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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.48K people in Iowa with Russian ancestry (0.27% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Mitchell County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (1.16%), followed by Franklin County (0.90%), and Worth County (0.87%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Mitchell County
Franklin County
Worth County
Monroe County
Allamakee County
Johnson County
Ringgold County
Cerro Gordo County
Jefferson County
Lucas County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mitchell County 1.16
2 Franklin County 0.90
3 Worth County 0.87
4 Monroe County 0.86
5 Allamakee County 0.77
6 Johnson County 0.66
7 Ringgold County 0.57
8 Cerro Gordo County 0.56
9 Jefferson County 0.54
10 Lucas County 0.49
10 Pocahontas County 0.49
10 Poweshiek County 0.49
11 Woodbury County 0.47
12 Lee County 0.44
13 Bremer County 0.39
14 Monona County 0.38
14 Polk County 0.38
15 Benton County 0.36
15 Story County 0.36
16 Montgomery County 0.35
17 Adair County 0.34
18 O'Brien County 0.33
19 Boone County 0.32
20 Warren County 0.31
21 Audubon County 0.30
21 Clinton County 0.30
21 Guthrie County 0.30
21 Scott County 0.30
22 Tama County 0.29
22 Union County 0.29
23 Marion County 0.27
24 Dallas County 0.26
25 Winneshiek County 0.25
26 Dubuque County 0.23
26 Henry County 0.23
27 Clay County 0.21
27 Plymouth County 0.21
27 Webster County 0.21
28 Shelby County 0.20
29 Dickinson County 0.19
29 Fayette County 0.19
29 Harrison County 0.19
30 Humboldt County 0.18
31 Buena Vista County 0.17
31 Greene County 0.17
32 Madison County 0.16
33 Carroll County 0.15
33 Cedar County 0.15
33 Cherokee County 0.15
33 Linn County 0.15
33 Van Buren County 0.15
34 Hardin County 0.14
34 Mills County 0.14
34 Pottawattamie County 0.14
34 Wright County 0.14
35 Des Moines County 0.13
35 Hamilton County 0.13
35 Kossuth County 0.13
36 Butler County 0.12
36 Decatur County 0.12
36 Floyd County 0.12
36 Fremont County 0.12
36 Sioux County 0.12
37 Black Hawk County 0.11
37 Calhoun County 0.11
38 Mahaska County 0.10
39 Jasper County 0.09
40 Marshall County 0.08
40 Osceola County 0.08
40 Taylor County 0.08
41 Davis County 0.07
41 Iowa County 0.07
41 Jackson County 0.07
42 Emmet County 0.06
42 Jones County 0.06
42 Palo Alto County 0.06
42 Sac County 0.06
42 Winnebago County 0.06
43 Louisa County 0.05
43 Lyon County 0.05
43 Page County 0.05
43 Wapello County 0.05
44 Clayton County 0.04
44 Muscatine County 0.04
44 Washington County 0.04
45 Howard County 0.03
45 Keokuk County 0.03
46 Cass County 0.02
46 Chickasaw County 0.02
46 Grundy County 0.02
46 Hancock County 0.02