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Most racially diverse, Iowa cities · 2020

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

01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59085+51%

02Des Moines, IAIA212,08672+78%

03Marshalltown, IAIA27,53671+117%

04Denison, IAIA8,21471+75%

05Perry, IAIA8,20868+37%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35667+86%

07Coralville, IAIA23,96065+125%

08Waterloo, IAIA66,91963+68%

09Osceola, IAIA5,67959+260%

10Iowa City, IAIA76,22958+102%

11Davenport, IAIA100,35856+53%

12Ottumwa, IAIA25,31954+364%

13Muscatine, IAIA23,16454+74%

14Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93549+181%

15West Des Moines, IAIA74,22448+163%

16Sioux Center, IAIA8,86448+251%

17Ames, IAIA68,22047+67%

18Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50045+123%

19Clive, IAIA19,86145+179%

20Webster City, IAIA7,81544+335%

21Tiffin, IAIA7,15643+217%

22Hiawatha, IAIA7,43243+255%

23Fairfield, IAIA9,22041+174%

24Waukee, IAIA34,89041+846%

25Bettendorf, IAIA40,71041+209%

26Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05941+264%

27North Liberty, IAIA21,97641+255%

28Johnston, IAIA25,06540+304%

29Washington, IAIA7,26140+196%

30Charles City, IAIA7,01340+408%

31Burlington, IAIA23,33640+115%

32Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83739+118%

33Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68037+155%

34Estherville, IAIA5,80737+133%

35Urbandale, IAIA48,57037+213%

36Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23936+207%

37Dubuque, IAIA59,14835+311%

38Clarinda, IAIA5,27333+95%

39Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32433+192%

40Le Mars, IAIA10,76032+312%

41Sheldon, IAIA5,57532+252%

42Altoona, IAIA22,79632+320%

43Mason City, IAIA26,85331+141%

44Fort Madison, IAIA9,93531+51%

45Orange City, IAIA6,46830+376%

46Clinton, IAIA24,04930+120%

47Anamosa, IAIA5,90129+44%

48Cherokee, IAIA5,12227+313%

49Ankeny, IAIA77,83327+299%

50Marion, IAIA42,73226+296%

51Grinnell, IAIA9,43025+126%

52Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24025+144%

53Grimes, IAIA17,40525+345%

54Newton, IAIA15,74125+356%

55Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01325+295%

56Oelwein, IAIA5,75724+219%

57Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49323+154%

58Nevada, IAIA6,97423+303%

59Red Oak, IAIA5,38823+248%

60Keokuk, IAIA9,51022+67%

61Spencer, IAIA11,21822+236%

62Waverly, IAIA10,56121+245%

63Maquoketa, IAIA6,02720+555%

64Algona, IAIA5,30920+407%

65Eldridge, IAIA6,95420+285%

66Norwalk, IAIA15,00419+266%

67Creston, IAIA7,33519+300%

68Adel, IAIA7,09819+321%

69Carroll, IAIA10,08519+505%

70Bondurant, IAIA9,64719+628%

71Asbury, IAIA6,03518+355%

72Decorah, IAIA7,41717+78%

73Pella, IAIA10,99217+100%

74Centerville, IAIA5,32717+158%

75Boone, IAIA12,47116+385%

76Clear Lake, IAIA7,60116+119%

77Manchester, IAIA5,35716+444%

78Glenwood, IAIA5,28716+162%

79Indianola, IAIA16,82915+239%

80Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52514+567%

81Knoxville, IAIA7,46914+146%

82DeWitt, IAIA5,70413+202%

83Independence, IAIA6,31213+229%

84Vinton, IAIA5,00412+248%

85Atlantic, IAIA6,67612+278%

86Polk City, IAIA6,63011+255%

87Winterset, IAIA5,52010+338%

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