Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	200,500	0.4%
2	Cedar Rapids	122,764	0.8%
3	Davenport	97,787	-0.4%
4	Sioux City	84,348	-0.7%
5	Waterloo	68,387	-0.6%
6	Iowa City	63,554	1.1%
7	Council Bluffs	58,291	-0.1%
8	Dubuque	57,222	-0.8%
9	Ames	50,697	-0.5%
10	West Des Moines	47,886	1.5%
11	Cedar Falls	36,259	0.2%
12	Bettendorf	31,323	0.1%
13	Urbandale	30,464	3.3%
14	Mason City	28,741	-1.5%
15	Ankeny	28,315	2.7%
16	Clinton	27,571	-0.5%
17	Marion	27,145	2.2%
18	Burlington	26,411	-1.4%
19	Fort Dodge	26,205	-0.3%
20	Marshalltown	25,976	-0.1%
21	Ottumwa	24,853	-0.4%
22	Muscatine	22,548	-0.7%
23	Coralville	16,016	5.3%
24	Newton	15,612	0.0%
25	Clive	13,379	3.0%
26	Indianola	13,082	-0.8%
27	Boone	12,689	-0.9%
28	Fort Madison	11,396	-2.1%
29	Spencer	11,289	-0.4%
30	Keokuk	11,218	-1.4%
31	Oskaloosa	11,123	1.2%
32	Altoona	10,664	2.1%
33	Pella	10,115	1.7%
34	Carroll	10,007	-0.6%
35	Storm Lake	9,986	-0.6%
36	Fairfield	9,511	-0.8%
37	Johnston	9,455	5.1%
38	Le Mars	9,185	-0.6%
39	Grinnell	9,092	-0.1%
40	Waverly	9,076	1.1%
41	Mount Pleasant	8,689	-0.4%
42	Decorah	8,139	-0.3%
43	Clear Lake	8,089	-1.1%
44	Webster City	8,037	-1.6%
45	Perry	7,905	3.0%
46	Knoxville	7,739	-0.0%
47	Charles City	7,680	-1.4%
48	Creston	7,517	-0.7%
49	Norwalk	7,510	6.4%
50	Denison	7,354	0.2%
51	Atlantic	7,156	-1.4%
52	Washington	7,144	1.2%
53	Nevada	6,713	0.4%
54	Estherville	6,564	-0.8%
55	Oelwein	6,554	-1.9%
56	Hiawatha	6,548	0.4%
57	Sioux Center	6,227	2.5%
58	Maquoketa	6,120	-0.3%
59	Red Oak	6,061	-2.5%
60	Independence	6,022	-0.6%
61	North Liberty	5,957	8.7%
62	Waukee	5,896	5.6%
63	Centerville	5,821	-1.5%
64	Clarinda	5,748	1.3%
65	Orange City	5,705	1.3%
66	Algona	5,636	-1.7%
67	Anamosa	5,573	1.3%
68	Shenandoah	5,462	-1.1%
69	Pleasant Hill	5,440	3.6%
70	Glenwood	5,349	-0.9%
71	Cherokee	5,283	-1.3%
72	Harlan	5,270	-0.3%
73	Grimes	5,260	2.6%
74	Manchester	5,212	-1.2%
75	Iowa Falls	5,143	-1.0%
76	Vinton	5,141	0.7%
77	De Witt	5,011	-0.7%
78	Sheldon	4,986	-0.6%
79	Windsor Heights	4,788	0.3%
80	Osceola	4,760	-0.2%
81	Winterset	4,733	-0.6%
82	Chariton	4,578	-0.2%
83	Jefferson	4,516	-2.1%
84	Evansdale	4,484	-0.9%
85	Humboldt	4,475	0.4%
86	Eldridge	4,431	5.0%
87	Forest City	4,363	-0.8%
88	Spirit Lake	4,299	0.6%
89	Camanche	4,197	-0.3%
90	Hampton	4,165	-1.0%
91	Waukon	4,006	-3.0%
92	Dyersville	4,001	-1.2%
93	Mount Vernon	3,889	1.8%
94	Emmetsburg	3,871	-0.8%
95	Cresco	3,870	-0.7%
96	Albia	3,723	-1.0%
97	New Hampton	3,668	-0.5%
98	Eagle Grove	3,631	-2.0%
99	Monticello	3,616	-0.9%
100	Adel	3,575	3.4%

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