Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2018 Census)

Rank City 2019 Pop (Est.) Growth Rate (Ann)
1 Des Moines 216,853 0.8%
2 Cedar Rapids 133,174 0.7%
3 Davenport 102,085 0.3%
4 Sioux City 82,396 -0.0%
5 Iowa City 76,290 1.5%
6 Waterloo 67,798 -0.1%
7 Ames 67,154 1.6%
8 West Des Moines 66,641 2.1%
9 Ankeny 65,284 4.6%
10 Council Bluffs 62,421 0.0%
11 Dubuque 57,941 0.1%
12 Urbandale 43,949 1.4%
13 Cedar Falls 41,048 0.6%
14 Marion 39,979 1.8%
15 Bettendorf 36,543 1.2%
16 Mason City 27,093 -0.4%
17 Marshalltown 27,068 -0.2%
18 Clinton 25,184 -0.8%
19 Burlington 24,838 -0.4%
20 Ottumwa 24,550 -0.2%
21 Fort Dodge 24,098 -0.6%
22 Muscatine 23,817 0.5%
23 Waukee 22,810 6.5%
24 Johnston 22,040 3.1%
25 Coralville 21,664 1.7%
26 North Liberty 19,239 4.7%
27 Altoona 18,844 3.3%
28 Clive 17,097 1.3%
29 Indianola 16,071 1.1%
30 Newton 15,209 -0.0%
31 Grimes 13,562 6.4%
32 Boone 12,470 -0.2%
33 Norwalk 11,517 3.2%
34 Oskaloosa 11,426 -0.0%
35 Spencer 11,031 -0.2%
36 Fort Madison 10,468 -0.7%
37 Storm Lake 10,458 -0.2%
38 Fairfield 10,414 1.2%
39 Pella 10,335 -0.0%
40 Keokuk 10,274 -0.6%
41 Waverly 10,153 0.3%
42 Pleasant Hill 10,064 1.7%
43 Le Mars 9,996 0.2%
44 Carroll 9,812 -0.4%
45 Grinnell 9,320 0.1%
46 Mount Pleasant 8,737 0.1%
47 Denison 8,406 0.2%
48 Creston 7,788 -0.1%
49 Webster City 7,723 -0.5%
50 Sioux Center 7,614 1.0%
51 Decorah 7,594 -0.8%
52 Clear Lake 7,578 -0.3%
53 Perry 7,456 -0.4%
54 Hiawatha 7,393 0.6%
55 Charles City 7,369 -0.5%
56 Washington 7,309 0.1%
57 Knoxville 7,204 -0.2%
58 Eldridge 6,813 2.4%
59 Nevada 6,751 -0.1%
60 Bondurant 6,646 7.0%
61 Atlantic 6,577 -1.0%
62 Orange City 6,107 0.2%
63 Independence 6,073 0.2%
64 Maquoketa 5,998 -0.3%
65 Oelwein 5,942 -1.0%
66 Estherville 5,686 -1.4%
67 Asbury 5,665 3.9%
68 Anamosa 5,507 -0.1%
69 Centerville 5,478 -0.1%
70 Algona 5,428 -0.3%
71 Clarinda 5,376 -0.4%
72 Red Oak 5,333 -0.9%
73 Winterset 5,318 0.3%
74 Glenwood 5,316 0.1%
75 Osceola 5,193 0.7%
76 DeWitt 5,169 -0.4%
77 Sheldon 5,110 -0.2%
78 Vinton 5,093 -0.4%
79 Spirit Lake 5,070 0.6%
80 Iowa Falls 5,036 -0.5%
81 Manchester 4,982 -0.5%
82 Adel 4,954 3.8%
83 Sergeant Bluff 4,913 1.9%
84 Cherokee 4,900 -0.9%
85 Windsor Heights 4,898 0.1%
86 Shenandoah 4,890 -0.6%
87 Harlan 4,827 -0.7%
88 Polk City 4,809 4.4%
89 Evansdale 4,757 0.0%
90 Humboldt 4,589 -0.3%
91 Mount Vernon 4,454 -0.1%
92 Camanche 4,353 -0.3%
93 Carlisle 4,282 1.3%
94 Hampton 4,236 -0.6%
95 Dyersville 4,225 0.5%
96 Chariton 4,172 -0.4%
97 Jefferson 4,148 -0.6%
98 Forest City 4,047 -0.3%
99 Le Claire 3,970 0.7%
100 Monticello 3,885 0.3%

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