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Cities in Iowa by uninsured rate, all ages (US)

Fort Dodge, IA had the highest uninsured rate, all ages (US) of 41 cities in 2023, at 8.6%. Norwalk, IA had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Iowa was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.6Fort Dodge, IA
Lowest1Norwalk, IA
Median4.941 cities
Iowa4.9History

All cities, 2023

Fort Dodge, IA: 8.6 %Fort Dodge, IA8.6Storm Lake, IA: 8.2 %Storm Lake, IA8.2Le Mars, IA: 7.6 %Le Mars, IA7.6Sioux City, IA: 7.2 %Sioux City, IA7.2Davenport, IA: 7.2 %Davenport, IA7.2Ottumwa, IA: 6.9 %Ottumwa, IA6.9Des Moines, IA: 6.7 %Des Moines, IA6.7Newton, IA: 6.1 %Newton, IA6.1Clinton, IA: 5.9 %Clinton, IA5.9Marshalltown, IA: 5.8 %Marshalltown, IA5.8Waterloo, IA: 5.6 %Waterloo, IA5.6Waukee, IA: 5.4 %Waukee, IA5.4Spencer, IA: 5.3 %Spencer, IA5.3Muscatine, IA: 5.2 %Muscatine, IA5.2Council Bluffs, IA: 5.2 %Council Bluffs, IA5.2Oskaloosa, IA: 5.1 %Oskaloosa, IA5.1Ames, IA: 5.1 %Ames, IA5.1Iowa City, IA: 5 %Iowa City, IA5Burlington, IA: 5 %Burlington, IA5Urbandale, IA: 5 %Urbandale, IA5Clive, IA: 4.9 %Clive, IA4.9Boone, IA: 4.8 %Boone, IA4.8Coralville, IA: 4.8 %Coralville, IA4.8Cedar Rapids, IA: 4.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA4.5Mason City, IA: 4.4 %Mason City, IA4.4Dubuque, IA: 4.3 %Dubuque, IA4.3West Des Moines, IA: 4.1 %West Des Moines, IA4.1Ankeny, IA: 3.8 %Ankeny, IA3.8Bettendorf, IA: 3.5 %Bettendorf, IA3.5Pella, IA: 3.3 %Pella, IA3.3North Liberty, IA: 3.3 %North Liberty, IA3.3Marion, IA: 3.2 %Marion, IA3.2Cedar Falls, IA: 3.2 %Cedar Falls, IA3.2Pleasant Hill, IA: 3 %Pleasant Hill, IA3Grimes, IA: 2.7 %Grimes, IA2.7Waverly, IA: 2.6 %Waverly, IA2.6Johnston, IA: 2.2 %Johnston, IA2.2Altoona, IA: 1.9 %Altoona, IA1.9Carroll, IA: 1.9 %Carroll, IA1.9Indianola, IA: 1.8 %Indianola, IA1.8Norwalk, IA: 1 %Norwalk, IA1Fort Dodge, IA: 8.6 %Fort Dodge, IA8.6Storm Lake, IA: 8.2 %Storm Lake, IA8.2Le Mars, IA: 7.6 %Le Mars, IA7.6Sioux City, IA: 7.2 %Sioux City, IA7.2Davenport, IA: 7.2 %Davenport, IA7.2Ottumwa, IA: 6.9 %Ottumwa, IA6.9Des Moines, IA: 6.7 %Des Moines, IA6.7Newton, IA: 6.1 %Newton, IA6.1Clinton, IA: 5.9 %Clinton, IA5.9Marshalltown, IA: 5.8 %Marshalltown, IA5.8Waterloo, IA: 5.6 %Waterloo, IA5.6Waukee, IA: 5.4 %Waukee, IA5.4Spencer, IA: 5.3 %Spencer, IA5.3Muscatine, IA: 5.2 %Muscatine, IA5.2Council Bluffs, IA: 5.2 %Council Bluffs, IA5.2Oskaloosa, IA: 5.1 %Oskaloosa, IA5.1Ames, IA: 5.1 %Ames, IA5.1Iowa City, IA: 5 %Iowa City, IA5Burlington, IA: 5 %Burlington, IA5Urbandale, IA: 5 %Urbandale, IA5Clive, IA: 4.9 %Clive, IA4.9Boone, IA: 4.8 %Boone, IA4.8Coralville, IA: 4.8 %Coralville, IA4.8Cedar Rapids, IA: 4.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA4.5Mason City, IA: 4.4 %Mason City, IA4.4Dubuque, IA: 4.3 %Dubuque, IA4.3West Des Moines, IA: 4.1 %West Des Moines, IA4.1Ankeny, IA: 3.8 %Ankeny, IA3.8Bettendorf, IA: 3.5 %Bettendorf, IA3.5Pella, IA: 3.3 %Pella, IA3.3North Liberty, IA: 3.3 %North Liberty, IA3.3Marion, IA: 3.2 %Marion, IA3.2Cedar Falls, IA: 3.2 %Cedar Falls, IA3.2Pleasant Hill, IA: 3 %Pleasant Hill, IA3Grimes, IA: 2.7 %Grimes, IA2.7Waverly, IA: 2.6 %Waverly, IA2.6Johnston, IA: 2.2 %Johnston, IA2.2Altoona, IA: 1.9 %Altoona, IA1.9Carroll, IA: 1.9 %Carroll, IA1.9Indianola, IA: 1.8 %Indianola, IA1.8Norwalk, IA: 1 %Norwalk, IA1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Fort Dodge, IA8.6+1.5 pts
2Storm Lake, IA8.2+0.7 pts
3Le Mars, IA7.6+0.8 pts
4Sioux City, IA7.2+0.1 pts
5Davenport, IA7.2-0.4 pts
6Ottumwa, IA6.90 pts
7Des Moines, IA6.7+0.4 pts
8Newton, IA6.1+1.4 pts
9Clinton, IA5.9+0.3 pts
10Marshalltown, IA5.8+0.1 pts
11Waterloo, IA5.6+0.5 pts
12Waukee, IA5.4-0 pts
13Spencer, IA5.3+0.7 pts
14Muscatine, IA5.2+0.7 pts
15Council Bluffs, IA5.2-0.6 pts
16Oskaloosa, IA5.1+0.2 pts
17Ames, IA5.1-0.9 pts
18Iowa City, IA5-0.3 pts
19Burlington, IA5+1.1 pts
19Urbandale, IA5-0.3 pts
21Clive, IA4.9-0.2 pts
22Boone, IA4.8-1.5 pts
23Coralville, IA4.80 pts
24Cedar Rapids, IA4.5-0.2 pts
25Mason City, IA4.4-0.4 pts
26Dubuque, IA4.3+0.1 pts
27West Des Moines, IA4.1+0.3 pts
28Ankeny, IA3.8+0.3 pts
29Bettendorf, IA3.5+0.6 pts
30Pella, IA3.3-0.4 pts
31North Liberty, IA3.3-0.6 pts
32Marion, IA3.2+0.1 pts
33Cedar Falls, IA3.2+0.1 pts
34Pleasant Hill, IA3-0.5 pts
35Grimes, IA2.7-3.8 pts
36Waverly, IA2.6+0.1 pts
37Johnston, IA2.2-0.2 pts
38Altoona, IA1.9-0.4 pts
39Carroll, IA1.9-1.3 pts
40Indianola, IA1.8-0.9 pts
41Norwalk, IA1+0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Coverage is what people reported at the interview, so the five-year figure averages five years of answers. People whose only coverage is the Indian Health Service count as uninsured. Active-duty military and people living in institutions are outside the universe. For single-year model-based county figures under 65, see uninsured_rate_under_65, uninsured_rate_18_64 and uninsured_rate_under_19 (SAHIE), a different source.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Iowa by uninsured rate, all ages (US), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b27010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Fort Dodge, IA, with 8.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Norwalk, IA, with 1% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B27010: people with no health insurance coverage as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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