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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.63K people in Iowa with Northern European ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Ankeny city had the highest population with Northern European ancestry (745), followed by Iowa City city (394), and Des Moines city (316).

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

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Cedar Rapids city

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Coralville city

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Ankeny city	745
2	Iowa City city	394
3	Des Moines city	316
4	Cedar Rapids city	284
5	West Des Moines city	273
6	Ames city	248
7	Cedar Falls city	234
8	Altoona city	211
9	Coralville city	156
10	Ottumwa city	132
11	Urbandale city	130
12	Davenport city	120
13	Bettendorf city	119
14	Marion city	109
15	Dubuque city	93
15	Yale city	93
16	Sioux City city	89
17	Orange City city	84
18	Evansdale city	73
19	Norwalk city	61
20	Waukee city	56
21	Decorah city	54
22	Fort Madison city	52
23	Burlington city	47
24	Chariton city	43
25	Mason City city	41
26	Council Bluffs city	40
27	Pella city	37
28	Story City city	35
29	Fort Dodge city	33
30	Pleasant Hill city	31
30	Solon city	31
31	West Branch city	29
32	Grinnell city	28
33	Johnston city	26
33	Kent Estates CDP	26
33	Marshalltown city	26
34	Nevada city	25
34	Oskaloosa city	25
35	Huxley city	23
35	Kalona city	23
36	Keokuk city	22
36	Perry city	22
37	Mount Vernon city	20
38	Collins city	19
38	Indianola city	19
38	Lisbon city	19
38	Nora Springs city	19
38	Polk City city	19
39	Harlan city	18
40	Spencer city	17
40	Spirit Lake city	17
41	Algona city	14
41	Gilbert city	14
41	Leando CDP	14
41	Princeton city	14
41	Urbana city	14
42	Pocahontas city	13
43	Le Mars city	12
43	Marquette city	12
43	West Union city	12
44	Conrad city	11
44	Marengo city	11
44	Newton city	11
45	Albia city	10
45	Center Point city	10
45	Clear Lake city	10
45	Springville city	10
46	Beacon city	9
46	Dexter city	9
46	Hudson city	9
46	Shenandoah city	9
46	Superior city	9
46	University Heights city	9
46	West Burlington city	9
47	Brandon city	8
47	Carroll city	8
47	Eagle Grove city	8
47	Elkader city	8
47	Hiawatha city	8
47	Manson city	8
47	Northwood city	8
48	Aurora city	7
48	Bronson city	7
48	Elkhart city	7
48	Gowrie city	7
48	Maxwell city	7
48	Oelwein city	7
49	Clarinda city	6
49	Colesburg city	6
49	Earlham city	6
49	Farnhamville city	6
49	Hedrick city	6
49	La Porte City city	6
49	Mapleton city	6
49	Sac City city	6
49	Sibley city	6
50	Afton city	5
50	Baxter city	5
50	Denver city	5
50	Grundy Center city	5
50	Hawarden city	5
50	Lawton city	5
50	Massena city	5
50	Monroe city	5
50	Muscatine city	5
50	Robins city	5
51	Alleman city	4
51	Britt city	4
51	Clarence city	4
51	Clarksville city	4
51	Clermont city	4
51	Colo city	4
51	Eldora city	4
51	Jewell Junction city	4
51	Lake City city	4
51	Parkersburg city	4
51	Ventura city	4
52	Adair city	3
52	Dallas Center city	3
52	Danville city	3
52	Dows city	3
52	Maharishi Vedic City city	3
52	Manilla city	3
52	New London city	3
52	Odebolt city	3
52	Okoboji city	3
52	Peosta city	3
52	Slater city	3
52	Treynor city	3
52	Villisca city	3
52	Winfield city	3
53	Ackley city	2
53	Anita city	2
53	Arnolds Park city	2
53	Aurelia city	2
53	Breda city	2
53	Brooklyn city	2
53	Clemons city	2
53	Grafton city	2
53	Guthrie Center city	2
53	Hinton city	2
53	Hull city	2
53	Janesville city	2
53	Kellerton city	2
53	Miles city	2
53	Moorland city	2
53	Oakland city	2
53	Primghar city	2
53	Riverdale city	2
53	Sageville city	2
53	Wall Lake city	2
53	West Okoboji city	2
53	Wheatland city	2
53	Wyoming city	2
54	Alta Vista city	1
54	Archer city	1
54	Bertram city	1
54	Corwith city	1
54	Galva city	1
54	Kelley city	1
54	Malcom city	1
54	Meservey city	1
54	Montour city	1
54	Peterson city	1
54	Pilot Mound city	1
54	Randall city	1
54	Wadena city	1
54	Westfield city	1
54	Westwood city	1