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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.54K people in Iowa with British ancestry (0.49% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Muscatine city had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.27%), followed by Waukee city (1.21%), and North Liberty city (1.14%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Muscatine city
Waukee city
North Liberty city
Ames city
Marion city
Cedar Rapids city
Norwalk city
Iowa City city
Ottumwa city
West Des Moines city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Muscatine city 1.27
2 Waukee city 1.21
3 North Liberty city 1.14
4 Ames city 1.01
5 Marion city 0.90
6 Cedar Rapids city 0.85
7 Norwalk city 0.83
8 Iowa City city 0.82
9 Ottumwa city 0.79
10 West Des Moines city 0.78
11 Grimes city 0.71
12 Davenport city 0.65
13 Ankeny city 0.63
14 Indianola city 0.58
15 Bettendorf city 0.53
16 Coralville city 0.52
16 Newton city 0.52
16 Urbandale city 0.52
17 Des Moines city 0.50
18 Boone city 0.49
19 Johnston city 0.48
19 Sioux City city 0.48
20 Cedar Falls city 0.47
21 Waterloo city 0.46
22 Le Mars city 0.42
22 Marshalltown city 0.42
23 Clinton city 0.41
24 Pella city 0.40
25 Clive city 0.38
26 Burlington city 0.37
27 Council Bluffs city 0.34
27 Dubuque city 0.34
28 Altoona city 0.26
29 Fort Dodge city 0.25
30 Carroll city 0.20
31 Fort Madison city 0.19
32 Mason City city 0.18
32 Spencer city 0.18
32 Waverly city 0.18
33 Pleasant Hill city 0.15
34 Oskaloosa city 0.08