Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2015 Census)

Rank	City	2016 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	210,330	0.7%
2	Cedar Rapids	130,405	0.6%
3	Davenport	102,582	0.6%
4	Sioux City	82,821	0.0%
5	Iowa City	74,220	1.8%
6	Waterloo	68,460	0.0%
7	Ames	65,060	2.0%
8	West Des Moines	64,113	2.5%
9	Council Bluffs	62,597	0.1%
10	Dubuque	58,799	0.4%
11	Ankeny	56,764	4.5%
12	Urbandale	44,062	2.2%
13	Cedar Falls	41,255	1.0%
14	Marion	37,330	1.4%
15	Bettendorf	35,505	1.3%
16	Marshalltown	27,620	0.0%
17	Mason City	27,366	-0.5%
18	Clinton	26,064	-0.6%
19	Burlington	25,410	-0.2%
20	Fort Dodge	24,649	-0.4%
21	Ottumwa	24,624	-0.3%
22	Muscatine	23,968	0.9%
23	Johnston	20,871	3.9%
24	Coralville	20,608	1.7%
25	Waukee	18,990	6.6%
26	Clive	17,419	2.4%
27	Altoona	16,984	3.2%
28	North Liberty	15,931	3.6%
29	Indianola	15,467	0.9%
30	Newton	15,125	-0.2%
31	Boone	12,692	0.0%
32	Oskaloosa	11,607	0.2%
33	Spencer	11,212	-0.0%
34	Storm Lake	10,910	0.6%
35	Fort Madison	10,717	-0.6%
36	Grimes	10,676	5.3%
37	Keokuk	10,609	-0.3%
38	Pella	10,363	0.0%
39	Norwalk	10,135	2.5%
40	Waverly	10,066	0.4%
41	Carroll	9,968	-0.3%
42	Fairfield	9,892	0.9%
43	Le Mars	9,761	-0.1%
44	Pleasant Hill	9,314	1.2%
45	Grinnell	9,141	-0.2%
46	Mount Pleasant	8,433	-0.5%
47	Denison	8,334	0.1%
48	Perry	8,089	1.0%
49	Decorah	7,907	-0.5%
50	Creston	7,854	0.1%
51	Webster City	7,814	-0.6%
52	Clear Lake	7,590	-0.5%
53	Sioux Center	7,461	1.1%
54	Charles City	7,455	-0.5%
55	Washington	7,408	0.4%
56	Knoxville	7,248	-0.2%
57	Hiawatha	7,199	0.5%
58	Atlantic	6,833	-0.8%
59	Nevada	6,831	0.1%
60	Eldridge	6,232	2.0%
61	Orange City	6,198	0.6%
62	Oelwein	6,153	-0.8%
63	Independence	6,028	0.2%
64	Estherville	6,011	-1.1%
65	Maquoketa	5,989	-0.5%
66	Red Oak	5,472	-1.0%
67	Algona	5,470	-0.3%
68	Anamosa	5,469	-0.2%
69	Clarinda	5,418	-0.6%
70	Centerville	5,372	-0.6%
71	Asbury	5,291	4.9%
72	Glenwood	5,253	-0.1%
73	De Witt	5,242	-0.3%
74	Iowa Falls	5,195	-0.2%
75	Winterset	5,176	-0.1%
76	Vinton	5,148	-0.4%
77	Sheldon	5,088	-0.4%
78	Manchester	5,073	-0.4%
79	Cherokee	5,030	-0.9%
80	Shenandoah	5,021	-0.5%
81	Spirit Lake	5,018	0.7%
82	Harlan	5,002	-0.4%
83	Bondurant	4,996	5.3%
84	Osceola	4,972	0.2%
85	Windsor Heights	4,889	0.1%
86	Evansdale	4,812	0.3%
87	Humboldt	4,596	-0.4%
88	Sergeant Bluff	4,520	1.3%
89	Mount Vernon	4,486	-0.1%
90	Camanche	4,341	-0.5%
91	Polk City	4,323	4.8%
92	Hampton	4,290	-0.8%
93	Adel	4,245	2.9%
94	Chariton	4,214	-0.5%
95	Dyersville	4,204	0.7%
96	Jefferson	4,204	-0.7%
97	Carlisle	4,168	1.5%
98	Forest City	4,018	-0.6%
99	Le Claire	3,982	1.1%
100	Cresco	3,833	-0.2%

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