Ames National (ATLO) 10-K 2019 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ames National Corporation

Ames, Iowa

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-146844 on Form S-8 of Ames National Corporation of our reports, dated March 10, 2020, relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements, and internal control over financial reporting, which appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ames National Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

/s/ CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

West Des Moines, Iowa

March 10, 2020