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Lowest fertility rate, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities with the lowest general fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2010 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 65.5.

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YEAR2010 2024

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

01Osceola, IAIA5,67913.7–

02Grinnell, IAIA9,43022.1–

03Indianola, IAIA16,82922.9–

04Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05925.8–

05Johnston, IAIA25,06526.8–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,22928.6–

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32430.8–

08Decorah, IAIA7,41731.3–

09Waverly, IAIA10,56131.6–

10Anamosa, IAIA5,90134.0–

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24034.3–

12Winterset, IAIA5,52035.1–

13Fort Madison, IAIA9,93536.4–

14Ames, IAIA68,22038.3–

15Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.7–

16Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23942.0–

17Sioux Center, IAIA8,86443.6–

18Newton, IAIA15,74143.8–

19Norwalk, IAIA15,00444.6–

20Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83746.2–

21DeWitt, IAIA5,70446.5–

22Asbury, IAIA6,03547.1–

23Pella, IAIA10,99247.4–

24Muscatine, IAIA23,16449.1–

25Creston, IAIA7,33551.7–

26Eldridge, IAIA6,95451.9–

27Clinton, IAIA24,04952.3–

28Clear Lake, IAIA7,60152.4–

29Estherville, IAIA5,80753.1–

30Clive, IAIA19,86153.3–

31Webster City, IAIA7,81554.1–

32Des Moines, IAIA212,08655.6–

33Altoona, IAIA22,79656.2–

34Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93558.0–

35Orange City, IAIA6,46859.9–

36Davenport, IAIA100,35860.7–

37West Des Moines, IAIA74,22461.7–

38Mason City, IAIA26,85362.4–

39Spencer, IAIA11,21863.0–

40Le Mars, IAIA10,76064.8–

41Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52564.8–

42Urbandale, IAIA48,57065.1–

43Bettendorf, IAIA40,71065.4–

44Ottumwa, IAIA25,31965.5–

45Clarinda, IAIA5,27367.2–

46Nevada, IAIA6,97467.4–

47Red Oak, IAIA5,38867.7–

48Independence, IAIA6,31268.4–

49Dubuque, IAIA59,14868.9–

50Hiawatha, IAIA7,43268.9–

51Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68069.0–

52Sioux City, IAIA86,35669.5–

53Bondurant, IAIA9,64769.5–

54Algona, IAIA5,30969.7–

55Maquoketa, IAIA6,02771.1–

56Atlantic, IAIA6,67671.3–

57Manchester, IAIA5,35771.4–

58Knoxville, IAIA7,46971.7–

59Glenwood, IAIA5,28772.1–

60Ankeny, IAIA77,83373.6–

61Tiffin, IAIA7,15675.4–

62Sheldon, IAIA5,57577.4–

63Washington, IAIA7,26177.4–

64Cherokee, IAIA5,12277.9–

65Polk City, IAIA6,63078.2–

66Waterloo, IAIA66,91978.9–

67Grimes, IAIA17,40578.9–

68Marshalltown, IAIA27,53679.2–

69Storm Lake, IAIA11,59079.9–

70Keokuk, IAIA9,51080.3–

71Marion, IAIA42,73280.7–

72Burlington, IAIA23,33680.9–

73North Liberty, IAIA21,97685.3–

74Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49385.5–

75Carroll, IAIA10,08586.0–

76Adel, IAIA7,09887.7–

77Charles City, IAIA7,01388.1–

78Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50092.0–

79Perry, IAIA8,20893.9–

80Centerville, IAIA5,32795.0–

81Coralville, IAIA23,96096.7–

82Vinton, IAIA5,004108.2–

83Denison, IAIA8,214114.4–

84Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013117.2–

85Boone, IAIA12,471117.7–

86Waukee, IAIA34,890122.9–

87Oelwein, IAIA5,757139.5–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS