Ranking of Iowa Counties By 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. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population with German ancestry (120.36K), followed by Linn County (71.58K), and Scott County (54.72K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.
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Related Topics: Iowa ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 120357 |
| 2 | Linn County | 71575 |
| 3 | Scott County | 54724 |
| 4 | Dubuque County | 47174 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 43134 |
| 6 | Black Hawk County | 40053 |
| 7 | Story County | 31237 |
| 8 | Woodbury County | 29857 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | 29372 |
| 10 | Dallas County | 29235 |
| 11 | Clinton County | 17441 |
| 12 | Warren County | 15560 |
| 13 | Cerro Gordo County | 14950 |
| 14 | Bremer County | 12388 |
| 15 | Des Moines County | 11562 |
| 16 | Carroll County | 11450 |
| 17 | Plymouth County | 11144 |
| 18 | Lee County | 10887 |
| 19 | Muscatine County | 10186 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 10185 |
| 21 | Marshall County | 10136 |
| 22 | Boone County | 9986 |
| 23 | Webster County | 9854 |
| 24 | Benton County | 9322 |
| 25 | Sioux County | 9197 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 8935 |
| 27 | Delaware County | 8643 |
| 28 | Jones County | 8618 |
| 29 | Marion County | 8469 |
| 30 | Fayette County | 8328 |
| 31 | Winneshiek County | 8289 |
| 32 | Buchanan County | 8210 |
| 33 | Cedar County | 7690 |
| 34 | Dickinson County | 7665 |
| 35 | Clayton County | 7663 |
| 36 | Butler County | 7354 |
| 37 | Wapello County | 7216 |
| 38 | Kossuth County | 6964 |
| 39 | Hardin County | 6951 |
| 40 | Floyd County | 6752 |
| 41 | Iowa County | 6726 |
| 42 | Washington County | 6584 |
| 43 | Clay County | 6499 |
| 44 | Chickasaw County | 6438 |
| 45 | Henry County | 6236 |
| 46 | Allamakee County | 5909 |
| 47 | Crawford County | 5842 |
| 48 | O'Brien County | 5696 |
| 49 | Grundy County | 5598 |
| 50 | Harrison County | 5420 |
| 51 | Poweshiek County | 5318 |
| 52 | Tama County | 5284 |
| 53 | Buena Vista County | 5255 |
| 54 | Mahaska County | 5253 |
| 55 | Hamilton County | 5172 |
| 56 | Shelby County | 5028 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 4913 |
| 58 | Madison County | 4901 |
| 59 | Lyon County | 4665 |
| 60 | Wright County | 4591 |
| 61 | Sac County | 4408 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 4400 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 4306 |
| 64 | Mills County | 4277 |
| 65 | Cass County | 4266 |
| 66 | Hancock County | 4146 |
| 67 | Winnebago County | 3963 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 3934 |
| 69 | Palo Alto County | 3808 |
| 70 | Page County | 3680 |
| 71 | Guthrie County | 3624 |
| 72 | Howard County | 3611 |
| 73 | Ida County | 3445 |
| 74 | Monona County | 3207 |
| 75 | Humboldt County | 3171 |
| 76 | Keokuk County | 3162 |
| 77 | Pocahontas County | 2941 |
| 78 | Jefferson County | 2932 |
| 79 | Adair County | 2901 |
| 80 | Emmet County | 2714 |
| 81 | Union County | 2626 |
| 82 | Appanoose County | 2617 |
| 83 | Montgomery County | 2565 |
| 84 | Osceola County | 2557 |
| 85 | Greene County | 2556 |
| 86 | Lucas County | 2352 |
| 87 | Louisa County | 2331 |
| 88 | Worth County | 2278 |
| 89 | Davis County | 2196 |
| 90 | Van Buren County | 2159 |
| 91 | Clarke County | 2054 |
| 92 | Fremont County | 2015 |
| 93 | Monroe County | 1905 |
| 94 | Audubon County | 1832 |
| 95 | Decatur County | 1679 |
| 96 | Wayne County | 1403 |
| 97 | Taylor County | 1359 |
| 98 | Ringgold County | 1083 |
| 99 | Adams County | 1029 |
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