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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.95K people in Iowa with Polish ancestry (1.23% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bettendorf city had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (2.69%), followed by Iowa City city (2.58%), and Urbandale city (2.09%).

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

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

You may also be interested in:
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Population with Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021

Bettendorf city

Iowa City city

Urbandale city

Clive city

West Des Moines city

Waverly city

Ankeny city

Davenport city

Council Bluffs city

Ames city

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

0 of 0

Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Bettendorf city	2.69
2	Iowa City city	2.58
3	Urbandale city	2.09
4	Clive city	2.07
5	West Des Moines city	2.06
6	Waverly city	2.04
7	Ankeny city	2.01
8	Davenport city	2.00
9	Council Bluffs city	1.98
10	Ames city	1.81
11	Pleasant Hill city	1.67
12	Indianola city	1.59
13	Sioux City city	1.52
14	Coralville city	1.49
14	Le Mars city	1.49
15	Cedar Falls city	1.45
16	Spencer city	1.43
17	Norwalk city	1.41
18	Dubuque city	1.39
19	Cedar Rapids city	1.34
20	Clinton city	1.25
21	Des Moines city	1.21
22	Marshalltown city	1.20
23	Altoona city	1.17
24	Pella city	1.14
25	Waukee city	1.10
26	Oskaloosa city	1.01
27	Newton city	0.94
28	Marion city	0.92
29	Boone city	0.82
30	Fort Dodge city	0.77
31	Johnston city	0.74
32	Burlington city	0.72
33	Mason City city	0.71
34	Muscatine city	0.70
35	Fort Madison city	0.69
36	Grimes city	0.67
37	Carroll city	0.57
38	Waterloo city	0.52
39	Storm Lake city	0.29
40	Ottumwa city	0.15