Iowa Natural Population Increase By County in 2018

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase for Iowa was 7,911, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Iowa: 7,911
  2. Polk County: 3,130
  3. Johnson County: 1,023

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. Cerro Gordo County: -81
  2. Butler County: -70
  3. Page County: -64

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Iowa county in 2018. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase for each county below.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minuse the number of deaths.

Iowa Natural Population Increase By County in 2018
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Iowa Natural Population Increase By County in 2018
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Adair -14
Adams -15
Allamakee 4
Appanoose -37
Audubon -10
Benton 7
Black Hawk 472
Boone -38
Bremer 65
Buchanan 49
Buena Vista 107
Butler -70
Calhoun -33
Carroll -1
Cass -48
Cedar -1
Cerro Gordo -81
Cherokee -40
Chickasaw 28
Clarke 14
Clay 27
Clayton -22
Clinton -63
Crawford 55
Dallas 721
Davis 66
Decatur 4
Delaware 47
Des Moines 36
Dickinson -45
Dubuque 214
Emmet -17
Fayette -62
Floyd -2
Franklin -29
Fremont 0
Greene -16
Grundy -17
Guthrie -3
Hamilton -14
Hancock 5
Hardin -24
Harrison -21
Henry 13
Howard -1
Humboldt -8
Ida -44
Iowa 7911
Jackson -38
Jasper -16
Jefferson -19
Johnson 1023
Jones -3
Keokuk 8
Kossuth -10
Lee -34
Linn 956
Louisa 18
Lucas 10
Lyon 83
Madison -5
Mahaska 18
Marion -5
Marshall 61
Mills 24
Mitchell -18
Monona -44
Monroe -22
Montgomery -45
Muscatine 128
O'Brien -39
Osceola -3
Page -64
Palo Alto -15
Plymouth 29
Pocahontas -37
Polk 3130
Pottawattamie 184
Poweshiek -20
Ringgold -34
Sac -56
Scott 539
Shelby -48
Sioux 236
Story 283
Tama -30
Taylor 1
Union -21
Van Buren 7
Wapello 26
Warren 141
Washington 53
Wayne -14
Webster 48
Winnebago -11
Winneshiek -16
Woodbury 470
Worth -9
Wright -32

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Iowa

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase for each county in Iowa.