| Rank | City | 2018 Population (Est.) | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 217,521 | 1.0% |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 132,228 | 0.7% |
| 3 | Davenport | 102,320 | 0.4% |
| 4 | Sioux City | 82,514 | -0.0% |
| 5 | Iowa City | 75,798 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Waterloo | 67,587 | -0.2% |
| 7 | Ames | 66,498 | 1.7% |
| 8 | West Des Moines | 65,608 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Ankeny | 62,416 | 4.6% |
| 10 | Council Bluffs | 62,316 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Dubuque | 58,276 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Urbandale | 43,592 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Cedar Falls | 41,570 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Marion | 39,400 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Bettendorf | 35,813 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Mason City | 27,399 | -0.3% |
| 17 | Marshalltown | 27,280 | -0.1% |
| 18 | Clinton | 25,480 | -0.8% |
| 19 | Burlington | 25,022 | -0.4% |
| 20 | Ottumwa | 24,454 | -0.3% |
| 21 | Fort Dodge | 24,305 | -0.5% |
| 22 | Muscatine | 23,782 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Johnston | 21,562 | 3.2% |
| 24 | Coralville | 20,881 | 1.4% |
| 25 | Waukee | 20,649 | 5.9% |
| 26 | North Liberty | 18,813 | 5.0% |
| 27 | Altoona | 18,699 | 3.7% |
| 28 | Clive | 17,172 | 1.5% |
| 29 | Indianola | 15,990 | 1.1% |
| 30 | Newton | 15,109 | -0.1% |
| 31 | Grimes | 12,742 | 6.4% |
| 32 | Boone | 12,510 | -0.2% |
| 33 | Oskaloosa | 11,546 | 0.1% |
| 34 | Spencer | 11,045 | -0.2% |
| 35 | Norwalk | 10,896 | 2.9% |
| 36 | Storm Lake | 10,611 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Fort Madison | 10,520 | -0.7% |
| 38 | Fairfield | 10,420 | 1.4% |
| 39 | Keokuk | 10,343 | -0.6% |
| 40 | Pella | 10,225 | -0.2% |
| 41 | Waverly | 10,126 | 0.4% |
| 42 | Le Mars | 9,967 | 0.2% |
| 43 | Carroll | 9,874 | -0.3% |
| 44 | Pleasant Hill | 9,873 | 1.7% |
| 45 | Grinnell | 9,027 | -0.3% |
| 46 | Mount Pleasant | 8,497 | -0.3% |
| 47 | Denison | 8,362 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Creston | 7,839 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Webster City | 7,787 | -0.5% |
| 50 | Decorah | 7,701 | -0.8% |
| 51 | Sioux Center | 7,579 | 1.0% |
| 52 | Clear Lake | 7,562 | -0.4% |
| 53 | Perry | 7,517 | -0.3% |
| 54 | Washington | 7,395 | 0.3% |
| 55 | Charles City | 7,373 | -0.5% |
| 56 | Hiawatha | 7,353 | 0.7% |
| 57 | Knoxville | 7,181 | -0.3% |
| 58 | Nevada | 6,777 | -0.0% |
| 59 | Atlantic | 6,689 | -0.9% |
| 60 | Eldridge | 6,543 | 2.1% |
| 61 | Bondurant | 6,178 | 6.9% |
| 62 | Orange City | 6,141 | 0.3% |
| 63 | Independence | 6,050 | 0.2% |
| 64 | Oelwein | 5,960 | -1.0% |
| 65 | Maquoketa | 5,920 | -0.5% |
| 66 | Estherville | 5,793 | -1.3% |
| 67 | Asbury | 5,586 | 4.3% |
| 68 | Algona | 5,468 | -0.2% |
| 69 | Centerville | 5,446 | -0.2% |
| 70 | Red Oak | 5,415 | -0.8% |
| 71 | Anamosa | 5,391 | -0.4% |
| 72 | Clarinda | 5,334 | -0.6% |
| 73 | Glenwood | 5,312 | 0.1% |
| 74 | Winterset | 5,276 | 0.2% |
| 75 | DeWitt | 5,218 | -0.3% |
| 76 | Vinton | 5,114 | -0.4% |
| 77 | Spirit Lake | 5,096 | 0.7% |
| 78 | Osceola | 5,076 | 0.4% |
| 79 | Sheldon | 5,067 | -0.3% |
| 80 | Iowa Falls | 5,048 | -0.5% |
| 81 | Manchester | 5,016 | -0.5% |
| 82 | Windsor Heights | 4,953 | 0.3% |
| 83 | Shenandoah | 4,909 | -0.7% |
| 84 | Cherokee | 4,905 | -1.0% |
| 85 | Harlan | 4,881 | -0.6% |
| 86 | Evansdale | 4,763 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Sergeant Bluff | 4,706 | 1.5% |
| 88 | Polk City | 4,646 | 4.5% |
| 89 | Humboldt | 4,597 | -0.3% |
| 90 | Mount Vernon | 4,435 | -0.2% |
| 91 | Adel | 4,386 | 2.5% |
| 92 | Camanche | 4,305 | -0.5% |
| 93 | Carlisle | 4,238 | 1.3% |
| 94 | Hampton | 4,237 | -0.7% |
| 95 | Dyersville | 4,220 | 0.6% |
| 96 | Jefferson | 4,150 | -0.7% |
| 97 | Chariton | 4,122 | -0.7% |
| 98 | Forest City | 4,091 | -0.2% |
| 99 | Le Claire | 3,969 | 0.8% |
| 100 | Monticello | 3,871 | 0.3% |
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