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Least racially diverse, Iowa cities · 2000

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, IAIA5,5252+0%

02Winterset, IAIA5,5202+0%

03Bondurant, IAIA9,6473+0%

04Manchester, IAIA5,3573+0%

05Carroll, IAIA10,0853+0%

06Maquoketa, IAIA6,0273+0%

07Atlantic, IAIA6,6763+0%

08Polk City, IAIA6,6303+0%

09Boone, IAIA12,4713+0%

10Vinton, IAIA5,0044+0%

11Independence, IAIA6,3124+0%

12Algona, IAIA5,3094+0%

13Asbury, IAIA6,0354+0%

14Waukee, IAIA34,8904+0%

15DeWitt, IAIA5,7044+0%

16Indianola, IAIA16,8294+0%

17Adel, IAIA7,0984+0%

18Creston, IAIA7,3355+0%

19Eldridge, IAIA6,9545+0%

20Norwalk, IAIA15,0045+0%

21Newton, IAIA15,7415+0%

22Knoxville, IAIA7,4696+0%

23Nevada, IAIA6,9746+0%

24Grimes, IAIA17,4056+0%

25Glenwood, IAIA5,2876+0%

26Waverly, IAIA10,5616+0%

27Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0136+0%

28Orange City, IAIA6,4686+0%

29Red Oak, IAIA5,3886+0%

30Marion, IAIA42,7326+0%

31Cherokee, IAIA5,1227+0%

32Spencer, IAIA11,2187+0%

33Centerville, IAIA5,3277+0%

34Ankeny, IAIA77,8337+0%

35Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017+0%

36Altoona, IAIA22,7968+0%

37Oelwein, IAIA5,7578+0%

38Charles City, IAIA7,0138+0%

39Le Mars, IAIA10,7608+0%

40Dubuque, IAIA59,1488+0%

41Pella, IAIA10,9929+0%

42Sheldon, IAIA5,5759+0%

43Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4939+0%

44Decorah, IAIA7,41710+0%

45Johnston, IAIA25,06510+0%

46Webster City, IAIA7,81510+0%

47Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24010+0%

48Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05911+0%

49Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32411+0%

50Grinnell, IAIA9,43011+0%

51North Liberty, IAIA21,97611+0%

52Urbandale, IAIA48,57012+0%

53Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912+0%

54Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23912+0%

55Hiawatha, IAIA7,43212+0%

56Mason City, IAIA26,85313+0%

57Bettendorf, IAIA40,71013+0%

58Washington, IAIA7,26113+0%

59Keokuk, IAIA9,51013+0%

60Sioux Center, IAIA8,86414+0%

61Clinton, IAIA24,04914+0%

62Tiffin, IAIA7,15614+0%

63Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68015+0%

64Fairfield, IAIA9,22015+0%

65Estherville, IAIA5,80716+0%

66Clive, IAIA19,86116+0%

67Osceola, IAIA5,67916+0%

68Clarinda, IAIA5,27317+0%

69Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93517+0%

70Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83718+0%

71West Des Moines, IAIA74,22418+0%

72Burlington, IAIA23,33618+0%

73Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50020+0%

74Fort Madison, IAIA9,93520+0%

75Anamosa, IAIA5,90121+0%

76Ames, IAIA68,22028+0%

77Iowa City, IAIA76,22928+0%

78Coralville, IAIA23,96029+0%

79Muscatine, IAIA23,16431+0%

80Marshalltown, IAIA27,53633+0%

81Sioux City, IAIA86,35636+0%

82Davenport, IAIA100,35837+0%

83Waterloo, IAIA66,91938+0%

84Des Moines, IAIA212,08640+0%

85Denison, IAIA8,21441+0%

86Perry, IAIA8,20850+0%

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59056+0%

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