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Iowa cities by disaster risk

19 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0
CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
Des MoinesPolk CountyModerateInland flooding212,421
Cedar RapidsLinn CountyModerateInland flooding137,264
DavenportScott CountyModerateInland flooding100,913
Sioux CityWoodbury CountyModerateInland flooding86,101
Iowa CityJohnson CountyModerateTornado75,752
AnkenyPolk CountyModerateInland flooding72,615
West Des MoinesPolk CountyModerateInland flooding71,083
AmesStory CountyLowInland flooding67,669
WaterlooBlack Hawk CountyLowInland flooding67,008
Council BluffsPottawattamie CountyLowInland flooding62,586
DubuqueDubuque CountyLowInland flooding59,174
UrbandalePolk CountyModerateInland flooding46,595
MarionLinn CountyModerateInland flooding41,896
Cedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyLowInland flooding40,888
BettendorfScott CountyModerateInland flooding39,647
WaukeeDallas CountyLowInland flooding29,236
MarshalltownMarshall CountyLowInland flooding27,626
Mason CityCerro Gordo CountyLowInland flooding27,050
OttumwaWapello CountyLowInland flooding25,430