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Lowest fertility rate, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the lowest general fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Vinton, IAIA5,0040.0−100%

02Hiawatha, IAIA7,4326.0−91%

03Fairfield, IAIA9,2209.8−76%

04Decorah, IAIA7,41711.5−63%

05Ames, IAIA68,22013.9−64%

06Grinnell, IAIA9,43013.9−37%

07Clive, IAIA19,86114.5−73%

08Eldridge, IAIA6,95417.0−67%

09Iowa City, IAIA76,22921.1−26%

10Algona, IAIA5,30921.2−70%

11Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01323.3−80%

12Pella, IAIA10,99226.2−45%

13Clarinda, IAIA5,27327.8−59%

14Creston, IAIA7,33528.5−45%

15DeWitt, IAIA5,70430.6−34%

16Waverly, IAIA10,56132.2+2%

17Spencer, IAIA11,21832.8−48%

18Bettendorf, IAIA40,71033.4−49%

19Grimes, IAIA17,40536.1−54%

20Knoxville, IAIA7,46937.5−48%

21North Liberty, IAIA21,97638.2−55%

22Glenwood, IAIA5,28739.8−45%

23Newton, IAIA15,74140.8−7%

24Carroll, IAIA10,08540.8−53%

25Burlington, IAIA23,33641.6−49%

26Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68042.7−38%

27Independence, IAIA6,31245.3−34%

28Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24045.4+32%

29West Des Moines, IAIA74,22445.6−26%

30Nevada, IAIA6,97445.6−32%

31Urbandale, IAIA48,57045.8−30%

32Indianola, IAIA16,82945.9+100%

33Estherville, IAIA5,80746.1−13%

34Ankeny, IAIA77,83346.3−37%

35Johnston, IAIA25,06547.8+78%

36Atlantic, IAIA6,67647.9−33%

37Norwalk, IAIA15,00449.4+11%

38Charles City, IAIA7,01349.5−44%

39Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83751.2+11%

40Manchester, IAIA5,35752.2−27%

41Sheldon, IAIA5,57552.4−32%

42Polk City, IAIA6,63054.3−31%

43Davenport, IAIA100,35856.2−7%

44Asbury, IAIA6,03556.6+20%

45Marion, IAIA42,73257.6−29%

46Dubuque, IAIA59,14857.6−16%

47Des Moines, IAIA212,08658.2+5%

48Maquoketa, IAIA6,02758.8−17%

49Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49360.1−30%

50Boone, IAIA12,47160.4−49%

51Bondurant, IAIA9,64760.9−12%

52Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93561.5+6%

53Sioux City, IAIA86,35661.6−11%

54Fort Madison, IAIA9,93562.1+71%

55Le Mars, IAIA10,76063.5−2%

56Altoona, IAIA22,79665.7+17%

57Waukee, IAIA34,89066.0−46%

58Cherokee, IAIA5,12266.4−15%

59Marshalltown, IAIA27,53666.5−16%

60Muscatine, IAIA23,16468.0+39%

61Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50072.1−22%

62Clinton, IAIA24,04973.7+41%

63Waterloo, IAIA66,91977.7−1%

64Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23978.9+88%

65Ottumwa, IAIA25,31979.1+21%

66Denison, IAIA8,21479.3−31%

67Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52580.3+24%

68Anamosa, IAIA5,90181.0+138%

69Washington, IAIA7,26181.1+5%

70Orange City, IAIA6,46881.3+36%

71Coralville, IAIA23,96082.8−14%

72Centerville, IAIA5,32783.1−12%

73Storm Lake, IAIA11,59085.3+7%

74Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32487.2+183%

75Adel, IAIA7,09897.5+11%

76Perry, IAIA8,208100.9+7%

77Clear Lake, IAIA7,601102.9+96%

78Red Oak, IAIA5,388103.9+54%

79Winterset, IAIA5,520108.5+209%

80Sioux Center, IAIA8,864110.7+154%

81Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059112.0+335%

82Mason City, IAIA26,853114.4+83%

83Tiffin, IAIA7,156115.5+53%

84Oelwein, IAIA5,757116.5−16%

85Keokuk, IAIA9,510132.3+65%

86Webster City, IAIA7,815148.1+174%

87Osceola, IAIA5,679314.8+2198%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES