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Least racially diverse, Iowa cities

Name: Least racially diverse, Iowa cities, 2024
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Iowa cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 33. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sioux Center, IA, up 21 places to #51.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Polk City, IAIA6,6309+74%

02▲10Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113+86%

03▲3DeWitt, IAIA5,70413+1150%

04▼3Winterset, IAIA5,52014+334%

05Independence, IAIA6,31214+950%

06▲9Pella, IAIA10,99215+96%

07▼4Atlantic, IAIA6,67616+368%

08▼1Knoxville, IAIA7,46917+663%

09▼5Vinton, IAIA5,00417+292%

10▲12Norwalk, IAIA15,00418+414%

11▲10Creston, IAIA7,33519+402%

12▲5Asbury, IAIA6,03519+878%

13▼4Indianola, IAIA16,82919+375%

14▲18Oelwein, IAIA5,75720+150%

15▼2Boone, IAIA12,47120+767%

16▼5Manchester, IAIA5,35720+516%

17▼7Glenwood, IAIA5,28722+770%

18▲18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24022+144%

19▲8Spencer, IAIA11,21822+937%

20▼12Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52524+7227%

21▼2Carroll, IAIA10,08524+1302%

22▼6Decorah, IAIA7,41724+253%

23▲2Maquoketa, IAIA6,02724+1087%

24▼10Centerville, IAIA5,32724+323%

25▲6Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49325+329%

26Waverly, IAIA10,56125+398%

27▼4Eldridge, IAIA6,95425+3700%

28▲1Red Oak, IAIA5,38826+3017%

29▲4Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01327+373%

30▲11Anamosa, IAIA5,90127+44%

31▲13Fort Madison, IAIA9,93528+23%

32▲17Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32429+54%

33▲5Marion, IAIA42,73229+451%

34▼10Algona, IAIA5,30931+1315%

35▼15Adel, IAIA7,09831+619%

36▼8Keokuk, IAIA9,51031+148%

37▼3Newton, IAIA15,74131+459%

38▼1Grinnell, IAIA9,43032+327%

39▲4Orange City, IAIA6,46832+591%

40▼1Ankeny, IAIA77,83333+823%

41▲1Clinton, IAIA24,04933+269%

42▲16Charles City, IAIA7,01333+1032%

43▲16Washington, IAIA7,26133+648%

44▼4Cherokee, IAIA5,12233+456%

45▲6Dubuque, IAIA59,14833+615%

46▲6Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23933+343%

47▼2Mason City, IAIA26,85334+267%

48▼18Nevada, IAIA6,97435+678%

49▼31Bondurant, IAIA9,64735+840%

50Clarinda, IAIA5,27336+692%

51▲21Sioux Center, IAIA8,86436+765%

52▲2Estherville, IAIA5,80739+2220%

53▼7Altoona, IAIA22,79640+765%

54▼6Le Mars, IAIA10,76040+2266%

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68041+381%

56▼21Grimes, IAIA17,40541+854%

57▲5Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941+339%

58▼1Burlington, IAIA23,33642+182%

59▲8Tiffin, IAIA7,15642+872%

60▲3Bettendorf, IAIA40,71043+268%

61▼5Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83744+272%

62▼9Urbandale, IAIA48,57045+457%

63▼2North Liberty, IAIA21,97645+2994%

64▲6Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50045+235%

65▲4Clive, IAIA19,86146+415%

66▲2Webster City, IAIA7,81548+1387%

67▲7Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93548+295%

68▲5West Des Moines, IAIA74,22449+304%

69▼22Sheldon, IAIA5,57549+3250%

70▲1Ames, IAIA68,22049+101%

71▼7Waukee, IAIA34,89050+1786%

72▼7Fairfield, IAIA9,22051+481%

73▼13Johnston, IAIA25,06551+814%

74▲1Muscatine, IAIA23,16457+173%

75▲2Davenport, IAIA100,35859+103%

76▼10Hiawatha, IAIA7,43259+919%

77▲1Iowa City, IAIA76,22960+170%

78▲1Osceola, IAIA5,67960+3278%

79▼3Ottumwa, IAIA25,31961+765%

80▲3Perry, IAIA8,20862+3243%

81Coralville, IAIA23,96065+223%

82▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,91966+121%

83▼1Sioux City, IAIA86,35670+239%

84Denison, IAIA8,21472+621%

85▲1Des Moines, IAIA212,08673+165%

86▼1Marshalltown, IAIA27,53673+743%

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59085+587%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES