Iowa 2020 Census Population Density By County Map

Updated on October 16, 2023.

The population density of Iowa from the 2020 Census was 57.12 people per square mile, based on data from the US Census Bureau.

Polk County had the highest population density (860.54 people per square mile), followed by Scott County (381.29 people per square mile), and then Linn County (321.17 people per square mile). On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest population density were: Ringgold County (8.71 people per square mile), Adams County (8.75 people per square mile), and Taylor County (11.09 people per square mile).

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

Iowa 2020 Census Population Density By County
Iowa 2020 Census Population Density By County
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County Population Density
Adair 13.17
Adams 8.75
Allamakee 22.00
Appanoose 24.77
Audubon 12.81
Benton 35.71
Black Hawk 231.80
Boone 46.83
Bremer 57.38
Buchanan 36.01
Buena Vista 36.22
Butler 24.71
Calhoun 17.42
Carroll 36.46
Cass 23.26
Cedar 31.94
Cerro Gordo 75.89
Cherokee 20.21
Chickasaw 23.82
Clarke 22.61
Clay 28.88
Clayton 21.89
Clinton 66.85
Crawford 23.14
Dallas 169.43
Davis 18.14
Decatur 14.37
Delaware 30.27
Des Moines 93.51
Dickinson 46.52
Dubuque 163.19
Emmet 23.71
Fayette 26.70
Floyd 31.22
Franklin 17.22
Fremont 12.92
Greene 15.40
Grundy 24.57
Guthrie 17.99
Hamilton 26.08
Hancock 18.91
Hardin 29.65
Harrison 20.93
Henry 47.16
Howard 20.01
Humboldt 22.09
Ida 16.23
Iowa 28.41
Jackson 30.64
Jasper 51.77
Jefferson 35.96
Johnson 249.35
Jones 35.87
Keokuk 17.32
Kossuth 15.24
Lee 64.83
Linn 321.17
Louisa 26.97
Lucas 20.05
Lyon 20.31
Madison 29.50
Mahaska 38.87
Marion 60.26
Marshall 70.05
Mills 33.11
Mitchell 22.51
Monona 12.61
Monroe 17.47
Montgomery 24.36
Muscatine 98.84
O'Brien 24.75
Osceola 15.53
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Palo Alto 15.95
Plymouth 29.78
Pocahontas 12.26
Polk 860.54
Pottawattamie 98.47
Poweshiek 31.91
Ringgold 8.71
Sac 17.07
Scott 381.29
Shelby 19.88
Sioux 46.71
Story 172.10
Tama 23.77
Taylor 11.09
Union 28.65
Van Buren 14.86
Wapello 82.06
Warren 91.96
Washington 39.67
Wayne 12.36
Webster 51.70
Winnebago 26.67
Winneshiek 29.09
Woodbury 121.37
Worth 18.60
Wright 22.30