# Cities in Iowa by Gini index, 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `gini_index`
- Unit: index
- Definition: Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | index |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Iowa City, IA | 52.6 |
| 2 | Waverly, IA | 50.5 |
| 3 | Coralville, IA | 48.7 |
| 4 | Ames, IA | 48.3 |
| 5 | West Des Moines, IA | 47.2 |
| 6 | Clinton, IA | 47 |
| 7 | Bettendorf, IA | 46.1 |
| 8 | Pella, IA | 45.6 |
| 9 | Fort Dodge, IA | 45.5 |
| 10 | Dubuque, IA | 45.2 |
| 11 | Carroll, IA | 45.1 |
| 12 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 44.7 |
| 13 | Cedar Falls, IA | 44.7 |
| 14 | Johnston, IA | 44.6 |
| 15 | Davenport, IA | 44.2 |
| 16 | Waterloo, IA | 44.2 |
| 17 | Oskaloosa, IA | 44.2 |
| 18 | Muscatine, IA | 44.1 |
| 19 | North Liberty, IA | 44 |
| 20 | Des Moines, IA | 44 |
| 21 | Burlington, IA | 43.8 |
| 21 | Sioux City, IA | 43.8 |
| 23 | Newton, IA | 43 |
| 24 | Council Bluffs, IA | 42.8 |
| 25 | Mason City, IA | 42.8 |
| 26 | Waukee, IA | 42.8 |
| 27 | Ottumwa, IA | 42.6 |
| 28 | Norwalk, IA | 42 |
| 29 | Spencer, IA | 41.9 |
| 30 | Storm Lake, IA | 41.8 |
| 31 | Clive, IA | 41.6 |
| 32 | Urbandale, IA | 40.9 |
| 33 | Le Mars, IA | 40.3 |
| 34 | Marion, IA | 40.3 |
| 35 | Marshalltown, IA | 39.6 |
| 36 | Boone, IA | 39.4 |
| 37 | Altoona, IA | 39.1 |
| 38 | Indianola, IA | 39 |
| 39 | Ankeny, IA | 38.1 |
| 40 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 37.2 |
| 41 | Grimes, IA | 35.5 |