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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 61.13K people in Iowa with Italian ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with Italian ancestry (7.76K), followed by Iowa City city (2.63K), and West Des Moines city (2.60K).

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

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

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	7756
2	Iowa City city	2633
3	West Des Moines city	2604
4	Cedar Rapids city	2387
5	Davenport city	2199
6	Ankeny city	1923
7	Council Bluffs city	1481
8	Ames city	1299
9	Sioux City city	1209
10	Urbandale city	1152
11	Cedar Falls city	1114
12	Marion city	994
13	Dubuque city	873
14	Waterloo city	795
15	Waukee city	775
16	Johnston city	774
17	Fort Dodge city	763
18	Bettendorf city	755
19	Coralville city	653
20	Indianola city	639
21	Grimes city	563
22	Norwalk city	560
23	Burlington city	556
24	Altoona city	540
25	North Liberty city	514
26	Clinton city	423
27	Clive city	327
28	Bondurant city	309
28	Perry city	309
29	Ottumwa city	285
30	Pleasant Hill city	229
31	Pella city	223
32	Oelwein city	218
33	Knoxville city	213
34	Newton city	200
35	Boone city	189
36	Grinnell city	184
36	Park View CDP	184
37	Washington city	182
38	Muscatine city	176
39	Spencer city	174
40	Le Mars city	171
41	Independence city	170
42	Oskaloosa city	163
43	Huxley city	161
44	Algona city	159
45	Marshalltown city	158
45	Red Oak city	158
46	Madrid city	155
47	Fort Madison city	153
48	Keokuk city	148
49	Windsor Heights city	141
50	West Burlington city	137
51	Carter Lake city	133
52	Decorah city	130
53	Waverly city	128
54	Fairfield city	127
55	Adel city	122
55	Onawa city	122
56	Glenwood city	121
57	Estherville city	116
58	Clear Lake city	115
59	Centerville city	114
60	Mason City city	111
61	Carlisle city	110
62	State Center city	107
63	Granger city	102
64	Macedonia city	101
65	Ida Grove city	100
66	Clarinda city	99
67	Bellevue city	98
68	Cresco city	97
68	Harlan city	97
69	Mount Pleasant city	92
70	Carroll city	89
71	Dyersville city	88
72	Nevada city	87
73	Mitchellville city	86
74	Charles City city	84
74	Cherokee city	84
74	Le Claire city	84
75	Forest City city	80
76	Polk City city	79
77	Ackley city	75
78	Mount Vernon city	71
78	Pleasantville city	71
79	Shenandoah city	70
80	Van Meter city	69
81	Clarion city	65
81	Milford city	65
82	La Porte City city	63
83	Hampton city	62
83	Logan city	62
83	New London city	62
84	Arcadia city	61
84	Creston city	61
85	Spirit Lake city	60
86	Chariton city	59
87	Waukon city	58
88	Albia city	56
88	Belle Plaine city	56
88	Epworth city	56
88	Fairbank city	56
88	Oakland city	56
89	Tiffin city	55
90	Massena city	54
91	Remsen city	51
91	University Heights city	51
92	Joice city	50
92	Lake Park city	50
92	Prairie City city	50
93	Kalona city	49
93	Runnells city	49
94	Hartford city	48
95	Atlantic city	47
95	Crescent city	47
95	Cumming city	47
96	Missouri Valley city	46
96	Ogden city	46
97	Anamosa city	45
97	De Soto city	45
98	Adair city	44
98	Durant city	44
98	Montezuma city	44
99	Eddyville city	43
99	Gladbrook city	43
99	Monroe city	43
100	Melcher-Dallas city	42
100	Saylorville CDP	42
101	Ellsworth city	41
102	Charter Oak city	40
102	Dunlap city	40
102	Manson city	40
102	Roland city	40
102	Woodbine city	40
103	Leon city	39
103	Story City city	39
104	DeWitt city	38
104	Ocheyedan city	38
105	Dumont city	37
105	Seymour city	37
106	Avoca city	36
106	Hudson city	36
106	Maxwell city	36
107	Eldridge city	35
107	Keota city	35
107	Robins city	35
108	Fairfax city	34
108	Neola city	34
109	Griswold city	33
109	Hinton city	33
109	Peosta city	33
109	Solon city	33
110	Iowa Falls city	32
110	Monticello city	32
110	Plymouth city	32
110	Shelby city	32
111	Kanawha city	31
111	Palo city	31
112	Cincinnati city	30
112	Eldora city	30
112	Le Grand city	30
112	Osceola city	30
113	Coggon city	29
113	Denison city	29
113	Panora city	29
113	Shueyville city	29
114	Bristow city	28
114	Edgewood city	28
114	Grand Junction city	28
114	Greene city	28
114	Hamburg city	28
114	Manning city	28
114	Walford city	28
115	Central City city	27
115	Corydon city	27
115	Dallas Center city	27
115	Elk Run Heights city	27
115	Orange City city	27
115	Urbana city	27
116	McCallsburg city	26
116	Murray city	26
117	Akron city	25
117	Cascade city	25
117	Evansdale city	25
117	Winthrop city	25
118	Lisbon city	24
118	Montrose city	24
118	Newell city	24
118	Newhall city	24
118	Riverdale city	24
118	Winfield city	24
119	Britt city	23
119	Carson city	23
119	Center Point city	23
119	Earlham city	23
119	Hazleton city	23
119	Malvern city	23
119	Marcus city	23
119	Marengo city	23