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Most racially diverse, Iowa cities

Name: Most racially diverse, Iowa cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Iowa cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 33. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bondurant, IA, up 31 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59085+587%

02▲1Marshalltown, IAIA27,53673+743%

03▼1Des Moines, IAIA212,08673+165%

04Denison, IAIA8,21472+621%

05▲1Sioux City, IAIA86,35670+239%

06▲2Waterloo, IAIA66,91966+121%

07Coralville, IAIA23,96065+223%

08▼3Perry, IAIA8,20862+3243%

09▲3Ottumwa, IAIA25,31961+765%

10▼1Osceola, IAIA5,67960+3278%

11▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,22960+170%

12▲10Hiawatha, IAIA7,43259+919%

13▼2Davenport, IAIA100,35859+103%

14▼1Muscatine, IAIA23,16457+173%

15▲13Johnston, IAIA25,06551+814%

16▲7Fairfield, IAIA9,22051+481%

17▲7Waukee, IAIA34,89050+1786%

18▼1Ames, IAIA68,22049+101%

19▲22Sheldon, IAIA5,57549+3250%

20▼5West Des Moines, IAIA74,22449+304%

21▼7Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93548+295%

22▼2Webster City, IAIA7,81548+1387%

23▼4Clive, IAIA19,86146+415%

24▼6Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50045+235%

25▲2North Liberty, IAIA21,97645+2994%

26▲9Urbandale, IAIA48,57045+457%

27▲5Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83744+272%

28▼3Bettendorf, IAIA40,71043+268%

29▼8Tiffin, IAIA7,15642+872%

30▲1Burlington, IAIA23,33642+182%

31▼5Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941+339%

32▲21Grimes, IAIA17,40541+854%

33Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68041+381%

34▲6Le Mars, IAIA10,76040+2266%

35▲7Altoona, IAIA22,79640+765%

36▼2Estherville, IAIA5,80739+2220%

37▼21Sioux Center, IAIA8,86436+765%

38Clarinda, IAIA5,27336+692%

39▲31Bondurant, IAIA9,64735+840%

40▲18Nevada, IAIA6,97435+678%

41▲2Mason City, IAIA26,85334+267%

42▼6Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23933+343%

43▼6Dubuque, IAIA59,14833+615%

44▲4Cherokee, IAIA5,12233+456%

45▼16Washington, IAIA7,26133+648%

46▼16Charles City, IAIA7,01333+1032%

47▼1Clinton, IAIA24,04933+269%

48▲1Ankeny, IAIA77,83333+823%

49▼4Orange City, IAIA6,46832+591%

50▲1Grinnell, IAIA9,43032+327%

51▲3Newton, IAIA15,74131+459%

52▲8Keokuk, IAIA9,51031+148%

53▲15Adel, IAIA7,09831+619%

54▲10Algona, IAIA5,30931+1315%

55▼5Marion, IAIA42,73229+451%

56▼17Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32429+54%

57▼13Fort Madison, IAIA9,93528+23%

58▼11Anamosa, IAIA5,90127+44%

59▼4Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01327+373%

60▼1Red Oak, IAIA5,38826+3017%

61▲4Eldridge, IAIA6,95425+3700%

62Waverly, IAIA10,56125+398%

63▼6Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49325+329%

64▲10Centerville, IAIA5,32724+323%

65▼2Maquoketa, IAIA6,02724+1087%

66▲6Decorah, IAIA7,41724+253%

67▲2Carroll, IAIA10,08524+1302%

68▲12Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52524+7227%

69▼8Spencer, IAIA11,21822+937%

70▼18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24022+144%

71▲7Glenwood, IAIA5,28722+770%

72▲5Manchester, IAIA5,35720+516%

73▲2Boone, IAIA12,47120+767%

74▼18Oelwein, IAIA5,75720+150%

75▲4Indianola, IAIA16,82919+375%

76▼5Asbury, IAIA6,03519+878%

77▼10Creston, IAIA7,33519+402%

78▼12Norwalk, IAIA15,00418+414%

79▲5Vinton, IAIA5,00417+292%

80▲1Knoxville, IAIA7,46917+663%

81▲4Atlantic, IAIA6,67616+368%

82▼9Pella, IAIA10,99215+96%

83Independence, IAIA6,31214+950%

84▲3Winterset, IAIA5,52014+334%

85▼3DeWitt, IAIA5,70413+1150%

86▼10Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113+86%

87▼1Polk City, IAIA6,6309+74%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES