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Largest Cities in Iowa by Population

The top 25 of 44 Iowa cities on GIS Map, ranked by total population.

#CityPopulation
1Des Moines
212,421
2Cedar Rapids
137,264
3Davenport
100,913
4Sioux City
86,101
5Iowa City
75,752
6Ankeny
72,615
7West Des Moines
71,083
8Ames
67,669
9Waterloo
67,008
10Council Bluffs
62,586
11Dubuque
59,174
12Urbandale
46,595
13Marion
41,896
14Cedar Falls
40,888
15Bettendorf
39,647
16Waukee
29,236
17Marshalltown
27,626
18Mason City
27,050
19Ottumwa
25,430
20Fort Dodge
24,827
21Johnston
24,384
22Clinton
24,322
23Burlington
23,728
24Muscatine
23,489
25Coralville
23,234

Top Iowa Counties

Counties ranked by total population.

1. Polk County503,1752. Linn County230,0043. Scott County174,6084. Johnson County156,6395. Black Hawk County131,0496. Dallas County107,9687. Woodbury County106,2478. Story County100,4669. Dubuque County99,03010. Pottawattamie County93,424

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Largest Cities in Iowa by Population”, https://gismap.land/rankings/iowa/largest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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