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Most population lost, Iowa cities

Iowa cities that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086-1,712−131%

02Davenport, IAIA100,358-811−127%

03Dubuque, IAIA59,148-493−452%

04Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935-446−104%

05Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500-323−145%

06Muscatine, IAIA23,164-308+67%

07Waterloo, IAIA66,919-306−113%

08Mason City, IAIA26,853-288−318%

09Burlington, IAIA23,336-254−31%

10Keokuk, IAIA9,510-238−77%

11Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680-213−105%

12Charles City, IAIA7,013-164+148%

13Clinton, IAIA24,049-147−90%

14Fort Madison, IAIA9,935-137−85%

15Knoxville, IAIA7,469-122−76%

16Denison, IAIA8,214-113−115%

17Carroll, IAIA10,085-113−121%

18Algona, IAIA5,309-110−60%

19Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059-109−72%

20Creston, IAIA7,335-101−68%

21Ottumwa, IAIA25,319-99−119%

22Red Oak, IAIA5,388-86+28%

23Oelwein, IAIA5,757-86−143%

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,601-80+264%

25Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013-68−71%

26Estherville, IAIA5,807-65+2%

27Washington, IAIA7,261-62+130%

28Newton, IAIA15,741-60−108%

29Grinnell, IAIA9,430-59−129%

30Webster City, IAIA7,815-56−120%

31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493-54−118%

32Maquoketa, IAIA6,027-53−5400%

33Decorah, IAIA7,417-52−148%

34Cherokee, IAIA5,122-45−93%

35Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837-44−94%

36Centerville, IAIA5,327-40+233%

37Sheldon, IAIA5,575-38+31%

38Boone, IAIA12,471-36−109%

39Atlantic, IAIA6,676-29−83%

40Clarinda, IAIA5,273-16−103%

41Vinton, IAIA5,004+10−1100%

42Hiawatha, IAIA7,432+23−98%

43DeWitt, IAIA5,704+32−94%

44Marshalltown, IAIA27,536+35−96%

45Fairfield, IAIA9,220+40−115%

46Asbury, IAIA6,035+46−89%

47Nevada, IAIA6,974+58−91%

48Winterset, IAIA5,520+63−89%

49Le Mars, IAIA10,760+69−91%

50Glenwood, IAIA5,287+71−91%

51Spencer, IAIA11,218+75−70%

52Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525+79−80%

53Eldridge, IAIA6,954+92−88%

54Independence, IAIA6,312+100+138%

55Waverly, IAIA10,561+100−77%

56Osceola, IAIA5,679+108−78%

57Manchester, IAIA5,357+126+5%

58Perry, IAIA8,208+149−85%

59Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324+156−72%

60Orange City, IAIA6,468+159−75%

61Storm Lake, IAIA11,590+159−88%

62Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240+175−91%

63Anamosa, IAIA5,901+179−55%

64Indianola, IAIA16,829+211−87%

65Sioux Center, IAIA8,864+225−76%

66Pella, IAIA10,992+256−54%

67Adel, IAIA7,098+277+111%

68Sioux City, IAIA86,356+304−93%

69Johnston, IAIA25,065+320−92%

70Marion, IAIA42,732+361−94%

71Clive, IAIA19,861+411−92%

72Polk City, IAIA6,630+494+13%

73Bettendorf, IAIA40,710+545−83%

74North Liberty, IAIA21,976+646−74%

75Coralville, IAIA23,960+916−81%

76Iowa City, IAIA76,229+924−63%

77Grimes, IAIA17,405+974−60%

78Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239+989−29%

79Urbandale, IAIA48,570+1,015−82%

80Bondurant, IAIA9,647+1,195+356%

81Tiffin, IAIA7,156+1,225+136%

82Ames, IAIA68,220+1,242−65%

83Norwalk, IAIA15,004+1,384+19%

84Altoona, IAIA22,796+1,930−39%

85West Des Moines, IAIA74,224+2,360−84%

86Ankeny, IAIA77,833+4,728−45%

87Waukee, IAIA34,890+5,296+103%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES