Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Iowa White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 31.13%. Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Fort Madison city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (40.63%), followed by Newton city (40.42%), and Clinton city (38.42%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Fort Dodge city

Ottumwa city

Mason City city

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Muscatine city

Waterloo city

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Fort Madison city	40.63
2	Newton city	40.42
3	Clinton city	38.42
4	Oskaloosa city	37.99
5	Fort Dodge city	37.12
6	Ottumwa city	37.10
7	Mason City city	37.03
8	Marshalltown city	36.58
9	Muscatine city	35.47
10	Waterloo city	34.59
11	Boone city	34.25
12	Spencer city	33.97
13	Le Mars city	33.94
14	Burlington city	33.46
15	Council Bluffs city	32.88
16	Dubuque city	32.60
17	Sioux City city	32.42
18	Storm Lake city	31.96
19	Grimes city	31.89
20	Altoona city	31.79
21	Pleasant Hill city	31.59
22	Davenport city	31.26
23	Carroll city	30.94
24	Des Moines city	30.71
25	Waverly city	26.90
26	Pella city	26.31
27	Indianola city	25.97
28	Cedar Rapids city	25.62
29	Marion city	25.05
30	Norwalk city	23.86
31	Cedar Falls city	18.83
32	Bettendorf city	18.66
33	Urbandale city	17.72
34	Ankeny city	16.68
35	Johnston city	16.50
36	West Des Moines city	16.35
37	Waukee city	15.43
38	Iowa City city	12.63
39	Ames city	12.40
40	Coralville city	10.49
41	Clive city	9.86
42	North Liberty city	9.80