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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.93K people in Iowa with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.69% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Boone city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.71%), followed by Altoona city (1.53%), and Pleasant Hill city (1.41%).

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

Boone city

Altoona city

Pleasant Hill city

Cedar Falls city

Bettendorf city

Norwalk city

North Liberty city

West Des Moines city

Clive city

Indianola city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Boone city	2.71
2	Altoona city	1.53
3	Pleasant Hill city	1.41
4	Cedar Falls city	1.23
5	Bettendorf city	1.19
6	Norwalk city	1.18
7	North Liberty city	1.03
7	West Des Moines city	1.03
8	Clive city	0.91
9	Indianola city	0.89
10	Ottumwa city	0.88
11	Des Moines city	0.83
12	Spencer city	0.82
13	Ames city	0.77
13	Cedar Rapids city	0.77
14	Marion city	0.75
14	Mason City city	0.75
15	Burlington city	0.73
16	Johnston city	0.70
17	Coralville city	0.69
18	Waterloo city	0.67
19	Iowa City city	0.63
19	Marshalltown city	0.63
20	Muscatine city	0.62
20	Urbandale city	0.62
21	Clinton city	0.59
21	Sioux City city	0.59
21	Waukee city	0.59
22	Council Bluffs city	0.58
23	Fort Dodge city	0.57
23	Le Mars city	0.57
24	Waverly city	0.48
25	Oskaloosa city	0.47
26	Newton city	0.45
27	Davenport city	0.44
28	Pella city	0.38
29	Grimes city	0.33
30	Ankeny city	0.32
31	Fort Madison city	0.31
32	Dubuque city	0.27