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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.93K people in Iowa with Scotch Irish ancestry. Among all Iowa cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.78K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (1.06K), and West Des Moines city (694).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Scotch Irish 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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Waterloo city

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Des Moines city	1775
2	Cedar Rapids city	1056
3	West Des Moines city	694
4	Ames city	505
5	Sioux City city	504
6	Cedar Falls city	496
7	Iowa City city	465
8	Bettendorf city	458
9	Waterloo city	453
10	Davenport city	443
11	Council Bluffs city	362
12	Boone city	339
13	Marion city	309
14	Altoona city	295
15	Urbandale city	281
16	Ottumwa city	224
17	Ankeny city	213
18	North Liberty city	206
19	Mason City city	205
20	Burlington city	176
21	Marshalltown city	174
22	Clive city	167
23	Johnston city	164
24	Dubuque city	161
25	Coralville city	154
26	Norwalk city	148
27	Muscatine city	147
28	Clinton city	145
29	Pleasant Hill city	144
30	Fort Dodge city	141
31	Indianola city	139
32	Waukee city	138
33	Grinnell city	121
34	Creston city	113
35	Decorah city	111
36	Sergeant Bluff city	107
37	Centerville city	101
37	Mount Pleasant city	101
38	Sumner city	100
39	Keokuk city	94
40	Perry city	93
40	Spencer city	93
41	Red Oak city	85
42	West Burlington city	79
43	Carlisle city	71
43	Newton city	71
44	Sioux Center city	70
45	Mount Ayr city	69
46	Le Claire city	68
47	Hull city	67
48	Washington city	66
49	Albia city	60
49	Le Mars city	60
50	Adel city	58
50	Hampton city	58
51	Jefferson city	57
52	Keosauqua city	55
53	Oskaloosa city	54
54	Emmetsburg city	52
55	New Hampton city	51
56	Grimes city	49
56	Grundy Center city	49
56	Oelwein city	49
56	Waverly city	49
57	Glenwood city	48
58	Sac City city	47
58	Vinton city	47
59	Garner city	45
59	Windsor Heights city	45
60	Chariton city	44
61	Raymond city	43
62	Earlham city	41
63	Atlantic city	40
63	Pella city	40
64	Afton city	39
65	Corydon city	38
66	Fairfax city	36
66	Polk City city	36
67	Center Point city	35
67	Orange City city	35
68	Spirit Lake city	34
68	Webster City city	34
69	Charles City city	33
69	Lamoni city	33
69	Malvern city	33
70	Fort Madison city	32
70	New Sharon city	32
70	Sigourney city	32
71	Eagle Grove city	31
71	Maquoketa city	31
72	Allison city	30
72	Rockwell City city	30
72	Williamsburg city	30
72	Winthrop city	30
73	Eldridge city	29
73	Estherville city	29
74	De Soto city	28
74	Waukon city	28
74	Winterset city	28
75	Grand Junction city	27
76	Britt city	26
76	Melcher-Dallas city	26
76	Nevada city	26
77	Laurens city	25
77	Lone Tree city	25
77	Tiffin city	25
77	Toledo city	25
78	Madrid city	24
78	Milford city	24
78	Robins city	24
78	Trenton CDP	24
78	Wayland city	24
79	Guthrie Center city	23
79	Knoxville city	23
79	Lisbon city	23
79	University Heights city	23
79	West Branch city	23
80	Hartford city	22
80	Independence city	22
80	Moulton city	22
81	Anamosa city	21
81	Clarinda city	21
81	Corning city	21
81	Eldon city	21
81	Logan city	21
81	Reinbeck city	21
82	Gladbrook city	20
82	Harlan city	20
82	Prairie City city	20
82	Redfield city	20
82	Solon city	20
83	Asbury city	19
83	Missouri Valley city	19
83	Quasqueton city	19
83	Roland city	19
84	Clear Lake city	18
84	Colo city	18
84	Hawarden city	18
84	Okoboji city	18
85	Ackley city	17
85	Bonaparte city	17
85	Buffalo Center city	17
85	Low Moor city	17
85	Tama city	17
86	Algona city	16
86	Alta city	16
86	Fairbank city	16
86	Sandusky CDP	16
86	Story City city	16
86	Woodbine city	16
87	Bussey city	15
87	Cincinnati city	15
87	Clarion city	15
87	Clarksville city	15
87	Lorimor city	15
87	Martelle city	15
87	Monticello city	15
87	Shenandoah city	15
87	Stratford city	15
88	Ainsworth city	14
88	Arnolds Park city	14
88	Bondurant city	14
88	Cascade city	14
88	Hills city	14
88	Lenox city	14
88	Montezuma city	14
88	Oakland city	14
88	Seymour city	14
88	State Center city	14
88	Wellman city	14
89	Cresco city	13
89	Holstein city	13
89	Oxford city	13
89	Slater city	13
90	Belmond city	12
90	Davis City city	12
90	Greene city	12
90	Greenfield city	12
90	Hudson city	12
90	Kingsley city	12
90	Lockridge city	12
90	Middletown city	12
90	Montour city	12
90	Parkersburg city	12
90	Swisher city	12
90	Traer city	12
90	University Park city	12
90	Villisca city	12
91	Audubon city	11
91	Birmingham city	11
91	Columbus Junction city	11
91	Eldora city	11
91	Forest City city	11
91	Hedrick city	11
91	Kalona city	11
91	Keswick city	11
91	Lacona city	11
91	Lake View city	11
91	New Market city	11
91	Peterson city	11