EXHIBIT 21.1

Subsidiaries of the Registrant as of December 31, 2023
1.	DB&T Community Development Corp., a community development company with a primary purpose of partnering in low-income housing and historic rehabilitation projects
2.	HTLF Bank, a Colorado state bank with its main office located in Denver, Colorado
3.	Heartland Financial Statutory Trust IV
4.	Heartland Financial Statutory Trust V
5.	Heartland Financial Statutory Trust VI
6.	Heartland Financial Statutory Trust VII
7.	Morrill & Janes Statutory Trust I
8.	Morrill & Janes Statutory Trust II
9.	Sheboygan Statutory Trust I
10.	CBNM Capital Trust I
11.	Citywide Capital Trust III
12.	Citywide Capital Trust IV
13.	Citywide Capital Trust V
14.	OCGI Statutory Trust III
15.	OCGI Capital Trust IV
16..	BVBC Capital Trust II
17.	BVBC Capital Trust III
18.	Heartland Community Development Inc., a property management company with a primary purpose of holding and managing nonperforming assets