Iowa · 273 places

Cities and towns in Iowa

Short answer

Iowa has 273 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 2,390,252 residents in 2024. Des Moines is the largest with 213,096.
Places 1,000+
273
5,000+
85
Share of state
74%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Bondurant with 9,511 people, and the smallest in that group is Windsor Heights with 5,106. 53 of the 85 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 30 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Iowa

  1. 01Des Moines213,096
  2. 02Cedar Rapids137,904
  3. 03Davenport100,938
  4. 04Sioux City86,875
  5. 05Ankeny76,727
  6. 06Iowa City76,710
  7. 07West Des Moines73,664
  8. 08Ames69,026
  9. 09Waterloo67,477
  10. 10Council Bluffs62,665
  11. 11Dubuque58,987
  12. 12Urbandale47,759
  13. 13Marion42,542
  14. 14Cedar Falls41,417
  15. 15Bettendorf40,281
  16. 16Waukee34,420
  17. 17Marshalltown27,886
  18. 18Mason City26,948
  19. 19Ottumwa25,648
  20. 20Johnston25,022
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Tiffin (+44.8%), Waukee (+41.3%), Bondurant (+27.4%). Largest decline: Mount Pleasant (-8.2%).

All 273 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 273 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Iowa, and 85 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Iowa?

Des Moines, with 213,096 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Iowa town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Tiffin grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +44.8%, to 6,695.

What share of Iowa lives in incorporated places?

74%: 2,390,252 of the state's 3,241,488 residents live in the 273 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.