Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Belgian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.60K people in Iowa with Belgian ancestry (0.24% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Scott County had the highest percentage of its population with Belgian ancestry (1.27%), followed by Poweshiek County (1.11%), and Iowa County (1.09%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Belgian Ancestry in 2021
Scott County
Poweshiek County
Iowa County
Cedar County
Floyd County
Keokuk County
Fayette County
Clinton County
Mitchell County
Benton County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Belgian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Scott County 1.27
2 Poweshiek County 1.11
3 Iowa County 1.09
4 Cedar County 1.04
5 Floyd County 0.69
6 Keokuk County 0.61
7 Fayette County 0.54
8 Clinton County 0.50
9 Mitchell County 0.45
10 Benton County 0.42
11 Jones County 0.39
12 Palo Alto County 0.38
13 Marion County 0.35
13 Warren County 0.35
14 Chickasaw County 0.32
14 Linn County 0.32
15 Hancock County 0.31
16 Johnson County 0.30
16 Story County 0.30
17 Dickinson County 0.27
18 Muscatine County 0.23
19 Taylor County 0.22
20 Tama County 0.21
21 Grundy County 0.20
21 Madison County 0.20
22 Dubuque County 0.19
23 Black Hawk County 0.18
24 Jackson County 0.16
24 Woodbury County 0.16
25 Allamakee County 0.14
25 Audubon County 0.14
26 Winneshiek County 0.13
26 Worth County 0.13
27 Cerro Gordo County 0.12
27 Dallas County 0.12
27 Mahaska County 0.12
27 Plymouth County 0.12
27 Winnebago County 0.12
28 Bremer County 0.11
28 Harrison County 0.11
28 Jasper County 0.11
28 Pottawattamie County 0.11
28 Union County 0.11
29 Polk County 0.10
30 Davis County 0.09
30 Hamilton County 0.09
30 Hardin County 0.09
30 Humboldt County 0.09
31 Carroll County 0.08
31 Cass County 0.08
32 Decatur County 0.07
32 Greene County 0.07
32 Howard County 0.07
32 Montgomery County 0.07
32 Sac County 0.07
32 Wapello County 0.07
33 Cherokee County 0.06
33 Franklin County 0.06
33 Lee County 0.06
33 Mills County 0.06
33 Washington County 0.06
34 Adair County 0.05
34 Emmet County 0.05
34 Kossuth County 0.05
34 Louisa County 0.05
34 Marshall County 0.05
34 Webster County 0.05
35 Boone County 0.04
35 Buena Vista County 0.04
35 Henry County 0.04
35 Shelby County 0.04
35 Sioux County 0.04
36 Clayton County 0.03
36 Des Moines County 0.03
37 Appanoose County 0.02
37 Buchanan County 0.02
37 Lyon County 0.02
37 O'Brien County 0.02
37 Wayne County 0.02
37 Wright County 0.02
38 Clay County 0.01
38 Crawford County 0.01
38 Delaware County 0.01
38 Page County 0.01