Most Educated Cities in Iowa

Cities ranked by percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher. 40 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Most Educated Cities 40

1 Iowa City
55.2%
2 Coralville
55.2%
3 North Liberty
55.2%
4 Ames
54.8%
5 Waukee
51.5%
6 Des Moines
40.3%
7 West Des Moines
40.3%
8 Ankeny
40.3%
9 Urbandale
40.3%
10 Johnston
40.3%
11 Altoona
40.3%
12 Clive
40.3%
13 Grimes
40.3%
14 Davenport
36.6%
15 Bettendorf
36.6%
16 Waverly
36.2%
17 Cedar Rapids
34.7%
18 Marion
34.7%
19 Dubuque
33.4%
20 Indianola
33.3%
21 Norwalk
33.3%
22 Pella
32.1%
23 Waterloo
30.3%
24 Cedar Falls
30.3%
25 Boone
28.5%
26 Spencer
27.5%
27 Sioux City
24.3%
28 Oskaloosa
24.1%
29 Mason City
24%
30 Burlington
23.8%
31 Council Bluffs
23.6%
32 Muscatine
23.1%
33 Marshalltown
22.6%
34 Clinton
22.4%
35 Storm Lake
22.2%
36 Fort Dodge
22%
37 Fort Madison
21.7%
38 Keokuk
21.7%
39 Newton
20%
40 Ottumwa
19.6%

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).