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Least racially diverse, Iowa cities · 2020

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

01Winterset, IAIA5,52010+338%

02Polk City, IAIA6,63011+255%

03Atlantic, IAIA6,67612+278%

04Vinton, IAIA5,00412+248%

05Independence, IAIA6,31213+229%

06DeWitt, IAIA5,70413+202%

07Knoxville, IAIA7,46914+146%

08Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52514+567%

09Indianola, IAIA16,82915+239%

10Glenwood, IAIA5,28716+162%

11Manchester, IAIA5,35716+444%

12Clear Lake, IAIA7,60116+119%

13Boone, IAIA12,47116+385%

14Centerville, IAIA5,32717+158%

15Pella, IAIA10,99217+100%

16Decorah, IAIA7,41717+78%

17Asbury, IAIA6,03518+355%

18Bondurant, IAIA9,64719+628%

19Carroll, IAIA10,08519+505%

20Adel, IAIA7,09819+321%

21Creston, IAIA7,33519+300%

22Norwalk, IAIA15,00419+266%

23Eldridge, IAIA6,95420+285%

24Algona, IAIA5,30920+407%

25Maquoketa, IAIA6,02720+555%

26Waverly, IAIA10,56121+245%

27Spencer, IAIA11,21822+236%

28Keokuk, IAIA9,51022+67%

29Red Oak, IAIA5,38823+248%

30Nevada, IAIA6,97423+303%

31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49323+154%

32Oelwein, IAIA5,75724+219%

33Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01325+295%

34Newton, IAIA15,74125+356%

35Grimes, IAIA17,40525+345%

36Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24025+144%

37Grinnell, IAIA9,43025+126%

38Marion, IAIA42,73226+296%

39Ankeny, IAIA77,83327+299%

40Cherokee, IAIA5,12227+313%

41Anamosa, IAIA5,90129+44%

42Clinton, IAIA24,04930+120%

43Orange City, IAIA6,46830+376%

44Fort Madison, IAIA9,93531+51%

45Mason City, IAIA26,85331+141%

46Altoona, IAIA22,79632+320%

47Sheldon, IAIA5,57532+252%

48Le Mars, IAIA10,76032+312%

49Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32433+192%

50Clarinda, IAIA5,27333+95%

51Dubuque, IAIA59,14835+311%

52Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23936+207%

53Urbandale, IAIA48,57037+213%

54Estherville, IAIA5,80737+133%

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68037+155%

56Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83739+118%

57Burlington, IAIA23,33640+115%

58Charles City, IAIA7,01340+408%

59Washington, IAIA7,26140+196%

60Johnston, IAIA25,06540+304%

61North Liberty, IAIA21,97641+255%

62Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941+264%

63Bettendorf, IAIA40,71041+209%

64Waukee, IAIA34,89041+846%

65Fairfield, IAIA9,22041+174%

66Hiawatha, IAIA7,43243+255%

67Tiffin, IAIA7,15643+217%

68Webster City, IAIA7,81544+335%

69Clive, IAIA19,86145+179%

70Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50045+123%

71Ames, IAIA68,22047+67%

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86448+251%

73West Des Moines, IAIA74,22448+163%

74Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93549+181%

75Muscatine, IAIA23,16454+74%

76Ottumwa, IAIA25,31954+364%

77Davenport, IAIA100,35856+53%

78Iowa City, IAIA76,22958+102%

79Osceola, IAIA5,67959+260%

80Waterloo, IAIA66,91963+68%

81Coralville, IAIA23,96065+125%

82Sioux City, IAIA86,35667+86%

83Perry, IAIA8,20868+37%

84Denison, IAIA8,21471+75%

85Marshalltown, IAIA27,53671+117%

86Des Moines, IAIA212,08672+78%

87Storm Lake, IAIA11,59085+51%

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