There are 29 cities in Dallas County, Iowa.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines | 1 | 73,300 | 68,919 | 1.52% | 1,550 | 47.3 | City |
| Urbandale | 2 | 47,112 | 45,579 | 0.82% | 2,089 | 22.5 | City |
| Waukee | 3 | 34,066 | 24,380 | 7.65% | 1,564 | 21.8 | City |
| Johnston | 4 | 24,816 | 24,111 | 0.71% | 1,273 | 19.5 | City |
| Clive | 5 | 19,122 | 18,654 | 0.62% | 2,498 | 7.7 | City |
| Grimes | 6 | 16,615 | 15,601 | 1.55% | 1,384 | 12.0 | City |
| Norwalk | 7 | 15,524 | 12,919 | 4.38% | 1,333 | 11.6 | City |
| Perry | 8 | 8,021 | 7,872 | 0.46% | 1,384 | 5.8 | City |
| Adel | 9 | 6,573 | 6,176 | 1.53% | 1,219 | 5.4 | City |
| Madrid | 10 | 2,798 | 2,801 | -0.04% | 2,286 | 1.2 | City |
| Granger | 11 | 2,142 | 1,724 | 5.1% | 1,284 | 1.7 | City |
| Dallas Center | 12 | 1,985 | 1,909 | 0.97% | 367 | 5.4 | City |
| Van Meter | 13 | 1,802 | 1,492 | 4.46% | 412 | 4.4 | City |
| Earlham | 14 | 1,412 | 1,414 | -0.07% | 1,494 | 0.9 | City |
| Woodward | 15 | 1,367 | 1,350 | 0.29% | 374 | 3.7 | City |
| De Soto | 16 | 936 | 922 | 0.32% | 497 | 1.9 | City |
| Redfield | 17 | 715 | 731 | -0.56% | 525 | 1.4 | City |
| Dexter | 18 | 625 | 641 | -0.64% | 499 | 1.3 | City |
| Cumming | 19 | 524 | 432 | 4.59% | 152 | 3.4 | City |
| Minburn | 20 | 314 | 326 | -0.95% | 1,231 | 0.3 | City |
| Yale | 21 | 263 | 267 | -0.38% | 910 | 0.3 | City |
| Diamondhead Lake | 22 | 233 | 258 | -3.72% | 239 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Rippey | 23 | 211 | 221 | -1.4% | 244 | 0.9 | City |
| Linden | 24 | 204 | 200 | 0.49% | 261 | 0.8 | City |
| Jamaica | 25 | 196 | 194 | 0% | 527 | 0.4 | City |
| Luther | 26 | 144 | 148 | -0.69% | 245 | 0.6 | City |
| Bouton | 27 | 124 | 130 | -1.59% | 1,159 | 0.1 | City |
| Dawson | 28 | 109 | 112 | -0.91% | 220 | 0.5 | City |
| Berkley | 29 | 20 | 22 | -4.76% | 100 | 0.2 | City |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
West Des Moines is the largest city in Dallas County.
Berkley is the smallest city in Dallas County.
There are 29 cities in Dallas County, Iowa.