Iowa Population By County in 2017
Updated on January 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the population of Iowa was 3,143,734. Among all Iowa counties, Polk[object Promise] had the highest population (480,962), followed by Linn[object Promise] (224,553), and Scott[object Promise] (172,691). Adams[object Promise] was the least populated county (3,655).
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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Related Topics: Iowa Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Iowa Population By County in 2017
Iowa Population By County in 2017
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| County | Population | % of State Population |
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| Adair | 7047 | 0.22 |
| Adams | 3655 | 0.12 |
| Allamakee | 13812 | 0.44 |
| Appanoose | 12367 | 0.39 |
| Audubon | 5550 | 0.18 |
| Benton | 25651 | 0.82 |
| Black Hawk | 132278 | 4.21 |
| Boone | 26498 | 0.84 |
| Bremer | 24861 | 0.79 |
| Buchanan | 21133 | 0.67 |
| Buena Vista | 20154 | 0.64 |
| Butler | 14593 | 0.46 |
| Calhoun | 9730 | 0.31 |
| Carroll | 20256 | 0.64 |
| Cass | 13155 | 0.42 |
| Cedar | 18488 | 0.59 |
| Cerro Gordo | 43030 | 1.37 |
| Cherokee | 11315 | 0.36 |
| Chickasaw | 12008 | 0.38 |
| Clarke | 9395 | 0.30 |
| Clay | 16151 | 0.51 |
| Clayton | 17647 | 0.56 |
| Clinton | 46926 | 1.49 |
| Crawford | 17065 | 0.54 |
| Dallas | 87219 | 2.77 |
| Davis | 8969 | 0.28 |
| Decatur | 7956 | 0.25 |
| Delaware | 17139 | 0.55 |
| Des Moines | 39400 | 1.25 |
| Dickinson | 17167 | 0.55 |
| Dubuque | 97162 | 3.09 |
| Emmet | 9428 | 0.30 |
| Fayette | 19680 | 0.63 |
| Floyd | 15778 | 0.50 |
| Franklin | 10150 | 0.32 |
| Fremont | 6927 | 0.22 |
| Greene | 8959 | 0.28 |
| Grundy | 12296 | 0.39 |
| Guthrie | 10652 | 0.34 |
| Hamilton | 15034 | 0.48 |
| Hancock | 10762 | 0.34 |
| Hardin | 17076 | 0.54 |
| Harrison | 14116 | 0.45 |
| Henry | 20056 | 0.64 |
| Howard | 9235 | 0.29 |
| Humboldt | 9568 | 0.30 |
| Ida | 6864 | 0.22 |
| Iowa | 16139 | 0.51 |
| Jackson | 19377 | 0.62 |
| Jasper | 36997 | 1.18 |
| Jefferson | 18108 | 0.58 |
| Johnson | 149703 | 4.76 |
| Jones | 20610 | 0.66 |
| Keokuk | 10144 | 0.32 |
| Kossuth | 14935 | 0.48 |
| Lee | 34239 | 1.09 |
| Linn | 224553 | 7.14 |
| Louisa | 11203 | 0.36 |
| Lucas | 8537 | 0.27 |
| Lyon | 11791 | 0.38 |
| Madison | 16005 | 0.51 |
| Mahaska | 22422 | 0.71 |
| Marion | 33107 | 1.05 |
| Marshall | 40051 | 1.27 |
| Mills | 15060 | 0.48 |
| Mitchell | 10544 | 0.34 |
| Monona | 8721 | 0.28 |
| Monroe | 7782 | 0.25 |
| Montgomery | 10119 | 0.32 |
| Muscatine | 42825 | 1.36 |
| O'Brien | 13777 | 0.44 |
| Osceola | 6024 | 0.19 |
| Page | 15253 | 0.49 |
| Palo Alto | 9045 | 0.29 |
| Plymouth | 25053 | 0.80 |
| Pocahontas | 6830 | 0.22 |
| Polk | 480962 | 15.30 |
| Pottawattamie | 93563 | 2.98 |
| Poweshiek | 18359 | 0.58 |
| Ringgold | 5029 | 0.16 |
| Sac | 9797 | 0.31 |
| Scott | 172691 | 5.49 |
| Shelby | 11584 | 0.37 |
| Sioux | 34784 | 1.11 |
| Story | 97335 | 3.10 |
| Tama | 17040 | 0.54 |
| Taylor | 6113 | 0.19 |
| Union | 12472 | 0.40 |
| Van Buren | 7155 | 0.23 |
| Wapello | 35043 | 1.12 |
| Warren | 50087 | 1.59 |
| Washington | 22236 | 0.71 |
| Wayne | 6488 | 0.21 |
| Webster | 36650 | 1.17 |
| Winnebago | 10582 | 0.34 |
| Winneshiek | 20140 | 0.64 |
| Woodbury | 102098 | 3.25 |
| Worth | 7456 | 0.24 |
| Wright | 12758 | 0.41 |