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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 45.41K people in Iowa with Scottish ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (2.52K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (2.29K), and Davenport city (1.67K).

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	2515
2	Cedar Rapids city	2292
3	Davenport city	1668
4	Iowa City city	1190
5	West Des Moines city	1100
6	Urbandale city	1050
7	Ames city	1033
8	Council Bluffs city	912
9	Sioux City city	878
10	Marion city	849
11	Waterloo city	752
12	Ankeny city	751
13	North Liberty city	595
14	Cedar Falls city	562
15	Muscatine city	539
16	Dubuque city	533
17	Waukee city	521
18	Bettendorf city	484
19	Johnston city	455
20	Fort Dodge city	448
21	Clinton city	442
22	Coralville city	430
23	Mason City city	413
24	Anamosa city	411
25	Altoona city	383
26	Ottumwa city	377
27	Grimes city	374
28	Marshalltown city	353
29	Clive city	326
30	Indianola city	286
31	Fort Madison city	285
32	Burlington city	270
33	Grinnell city	269
34	Carlisle city	265
35	Creston city	240
36	Boone city	234
37	Fairfield city	203
38	Oskaloosa city	191
39	Norwalk city	188
40	Keokuk city	179
41	Bondurant city	176
42	Adel city	174
43	Waverly city	160
44	Newton city	143
44	Washington city	143
45	Mount Pleasant city	142
46	Knoxville city	138
47	Hiawatha city	136
47	Perry city	136
48	Pleasant Hill city	135
49	Olin city	127
50	Le Claire city	120
51	Polk City city	108
52	Clarinda city	107
53	Sheldon city	98
54	Independence city	92
55	Winterset city	91
56	Maquoketa city	90
56	Webster City city	90
57	Nevada city	88
58	Dyersville city	87
58	Fairbank city	87
58	Lamoni city	87
59	Jefferson city	86
59	Windsor Heights city	86
60	Hudson city	84
60	Oelwein city	84
60	Pella city	84
61	Mount Vernon city	83
62	Prairie City city	82
62	Sioux Center city	82
63	Decorah city	81
64	Atlantic city	79
64	Belle Plaine city	79
64	Williamsburg city	79
65	Carroll city	78
66	Algona city	76
67	Spirit Lake city	74
68	Spencer city	72
69	Cherokee city	70
69	Denison city	70
69	Slater city	70
70	Shenandoah city	69
71	Monticello city	68
71	Solon city	68
72	Emmetsburg city	65
73	Le Mars city	64
73	Sac City city	64
74	Glenwood city	63
74	Grandview city	63
74	Winfield city	63
75	Clear Lake city	62
75	Marengo city	62
76	Farmington city	61
76	Story City city	61
77	Red Oak city	60
78	Chariton city	59
79	Eldora city	58
80	Corydon city	57
81	Bellevue city	56
81	Malvern city	56
81	Manning city	56
82	Sloan city	54
83	Gilbert city	52
84	Bussey city	51
84	Hampton city	51
84	Norway city	51
85	Ely city	50
85	Storm Lake city	50
86	Centerville city	49
86	Evansdale city	49
87	Leon city	46
87	Pleasantville city	46
87	Truro city	46
88	Center Point city	43
89	Lisbon city	42
90	Lone Tree city	41
90	Madrid city	41
90	Traer city	41
91	Jewell Junction city	40
91	Tipton city	40
92	Cambridge city	39
92	Cresco city	39
92	Durant city	39
93	Humboldt city	38
93	Tiffin city	38
94	Eddyville city	37
94	Stuart city	37
95	Fairfax city	36
95	Wellman city	36
96	Charles City city	35
96	Estherville city	35
96	Fredericksburg city	35
96	Garner city	35
96	Grundy Center city	35
96	Jesup city	35
96	University Heights city	35
97	Colo city	34
97	Iowa Falls city	34
97	Mount Ayr city	34
97	Robins city	34
98	Beaverdale CDP	33
98	Carter Lake city	33
98	Remsen city	33
98	Rockwell City city	33
99	Colfax city	32
99	Greene city	32
99	Hartford city	32
99	Lester city	32
99	Pulaski city	32
99	Rolfe city	32
99	West Branch city	32
100	West Union city	31
101	Conrad city	30
101	Diagonal city	30
101	Griswold city	30
101	Lake Panorama CDP	30
101	State Center city	30
102	Blue Grass city	29
102	Milford city	29
102	Ogden city	29
102	Toledo city	29
102	Wapello city	29
103	Eldridge city	28
103	Logan city	28
103	Northwood city	28
104	Dayton city	27
104	Hawarden city	27
104	Monroe city	27
104	Whiting city	27
104	Woodward city	27
105	Britt city	26
105	Brooklyn city	26
105	De Soto city	26
105	Melcher-Dallas city	26
105	Onawa city	26
105	Waukon city	26
105	West Burlington city	26
106	Eagle Grove city	25
106	Packwood city	25
106	Salem city	25
107	Corning city	24
107	Earlham city	24
107	Garnavillo city	24
107	Keota city	24
107	Lansing city	24
107	Orange City city	24
107	Primghar city	24
107	Sergeant Bluff city	24
108	Audubon city	23
108	Battle Creek city	23
108	Dallas Center city	23
108	Ossian city	23
108	Princeton city	23
108	Vinton city	23
109	Hamburg city	22
109	Reinbeck city	22
110	Ackley city	21
110	Bedford city	21
110	Coon Rapids city	21