Iowa: Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
ACS figures describe a five-year collection period. Their published margins of error are shown. Adjacent estimates may not differ significantly.
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate (1,026)
| Name | Type | State rank | 2020–2024 ACS population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines cityPolk County; Warren County | City | 1 | 212,421±197 |
| Cedar Rapids cityLinn County | City | 2 | 137,264±52 |
| Davenport cityScott County | City | 3 | 100,913±50 |
| Sioux City cityPlymouth County; Woodbury County | City | 4 | 86,101±29 |
| Iowa City cityJohnson County | City | 5 | 75,752±43 |
| Ankeny cityPolk County | City | 6 | 72,615±64 |
| West Des Moines cityDallas County; Madison County; Polk County; Warren County | City | 7 | 71,083±123 |
| Ames cityStory County | City | 8 | 67,669±39 |
| Waterloo cityBlack Hawk County | City | 9 | 67,008±37 |
| Council Bluffs cityPottawattamie County | City | 10 | 62,586±40 |
| Dubuque cityDubuque County | City | 11 | 59,174±59 |
| Urbandale cityDallas County; Polk County | City | 12 | 46,595±58 |
| Marion cityLinn County | City | 13 | 41,896±42 |
| Cedar Falls cityBlack Hawk County | City | 14 | 40,888±39 |
| Bettendorf cityScott County | City | 15 | 39,647±42 |
| Waukee cityDallas County | City | 16 | 29,236±34 |
| Marshalltown cityMarshall County | City | 17 | 27,626±28 |
| Mason City cityCerro Gordo County | City | 18 | 27,050±27 |
| Ottumwa cityWapello County | City | 19 | 25,430±29 |
| Fort Dodge cityWebster County | City | 20 | 24,827±47 |
| Johnston cityPolk County | City | 21 | 24,384±37 |
| Clinton cityClinton County | City | 22 | 24,322±18 |
| Burlington cityDes Moines County | City | 23 | 23,728±24 |
| Muscatine cityMuscatine County | City | 24 | 23,489±27 |
| Coralville cityJohnson County | City | 25 | 23,234±34 |
| Altoona cityPolk County | City | 26 | 21,495±44 |
| North Liberty cityJohnson County | City | 27 | 21,125±43 |
| Clive cityDallas County; Polk County | City | 28 | 19,012±51 |
| Grimes cityDallas County; Polk County | City | 29 | 16,366±26 |
| Indianola cityWarren County | City | 30 | 16,044±39 |
| Newton cityJasper County | City | 31 | 15,700±40 |
| Norwalk cityPolk County; Warren County | City | 32 | 14,183±22 |
| Boone cityBoone County | City | 33 | 12,424±23 |
| Oskaloosa cityMahaska County | City | 34 | 11,504±54 |
| Storm Lake cityBuena Vista County | City | 35 | 11,428±49 |
| Spencer cityClay County | City | 36 | 11,400±28 |
| Pleasant Hill cityPolk County | City | 37 | 11,136±60 |
| Pella cityMahaska County; Marion County | City | 38 | 10,720±30 |
| Le Mars cityPlymouth County | City | 39 | 10,640±28 |
| Waverly cityBremer County | City | 40 | 10,494±43 |
| Carroll cityCarroll County | City | 41 | 10,208±37 |
| Fort Madison cityLee County | City | 42 | 10,133±27 |
| Keokuk cityLee County | City | 43 | 9,662±51 |
| Grinnell cityPoweshiek County | City | 44 | 9,505±52 |
| Fairfield cityJefferson County | City | 45 | 9,456±18 |
| Mount Pleasant cityHenry County | City | 46 | 8,951±39 |
| Bondurant cityPolk County | City | 47 | 8,560±18 |
| Sioux Center citySioux County | City | 48 | 8,454±26 |
| Denison cityCrawford County | City | 49 | 8,260±24 |
| Perry cityDallas County | City | 50 | 7,985±21 |
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