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Fastest growing, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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 2000

01Tiffin, IAIA7,156+131.7%+17.9 pts

02Bondurant, IAIA9,647+90.8%+74.3 pts

03Grimes, IAIA17,405+86.7%−5.5 pts

04Waukee, IAIA34,890+73.6%−30.5 pts

05Adel, IAIA7,098+67.1%+63.1 pts

06Polk City, IAIA6,630+62.2%+39.3 pts

07North Liberty, IAIA21,976+53.1%−32.1 pts

08Ankeny, IAIA77,833+48.9%+3.0 pts

09Norwalk, IAIA15,004+43.1%+22.8 pts

10Asbury, IAIA6,035+42.5%+20.8 pts

11Johnston, IAIA25,065+39.3%−44.7 pts

12Altoona, IAIA22,796+34.6%−9.3 pts

13West Des Moines, IAIA74,224+21.4%−25.0 pts

14Clive, IAIA19,861+20.4%−51.9 pts

15Marion, IAIA42,732+19.5%−9.4 pts

16Eldridge, IAIA6,954+19.0%−4.1 pts

17Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324+18.6%−1.2 pts

18Coralville, IAIA23,960+18.0%−28.1 pts

19Bettendorf, IAIA40,710+17.7%+6.4 pts

20Sioux Center, IAIA8,864+16.8%−1.5 pts

21Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239+15.5%−22.4 pts

22Urbandale, IAIA48,570+15.5%−8.2 pts

23Ames, IAIA68,220+12.7%+5.2 pts

24Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525+12.4%+2.3 pts

25Iowa City, IAIA76,229+10.3%+6.1 pts

26Osceola, IAIA5,679+9.9%−2.0 pts

27Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935+9.0%−2.0 pts

28Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059+8.1%+15.5 pts

29Le Mars, IAIA10,760+7.6%−1.7 pts

30Indianola, IAIA16,829+7.1%−7.5 pts

31Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500+7.0%−2.0 pts

32Storm Lake, IAIA11,590+6.3%−8.6 pts

33Sheldon, IAIA5,575+6.2%+6.8 pts

34Waverly, IAIA10,561+5.3%+0.2 pts

35Des Moines, IAIA212,086+5.3%+2.4 pts

36Orange City, IAIA6,468+4.4%−8.6 pts

37Muscatine, IAIA23,164+4.0%+4.8 pts

38Knoxville, IAIA7,469+3.9%+9.9 pts

39Sioux City, IAIA86,356+3.8%−1.8 pts

40Grinnell, IAIA9,430+3.8%+1.5 pts

41Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240+3.7%−1.7 pts

42DeWitt, IAIA5,704+3.6%−8.2 pts

43Dubuque, IAIA59,148+3.5%+3.3 pts

44Newton, IAIA15,741+3.3%−2.1 pts

45Winterset, IAIA5,520+3.1%−10.5 pts

46Hiawatha, IAIA7,432+2.3%−27.7 pts

47Carroll, IAIA10,085+2.2%−3.3 pts

48Davenport, IAIA100,358+2.0%−1.1 pts

49Ottumwa, IAIA25,319+2.0%−0.1 pts

50Nevada, IAIA6,974+1.9%−8.9 pts

51Perry, IAIA8,208+1.7%−13.0 pts

52Independence, IAIA6,312+1.6%+0.9 pts

53Washington, IAIA7,261+1.2%+1.6 pts

54Pella, IAIA10,992+1.1%−5.0 pts

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680+0.9%−6.4 pts

56Denison, IAIA8,214+0.9%−10.2 pts

57Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493+0.8%−2.0 pts

58Spencer, IAIA11,218+0.8%−1.4 pts

59Marshalltown, IAIA27,536+0.1%−3.2 pts

60Maquoketa, IAIA6,027-0.2%−0.2 pts

61Fairfield, IAIA9,220-0.5%+2.1 pts

62Cherokee, IAIA5,122-1.0%+9.9 pts

63Clear Lake, IAIA7,601-1.2%−0.9 pts

64Algona, IAIA5,309-1.3%+3.2 pts

65Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837-1.3%+1.6 pts

66Anamosa, IAIA5,901-1.5%−9.2 pts

67Boone, IAIA12,471-1.6%−4.9 pts

68Waterloo, IAIA66,919-1.6%−5.0 pts

69Centerville, IAIA5,327-2.1%−1.9 pts

70Manchester, IAIA5,357-2.2%−4.5 pts

71Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013-2.5%+1.7 pts

72Red Oak, IAIA5,388-2.5%−1.5 pts

73Mason City, IAIA26,853-2.6%−3.1 pts

74Webster City, IAIA7,815-3.0%−6.6 pts

75Charles City, IAIA7,013-3.3%−2.5 pts

76Clarinda, IAIA5,273-3.6%−15.1 pts

77Glenwood, IAIA5,287-3.7%−20.9 pts

78Creston, IAIA7,335-3.8%+0.2 pts

79Atlantic, IAIA6,676-4.5%−2.1 pts

80Vinton, IAIA5,004-6.1%−6.0 pts

81Burlington, IAIA23,336-6.6%−5.2 pts

82Decorah, IAIA7,417-6.6%−8.0 pts

83Fort Madison, IAIA9,935-7.1%+0.7 pts

84Estherville, IAIA5,807-7.2%−6.2 pts

85Oelwein, IAIA5,757-7.7%−10.8 pts

86Keokuk, IAIA9,510-8.2%+0.1 pts

87Clinton, IAIA24,049-9.0%−4.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS