Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2000 Census)

Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	199,607	0.3%
2	Cedar Rapids	121,836	1.1%
3	Davenport	98,228	0.3%
4	Sioux City	84,965	0.5%
5	Waterloo	68,766	0.3%
6	Iowa City	62,865	0.5%
7	Council Bluffs	58,346	0.6%
8	Dubuque	57,696	-0.0%
9	Ames	50,927	0.7%
10	West Des Moines	47,182	3.9%
11	Cedar Falls	36,202	0.7%
12	Bettendorf	31,295	1.2%
13	Urbandale	29,504	2.3%
14	Mason City	29,167	-0.0%
15	Clinton	27,700	-0.6%
16	Ankeny	27,584	4.0%
17	Burlington	26,775	-0.2%
18	Marion	26,567	2.6%
19	Fort Dodge	26,297	–
20	Marshalltown	26,014	0.3%
21	Ottumwa	24,952	0.1%
22	Muscatine	22,700	-0.1%
23	Newton	15,605	0.5%
24	Coralville	15,214	3.6%
25	Indianola	13,189	1.7%
26	Clive	12,995	5.6%
27	Boone	12,810	0.3%
28	Fort Madison	11,635	-0.2%
29	Keokuk	11,376	-1.2%
30	Spencer	11,337	0.1%
31	Oskaloosa	10,987	0.2%
32	Altoona	10,449	3.5%
33	Carroll	10,067	0.4%
34	Storm Lake	10,047	1.2%
35	Pella	9,947	0.6%
36	Fairfield	9,592	-0.4%
37	Le Mars	9,241	0.6%
38	Grinnell	9,101	0.1%
39	Johnston	8,995	6.2%
40	Waverly	8,976	0.3%
41	Mount Pleasant	8,728	0.8%
42	Clear Lake	8,176	-0.5%
43	Webster City	8,168	0.2%
44	Decorah	8,166	0.0%
45	Charles City	7,790	-0.2%
46	Knoxville	7,740	-0.7%
47	Perry	7,678	1.4%
48	Creston	7,570	-0.5%
49	Denison	7,339	1.0%
50	Atlantic	7,254	-0.4%
51	Washington	7,062	-0.1%
52	Norwalk	7,055	2.1%
53	Nevada	6,689	1.0%
54	Oelwein	6,680	-0.4%
55	Estherville	6,620	-0.2%
56	Hiawatha	6,520	1.8%
57	Red Oak	6,216	-0.1%
58	Maquoketa	6,138	-0.2%
59	Sioux Center	6,076	1.9%
60	Independence	6,061	-0.0%
61	Centerville	5,909	-0.3%
62	Algona	5,735	-0.8%
63	Clarinda	5,673	1.0%
64	Orange City	5,632	1.1%
65	Waukee	5,582	7.0%
66	Shenandoah	5,525	-0.2%
67	Anamosa	5,503	0.7%
68	North Liberty	5,482	6.0%
69	Glenwood	5,396	0.0%
70	Cherokee	5,354	-1.2%
71	Harlan	5,286	0.1%
72	Manchester	5,275	0.2%
73	Pleasant Hill	5,250	3.2%
74	Iowa Falls	5,194	-0.6%
75	Grimes	5,125	6.7%
76	Vinton	5,106	-0.0%
77	De Witt	5,044	0.9%
78	Sheldon	5,018	0.1%
79	Windsor Heights	4,773	-0.7%
80	Osceola	4,769	1.3%
81	Winterset	4,760	0.6%
82	Jefferson	4,614	0.5%
83	Chariton	4,585	-0.2%
84	Evansdale	4,523	-0.3%
85	Humboldt	4,458	-0.3%
86	Forest City	4,396	-0.1%
87	Spirit Lake	4,273	0.9%
88	Eldridge	4,219	1.7%
89	Camanche	4,210	-0.6%
90	Hampton	4,208	0.1%
91	Waukon	4,128	-0.9%
92	Dyersville	4,050	0.9%
93	Emmetsburg	3,901	-0.2%
94	Cresco	3,899	0.6%
95	Mount Vernon	3,821	0.4%
96	Albia	3,760	-0.8%
97	Eagle Grove	3,706	0.1%
98	New Hampton	3,687	-0.4%
99	Monticello	3,648	0.3%
100	Carlisle	3,589	0.9%

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