Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2012 Census)

Rank	City	2013 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	206,688	0.8%
2	Cedar Rapids	128,119	0.7%
3	Davenport	101,363	0.8%
4	Sioux City	82,719	0.0%
5	Iowa City	70,133	1.7%
6	Waterloo	68,297	-0.1%
7	Council Bluffs	62,115	-0.1%
8	Ames	60,634	1.4%
9	West Des Moines	59,296	2.3%
10	Dubuque	58,155	0.4%
11	Ankeny	49,080	3.8%
12	Urbandale	41,020	2.0%
13	Cedar Falls	39,993	0.9%
14	Marion	35,843	1.5%
15	Bettendorf	34,255	1.6%
16	Mason City	27,823	-0.5%
17	Marshalltown	27,683	0.2%
18	Clinton	26,647	-0.4%
19	Burlington	25,665	0.0%
20	Ottumwa	24,806	-0.4%
21	Fort Dodge	24,751	-0.9%
22	Muscatine	22,988	0.2%
23	Coralville	19,692	2.1%
24	Johnston	18,728	4.1%
25	Clive	16,220	2.5%
26	Waukee	15,931	7.5%
27	Altoona	15,409	2.9%
28	Newton	15,108	-0.5%
29	Indianola	14,947	0.6%
30	North Liberty	14,485	4.1%
31	Boone	12,546	-0.5%
32	Oskaloosa	11,555	0.4%
33	Spencer	11,192	-0.2%
34	Fort Madison	11,019	-0.1%
35	Storm Lake	10,775	0.8%
36	Keokuk	10,732	-0.2%
37	Pella	10,397	0.2%
38	Waverly	10,035	0.8%
39	Carroll	10,017	-0.4%
40	Le Mars	9,795	-0.2%
41	Fairfield	9,476	0.1%
42	Norwalk	9,411	2.6%
43	Grinnell	9,118	-0.5%
44	Grimes	9,040	4.7%
45	Pleasant Hill	9,009	1.3%
46	Mount Pleasant	8,741	0.4%
47	Denison	8,387	0.5%
48	Decorah	8,109	-0.1%
49	Perry	7,981	1.8%
50	Webster City	7,885	-1.2%
51	Creston	7,874	0.3%
52	Clear Lake	7,741	-0.2%
53	Charles City	7,515	-0.9%
54	Washington	7,326	0.4%
55	Knoxville	7,296	-0.1%
56	Sioux Center	7,210	1.1%
57	Hiawatha	7,135	0.8%
58	Atlantic	7,008	-0.7%
59	Nevada	6,754	-0.3%
60	Oelwein	6,363	-0.4%
61	Estherville	6,221	-1.1%
62	Orange City	6,155	1.2%
63	Maquoketa	6,083	-0.5%
64	Independence	5,967	0.0%
65	Eldridge	5,903	2.2%
66	Red Oak	5,640	-0.9%
67	Anamosa	5,625	0.8%
68	Algona	5,509	-0.5%
69	Clarinda	5,483	-0.8%
70	Centerville	5,464	-0.6%
71	De Witt	5,285	-0.3%
72	Glenwood	5,232	-0.4%
73	Vinton	5,203	-0.5%
74	Winterset	5,181	-0.1%
75	Cherokee	5,179	-0.7%
76	Iowa Falls	5,146	-0.9%
77	Manchester	5,123	-0.5%
78	Sheldon	5,119	-0.7%
79	Shenandoah	5,100	-0.5%
80	Harlan	5,085	-0.2%
81	Osceola	5,035	1.1%
82	Spirit Lake	4,925	0.9%
83	Windsor Heights	4,877	0.2%
84	Asbury	4,866	8.0%
85	Evansdale	4,754	0.0%
86	Humboldt	4,654	-0.4%
87	Mount Vernon	4,583	0.9%
88	Camanche	4,429	-0.2%
89	Hampton	4,398	-0.7%
90	Sergeant Bluff	4,269	0.5%
91	Chariton	4,261	-0.7%
92	Jefferson	4,260	-1.0%
93	Bondurant	4,225	4.6%
94	Dyersville	4,086	0.3%
95	Forest City	4,009	-1.7%
96	Carlisle	3,924	0.6%
97	Adel	3,922	3.2%
98	Cresco	3,886	0.2%
99	Le Claire	3,878	1.5%
100	Waukon	3,871	-0.3%

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