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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 61.13K people in Iowa with Italian ancestry (1.92% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Norwalk city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (4.45%), followed by Indianola city (4.11%), and West Des Moines city (3.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Norwalk city

Indianola city

West Des Moines city

Grimes city

Des Moines city

Iowa City city

Johnston city

Waukee city

Fort Dodge city

Coralville city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Norwalk city	4.45
2	Indianola city	4.11
3	West Des Moines city	3.85
4	Grimes city	3.79
5	Des Moines city	3.63
6	Iowa City city	3.55
7	Johnston city	3.31
7	Waukee city	3.31
8	Fort Dodge city	3.07
9	Coralville city	2.94
10	Ankeny city	2.90
11	Altoona city	2.79
12	Cedar Falls city	2.75
13	North Liberty city	2.57
14	Urbandale city	2.56
15	Marion city	2.42
16	Council Bluffs city	2.37
17	Burlington city	2.30
18	Pleasant Hill city	2.24
19	Davenport city	2.16
20	Pella city	2.14
21	Ames city	1.98
22	Bettendorf city	1.95
23	Clive city	1.79
24	Cedar Rapids city	1.75
25	Clinton city	1.72
26	Le Mars city	1.63
27	Spencer city	1.54
28	Boone city	1.51
29	Fort Madison city	1.48
30	Dubuque city	1.47
31	Sioux City city	1.42
32	Oskaloosa city	1.41
33	Newton city	1.27
34	Waverly city	1.25
35	Waterloo city	1.17
36	Ottumwa city	1.12
37	Carroll city	0.87
38	Muscatine city	0.74
39	Marshalltown city	0.57
40	Mason City city	0.41
41	Storm Lake city	0.13