Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2005 Census)

Rank	City	2006 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	194,362	-0.5%
2	Cedar Rapids	123,965	0.3%
3	Davenport	98,282	0.0%
4	Sioux City	82,039	-0.7%
5	Waterloo	66,514	-0.7%
6	Iowa City	65,641	0.9%
7	Council Bluffs	59,453	0.4%
8	Dubuque	57,252	-0.2%
9	West Des Moines	52,792	2.3%
10	Ames	52,415	0.6%
11	Cedar Falls	36,477	0.2%
12	Ankeny	36,039	5.5%
13	Urbandale	35,722	3.9%
14	Bettendorf	31,714	0.3%
15	Marion	30,410	2.7%
16	Mason City	27,771	-1.0%
17	Clinton	26,829	-0.6%
18	Marshalltown	25,679	-0.3%
19	Fort Dodge	25,211	-0.8%
20	Burlington	25,192	-1.2%
21	Ottumwa	24,656	-0.2%
22	Muscatine	22,290	-0.4%
23	Coralville	17,788	3.2%
24	Newton	15,328	-0.4%
25	Indianola	14,045	1.3%
26	Clive	13,961	1.4%
27	Johnston	13,632	8.7%
28	Altoona	12,936	4.4%
29	Boone	12,684	-0.2%
30	Fort Madison	11,039	-1.0%
31	Spencer	11,030	-0.5%
32	Oskaloosa	10,964	-0.0%
33	Keokuk	10,616	-1.4%
34	Pella	10,027	0.2%
35	Carroll	9,971	-0.2%
36	Storm Lake	9,722	-0.7%
37	Fairfield	9,214	-0.8%
38	Le Mars	9,195	-0.1%
39	Grinnell	9,193	0.2%
40	Waverly	9,190	0.5%
41	Waukee	9,186	10.5%
42	Perry	9,043	3.3%
43	North Liberty	8,806	9.9%
44	Mount Pleasant	8,782	0.1%
45	Decorah	7,965	-0.5%
46	Webster City	7,932	-0.6%
47	Norwalk	7,898	2.3%
48	Clear Lake	7,871	-0.8%
49	Charles City	7,540	-0.7%
50	Knoxville	7,379	-1.0%
51	Creston	7,344	-0.6%
52	Denison	7,242	-0.3%
53	Washington	7,066	0.0%
54	Atlantic	6,800	-1.3%
55	Hiawatha	6,628	0.3%
56	Grimes	6,536	5.0%
57	Nevada	6,528	-0.5%
58	Sioux Center	6,486	1.3%
59	Pleasant Hill	6,334	3.8%
60	Estherville	6,313	-0.9%
61	Oelwein	6,295	-1.2%
62	Independence	6,005	-0.2%
63	Maquoketa	5,993	-0.5%
64	Red Oak	5,847	-1.2%
65	Orange City	5,777	0.5%
66	Centerville	5,644	-0.9%
67	Anamosa	5,624	0.4%
68	Glenwood	5,516	0.4%
69	Clarinda	5,499	-0.6%
70	Algona	5,446	-1.0%
71	De Witt	5,214	0.7%
72	Vinton	5,191	0.3%
73	Shenandoah	5,118	-1.5%
74	Harlan	5,087	-0.8%
75	Iowa Falls	5,031	-0.6%
76	Manchester	4,946	-1.3%
77	Cherokee	4,934	-1.6%
78	Evansdale	4,924	1.7%
79	Sheldon	4,907	-0.4%
80	Winterset	4,794	0.1%
81	Osceola	4,741	-0.1%
82	Windsor Heights	4,595	-0.8%
83	Chariton	4,563	-0.1%
84	Spirit Lake	4,527	1.2%
85	Eldridge	4,459	1.1%
86	Jefferson	4,351	-1.2%
87	Humboldt	4,301	-0.7%
88	Camanche	4,224	0.1%
89	Hampton	4,203	-0.0%
90	Forest City	4,199	-0.9%
91	Adel	4,125	3.6%
92	Dyersville	4,121	0.3%
93	Mount Vernon	4,110	1.5%
94	Waukon	3,938	-0.9%
95	Sergeant Bluff	3,753	2.4%
96	Cresco	3,742	-0.8%
97	Emmetsburg	3,667	-1.2%
98	Monticello	3,663	0.1%
99	Albia	3,625	-0.7%
100	Carlisle	3,564	-0.1%

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