Top 100 Biggest Cities In Iowa (2020 Census)

Rank	City	2020 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Des Moines	213,699	0.5%
2	Cedar Rapids	137,581	0.9%
3	Davenport	101,584	0.2%
4	Sioux City	85,654	0.4%
5	Iowa City	74,443	0.9%
6	West Des Moines	68,895	2.0%
7	Ankeny	68,316	4.1%
8	Waterloo	67,381	-0.2%
9	Ames	65,999	1.1%
10	Council Bluffs	62,625	0.1%
11	Dubuque	59,565	0.3%
12	Urbandale	45,565	1.4%
13	Marion	41,613	1.8%
14	Cedar Falls	40,485	0.3%
15	Bettendorf	39,107	1.6%
16	Marshalltown	27,570	0.0%
17	Mason City	27,244	-0.3%
18	Ottumwa	25,451	0.2%
19	Fort Dodge	24,728	-0.2%
20	Clinton	24,425	-1.0%
21	Waukee	24,383	5.9%
22	Johnston	24,095	3.4%
23	Burlington	23,931	-0.7%
24	Muscatine	23,713	0.4%
25	Coralville	22,359	1.7%
26	North Liberty	20,622	4.4%
27	Altoona	19,638	3.1%
28	Clive	18,646	1.9%
29	Newton	15,772	0.3%
30	Indianola	15,677	0.6%
31	Grimes	15,587	6.6%
32	Norwalk	12,952	3.8%
33	Boone	12,447	-0.2%
34	Oskaloosa	11,593	0.1%
35	Spencer	11,273	0.0%
36	Storm Lake	11,238	0.6%
37	Le Mars	10,580	0.7%
38	Pella	10,382	0.0%
39	Waverly	10,351	0.5%
40	Fort Madison	10,265	-0.7%
41	Carroll	10,253	0.1%
42	Pleasant Hill	10,170	1.5%
43	Keokuk	9,883	-0.9%
44	Fairfield	9,641	0.2%
45	Grinnell	9,552	0.4%
46	Mount Pleasant	9,005	0.4%
47	Denison	8,310	0.0%
48	Sioux Center	8,207	1.5%
49	Perry	7,872	0.2%
50	Webster City	7,814	-0.3%
51	Decorah	7,730	-0.5%
52	Clear Lake	7,648	-0.2%
53	Knoxville	7,580	0.4%
54	Creston	7,536	-0.4%
55	Bondurant	7,428	6.8%
56	Charles City	7,352	-0.4%
57	Washington	7,301	0.0%
58	Hiawatha	7,185	0.2%
59	Nevada	7,002	0.3%
60	Atlantic	6,790	-0.5%
61	Eldridge	6,720	1.7%
62	Orange City	6,236	0.4%
63	Adel	6,177	5.3%
64	Maquoketa	6,101	-0.1%
65	Independence	6,097	0.2%
66	Asbury	5,963	3.6%
67	Oelwein	5,901	-0.8%
68	Estherville	5,875	-0.8%
69	Red Oak	5,596	-0.3%
70	Polk City	5,587	5.0%
71	DeWitt	5,512	0.4%
72	Clarinda	5,487	-0.2%
73	Sheldon	5,471	0.5%
74	Osceola	5,420	1.0%
75	Algona	5,416	-0.3%
76	Spirit Lake	5,392	1.1%
77	Winterset	5,367	0.3%
78	Centerville	5,347	-0.3%
79	Anamosa	5,290	-0.4%
80	Windsor Heights	5,233	0.7%
81	Cherokee	5,159	-0.2%
82	Glenwood	5,145	-0.2%
83	Iowa Falls	5,103	-0.3%
84	Manchester	5,054	-0.2%
85	Sergeant Bluff	5,009	1.7%
86	Vinton	4,911	-0.7%
87	Harlan	4,888	-0.4%
88	Shenandoah	4,861	-0.6%
89	Humboldt	4,753	0.1%
90	Le Claire	4,704	2.3%
91	Tiffin	4,657	9.1%
92	Camanche	4,571	0.3%
93	Evansdale	4,570	-0.4%
94	Dyersville	4,502	1.0%
95	Mount Vernon	4,485	-0.0%
96	Huxley	4,374	2.8%
97	Hampton	4,319	-0.3%
98	Forest City	4,239	0.2%
99	Carlisle	4,177	0.8%
100	Chariton	4,175	-0.3%

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