Quad Cities

Quad Cities, Iowa–Illinois
Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL
Map of Davenport–Moline, IA–IL CSA
Country United States
State Iowa
Illinois
Largest cityDavenport, Iowa
Other citiesMoline, Illinois
Bettendorf, Iowa
Rock Island, Illinois
East Moline, Illinois
Area
  Total
170 sq mi (400 km2)
Highest elevation
850 ft (259 m)
Lowest elevation
590 ft (180 m)
Population
  Total
379,441 (148th)
  Rank148th in the U.S.
  Density1,600/sq mi (618/km2)
GDP
  Total$25.774 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-06:00 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-05:00 (CDT)

The Quad Cities is a region of five cities (originally Tri-Cities, later four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf (the fifth to be included) in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline (the fourth to be included) in northwestern Illinois. These cities are the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region within the Mississippi River Valley, which as of 2023, had a population estimate of 467,817 and a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 474,019, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation.