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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Fastest shrinking, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the steepest population decline 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: Mount Pleasant, IA, up 56 places to #1.

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