# Cities in Iowa by population, 2025

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- 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.
- Source: 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/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Des Moines, IA | 212,086 |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 137,935 |
| 3 | Davenport, IA | 100,358 |
| 4 | Sioux City, IA | 86,356 |
| 5 | Ankeny, IA | 77,833 |
| 6 | Iowa City, IA | 76,229 |
| 7 | West Des Moines, IA | 74,224 |
| 8 | Ames, IA | 68,220 |
| 9 | Waterloo, IA | 66,919 |
| 10 | Council Bluffs, IA | 62,680 |
| 11 | Dubuque, IA | 59,148 |
| 12 | Urbandale, IA | 48,570 |
| 13 | Marion, IA | 42,732 |
| 14 | Cedar Falls, IA | 41,240 |
| 15 | Bettendorf, IA | 40,710 |
| 16 | Waukee, IA | 34,890 |
| 17 | Marshalltown, IA | 27,536 |
| 18 | Mason City, IA | 26,853 |
| 19 | Ottumwa, IA | 25,319 |
| 20 | Johnston, IA | 25,065 |
| 21 | Fort Dodge, IA | 24,837 |
| 22 | Clinton, IA | 24,049 |
| 23 | Coralville, IA | 23,960 |
| 24 | Burlington, IA | 23,336 |
| 25 | Muscatine, IA | 23,164 |
| 26 | Altoona, IA | 22,796 |
| 27 | North Liberty, IA | 21,976 |
| 28 | Clive, IA | 19,861 |
| 29 | Grimes, IA | 17,405 |
| 30 | Indianola, IA | 16,829 |
| 31 | Newton, IA | 15,741 |
| 32 | Norwalk, IA | 15,004 |
| 33 | Boone, IA | 12,471 |
| 34 | Storm Lake, IA | 11,590 |
| 35 | Oskaloosa, IA | 11,493 |
| 36 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 11,239 |
| 37 | Spencer, IA | 11,218 |
| 38 | Pella, IA | 10,992 |
| 39 | Le Mars, IA | 10,760 |
| 40 | Waverly, IA | 10,561 |
| 41 | Carroll, IA | 10,085 |