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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 511.26K people in Iowa with Other Groups ancestry (16.08% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Storm Lake city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (53.65%), followed by Marshalltown city (38.03%), and Sioux City city (32.07%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Storm Lake city
Marshalltown city
Sioux City city
Des Moines city
Davenport city
Coralville city
Ottumwa city
Iowa City city
Waterloo city
Muscatine city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storm Lake city 53.65
2 Marshalltown city 38.03
3 Sioux City city 32.07
4 Des Moines city 30.32
5 Davenport city 25.83
6 Coralville city 25.57
7 Ottumwa city 24.93
8 Iowa City city 22.37
9 Waterloo city 21.60
10 Muscatine city 21.58
11 Fort Dodge city 19.61
12 Ames city 19.46
13 West Des Moines city 18.93
14 Johnston city 18.51
15 Burlington city 18.33
16 Grimes city 18.24
17 Urbandale city 17.46
18 Cedar Rapids city 17.35
19 Council Bluffs city 17.25
20 Bettendorf city 17.22
21 Le Mars city 16.50
22 Fort Madison city 15.91
23 Clive city 15.73
24 Spencer city 15.61
25 North Liberty city 15.54
26 Clinton city 15.25
27 Waukee city 14.56
28 Oskaloosa city 14.28
29 Dubuque city 14.12
30 Mason City city 13.97
31 Pleasant Hill city 13.73
32 Altoona city 13.48
33 Indianola city 13.41
34 Newton city 12.26
35 Cedar Falls city 12.10
36 Ankeny city 12.09
36 Norwalk city 12.09
37 Marion city 11.71
38 Pella city 11.59
39 Boone city 10.74
40 Waverly city 10.25
41 Carroll city 7.90