Iowa Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the population of Iowa was 3,066,772. Among all Iowa counties, Polk[object Promise] had the highest population (438,783), followed by Linn[object Promise] (214,242), and Scott[object Promise] (166,686). Adams[object Promise] was the least populated county (3,994).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Iowa Population By County in 2011
Iowa Population By County in 2011
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County Population % of State Population
Adair 7546 0.25
Adams 3994 0.13
Allamakee 14224 0.46
Appanoose 12853 0.42
Audubon 6000 0.20
Benton 26079 0.85
Black Hawk 131598 4.29
Boone 26287 0.86
Bremer 24383 0.80
Buchanan 20911 0.68
Buena Vista 20310 0.66
Butler 14966 0.49
Calhoun 10064 0.33
Carroll 20860 0.68
Cass 13762 0.45
Cedar 18362 0.60
Cerro Gordo 43971 1.43
Cherokee 12027 0.39
Chickasaw 12407 0.41
Clarke 9318 0.30
Clay 16598 0.54
Clayton 18019 0.59
Clinton 49105 1.60
Crawford 17213 0.56
Dallas 69699 2.27
Davis 8772 0.29
Decatur 8250 0.27
Delaware 17631 0.57
Des Moines 40074 1.31
Dickinson 16861 0.55
Dubuque 94656 3.09
Emmet 10092 0.33
Fayette 20975 0.68
Floyd 16095 0.53
Franklin 10695 0.35
Fremont 7371 0.24
Greene 9331 0.30
Grundy 12478 0.41
Guthrie 10864 0.35
Hamilton 15468 0.50
Hancock 11296 0.37
Hardin 17376 0.57
Harrison 14764 0.48
Henry 20252 0.66
Howard 9548 0.31
Humboldt 9782 0.32
Ida 7046 0.23
Iowa 16324 0.53
Jackson 19734 0.64
Jasper 36624 1.19
Jefferson 17099 0.56
Johnson 134125 4.37
Jones 20743 0.68
Keokuk 10399 0.34
Kossuth 15396 0.50
Lee 35575 1.16
Linn 214242 6.99
Louisa 11384 0.37
Lucas 8879 0.29
Lyon 11694 0.38
Madison 15738 0.51
Mahaska 22506 0.73
Marion 33274 1.09
Marshall 41013 1.34
Mills 15031 0.49
Mitchell 10709 0.35
Monona 9238 0.30
Monroe 8057 0.26
Montgomery 10633 0.35
Muscatine 42847 1.40
O'Brien 14217 0.46
Osceola 6315 0.21
Page 15900 0.52
Palo Alto 9354 0.31
Plymouth 24824 0.81
Pocahontas 7203 0.24
Polk 438783 14.31
Pottawattamie 93517 3.05
Poweshiek 18900 0.62
Ringgold 5048 0.17
Sac 10223 0.33
Scott 166686 5.44
Shelby 11997 0.39
Sioux 34022 1.11
Story 91164 2.97
Tama 17613 0.57
Taylor 6301 0.21
Union 12555 0.41
Van Buren 7512 0.25
Wapello 35484 1.16
Warren 46654 1.52
Washington 21825 0.71
Wayne 6337 0.21
Webster 37754 1.23
Winnebago 10699 0.35
Winneshiek 21055 0.69
Woodbury 102741 3.35
Worth 7560 0.25
Wright 13032 0.43