Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Iowa's cities and places (towns and villages), Des Moines city had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (138.20K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (107.12K), and Davenport city (75.33K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Iowa cities and places based on White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Iowa.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Des Moines
138.20K
Cedar Rapids
107.12K
Davenport
75.33K
Ankeny
59.65K
Sioux City
58.31K
Iowa City
54.28K
West Des Moines
53.70K
Council Bluffs
52.58K
Ames
51.47K
Dubuque
50.79K
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
White Alone Population
1 Des Moines city 138,200
2 Cedar Rapids city 107,121
3 Davenport city 75,332
4 Ankeny city 59,648
5 Sioux City city 58,313
6 Iowa City city 54,277
7 West Des Moines city 53,697
8 Council Bluffs city 52,577
9 Ames city 51,469
10 Dubuque city 50,794
11 Waterloo city 45,460
12 Urbandale city 37,855
13 Marion city 36,628
14 Cedar Falls city 35,639
15 Bettendorf city 32,204
16 Mason City city 23,793
17 Clinton city 21,028
18 Fort Dodge city 20,708
19 Waukee city 19,902
20 Johnston city 19,651
21 Burlington city 19,455
22 Ottumwa city 18,966
23 Muscatine city 18,455
24 Marshalltown city 17,881
25 Altoona city 16,930
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