RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most population gained, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is +519.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01West Des Moines, IAIA74,224+14,708–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935+12,007–

03Ankeny, IAIA77,833+8,534–

04Marion, IAIA42,732+5,891–

05Urbandale, IAIA48,570+5,572–

06Des Moines, IAIA212,086+5,495–

07Clive, IAIA19,861+5,393–

08Coralville, IAIA23,960+4,776–

09Sioux City, IAIA86,356+4,508–

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680+3,953–

11Johnston, IAIA25,065+3,947–

12Ames, IAIA68,220+3,538–

13Bettendorf, IAIA40,710+3,189–

14Altoona, IAIA22,796+3,154–

15Davenport, IAIA100,358+3,026–

16Waukee, IAIA34,890+2,614–

17Iowa City, IAIA76,229+2,482–

18North Liberty, IAIA21,976+2,469–

19Grimes, IAIA17,405+2,445–

20Waterloo, IAIA66,919+2,280–

21Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240+1,847–

22Indianola, IAIA16,829+1,658–

23Hiawatha, IAIA7,432+1,494–

24Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239+1,394–

25Storm Lake, IAIA11,590+1,307–

26Norwalk, IAIA15,004+1,159–

27Perry, IAIA8,208+981–

28Sioux Center, IAIA8,864+928–

29Marshalltown, IAIA27,536+831–

30Newton, IAIA15,741+798–

31Glenwood, IAIA5,287+787–

32Le Mars, IAIA10,760+783–

33Eldridge, IAIA6,954+781–

34Denison, IAIA8,214+735–

35Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500+724–

36Nevada, IAIA6,974+649–

37Orange City, IAIA6,468+642–

38Clarinda, IAIA5,273+585–

39Winterset, IAIA5,520+572–

40Pella, IAIA10,992+562–

41Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324+549–

42DeWitt, IAIA5,704+535–

43Carroll, IAIA10,085+527–

44Tiffin, IAIA7,156+519–

45Ottumwa, IAIA25,319+510–

46Osceola, IAIA5,679+495–

47Asbury, IAIA6,035+437–

48Polk City, IAIA6,630+436–

49Waverly, IAIA10,561+429–

50Boone, IAIA12,471+411–

51Anamosa, IAIA5,901+394–

52Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525+390–

53Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493+306–

54Webster City, IAIA7,815+282–

55Bondurant, IAIA9,647+262–

56Spencer, IAIA11,218+251–

57Grinnell, IAIA9,430+203–

58Oelwein, IAIA5,757+199–

59Dubuque, IAIA59,148+140–

60Mason City, IAIA26,853+132–

61Adel, IAIA7,098+131–

62Manchester, IAIA5,357+120–

63Decorah, IAIA7,417+109–

64Independence, IAIA6,312+42–

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,027+1–

66Vinton, IAIA5,004-1–

67Centerville, IAIA5,327-12–

68Clear Lake, IAIA7,601-22–

69Washington, IAIA7,261-27–

70Sheldon, IAIA5,575-29–

71Estherville, IAIA5,807-64–

72Charles City, IAIA7,013-66–

73Red Oak, IAIA5,388-67–

74Atlantic, IAIA6,676-175–

75Muscatine, IAIA23,164-184–

76Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013-231–

77Fairfield, IAIA9,220-259–

78Algona, IAIA5,309-274–

79Creston, IAIA7,335-314–

80Burlington, IAIA23,336-369–

81Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059-385–

82Knoxville, IAIA7,469-501–

83Cherokee, IAIA5,122-657–

84Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837-758–

85Fort Madison, IAIA9,935-903–

86Keokuk, IAIA9,510-1,024–

87Clinton, IAIA24,049-1,429–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS