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Least racially diverse, Iowa cities · 1990

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

01Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250−84%

02Eldridge, IAIA6,9541−87%

03Red Oak, IAIA5,3881−87%

04North Liberty, IAIA21,9761−87%

05Sheldon, IAIA5,5751−84%

06Estherville, IAIA5,8072−90%

07Carroll, IAIA10,0852−46%

08Osceola, IAIA5,6792−89%

09Le Mars, IAIA10,7602−74%

10DeWitt, IAIA5,7042−53%

11Knoxville, IAIA7,4692−61%

12Asbury, IAIA6,0352−44%

13Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272−26%

14Boone, IAIA12,4712−28%

15Independence, IAIA6,3122−36%

16Spencer, IAIA11,2183−62%

17Waukee, IAIA34,8903−38%

18Algona, IAIA5,3093−29%

19Glenwood, IAIA5,2873−51%

20Manchester, IAIA5,3573+14%

21Perry, IAIA8,2083−93%

22Webster City, IAIA7,8153−66%

23Creston, IAIA7,3354−24%

24Ankeny, IAIA77,8334−43%

25Charles City, IAIA7,0134−49%

26Norwalk, IAIA15,0044−25%

27Adel, IAIA7,0984−6%

28Tiffin, IAIA7,1564−69%

29Sioux Center, IAIA8,8644−68%

30Bondurant, IAIA9,6474+73%

31Atlantic, IAIA6,6764+44%

32Vinton, IAIA5,0045+27%

33Altoona, IAIA22,7965−39%

34Orange City, IAIA6,4685−27%

35Clarinda, IAIA5,2735−72%

36Indianola, IAIA16,8295+9%

37Grimes, IAIA17,4055−13%

38Winterset, IAIA5,5205+115%

39Dubuque, IAIA59,1485−40%

40Washington, IAIA7,2615−62%

41Waverly, IAIA10,5615−13%

42Nevada, IAIA6,9745−4%

43Centerville, IAIA5,3276−14%

44Hiawatha, IAIA7,4326−53%

45Marion, IAIA42,7326−10%

46Polk City, IAIA6,6306+83%

47Cherokee, IAIA5,1226−10%

48Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0136−5%

49Johnston, IAIA25,0656−39%

50Newton, IAIA15,7416+14%

51Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4936−32%

52Decorah, IAIA7,4177−29%

53Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017+1%

54Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198−32%

55Grinnell, IAIA9,4308−29%

56Urbandale, IAIA48,5709−27%

57Pella, IAIA10,9929+0%

58Fairfield, IAIA9,2209−39%

59Clinton, IAIA24,0499−32%

60Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24010−7%

61Oelwein, IAIA5,75710+27%

62Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68010−32%

63Marshalltown, IAIA27,53610−70%

64Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05910−11%

65Denison, IAIA8,21411−74%

66Mason City, IAIA26,85311−18%

67Clive, IAIA19,86111−34%

68Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23911−8%

69Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83713−30%

70Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93513−26%

71Keokuk, IAIA9,51013−5%

72Bettendorf, IAIA40,71013−2%

73West Des Moines, IAIA74,22413−27%

74Storm Lake, IAIA11,59013−76%

75Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50015−25%

76Burlington, IAIA23,33616−12%

77Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32420+78%

78Coralville, IAIA23,96021−27%

79Anamosa, IAIA5,90122+5%

80Iowa City, IAIA76,22923−18%

81Sioux City, IAIA86,35624−34%

82Ames, IAIA68,22026−9%

83Fort Madison, IAIA9,93527+30%

84Muscatine, IAIA23,16429−7%

85Des Moines, IAIA212,08629−28%

86Waterloo, IAIA66,91930−19%

87Davenport, IAIA100,35831−15%

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