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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.01M people in Iowa with German ancestry (31.82% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Carroll city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (56.22%), followed by Waverly city (45.44%), and Dubuque city (43.92%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Carroll city

Waverly city

Dubuque city

Le Mars city

Spencer city

Norwalk city

Boone city

Marion city

Cedar Falls city

Bettendorf city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Carroll city	56.22
2	Waverly city	45.44
3	Dubuque city	43.92
4	Le Mars city	41.40
5	Spencer city	40.37
6	Norwalk city	38.64
7	Boone city	37.02
8	Marion city	36.73
9	Cedar Falls city	35.98
10	Bettendorf city	33.65
11	Grimes city	33.38
12	Ankeny city	33.34
13	North Liberty city	32.82
14	Clinton city	32.06
15	Mason City city	31.81
16	Ames city	31.64
17	Fort Madison city	30.90
18	Urbandale city	30.79
19	Waukee city	30.49
20	Indianola city	29.86
21	Council Bluffs city	29.43
22	Clive city	29.18
23	Cedar Rapids city	28.98
24	Burlington city	27.89
25	Davenport city	27.68
26	Newton city	27.31
27	Johnston city	26.84
28	Iowa City city	26.66
29	Pella city	26.42
30	Pleasant Hill city	25.90
31	West Des Moines city	25.22
32	Sioux City city	25.06
33	Altoona city	24.12
34	Oskaloosa city	23.88
35	Fort Dodge city	23.69
36	Waterloo city	23.42
37	Coralville city	21.68
38	Muscatine city	21.15
39	Marshalltown city	19.97
40	Des Moines city	19.12
41	Ottumwa city	17.89
42	Storm Lake city	15.03