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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 19.65K people in Iowa with Welsh ancestry (0.62% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Altoona city had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (2.02%), followed by Coralville city (1.63%), and Norwalk city (0.99%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Altoona city
Coralville city
Norwalk city
Clive city
Burlington city
Marshalltown city
Clinton city
Pella city
Newton city
Cedar Rapids city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Altoona city 2.02
2 Coralville city 1.63
3 Norwalk city 0.99
4 Clive city 0.98
5 Burlington city 0.89
6 Marshalltown city 0.88
7 Clinton city 0.80
7 Pella city 0.80
8 Newton city 0.78
9 Cedar Rapids city 0.77
9 Oskaloosa city 0.77
10 Mason City city 0.75
10 Pleasant Hill city 0.75
11 Urbandale city 0.74
12 Ankeny city 0.73
12 Des Moines city 0.73
12 Iowa City city 0.73
13 Marion city 0.71
13 West Des Moines city 0.71
14 Johnston city 0.69
15 Cedar Falls city 0.62
16 Boone city 0.59
17 Ames city 0.55
17 Fort Dodge city 0.55
18 Bettendorf city 0.51
18 Council Bluffs city 0.51
19 Muscatine city 0.50
20 Waverly city 0.49
21 Waterloo city 0.47
22 Davenport city 0.45
23 Sioux City city 0.37
24 Fort Madison city 0.36
25 Waukee city 0.35
26 Dubuque city 0.31
26 North Liberty city 0.31
27 Grimes city 0.27
28 Indianola city 0.24
28 Ottumwa city 0.24
29 Carroll city 0.20
30 Storm Lake city 0.18
31 Spencer city 0.15
32 Le Mars city 0.10