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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 45.41K people in Iowa with Scottish ancestry (1.43% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, North Liberty city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (2.98%), followed by Fort Madison city (2.76%), and Grimes city (2.52%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

North Liberty city

Fort Madison city

Grimes city

Urbandale city

Muscatine city

Waukee city

Marion city

Altoona city

Coralville city

Johnston city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	North Liberty city	2.98
2	Fort Madison city	2.76
3	Grimes city	2.52
4	Urbandale city	2.33
5	Muscatine city	2.27
6	Waukee city	2.22
7	Marion city	2.07
8	Altoona city	1.98
9	Coralville city	1.94
9	Johnston city	1.94
10	Boone city	1.87
11	Indianola city	1.84
12	Fort Dodge city	1.81
13	Clinton city	1.79
14	Clive city	1.78
15	Cedar Rapids city	1.68
16	Oskaloosa city	1.65
17	Davenport city	1.64
18	West Des Moines city	1.63
19	Iowa City city	1.60
20	Ames city	1.58
21	Waverly city	1.56
22	Mason City city	1.51
23	Norwalk city	1.49
23	Ottumwa city	1.49
24	Council Bluffs city	1.46
25	Cedar Falls city	1.39
26	Pleasant Hill city	1.32
27	Marshalltown city	1.28
28	Bettendorf city	1.25
29	Des Moines city	1.18
30	Ankeny city	1.13
31	Burlington city	1.12
32	Waterloo city	1.11
33	Sioux City city	1.03
34	Newton city	0.91
35	Dubuque city	0.90
36	Pella city	0.81
37	Carroll city	0.76
38	Spencer city	0.64
39	Le Mars city	0.61
40	Storm Lake city	0.45