Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2011 Census)

Rank	City	2012 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	205,879	1.2%
2	Cedar Rapids	127,884	1.2%
3	Davenport	100,605	0.9%
4	Sioux City	82,972	0.3%
5	Iowa City	69,094	1.8%
6	Waterloo	68,365	-0.1%
7	Council Bluffs	62,482	0.4%
8	Ames	60,177	2.1%
9	West Des Moines	58,374	3.1%
10	Dubuque	57,873	0.4%
11	Ankeny	47,175	3.5%
12	Urbandale	40,284	2.1%
13	Cedar Falls	39,551	0.7%
14	Marion	35,378	1.8%
15	Bettendorf	33,801	1.8%
16	Mason City	27,971	-0.4%
17	Marshalltown	27,679	0.5%
18	Clinton	26,873	-0.0%
19	Burlington	25,543	-0.5%
20	Fort Dodge	25,034	-0.7%
21	Ottumwa	24,838	-0.7%
22	Muscatine	22,898	0.1%
23	Coralville	19,129	1.2%
24	Johnston	18,036	4.4%
25	Clive	15,859	2.7%
26	Newton	15,177	-0.5%
27	Waukee	14,979	8.6%
28	Indianola	14,906	0.8%
29	Altoona	14,810	1.8%
30	North Liberty	13,952	4.3%
31	Boone	12,646	-0.1%
32	Oskaloosa	11,569	0.9%
33	Spencer	11,199	-0.3%
34	Fort Madison	10,986	-0.6%
35	Keokuk	10,757	-0.2%
36	Storm Lake	10,623	0.2%
37	Pella	10,332	-0.2%
38	Carroll	10,112	0.1%
39	Waverly	9,977	1.0%
40	Le Mars	9,770	-0.6%
41	Fairfield	9,495	0.3%
42	Norwalk	9,250	3.4%
43	Grinnell	9,176	-0.5%
44	Pleasant Hill	8,910	1.4%
45	Mount Pleasant	8,786	1.4%
46	Grimes	8,740	6.0%
47	Denison	8,349	0.6%
48	Decorah	8,114	-0.2%
49	Perry	7,966	3.4%
50	Webster City	7,959	-1.4%
51	Creston	7,846	0.2%
52	Clear Lake	7,757	-0.3%
53	Charles City	7,543	-1.4%
54	Washington	7,302	0.5%
55	Knoxville	7,280	-0.5%
56	Sioux Center	7,133	1.2%
57	Hiawatha	7,073	0.7%
58	Atlantic	7,030	-1.2%
59	Nevada	6,799	0.0%
60	Oelwein	6,430	0.2%
61	Estherville	6,211	-2.3%
62	Orange City	6,113	1.8%
63	Maquoketa	6,084	-0.9%
64	Independence	5,938	-0.5%
65	Eldridge	5,782	2.3%
66	Red Oak	5,692	-0.9%
67	Anamosa	5,645	2.0%
68	Clarinda	5,558	-0.3%
69	Centerville	5,541	0.2%
70	Algona	5,513	-0.8%
71	De Witt	5,315	-0.1%
72	Glenwood	5,270	0.0%
73	Vinton	5,261	0.1%
74	Cherokee	5,219	-0.6%
75	Winterset	5,200	0.2%
76	Manchester	5,163	-0.3%
77	Iowa Falls	5,161	-1.5%
78	Shenandoah	5,136	-0.3%
79	Sheldon	5,122	-1.3%
80	Harlan	5,052	-1.1%
81	Osceola	5,005	1.5%
82	Spirit Lake	4,895	1.1%
83	Windsor Heights	4,868	0.2%
84	Evansdale	4,761	0.2%
85	Humboldt	4,683	-0.1%
86	Asbury	4,670	12.0%
87	Mount Vernon	4,548	0.9%
88	Camanche	4,454	0.1%
89	Hampton	4,452	-0.2%
90	Jefferson	4,324	-0.5%
91	Chariton	4,294	-0.6%
92	Sergeant Bluff	4,244	0.4%
93	Bondurant	4,087	5.9%
94	Dyersville	4,063	0.1%
95	Forest City	4,050	-2.4%
96	Carlisle	3,900	0.6%
97	Waukon	3,871	-0.7%
98	Cresco	3,868	–
99	Emmetsburg	3,866	-1.0%
100	Adel	3,833	4.1%

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