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All 939 Iowa cities: complete list and data.

The complete Iowa city list has 939 incorporated places tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau (Vintage 2025), with a combined population of 2,614,713 as of July 1, 2025. Des Moines is the largest at 212,086 residents. Browse by population, income, or download the full state list.

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All cities in Iowa, sorted by 2025 population.
RankCity2025 pop2020 base5-yr Δ5-yr Δ %
#1Des Moines212,086214,032-1,946-0.9%
#2Cedar Rapids137,935137,742193+0.1%
#3Davenport100,358101,728-1,370-1.3%
#4Sioux City86,35685,907449+0.5%
#5Ankeny77,83368,1029,731+14.3%
#6Iowa City76,22974,8331,396+1.9%
#7West Des Moines74,22468,7275,497+8.0%
#8Ames68,22066,4371,783+2.7%
#9Waterloo66,91967,307-388-0.6%
#10Council Bluffs62,68062,790-110-0.2%
#11Dubuque59,14859,671-523-0.9%
#12Urbandale48,57045,5712,999+6.6%
#13Marion42,73241,5511,181+2.8%
#14Cedar Falls41,24040,727513+1.3%
#15Bettendorf40,71039,0941,616+4.1%
#16Waukee34,89023,94110,949+45.7%
#17Marshalltown27,53627,594-58-0.2%
#18Mason City26,85327,351-498-1.8%
#19Ottumwa25,31925,548-229-0.9%
#20Johnston25,06523,9361,129+4.7%
#21Fort Dodge24,83724,896-59-0.2%
#22Clinton24,04924,467-418-1.7%
#23Coralville23,96022,3211,639+7.3%
#24Burlington23,33624,020-684-2.8%
#25Muscatine23,16423,835-671-2.8%
#26Altoona22,79619,6663,130+15.9%
#27North Liberty21,97620,4821,494+7.3%
#28Clive19,86118,6201,241+6.7%
#29Grimes17,40515,5171,888+12.2%
#30Indianola16,82915,834995+6.3%
#31Newton15,74115,758-17-0.1%
#32Norwalk15,00412,7972,207+17.2%
#33Boone12,47112,45021+0.2%
#34Storm Lake11,59011,270320+2.8%
#35Oskaloosa11,49311,555-62-0.5%
#36Pleasant Hill11,23910,1511,088+10.7%
#37Spencer11,21811,320-102-0.9%
#38Pella10,99210,463529+5.1%
#39Le Mars10,76010,580180+1.7%
#40Waverly10,56110,400161+1.5%
#41Carroll10,08510,330-245-2.4%
#42Fort Madison9,93510,315-380-3.7%
#43Bondurant9,6477,4012,246+30.3%
#44Keokuk9,5109,902-392-4.0%
#45Grinnell9,4309,554-124-1.3%
#46Fairfield9,2209,423-203-2.2%
#47Sioux Center8,8648,232632+7.7%
#48Mount Pleasant8,5009,290-790-8.5%
#49Denison8,2148,378-164-2.0%
#50Perry8,2087,842366+4.7%
#51Webster City7,8157,824-9-0.1%
#52Clear Lake7,6017,677-76-1.0%
#53Knoxville7,4697,596-127-1.7%
#54Hiawatha7,4327,185247+3.4%
#55Decorah7,4177,588-171-2.3%
#56Creston7,3357,540-205-2.7%
#57Washington7,2617,362-101-1.4%
#58Tiffin7,1564,5212,635+58.3%
#59Adel7,0986,160938+15.2%
#60Charles City7,0137,398-385-5.2%
#61Nevada6,9746,92054+0.8%
#62Eldridge6,9546,717237+3.5%
#63Atlantic6,6766,788-112-1.6%
#64Polk City6,6305,5531,077+19.4%
#65Orange City6,4686,271197+3.1%
#66Independence6,3126,059253+4.2%
#67Asbury6,0355,94491+1.5%
#68Maquoketa6,0276,131-104-1.7%
#69Anamosa5,9015,444457+8.4%
#70Estherville5,8075,909-102-1.7%
#71Oelwein5,7575,929-172-2.9%
#72DeWitt5,7045,514190+3.4%
#73Osceola5,6795,404275+5.1%
#74Sheldon5,5755,51065+1.2%
#75Spirit Lake5,5255,44382+1.5%
#76Winterset5,5205,364156+2.9%
#77Red Oak5,3885,596-208-3.7%
#78Manchester5,3575,074283+5.6%
#79Centerville5,3275,420-93-1.7%
#80Sergeant Bluff5,3245,012312+6.2%
#81Algona5,3095,488-179-3.3%
#82Glenwood5,2875,094193+3.8%
#83Clarinda5,2735,375-102-1.9%
#84Cherokee5,1225,190-68-1.3%
#85Windsor Heights5,0595,253-194-3.7%
#86Iowa Falls5,0135,108-95-1.9%
#87Vinton5,0044,93470+1.4%
#88Harlan4,8594,890-31-0.6%
#89Shenandoah4,8084,926-118-2.4%
#90Le Claire4,7414,71130+0.6%
#91Huxley4,7154,244471+11.1%
#92Humboldt4,6754,789-114-2.4%
#93Dyersville4,5744,47797+2.2%
#94Camanche4,5574,571-14-0.3%
#95Carlisle4,5324,172360+8.6%
#96Mount Vernon4,5144,538-24-0.5%
#97Evansdale4,4634,563-100-2.2%
#98Chariton4,3474,190157+3.7%
#99Hampton4,2644,332-68-1.6%
#100Rock Valley4,1884,063125+3.1%
All 939 cities in Iowa. Use the controls to filter, sort, and download this state slice.

Methodology · what counts as a city

Iowa cities follow the V1 universe.

Iowa cities follow the same V1 universe: incorporated places, consolidated city-county governments where applicable, and Washington DC where applicable. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded, with one named national exception — Urban Honolulu (Honolulu only). State ranks are standard competition ranking (“1224”) within Iowa: tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Ranks are pre-computed in the dataset (state_rank_pop_current).

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