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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 144.59K people in Iowa with Norwegian ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with Norwegian ancestry (6.19K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (4.37K), and Ames city (4.13K).

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	6186
2	Cedar Rapids city	4368
3	Ames city	4131
4	Ankeny city	3834
5	Mason City city	3557
6	Sioux City city	3454
7	West Des Moines city	3218
8	Iowa City city	2879
9	Urbandale city	2665
10	Cedar Falls city	2515
11	Marion city	2445
12	Waterloo city	2087
13	Decorah city	2084
14	Dubuque city	1720
15	Davenport city	1714
16	Council Bluffs city	1340
17	Fort Dodge city	1330
18	Spencer city	1310
19	Boone city	1301
20	Clive city	1277
20	Johnston city	1277
21	North Liberty city	1211
22	Bettendorf city	1166
23	Waukee city	1009
24	Clear Lake city	935
25	Lake Mills city	930
26	Webster City city	869
27	Nevada city	828
28	Forest City city	817
29	Story City city	775
30	Waverly city	705
31	Humboldt city	701
32	Coralville city	670
33	Waukon city	663
34	Cresco city	662
35	West Union city	643
36	Estherville city	635
37	Norwalk city	628
38	Marshalltown city	614
39	Northwood city	605
40	Clinton city	584
41	Pleasant Hill city	564
42	Bondurant city	546
43	Osage city	490
44	Huxley city	487
45	Indianola city	474
46	Fairfield city	471
47	Altoona city	455
48	Algona city	453
49	Garner city	443
50	Grimes city	438
51	Le Mars city	433
51	Muscatine city	433
52	Sheldon city	426
53	Eagle Grove city	422
54	Spirit Lake city	405
55	Newton city	388
56	Emmetsburg city	386
57	Burlington city	385
58	Independence city	358
59	Charles City city	352
60	Polk City city	344
61	Grinnell city	341
62	Vinton city	336
63	Belmond city	332
64	Clarion city	318
65	Pella city	315
66	Ottumwa city	314
67	New Hampton city	302
68	Iowa Falls city	290
69	Slater city	287
70	Storm Lake city	277
71	Oskaloosa city	275
71	Windsor Heights city	275
72	Jefferson city	266
73	Sergeant Bluff city	264
74	Buffalo Center city	263
75	Keokuk city	259
76	Mount Pleasant city	258
77	Evansdale city	255
77	Roland city	255
78	Glenwood city	251
79	Williamsburg city	246
80	Hudson city	236
80	Jewell Junction city	236
81	Washington city	228
82	Carroll city	225
83	Creston city	224
84	Milford city	213
85	Manly city	197
85	St. Ansgar city	197
86	Nora Springs city	195
87	Postville city	192
88	DeWitt city	186
89	Hampton city	183
90	Monona city	182
91	Sibley city	179
92	Carlisle city	177
93	Knoxville city	172
94	Atkins city	171
95	Britt city	170
96	Adel city	166
97	Elgin city	164
98	Clermont city	160
98	Kanawha city	160
99	Ossian city	159
100	Larchwood city	158
100	Red Oak city	158
101	Hawarden city	156
102	Onawa city	155
103	Anamosa city	152
103	Winterset city	152
104	Thompson city	150
105	Eldora city	149
106	New London city	148
107	Shenandoah city	146
108	Strawberry Point city	145
109	Denver city	141
109	Robins city	141
110	Elkader city	140
110	Grundy Center city	140
110	Tiffin city	140
111	Kent Estates CDP	139
111	Oelwein city	139
112	Madrid city	138
113	Dakota City city	136
113	Lisbon city	136
114	Ely city	135
114	Orange City city	135
115	State Center city	134
116	Colfax city	130
117	Park View CDP	128
118	West Burlington city	127
119	Sioux Center city	123
120	New Albin city	121
121	Alta city	120
121	Fort Madison city	120
121	Graettinger city	120
121	Hiawatha city	120
121	Lamoni city	120
121	Parkersburg city	120
121	Radcliffe city	120
122	Armstrong city	119
122	Gilbert city	119
122	Stanhope city	119
122	Walcott city	119
123	Manson city	118
124	Granger city	117
125	Burt city	116
126	Chariton city	114
127	Stacyville city	113
128	Lime Springs city	112
129	Rockwell city	110
130	Calmar city	109
131	Maquoketa city	107
132	Hubbard city	106
132	Hull city	106
132	Lansing city	106
133	Dallas Center city	104
133	Okoboji city	104
134	Coalville CDP	103
134	Holstein city	103
134	Saylorville CDP	103
135	Ogden city	102
135	Waucoma city	102
136	Clarinda city	101
136	Ellsworth city	101
136	Lake City city	101
136	Solon city	101
137	Nashua city	99
138	Centerville city	98
138	Jesup city	98
139	Dunlap city	97
139	Fredericksburg city	97
140	Pocahontas city	96
141	Ventura city	94
142	Fairfax city	93
142	Riceville city	93
143	Colo city	90
143	La Porte City city	90
143	Ridgeway city	90
144	Burr Oak CDP	89
144	McGregor city	89
145	Asbury city	87
145	Mediapolis city	87
146	Hanlontown city	85
147	Alleman city	83
148	Albia city	82
148	Pleasantville city	82
149	Alton city	81
149	Kalona city	81
149	Sumner city	81
150	Cumming city	80
150	Fertile city	80
151	Bode city	79
151	Cambridge city	79
151	Le Claire city	79
151	Waterville city	79
152	Goldfield city	77
152	Hartley city	77