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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most racially diverse, Iowa cities · 2000

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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000
01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59056+0%
02Perry, IAIA8,20850+0%
03Denison, IAIA8,21441+0%
04Des Moines, IAIA212,08640+0%
05Waterloo, IAIA66,91938+0%
06Davenport, IAIA100,35837+0%
07Sioux City, IAIA86,35636+0%
08Marshalltown, IAIA27,53633+0%
09Muscatine, IAIA23,16431+0%
10Coralville, IAIA23,96029+0%
11Iowa City, IAIA76,22928+0%
12Ames, IAIA68,22028+0%
13Anamosa, IAIA5,90121+0%
14Fort Madison, IAIA9,93520+0%
15Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50020+0%
16Burlington, IAIA23,33618+0%
17West Des Moines, IAIA74,22418+0%
18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83718+0%
19Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93517+0%
20Clarinda, IAIA5,27317+0%
21Osceola, IAIA5,67916+0%
22Clive, IAIA19,86116+0%
23Estherville, IAIA5,80716+0%
24Fairfield, IAIA9,22015+0%
25Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68015+0%
26Tiffin, IAIA7,15614+0%
27Clinton, IAIA24,04914+0%
28Sioux Center, IAIA8,86414+0%
29Keokuk, IAIA9,51013+0%
30Washington, IAIA7,26113+0%
31Bettendorf, IAIA40,71013+0%
32Mason City, IAIA26,85313+0%
33Hiawatha, IAIA7,43212+0%
34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23912+0%
35Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912+0%
36Urbandale, IAIA48,57012+0%
37North Liberty, IAIA21,97611+0%
38Grinnell, IAIA9,43011+0%
39Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32411+0%
40Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05911+0%
41Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24010+0%
42Webster City, IAIA7,81510+0%
43Johnston, IAIA25,06510+0%
44Decorah, IAIA7,41710+0%
45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4939+0%
46Sheldon, IAIA5,5759+0%
47Pella, IAIA10,9929+0%
48Dubuque, IAIA59,1488+0%
49Le Mars, IAIA10,7608+0%
50Charles City, IAIA7,0138+0%
51Oelwein, IAIA5,7578+0%
52Altoona, IAIA22,7968+0%
53Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017+0%
54Ankeny, IAIA77,8337+0%
55Centerville, IAIA5,3277+0%
56Spencer, IAIA11,2187+0%
57Cherokee, IAIA5,1227+0%
58Marion, IAIA42,7326+0%
59Red Oak, IAIA5,3886+0%
60Orange City, IAIA6,4686+0%
61Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0136+0%
62Waverly, IAIA10,5616+0%
63Glenwood, IAIA5,2876+0%
64Grimes, IAIA17,4056+0%
65Nevada, IAIA6,9746+0%
66Knoxville, IAIA7,4696+0%
67Newton, IAIA15,7415+0%
68Norwalk, IAIA15,0045+0%
69Eldridge, IAIA6,9545+0%
70Creston, IAIA7,3355+0%
71Adel, IAIA7,0984+0%
72Indianola, IAIA16,8294+0%
73DeWitt, IAIA5,7044+0%
74Waukee, IAIA34,8904+0%
75Asbury, IAIA6,0354+0%
76Algona, IAIA5,3094+0%
77Independence, IAIA6,3124+0%
78Vinton, IAIA5,0044+0%
79Boone, IAIA12,4713+0%
80Polk City, IAIA6,6303+0%
81Atlantic, IAIA6,6763+0%
82Maquoketa, IAIA6,0273+0%
83Carroll, IAIA10,0853+0%
84Manchester, IAIA5,3573+0%
85Bondurant, IAIA9,6473+0%
86Winterset, IAIA5,5202+0%
87Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5252+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES