Iowa City city, IA Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 7, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 74.24K Iowa City city, IA population, 19.79K had German ancestry (26.66%), 16.61K had Other Groups ancestry (22.37%), and 13.12K had Unclassified ancestry (17.67%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Iowa City city, IA Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 19789 | 26.66 |
| Other Groups | 16608 | 22.37 |
| Unclassified | 13121 | 17.67 |
| Irish | 10135 | 13.65 |
| English | 7922 | 10.67 |
| Subsaharan African | 3356 | 4.52 |
| Norwegian | 2879 | 3.88 |
| Italian | 2633 | 3.55 |
| American | 2331 | 3.14 |
| Swedish | 2313 | 3.12 |
| Czech | 2211 | 2.98 |
| European | 1948 | 2.62 |
| Polish | 1913 | 2.58 |
| Sudanese | 1529 | 2.06 |
| French (except Basque) | 1341 | 1.81 |
| Dutch | 1328 | 1.79 |
| Scottish | 1190 | 1.60 |
| Danish | 1137 | 1.53 |
| African | 925 | 1.25 |
| Swiss | 614 | 0.83 |
| British | 609 | 0.82 |
| Welsh | 542 | 0.73 |
| Russian | 507 | 0.68 |
| Scotch Irish | 465 | 0.63 |
| French Canadian | 421 | 0.57 |
| Northern European | 394 | 0.53 |
| Scandinavian | 365 | 0.49 |
| Kenyan | 355 | 0.48 |
| Palestinian | 263 | 0.35 |
| Greek | 253 | 0.34 |
| Belgian | 215 | 0.29 |
| Syrian | 212 | 0.29 |
| Arab | 197 | 0.27 |
| Iranian | 192 | 0.26 |
| Czechoslovakian | 188 | 0.25 |
| Lebanese | 186 | 0.25 |
| Eastern European | 176 | 0.24 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 174 | 0.23 |
| Lithuanian | 160 | 0.22 |
| Hungarian | 142 | 0.19 |
| Canadian | 122 | 0.16 |
| Finnish | 121 | 0.16 |
| Jamaican | 117 | 0.16 |
| Yugoslavian | 117 | 0.16 |
| Moroccan | 114 | 0.15 |
| Ukrainian | 114 | 0.15 |
| Nigerian | 97 | 0.13 |
| Luxembourger | 90 | 0.12 |
| Slovak | 89 | 0.12 |
| Icelander | 86 | 0.12 |