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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.25K people in Iowa with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.10% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Burlington city had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.44%), followed by Spencer city (0.38%), and Pleasant Hill city (0.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Burlington city
Spencer city
Pleasant Hill city
Cedar Rapids city
Clinton city
Muscatine city
North Liberty city
Altoona city
Norwalk city
West Des Moines city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Burlington city 0.44
2 Spencer city 0.38
3 Pleasant Hill city 0.21
4 Cedar Rapids city 0.13
4 Clinton city 0.13
5 Muscatine city 0.11
5 North Liberty city 0.11
6 Altoona city 0.10
7 Norwalk city 0.08
7 West Des Moines city 0.08
8 Davenport city 0.07
8 Oskaloosa city 0.07
9 Mason City city 0.06
10 Council Bluffs city 0.05
10 Marshalltown city 0.05
11 Ankeny city 0.04
11 Marion city 0.04
11 Urbandale city 0.04
12 Sioux City city 0.03
13 Boone city 0.02
14 Ottumwa city 0.01