Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2013 Census)

Rank City 2014 Pop (Est.) Growth Rate (Ann)
1 Des Moines 207,510 0.7%
2 Cedar Rapids 128,429 0.6%
3 Davenport 102,157 0.8%
4 Sioux City 82,459 -0.1%
5 Iowa City 71,591 1.8%
6 Waterloo 68,366 -0.0%
7 Council Bluffs 61,969 -0.1%
8 Ames 61,792 1.6%
9 West Des Moines 61,255 2.7%
10 Dubuque 58,253 0.4%
11 Ankeny 51,567 4.2%
12 Urbandale 41,776 1.9%
13 Cedar Falls 40,566 1.1%
14 Marion 36,147 1.3%
15 Bettendorf 34,707 1.5%
16 Marshalltown 27,844 0.4%
17 Mason City 27,704 -0.4%
18 Clinton 26,473 -0.5%
19 Burlington 25,725 0.1%
20 Ottumwa 24,840 -0.2%
21 Fort Dodge 24,639 -0.8%
22 Muscatine 23,034 0.2%
23 Coralville 20,092 2.0%
24 Johnston 19,798 4.6%
25 Waukee 17,077 7.4%
26 Clive 16,590 2.4%
27 Altoona 15,653 2.5%
28 Newton 15,136 -0.3%
29 Indianola 15,108 0.7%
30 North Liberty 14,971 3.8%
31 Boone 12,629 -0.1%
32 Oskaloosa 11,568 0.3%
33 Spencer 11,150 -0.2%
34 Fort Madison 11,043 -0.0%
35 Storm Lake 10,790 0.6%
36 Keokuk 10,769 -0.0%
37 Pella 10,344 -0.0%
38 Waverly 10,070 0.7%
39 Carroll 10,013 -0.3%
40 Le Mars 9,820 -0.0%
41 Norwalk 9,639 2.5%
42 Fairfield 9,447 -0.1%
43 Grimes 9,335 4.2%
44 Pleasant Hill 9,082 1.1%
45 Grinnell 9,049 -0.6%
46 Mount Pleasant 8,662 -0.0%
47 Denison 8,457 0.6%
48 Perry 8,108 1.7%
49 Decorah 8,089 -0.2%
50 Creston 7,887 0.2%
51 Webster City 7,877 -0.8%
52 Clear Lake 7,692 -0.4%
53 Charles City 7,527 -0.5%
54 Washington 7,370 0.5%
55 Sioux Center 7,308 1.2%
56 Knoxville 7,251 -0.3%
57 Hiawatha 7,145 0.6%
58 Atlantic 6,937 -0.8%
59 Nevada 6,776 -0.1%
60 Oelwein 6,261 -0.8%
61 Orange City 6,182 1.0%
62 Estherville 6,126 -1.2%
63 Maquoketa 6,062 -0.4%
64 Eldridge 6,034 2.2%
65 Independence 5,968 0.0%
66 Red Oak 5,568 -1.0%
67 Anamosa 5,545 0.1%
68 Clarinda 5,518 -0.3%
69 Algona 5,513 -0.3%
70 Centerville 5,448 -0.5%
71 De Witt 5,284 -0.2%
72 Glenwood 5,272 0.0%
73 Iowa Falls 5,217 -0.1%
74 Cherokee 5,186 -0.4%
75 Vinton 5,181 -0.5%
76 Manchester 5,113 -0.4%
77 Winterset 5,094 -0.6%
78 Sheldon 5,093 -0.6%
79 Shenandoah 5,070 -0.5%
80 Harlan 5,027 -0.5%
81 Asbury 5,025 6.4%
82 Osceola 5,022 0.6%
83 Spirit Lake 4,952 0.8%
84 Windsor Heights 4,891 0.2%
85 Evansdale 4,770 0.1%
86 Humboldt 4,635 -0.4%
87 Bondurant 4,614 6.1%
88 Mount Vernon 4,583 0.6%
89 Camanche 4,398 -0.4%
90 Hampton 4,393 -0.5%
91 Sergeant Bluff 4,326 0.8%
92 Jefferson 4,257 -0.7%
93 Chariton 4,254 -0.5%
94 Dyersville 4,115 0.5%
95 Adel 4,047 3.2%
96 Forest City 4,002 -1.2%
97 Polk City 3,976 5.2%
98 Carlisle 3,951 0.6%
99 Le Claire 3,915 1.3%
100 Cresco 3,879 0.1%

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