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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 50.96K people in Iowa with European ancestry (1.60% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Pleasant Hill city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (3.16%), followed by Clive city (2.93%), and North Liberty city (2.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European 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 Population with European Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Pleasant Hill city

Clive city

North Liberty city

Bettendorf city

Iowa City city

Ankeny city

Johnston city

Waukee city

Cedar Falls city

Urbandale city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Pleasant Hill city	3.16
2	Clive city	2.93
3	North Liberty city	2.76
4	Bettendorf city	2.68
5	Iowa City city	2.62
6	Ankeny city	2.54
7	Johnston city	2.52
8	Waukee city	2.33
9	Cedar Falls city	2.31
10	Urbandale city	2.22
11	Carroll city	2.17
12	Cedar Rapids city	1.98
13	Ames city	1.87
13	Grimes city	1.87
14	West Des Moines city	1.84
15	Oskaloosa city	1.83
16	Dubuque city	1.73
17	Norwalk city	1.72
18	Indianola city	1.67
19	Pella city	1.59
20	Des Moines city	1.56
21	Waterloo city	1.53
22	Coralville city	1.50
23	Burlington city	1.49
24	Marion city	1.40
25	Mason City city	1.39
26	Waverly city	1.38
27	Fort Dodge city	1.33
28	Altoona city	1.32
28	Sioux City city	1.32
29	Newton city	1.29
30	Council Bluffs city	1.27
31	Davenport city	1.13
32	Fort Madison city	1.00
33	Muscatine city	0.96
34	Ottumwa city	0.87
35	Spencer city	0.85
36	Boone city	0.79
37	Storm Lake city	0.77
38	Marshalltown city	0.75
39	Clinton city	0.55