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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.78K people in Iowa with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (959), followed by Ankeny city (750), and Cedar Rapids city (712).

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	959
2	Ankeny city	750
3	Cedar Rapids city	712
4	Ames city	679
5	West Des Moines city	492
6	Cedar Falls city	490
7	Urbandale city	476
8	Sioux City city	385
9	Iowa City city	365
10	Davenport city	357
11	Nevada city	356
12	Mason City city	325
13	Marion city	289
14	Tiffin city	227
15	Bettendorf city	195
16	Windsor Heights city	189
17	North Liberty city	185
18	Altoona city	184
18	Waterloo city	184
19	Council Bluffs city	178
20	Newton city	162
21	Charles City city	143
22	Hiawatha city	137
23	Waukee city	135
24	Winterset city	133
25	Boone city	130
26	Dubuque city	119
27	Marshalltown city	116
28	Fort Madison city	115
29	Fort Dodge city	104
30	Chariton city	93
31	Storm Lake city	91
32	Webster City city	81
33	Norwalk city	74
34	Atlantic city	67
35	Le Mars city	65
36	Carroll city	63
37	Clive city	61
38	Carlisle city	60
39	Burlington city	58
40	Decorah city	57
41	Pleasant Hill city	56
42	Clarinda city	55
43	Eagle Grove city	53
44	Milford city	52
45	Winfield city	51
46	Coralville city	50
47	Creston city	48
47	Jefferson city	48
48	Pella city	47
49	Indianola city	46
50	Ottumwa city	43
51	Runnells city	40
52	Gilbertville city	37
53	Rockwell City city	35
54	Center Point city	34
54	Johnston city	34
54	New Hampton city	34
54	Spirit Lake city	34
55	Cresco city	32
55	Gowrie city	32
55	Muscatine city	32
55	Waverly city	32
56	Brooklyn city	31
56	Clear Lake city	31
56	Rock Rapids city	31
57	Bondurant city	29
57	Grimes city	29
57	New Virginia city	29
58	Onawa city	27
59	Albia city	26
60	Ida Grove city	25
60	Moravia city	25
61	Adel city	24
61	Central City city	24
61	Knoxville city	24
61	Princeton city	24
61	Washington city	24
62	Iowa Falls city	23
63	Manning city	22
64	Ely city	21
64	Gilmore City city	21
64	Mitchellville city	21
64	Spencer city	21
64	Wall Lake city	21
65	Cambridge city	20
65	Crescent city	20
65	Sibley city	20
65	West Liberty city	20
66	Hampton city	19
66	Lake Mills city	19
66	Mount Ayr city	19
67	Boyden city	18
67	Holstein city	18
67	Lake City city	18
67	Mount Vernon city	18
67	Stuart city	18
68	Garner city	17
68	Sloan city	17
69	Arnolds Park city	16
69	Batavia city	16
69	Cumming city	16
69	Elk Horn city	16
69	Fairfield city	16
69	Waukon city	16
69	West Branch city	16
70	Denison city	15
70	Eldridge city	15
70	Hawarden city	15
70	Hudson city	15
70	Orange City city	15
70	Oskaloosa city	15
70	Reinbeck city	15
70	Rockford city	15
71	Hartley city	14
71	Panora city	14
72	Fonda city	13
72	Granville city	13
72	Orient city	13
72	Ringsted city	13
73	Akron city	12
73	Avoca city	12
73	Cherokee city	12
73	St. Ansgar city	12
74	Clare city	11
74	Clinton city	11
74	Diagonal city	11
74	Douds CDP	11
74	Grinnell city	11
74	Lake Panorama CDP	11
74	Whiting city	11
75	Allison city	10
75	Beaverdale CDP	10
75	Humboldt city	10
75	Keota city	10
75	Madrid city	10
75	Maynard city	10
75	Mount Pleasant city	10
75	Northwood city	10
75	Oelwein city	10
75	Osceola city	10
75	Paullina city	10
75	Quimby city	10
75	Roland city	10
75	Tipton city	10
76	Baxter city	9
76	Belle Plaine city	9
76	Bellevue city	9
76	Britt city	9
76	Denver city	9
76	Granger city	9
76	Manson city	9
76	Maysville city	9
76	Prairie City city	9
76	State Center city	9
76	Sumner city	9
76	Williamsburg city	9
77	Bouton city	8
77	Buffalo Center city	8
77	Carter Lake city	8
77	Clarksville city	8
77	McGregor city	8
77	Missouri Valley city	8
77	Osage city	8
77	Ventura city	8
78	Badger city	7
78	Conrad city	7
78	Greene city	7
78	Kanawha city	7
78	Lamoni city	7
78	Laurens city	7
78	Merrill city	7
78	Monona city	7
78	Montezuma city	7
78	Oakland Acres city	7
78	Osterdock city	7
78	Parkersburg city	7
78	Shenandoah city	7
78	Stacyville city	7
78	Swisher city	7
78	Wallingford city	7
79	Adair city	6
79	Atalissa city	6
79	Clermont city	6
79	Dallas Center city	6
79	Durant city	6
79	Earlham city	6
79	Grafton city	6
79	Grundy Center city	6
79	Hills city	6
79	Manly city	6
79	Marble Rock city	6
79	Moville city	6
79	New Hartford city	6
79	Pilot Mound city	6
79	Union city	6
79	Wheatland city	6
80	Eldora city	5
80	Farmersburg city	5
80	Gray city	5