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Fastest growing, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Tiffin, IAIA7,156+113.8%–

02Waukee, IAIA34,890+104.1%–

03Grimes, IAIA17,405+92.2%–

04North Liberty, IAIA21,976+85.2%–

05Johnston, IAIA25,065+83.9%–

06Clive, IAIA19,861+72.3%–

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,224+46.4%–

08Coralville, IAIA23,960+46.2%–

09Ankeny, IAIA77,833+45.9%–

10Altoona, IAIA22,796+43.9%–

11Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239+37.9%–

12Hiawatha, IAIA7,432+30.0%–

13Marion, IAIA42,732+28.9%–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570+23.7%–

15Eldridge, IAIA6,954+23.1%–

16Polk City, IAIA6,630+22.9%–

17Asbury, IAIA6,035+21.7%–

18Norwalk, IAIA15,004+20.2%–

19Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324+19.8%–

20Sioux Center, IAIA8,864+18.3%–

21Glenwood, IAIA5,287+17.2%–

22Bondurant, IAIA9,647+16.5%–

23Storm Lake, IAIA11,590+14.9%–

24Perry, IAIA8,208+14.7%–

25Indianola, IAIA16,829+14.6%–

26Winterset, IAIA5,520+13.6%–

27Orange City, IAIA6,468+13.0%–

28Osceola, IAIA5,679+11.9%–

29DeWitt, IAIA5,704+11.9%–

30Clarinda, IAIA5,273+11.5%–

31Bettendorf, IAIA40,710+11.4%–

32Denison, IAIA8,214+11.1%–

33Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935+11.0%–

34Nevada, IAIA6,974+10.8%–

35Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525+10.1%–

36Le Mars, IAIA10,760+9.3%–

37Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500+9.0%–

38Anamosa, IAIA5,901+7.7%–

39Ames, IAIA68,220+7.5%–

40Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680+7.3%–

41Pella, IAIA10,992+6.1%–

42Sioux City, IAIA86,356+5.6%–

43Carroll, IAIA10,085+5.5%–

44Newton, IAIA15,741+5.4%–

45Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240+5.4%–

46Waverly, IAIA10,561+5.0%–

47Iowa City, IAIA76,229+4.2%–

48Adel, IAIA7,098+4.0%–

49Webster City, IAIA7,815+3.6%–

50Waterloo, IAIA66,919+3.4%–

51Boone, IAIA12,471+3.3%–

52Marshalltown, IAIA27,536+3.3%–

53Davenport, IAIA100,358+3.2%–

54Oelwein, IAIA5,757+3.1%–

55Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493+2.9%–

56Des Moines, IAIA212,086+2.8%–

57Manchester, IAIA5,357+2.3%–

58Grinnell, IAIA9,430+2.3%–

59Spencer, IAIA11,218+2.3%–

60Ottumwa, IAIA25,319+2.1%–

61Decorah, IAIA7,417+1.4%–

62Independence, IAIA6,312+0.7%–

63Mason City, IAIA26,853+0.5%–

64Dubuque, IAIA59,148+0.2%–

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,027+0.0%–

66Vinton, IAIA5,004-0.0%–

67Centerville, IAIA5,327-0.2%–

68Clear Lake, IAIA7,601-0.3%–

69Washington, IAIA7,261-0.4%–

70Sheldon, IAIA5,575-0.6%–

71Muscatine, IAIA23,164-0.8%–

72Charles City, IAIA7,013-0.8%–

73Estherville, IAIA5,807-1.0%–

74Red Oak, IAIA5,388-1.1%–

75Burlington, IAIA23,336-1.4%–

76Atlantic, IAIA6,676-2.4%–

77Fairfield, IAIA9,220-2.7%–

78Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837-2.9%–

79Creston, IAIA7,335-4.0%–

80Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013-4.3%–

81Algona, IAIA5,309-4.6%–

82Clinton, IAIA24,049-4.9%–

83Knoxville, IAIA7,469-6.1%–

84Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059-7.4%–

85Fort Madison, IAIA9,935-7.8%–

86Keokuk, IAIA9,510-8.2%–

87Cherokee, IAIA5,122-10.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS