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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Fastest growing, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is +0.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Anamosa, IA, up 53 places to #13.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
01Tiffin, IAIA7,156+27.1%−86.7 pts
02▲2Waukee, IAIA34,890+22.1%−81.9 pts
03▼1Bondurant, IAIA9,647+16.2%−0.3 pts
04▲5Norwalk, IAIA15,004+10.8%−9.4 pts
05▲7Altoona, IAIA22,796+9.9%−34.0 pts
06▲15Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239+9.7%−28.2 pts
07▼1Polk City, IAIA6,630+8.9%−13.9 pts
08Ankeny, IAIA77,833+7.0%−39.0 pts
09▼6Grimes, IAIA17,405+6.3%−85.8 pts
10▼5Adel, IAIA7,098+4.5%+0.5 pts
11▲7Coralville, IAIA23,960+4.1%−42.1 pts
12▲1West Des Moines, IAIA74,224+3.4%−43.0 pts
13▲53Anamosa, IAIA5,901+3.3%−4.4 pts
14▼7North Liberty, IAIA21,976+3.2%−82.0 pts
15▲2Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324+3.1%−16.7 pts
16▲4Sioux Center, IAIA8,864+2.7%−15.6 pts
17▲19Orange City, IAIA6,468+2.5%−10.5 pts
18▲52Manchester, IAIA5,357+2.5%+0.2 pts
19▲35Pella, IAIA10,992+2.4%−3.6 pts
20▲2Urbandale, IAIA48,570+2.2%−21.5 pts
21▼7Clive, IAIA19,861+2.2%−70.1 pts
22▲4Osceola, IAIA5,679+2.0%−9.9 pts
23▲28Perry, IAIA8,208+1.9%−12.8 pts
24▼1Ames, IAIA68,220+1.9%−5.6 pts
25▲27Independence, IAIA6,312+1.6%+0.9 pts
26▼2Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525+1.5%−8.6 pts
27▲5Storm Lake, IAIA11,590+1.4%−13.5 pts
28▲49Glenwood, IAIA5,287+1.4%−15.8 pts
29▼10Bettendorf, IAIA40,710+1.4%−10.0 pts
30▼14Eldridge, IAIA6,954+1.4%−21.8 pts
31▼1Indianola, IAIA16,829+1.3%−13.3 pts
32▼21Johnston, IAIA25,065+1.3%−82.6 pts
33▼8Iowa City, IAIA76,229+1.2%−2.9 pts
34▲11Winterset, IAIA5,520+1.2%−12.5 pts
35▼1Waverly, IAIA10,561+1.0%−4.1 pts
36▼21Marion, IAIA42,732+0.9%−28.0 pts
37▲13Nevada, IAIA6,974+0.8%−10.0 pts
38▼28Asbury, IAIA6,035+0.8%−20.9 pts
39▲19Spencer, IAIA11,218+0.7%−1.6 pts
40▼11Le Mars, IAIA10,760+0.7%−8.6 pts
41▲1DeWitt, IAIA5,704+0.6%−11.3 pts
42▼1Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240+0.4%−5.0 pts
43▲18Fairfield, IAIA9,220+0.4%+3.1 pts
44▼5Sioux City, IAIA86,356+0.4%−5.2 pts
45▲1Hiawatha, IAIA7,432+0.3%−29.6 pts
46▲34Vinton, IAIA5,004+0.2%+0.2 pts
47▲12Marshalltown, IAIA27,536+0.1%−3.2 pts
48▲17Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837-0.2%+2.8 pts
49▲18Boone, IAIA12,471-0.3%−3.6 pts
50▲26Clarinda, IAIA5,273-0.3%−11.8 pts
51▼24Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935-0.3%−11.4 pts
52▲3Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680-0.3%−7.6 pts
53▼9Newton, IAIA15,741-0.4%−5.8 pts
54▼5Ottumwa, IAIA25,319-0.4%−2.5 pts
55▲24Atlantic, IAIA6,676-0.4%+1.9 pts
56▲12Waterloo, IAIA66,919-0.5%−3.9 pts
57Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493-0.5%−3.3 pts
58▲29Clinton, IAIA24,049-0.6%+4.3 pts
59▼19Grinnell, IAIA9,430-0.6%−2.9 pts
60▲22Decorah, IAIA7,417-0.7%−2.0 pts
61▼28Sheldon, IAIA5,575-0.7%−0.1 pts
62▲12Webster City, IAIA7,815-0.7%−4.3 pts
63▲6Centerville, IAIA5,327-0.7%−0.5 pts
64▼16Davenport, IAIA100,358-0.8%−4.0 pts
65▼30Des Moines, IAIA212,086-0.8%−3.6 pts
66▼23Dubuque, IAIA59,148-0.8%−1.1 pts
67▼14Washington, IAIA7,261-0.8%−0.5 pts
68▼8Maquoketa, IAIA6,027-0.9%−0.9 pts
69▼7Cherokee, IAIA5,122-0.9%+10.0 pts
70▼7Clear Lake, IAIA7,601-1.0%−0.8 pts
71▲2Mason City, IAIA26,853-1.1%−1.5 pts
72▲9Burlington, IAIA23,336-1.1%+0.3 pts
73▼26Carroll, IAIA10,085-1.1%−6.6 pts
74▲10Estherville, IAIA5,807-1.1%−0.1 pts
75▼38Muscatine, IAIA23,164-1.3%−0.5 pts
76▼5Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013-1.3%+2.9 pts
77▲6Fort Madison, IAIA9,935-1.3%+6.4 pts
78Creston, IAIA7,335-1.3%+2.6 pts
79▼23Denison, IAIA8,214-1.3%−12.5 pts
80▲5Oelwein, IAIA5,757-1.5%−4.5 pts
81▼9Red Oak, IAIA5,388-1.5%−0.5 pts
82▼44Knoxville, IAIA7,469-1.6%+4.5 pts
83▼19Algona, IAIA5,309-2.0%+2.6 pts
84▼56Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059-2.1%+5.3 pts
85▼10Charles City, IAIA7,013-2.2%−1.4 pts
86Keokuk, IAIA9,510-2.4%+5.8 pts
87▼56Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500-3.5%−12.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES