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Least racially diverse, Iowa cities · 2010

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

01Independence, IAIA6,3126+58%

02Algona, IAIA5,3098+97%

03Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5258+299%

04DeWitt, IAIA5,7049+103%

05Winterset, IAIA5,5209+289%

06Polk City, IAIA6,6309+189%

07Asbury, IAIA6,0359+135%

08Carroll, IAIA10,0859+205%

09Centerville, IAIA5,32710+44%

10Indianola, IAIA16,82910+132%

11Boone, IAIA12,47111+216%

12Newton, IAIA15,74111+98%

13Knoxville, IAIA7,46911+95%

14Glenwood, IAIA5,28711+81%

15Atlantic, IAIA6,67611+249%

16Bondurant, IAIA9,64711+324%

17Norwalk, IAIA15,00412+122%

18Manchester, IAIA5,35712+315%

19Vinton, IAIA5,00412+244%

20Maquoketa, IAIA6,02713+304%

21Creston, IAIA7,33513+163%

22Cherokee, IAIA5,12213+93%

23Oelwein, IAIA5,75713+69%

24Adel, IAIA7,09813+194%

25Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113+81%

26Eldridge, IAIA6,95413+162%

27Waverly, IAIA10,56114+127%

28Pella, IAIA10,99214+61%

29Spencer, IAIA11,21814+119%

30Altoona, IAIA22,79615+99%

31Decorah, IAIA7,41715+52%

32Red Oak, IAIA5,38815+134%

33Grimes, IAIA17,40516+183%

34Ankeny, IAIA77,83318+159%

35Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24018+72%

36Nevada, IAIA6,97418+222%

37Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32418+64%

38Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01319+201%

39Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49319+109%

40Marion, IAIA42,73219+199%

41Waukee, IAIA34,89019+351%

42Charles City, IAIA7,01321+169%

43Le Mars, IAIA10,76021+172%

44Sheldon, IAIA5,57521+134%

45Orange City, IAIA6,46822+251%

46Mason City, IAIA26,85323+75%

47Johnston, IAIA25,06523+128%

48Tiffin, IAIA7,15623+69%

49Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05924+111%

50Anamosa, IAIA5,90124+15%

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23924+101%

52Dubuque, IAIA59,14824+187%

53Clinton, IAIA24,04924+77%

54Keokuk, IAIA9,51025+83%

55Bettendorf, IAIA40,71025+87%

56Urbandale, IAIA48,57025+111%

57Grinnell, IAIA9,43025+122%

58Webster City, IAIA7,81526+158%

59Fairfield, IAIA9,22026+78%

60Hiawatha, IAIA7,43227+122%

61North Liberty, IAIA21,97627+135%

62Clarinda, IAIA5,27329+72%

63Estherville, IAIA5,80730+85%

64Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83730+65%

65Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68030+102%

66Burlington, IAIA23,33630+65%

67Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93530+76%

68Fort Madison, IAIA9,93532+56%

69West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433+78%

70Sioux Center, IAIA8,86433+143%

71Washington, IAIA7,26133+148%

72Ottumwa, IAIA25,31935+197%

73Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036+77%

74Ames, IAIA68,22038+33%

75Clive, IAIA19,86138+133%

76Osceola, IAIA5,67939+136%

77Muscatine, IAIA23,16443+40%

78Iowa City, IAIA76,22944+54%

79Davenport, IAIA100,35848+31%

80Coralville, IAIA23,96049+69%

81Waterloo, IAIA66,91951+35%

82Sioux City, IAIA86,35653+47%

83Marshalltown, IAIA27,53655+68%

84Des Moines, IAIA212,08659+47%

85Perry, IAIA8,20861+24%

86Denison, IAIA8,21466+62%

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59078+38%

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