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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 48.99K people in Iowa with Danish ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Council Bluffs city had the highest population with Danish ancestry (2.33K), followed by Des Moines city (1.83K), and Sioux City city (1.36K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Danish ancestry.

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

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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Waterloo city

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Council Bluffs city	2326
2	Des Moines city	1834
3	Sioux City city	1356
4	Ames city	1278
5	West Des Moines city	1205
6	Ankeny city	1149
7	Iowa City city	1137
8	Cedar Rapids city	968
9	Waterloo city	825
10	Mason City city	774
11	Urbandale city	770
12	Cedar Falls city	709
13	Davenport city	700
14	Marion city	664
15	Atlantic city	628
16	Audubon city	606
17	Bettendorf city	547
18	DeWitt city	491
19	Dubuque city	443
20	Marshalltown city	391
21	Norwalk city	372
22	Harlan city	353
23	Waukee city	347
24	Spirit Lake city	339
25	Clinton city	322
26	Fort Dodge city	320
27	Johnston city	319
28	North Liberty city	298
28	Spencer city	298
29	Clive city	280
30	Burlington city	271
31	Indianola city	239
32	Coralville city	209
33	Denison city	198
34	Altoona city	190
35	Carroll city	189
36	Waverly city	175
37	Avoca city	174
38	Boone city	164
39	Humboldt city	163
40	Shenandoah city	162
41	Clear Lake city	161
42	Nevada city	156
43	Forest City city	153
44	Exira city	150
45	Storm Lake city	145
46	Grinnell city	142
47	Emmetsburg city	135
48	Elk Horn city	127
49	Algona city	122
50	Hampton city	120
50	Ida Grove city	120
50	New Hampton city	120
51	Muscatine city	119
51	Perry city	119
52	Anita city	111
53	Underwood city	109
54	Jefferson city	108
55	Hudson city	106
56	Polk City city	104
57	Le Mars city	97
57	West Branch city	97
58	Ottumwa city	94
59	Fairfield city	93
59	Greenfield city	93
60	Lewis city	92
61	Estherville city	91
62	Fort Madison city	88
63	Hartford city	87
63	Manson city	87
64	Independence city	83
64	Newell city	83
65	Glenwood city	81
66	Iowa Falls city	80
67	Orange City city	79
68	Newton city	77
68	Traer city	77
69	Pella city	76
70	Maquoketa city	73
71	Osceola city	71
71	Pleasant Hill city	71
72	Carter Lake city	69
72	Charles City city	69
72	Guthrie Center city	69
73	Kimballton city	68
73	Red Oak city	68
73	Walnut city	68
74	Lake Panorama CDP	67
75	Oskaloosa city	66
75	Remsen city	66
75	Shelby city	66
75	Treynor city	66
76	Milford city	65
76	Weston CDP	65
77	Bondurant city	64
77	Rock Rapids city	64
77	Washington city	64
78	Griswold city	62
79	Knoxville city	61
79	Lytton city	61
80	Adair city	60
81	Bode city	58
81	Dike city	58
81	Onawa city	58
82	Manning city	57
83	De Soto city	56
83	Sumner city	56
84	Anamosa city	55
84	Sheldon city	55
85	Carlisle city	54
85	Clarion city	54
86	Mediapolis city	53
86	Sergeant Bluff city	53
87	Creston city	52
88	Lamoni city	50
88	Silver City city	50
89	Adel city	49
89	Keokuk city	49
90	Britt city	48
90	Cherokee city	48
90	Fontanelle city	48
90	Jewell Junction city	48
90	Reinbeck city	48
91	Arnolds Park city	47
91	Earlham city	47
91	Story City city	47
92	Garner city	46
92	Rockwell city	46
93	Aurelia city	45
93	Decorah city	45
93	Royal city	45
94	Slater city	44
95	Le Claire city	43
95	Neola city	43
95	Thompson city	43
96	Armstrong city	42
96	Belmond city	42
96	Minden city	42
96	Oelwein city	42
96	Stuart city	42
97	Hills city	41
98	Albia city	40
98	Camanche city	40
98	Dakota City city	40
98	Lake City city	40
98	Logan city	40
98	Windsor Heights city	40
99	Akron city	39
99	Coon Rapids city	39
99	Ringsted city	39
100	Brayton city	38
101	Mapleton city	37
101	Roland city	37
101	Webster City city	37
102	Alta city	36
102	Dallas Center city	36
102	Mitchellville city	36
102	Osage city	36
102	St. Ansgar city	36
103	Asbury city	35
103	Eldridge city	35
103	Huxley city	35
103	Mount Vernon city	35
103	Moville city	35
103	Parkersburg city	35
103	Tiffin city	35
103	Woodbine city	35
104	Alton city	34
104	Lake Park city	34
104	Sutherland city	34
104	Tipton city	34
105	Gilbertville city	33
105	New London city	33
105	Stanton city	33
105	West Liberty city	33
106	Northwood city	32
106	Vinton city	32
107	Blue Grass city	31
107	Denver city	31
107	Manchester city	31
107	Okoboji city	31
107	Sioux Rapids city	31
107	Sloan city	31
108	Dayton city	30
108	Fonda city	30
108	Holstein city	30
108	Janesville city	30
108	Marcus city	30
109	Long Grove city	29
109	Walford city	29
110	Oakland city	28
110	Sioux Center city	28
110	Westphalia city	28
111	Blairstown city	27
111	Carson city	27
111	Essex city	27
111	Lake Mills city	27
111	Madrid city	27
111	Mondamin city	27
111	Pocahontas city	27