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Most racially diverse, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2010 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 21.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59078+529%

02Denison, IAIA8,21466+562%

03Perry, IAIA8,20861+3193%

04Des Moines, IAIA212,08659+115%

05Marshalltown, IAIA27,53655+536%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35653+159%

07Waterloo, IAIA66,91951+68%

08Coralville, IAIA23,96049+142%

09Davenport, IAIA100,35848+67%

10Iowa City, IAIA76,22944+97%

11Muscatine, IAIA23,16443+105%

12Osceola, IAIA5,67939+2057%

13Clive, IAIA19,86138+319%

14Ames, IAIA68,22038+53%

15Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036+165%

16Ottumwa, IAIA25,31935+395%

17Washington, IAIA7,26133+660%

18Sioux Center, IAIA8,86433+688%

19West Des Moines, IAIA74,22433+171%

20Fort Madison, IAIA9,93532+40%

21Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93530+150%

22Burlington, IAIA23,33630+105%

23Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68030+251%

24Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83730+149%

25Estherville, IAIA5,80730+1674%

26Clarinda, IAIA5,27329+547%

27North Liberty, IAIA21,97627+1749%

28Hiawatha, IAIA7,43227+366%

29Fairfield, IAIA9,22026+204%

30Webster City, IAIA7,81526+701%

31Grinnell, IAIA9,43025+238%

32Urbandale, IAIA48,57025+207%

33Bettendorf, IAIA40,71025+112%

34Keokuk, IAIA9,51025+95%

35Clinton, IAIA24,04924+174%

36Dubuque, IAIA59,14824+421%

37Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23924+219%

38Anamosa, IAIA5,90124+25%

39Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05924+151%

40Tiffin, IAIA7,15623+435%

41Johnston, IAIA25,06523+311%

42Mason City, IAIA26,85323+146%

43Orange City, IAIA6,46822+377%

44Sheldon, IAIA5,57521+1364%

45Le Mars, IAIA10,76021+1151%

46Charles City, IAIA7,01321+629%

47Waukee, IAIA34,89019+630%

48Marion, IAIA42,73219+264%

49Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49319+236%

50Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01319+231%

51Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32418−3%

52Nevada, IAIA6,97418+308%

53Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24018+96%

54Ankeny, IAIA77,83318+400%

55Grimes, IAIA17,40516+277%

56Red Oak, IAIA5,38815+1715%

57Decorah, IAIA7,41715+123%

58Altoona, IAIA22,79615+222%

59Spencer, IAIA11,21814+573%

60Pella, IAIA10,99214+81%

61Waverly, IAIA10,56114+174%

62Eldridge, IAIA6,95413+1919%

63Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113+99%

64Adel, IAIA7,09813+207%

65Oelwein, IAIA5,75713+64%

66Cherokee, IAIA5,12213+115%

67Creston, IAIA7,33513+244%

68Maquoketa, IAIA6,02713+518%

69Vinton, IAIA5,00412+189%

70Manchester, IAIA5,35712+260%

71Norwalk, IAIA15,00412+245%

72Bondurant, IAIA9,64711+192%

73Atlantic, IAIA6,67611+221%

74Glenwood, IAIA5,28711+334%

75Knoxville, IAIA7,46911+398%

76Newton, IAIA15,74111+92%

77Boone, IAIA12,47111+360%

78Indianola, IAIA16,82910+148%

79Centerville, IAIA5,32710+67%

80Carroll, IAIA10,0859+460%

81Asbury, IAIA6,0359+369%

82Polk City, IAIA6,6309+75%

83Winterset, IAIA5,5209+181%

84DeWitt, IAIA5,7049+750%

85Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5258+2441%

86Algona, IAIA5,3098+255%

87Independence, IAIA6,3126+344%

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UPDATED 2026-06-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS