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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 407.89K people in Iowa with Irish ancestry (12.83% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Dubuque city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (20.98%), followed by Carroll city (19.58%), and Pleasant Hill city (18.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish ancestry.

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Dubuque city

Carroll city

Pleasant Hill city

Newton city

Bettendorf city

Fort Madison city

Clinton city

Davenport city

Marion city

Grimes city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Dubuque city	20.98
2	Carroll city	19.58
3	Pleasant Hill city	18.54
4	Newton city	16.73
5	Bettendorf city	16.43
6	Fort Madison city	16.22
7	Clinton city	16.12
8	Davenport city	15.28
9	Marion city	15.12
10	Grimes city	14.75
11	Oskaloosa city	14.57
12	West Des Moines city	14.49
13	Cedar Falls city	14.36
14	Burlington city	14.20
15	Boone city	14.00
16	Iowa City city	13.65
17	Clive city	13.61
18	Cedar Rapids city	13.47
19	Indianola city	13.38
20	Norwalk city	13.29
21	North Liberty city	12.80
22	Ankeny city	12.72
23	Council Bluffs city	12.71
24	Altoona city	12.30
25	Urbandale city	12.18
26	Johnston city	12.17
27	Waverly city	12.08
28	Waukee city	12.01
29	Des Moines city	11.89
30	Sioux City city	11.77
31	Ames city	11.72
31	Mason City city	11.72
32	Fort Dodge city	10.99
33	Spencer city	10.87
34	Pella city	10.60
35	Coralville city	10.43
36	Ottumwa city	10.02
37	Le Mars city	9.87
38	Waterloo city	9.79
39	Muscatine city	7.56
40	Storm Lake city	7.18
41	Marshalltown city	6.65