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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 50.96K people in Iowa with European ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with European ancestry (3.34K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (2.70K), and Iowa City city (1.95K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	3338
2	Cedar Rapids city	2704
3	Iowa City city	1948
4	Ankeny city	1682
5	West Des Moines city	1241
6	Ames city	1226
7	Davenport city	1154
8	Sioux City city	1120
9	Waterloo city	1037
10	Bettendorf city	1036
11	Dubuque city	1026
12	Urbandale city	1001
13	Cedar Falls city	936
14	Council Bluffs city	796
15	Johnston city	589
16	Marion city	574
17	North Liberty city	551
18	Waukee city	545
19	Clive city	537
20	Mount Vernon city	432
21	Mason City city	381
22	Burlington city	361
23	Adel city	355
24	Tiffin city	341
25	Coralville city	334
26	Fort Dodge city	331
27	Pleasant Hill city	322
28	Grinnell city	320
29	Keokuk city	304
30	Fairfield city	281
31	Grimes city	277
32	Decorah city	264
33	Indianola city	260
34	Altoona city	256
35	Vinton city	237
36	Muscatine city	229
37	Carroll city	223
38	Ottumwa city	221
39	Norwalk city	217
40	Oskaloosa city	211
41	Marshalltown city	207
42	Newton city	203
43	Clear Lake city	189
44	Mount Pleasant city	178
45	Williamsburg city	174
46	Pella city	166
47	Waverly city	142
48	Clinton city	136
49	Atlantic city	128
50	Glenwood city	125
51	Cherokee city	116
52	Albia city	114
53	Orange City city	113
54	Huxley city	112
55	Monroe city	109
55	Rock Valley city	109
56	Kalona city	106
57	Oelwein city	105
58	Fort Madison city	103
59	Independence city	101
59	Prairie City city	101
60	Tipton city	100
61	Asbury city	99
61	Boone city	99
61	Windsor Heights city	99
62	Hiawatha city	98
63	Knoxville city	97
64	Perry city	96
64	Spencer city	96
65	Mitchellville city	94
65	Robins city	94
66	Sioux Center city	92
66	Solon city	92
67	Nora Springs city	91
68	Sergeant Bluff city	88
69	Park View CDP	87
70	Storm Lake city	86
71	Kent Estates CDP	82
72	Garner city	81
73	Chariton city	77
73	Emmetsburg city	77
74	Lamoni city	75
75	West Union city	70
76	University Heights city	67
77	Missouri Valley city	64
77	Polk City city	64
78	Newell city	62
79	Atkins city	61
80	Winterset city	58
81	Van Meter city	57
82	Anamosa city	56
82	Forest City city	56
82	Gilbert city	56
82	Greenfield city	56
82	Lake Panorama CDP	56
82	Shellsburg city	56
83	Aplington city	55
84	Bondurant city	53
84	Estherville city	53
85	Bloomfield city	52
85	Wilton city	52
86	Lovilia city	50
86	Postville city	50
87	Blue Grass city	49
87	Ely city	49
87	Panora city	49
87	Raymond city	49
87	West Burlington city	49
88	Lisbon city	48
88	Riverside city	48
89	Bedford city	46
89	Le Claire city	46
90	Guttenberg city	45
91	Tabor city	44
92	Madrid city	42
93	Manchester city	41
93	Monticello city	41
94	Laurens city	40
94	Nevada city	40
95	Creston city	39
95	Cumming city	39
95	Iowa Falls city	39
95	Okoboji city	39
95	Pleasantville city	39
95	Shenandoah city	39
96	Corydon city	38
97	Bellevue city	37
97	Denison city	37
97	Manson city	37
98	Avoca city	36
98	Dallas Center city	36
98	Kingsley city	36
98	Manning city	36
99	Brighton city	35
99	Mediapolis city	35
100	DeWitt city	34
100	Klemme city	34
100	Lamont city	34
100	Logan city	34
100	Morning Sun city	34
100	New Hampton city	34
100	Peosta city	34
101	Barnum city	33
101	Buffalo Center city	33
101	Milford city	33
101	Pocahontas city	33
102	Clarion city	32
102	Crescent city	32
102	Washington city	32
103	Central City city	31
103	Dayton city	31
103	Denver city	31
103	Fontanelle city	31
104	Dunlap city	30
105	Shueyville city	29
106	George city	28
106	Janesville city	28
106	Readlyn city	28
106	Truro city	28
106	Waukon city	28
107	Coalville CDP	27
107	Durant city	27
107	Manilla city	27
107	Parkersburg city	27
107	Roland city	27
108	Clarinda city	26
108	Kanawha city	26
108	New London city	26
109	Patterson city	25
109	Reinbeck city	25
109	West Branch city	25
110	Fremont city	24
110	Sac City city	24
110	Swisher city	24
111	Audubon city	23
111	Beaverdale CDP	23
111	Coggon city	23
111	Granger city	23
111	Hawarden city	23
111	Hedrick city	23
111	Jesup city	23
111	Stuart city	23
112	Amana CDP	22
112	Eagle Grove city	22
112	Manly city	22
112	Neola city	22
112	Primghar city	22
112	Renwick city	22
112	Woodward city	22
113	Center Point city	21
113	Hamburg city	21
113	Hudson city	21
113	Lake City city	21
113	Stockport city	21
113	Wapello city	21
114	Akron city	20
114	Anita city	20
114	Harlan city	20
114	Ida Grove city	20
114	Northwood city	20