Clear Lake city	266
62	Wilton city	261
63	Algona city	256
63	Camanche city	256
64	Atlantic city	254
65	Williamsburg city	248
66	Bloomfield city	242
67	Saylorville CDP	237
68	Emmetsburg city	235
69	Decorah city	231
69	Mount Ayr city	231
70	Dyersville city	225
71	Glenwood city	223
72	Red Oak city	222
73	Webster City city	219
74	DeWitt city	216
74	Tipton city	216
75	Denison city	215
76	Waukon city	214
77	Winterset city	212
78	Charles City city	207
79	Bondurant city	204
80	Sheldon city	201
81	Norwalk city	198
81	Rock Rapids city	198
82	Carlisle city	197
82	Onawa city	197
83	Nevada city	195
84	Anamosa city	180
85	Story City city	177
86	West Branch city	175
87	Eddyville city	174
88	Audubon city	172
88	Sibley city	172
89	Corydon city	171
90	Farley city	170
91	Blue Grass city	169
91	Huxley city	169
91	Sigourney city	169
92	Clarinda city	168
93	Evansdale city	167
94	Le Claire city	166
95	Polk City city	162
96	Monticello city	161
97	Storm Lake city	159
97	Swisher city	159
98	Center Point city	158
98	Cherokee city	158
99	Clarion city	157
100	Asbury city	155
101	Milford city	154
102	Lake City city	153
103	Colfax city	152
103	Rock Valley city	152
104	Harlan city	150
104	Humboldt city	150
104	Mooar CDP	150
104	Moville city	150
105	Janesville city	148
106	Guttenberg city	145
106	Mitchellville city	145
107	Estherville city	143
108	Anita city	142
108	Garner city	142
109	Bellevue city	140
110	Monona city	138
111	La Porte City city	136
112	Jefferson city	135
113	Belmond city	132
113	Granger city	132
114	Belle Plaine city	129
115	Eldora city	128
116	Leon city	127
116	West Union city	127
117	Osceola city	126
117	Robins city	126
117	Wellman city	126
118	Lamoni city	124
118	New London city	124
119	Cresco city	123
119	Ida Grove city	123
119	Van Meter city	123
120	New Hampton city	122
120	Sidney city	122
121	Dallas Center city	121
121	Peosta city	121
122	Eldon city	120
123	Lake Mills city	119
124	Hull city	118
125	Bedford city	117
125	Mediapolis city	117
126	Manson city	116
127	Albia city	115
127	Alburnett city	115
128	Manning city	112
129	Manchester city	111
130	Sioux Center city	110
130	Wayland city	110
131	Springville city	109
132	Marengo city	108
132	Rockwell City city	108
133	Fremont city	107
133	Sumner city	107
134	Riverside city	105
134	Sergeant Bluff city	105
135	Logan city	104
136	Durant city	103
136	Oakland city	103
137	Madrid city	101
137	Toledo city	101
137	Tripoli city	101
138	Corning city	100
138	Hudson city	100
138	Kent Estates CDP	100
139	Hospers city	97
140	Keosauqua city	95
140	Postville city	95
141	Solon city	94
142	Hiawatha city	93
142	Nashua city	93
142	Villisca city	93
143	Sully city	91
144	Danville city	90
144	Kingsley city	90
144	Manilla city	90
145	Remsen city	89
145	Spirit Lake city	89
146	Guthrie Center city	88
146	Lenox city	88
146	Sanborn city	88
147	Reinbeck city	87
148	Hampton city	86
148	Kalona city	86
148	Montezuma city	86
148	Strawberry Point city	86
149	Dunkerton city	84
149	Missouri Valley city	84