Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (1.54% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Council Bluffs city had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (3.72%), followed by Norwalk city (2.95%), and Mason City city (2.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having 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 Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: Iowa ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Council Bluffs city

Norwalk city

Mason City city

Spencer city

Ames city

Carroll city

West Des Moines city

Cedar Falls city

Ankeny city

Urbandale city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Council Bluffs city	3.72
2	Norwalk city	2.95
3	Mason City city	2.83
4	Spencer city	2.64
5	Ames city	1.95
6	Carroll city	1.84
7	West Des Moines city	1.78
8	Cedar Falls city	1.75
9	Ankeny city	1.73
10	Urbandale city	1.71
11	Waverly city	1.70
12	Marion city	1.62
13	Sioux City city	1.59
14	Indianola city	1.54
15	Clive city	1.53
15	Iowa City city	1.53
16	North Liberty city	1.49
17	Waukee city	1.48
18	Bettendorf city	1.42
18	Marshalltown city	1.42
19	Johnston city	1.36
20	Boone city	1.31
20	Clinton city	1.31
21	Storm Lake city	1.30
22	Fort Dodge city	1.29
23	Waterloo city	1.22
24	Burlington city	1.12
25	Altoona city	0.98
26	Coralville city	0.94
27	Le Mars city	0.93
28	Des Moines city	0.86
29	Fort Madison city	0.85
30	Dubuque city	0.75
31	Pella city	0.73
32	Cedar Rapids city	0.71
33	Pleasant Hill city	0.70
34	Davenport city	0.69
35	Oskaloosa city	0.57
36	Muscatine city	0.50
37	Newton city	0.49
38	Ottumwa city	0.37
39	Grimes city	0.08