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Population in Fort Dodge, IA

Population in Fort Dodge, IA was 24,837 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 41 cities in 2025.

2025, persons24,837
Change on 20240%
Rank21st of 41Cities in Iowa ranked
Series high25,0612021
Series low24,7142022

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Population in Fort Dodge, IA, 2020 to 2025

24.7K24.8K24.9K25K25.1K2020202120222023202420252020: 24,891 persons2021: 25,061 persons2022: 24,714 persons2023: 24,724 persons2024: 24,836 persons2025: 24,837 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202524,837
202424,836
202324,724
202224,714
202125,061
202024,891

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2025
Fort Dodge, IA24,837
Iowa3,238,387
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Fort Dodge, IA, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Fort Dodge, IA, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/fort-dodge-ia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Fort Dodge, IA, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/fort-dodge-ia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Fort Dodge, IA, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/fort-dodge-ia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the population in Fort Dodge, IA?

Population in Fort Dodge, IA was 24,837 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 41 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Fort Dodge, IA?

25,061 in 2021, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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