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Most racially diverse, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different 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

01Davenport, IAIA100,35831−15%

02Waterloo, IAIA66,91930−19%

03Des Moines, IAIA212,08629−28%

04Muscatine, IAIA23,16429−7%

05Fort Madison, IAIA9,93527+30%

06Ames, IAIA68,22026−9%

07Sioux City, IAIA86,35624−34%

08Iowa City, IAIA76,22923−18%

09Anamosa, IAIA5,90122+5%

10Coralville, IAIA23,96021−27%

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32420+78%

12Burlington, IAIA23,33616−12%

13Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50015−25%

14Storm Lake, IAIA11,59013−76%

15West Des Moines, IAIA74,22413−27%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,71013−2%

17Keokuk, IAIA9,51013−5%

18Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93513−26%

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83713−30%

20Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23911−8%

21Clive, IAIA19,86111−34%

22Mason City, IAIA26,85311−18%

23Denison, IAIA8,21411−74%

24Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05910−11%

25Marshalltown, IAIA27,53610−70%

26Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68010−32%

27Oelwein, IAIA5,75710+27%

28Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24010−7%

29Clinton, IAIA24,0499−32%

30Fairfield, IAIA9,2209−39%

31Pella, IAIA10,9929+0%

32Urbandale, IAIA48,5709−27%

33Grinnell, IAIA9,4308−29%

34Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198−32%

35Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017+1%

36Decorah, IAIA7,4177−29%

37Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4936−32%

38Newton, IAIA15,7416+14%

39Johnston, IAIA25,0656−39%

40Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0136−5%

41Cherokee, IAIA5,1226−10%

42Polk City, IAIA6,6306+83%

43Marion, IAIA42,7326−10%

44Hiawatha, IAIA7,4326−53%

45Centerville, IAIA5,3276−14%

46Nevada, IAIA6,9745−4%

47Waverly, IAIA10,5615−13%

48Washington, IAIA7,2615−62%

49Dubuque, IAIA59,1485−40%

50Winterset, IAIA5,5205+115%

51Grimes, IAIA17,4055−13%

52Indianola, IAIA16,8295+9%

53Clarinda, IAIA5,2735−72%

54Orange City, IAIA6,4685−27%

55Altoona, IAIA22,7965−39%

56Vinton, IAIA5,0045+27%

57Atlantic, IAIA6,6764+44%

58Bondurant, IAIA9,6474+73%

59Sioux Center, IAIA8,8644−68%

60Tiffin, IAIA7,1564−69%

61Adel, IAIA7,0984−6%

62Norwalk, IAIA15,0044−25%

63Charles City, IAIA7,0134−49%

64Ankeny, IAIA77,8334−43%

65Creston, IAIA7,3354−24%

66Webster City, IAIA7,8153−66%

67Perry, IAIA8,2083−93%

68Manchester, IAIA5,3573+14%

69Glenwood, IAIA5,2873−51%

70Algona, IAIA5,3093−29%

71Waukee, IAIA34,8903−38%

72Spencer, IAIA11,2183−62%

73Independence, IAIA6,3122−36%

74Boone, IAIA12,4712−28%

75Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272−26%

76Asbury, IAIA6,0352−44%

77Knoxville, IAIA7,4692−61%

78DeWitt, IAIA5,7042−53%

79Le Mars, IAIA10,7602−74%

80Osceola, IAIA5,6792−89%

81Carroll, IAIA10,0852−46%

82Estherville, IAIA5,8072−90%

83Sheldon, IAIA5,5751−84%

84North Liberty, IAIA21,9761−87%

85Red Oak, IAIA5,3881−87%

86Eldridge, IAIA6,9541−87%

87Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250−84%

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