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Least racially diverse, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Polk City, IAIA6,6309+188%

02Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113+70%

03DeWitt, IAIA5,70413+199%

04Winterset, IAIA5,52014+500%

05Independence, IAIA6,31214+274%

06Pella, IAIA10,99215+74%

07Atlantic, IAIA6,67616+407%

08Knoxville, IAIA7,46917+199%

09Vinton, IAIA5,00417+368%

10Norwalk, IAIA15,00418+231%

11Creston, IAIA7,33519+283%

12Asbury, IAIA6,03519+389%

13Indianola, IAIA16,82919+344%

14Oelwein, IAIA5,75720+157%

15Boone, IAIA12,47120+494%

16Manchester, IAIA5,35720+609%

17Glenwood, IAIA5,28722+263%

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24022+114%

19Spencer, IAIA11,21822+237%

20Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52524+1049%

21Carroll, IAIA10,08524+663%

22Decorah, IAIA7,41724+141%

23Maquoketa, IAIA6,02724+676%

24Centerville, IAIA5,32724+265%

25Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49325+167%

26Waverly, IAIA10,56125+312%

27Eldridge, IAIA6,95425+393%

28Red Oak, IAIA5,38826+301%

29Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01327+330%

30Anamosa, IAIA5,90127+33%

31Fort Madison, IAIA9,93528+37%

32Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32429+162%

33Marion, IAIA42,73229+353%

34Algona, IAIA5,30931+686%

35Adel, IAIA7,09831+590%

36Keokuk, IAIA9,51031+133%

37Newton, IAIA15,74131+477%

38Grinnell, IAIA9,43032+180%

39Orange City, IAIA6,46832+408%

40Ankeny, IAIA77,83333+378%

41Clinton, IAIA24,04933+139%

42Charles City, IAIA7,01333+318%

43Washington, IAIA7,26133+144%

44Cherokee, IAIA5,12233+400%

45Dubuque, IAIA59,14833+293%

46Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23933+180%

47Mason City, IAIA26,85334+161%

48Nevada, IAIA6,97435+515%

49Bondurant, IAIA9,64735+1265%

50Clarinda, IAIA5,27336+110%

51Sioux Center, IAIA8,86436+167%

52Estherville, IAIA5,80739+142%

53Altoona, IAIA22,79640+435%

54Le Mars, IAIA10,76040+414%

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68041+177%

56Grimes, IAIA17,40541+616%

57Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941+268%

58Burlington, IAIA23,33642+128%

59Tiffin, IAIA7,15642+208%

60Bettendorf, IAIA40,71043+225%

61Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83744+146%

62Urbandale, IAIA48,57045+283%

63North Liberty, IAIA21,97645+294%

64Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50045+124%

65Clive, IAIA19,86146+186%

66Webster City, IAIA7,81548+378%

67Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93548+179%

68West Des Moines, IAIA74,22449+166%

69Sheldon, IAIA5,57549+435%

70Ames, IAIA68,22049+74%

71Waukee, IAIA34,89050+1065%

72Fairfield, IAIA9,22051+239%

73Johnston, IAIA25,06551+408%

74Muscatine, IAIA23,16457+86%

75Davenport, IAIA100,35859+58%

76Hiawatha, IAIA7,43259+386%

77Iowa City, IAIA76,22960+111%

78Osceola, IAIA5,67960+270%

79Ottumwa, IAIA25,31961+419%

80Perry, IAIA8,20862+26%

81Coralville, IAIA23,96065+126%

82Waterloo, IAIA66,91966+77%

83Sioux City, IAIA86,35670+93%

84Denison, IAIA8,21472+77%

85Des Moines, IAIA212,08673+80%

86Marshalltown, IAIA27,53673+123%

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59085+50%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES