Ranking of Iowa Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Birth Rate per 1K for Iowa was 11.73. Among all Iowa counties, Davis County had the highest birth rate (17.5), followed by Lyon County (14.77), and Buena Vista County (14.6).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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1 Davis County 17.5
2 Lyon County 14.77
3 Buena Vista County 14.6
4 Sioux County 14.29
5 Wayne County 14.03
6 Adair County 13.84
7 Woodbury County 13.78
8 Dallas County 13.74
9 Van Buren County 13.6
10 Polk County 13.24
11 Howard County 12.99
12 Washington County 12.95
13 Clarke County 12.92
14 Buchanan County 12.91
15 Crawford County 12.86
16 Allamakee County 12.74
17 Wright County 12.66
18 Marshall County 12.41
19 Wapello County 12.4
20 Mitchell County 12.35
21 Dubuque County 12.27
22 Black Hawk County 12.17
23 Muscatine County 12.05
24 Hamilton County 11.93
24 Webster County 11.93
25 Tama County 11.87
26 Scott County 11.81
27 Kossuth County 11.75
27 Linn County 11.75
28 Mahaska County 11.74
29 Lucas County 11.71
30 Chickasaw County 11.69
31 O'Brien County 11.65
32 Clay County 11.6
33 Emmet County 11.57
34 Decatur County 11.52
35 Appanoose County 11.46
36 Des Moines County 11.45
37 Pottawattamie County 11.33
38 Carroll County 11.24
39 Harrison County 11.23
39 Johnson County 11.23
40 Sac County 11.2
41 Benton County 11.15
41 Louisa County 11.15
42 Warren County 11.14
43 Delaware County 11.12
44 Clinton County 11.1
45 Humboldt County 11.07
46 Palo Alto County 11.06
47 Monroe County 11
47 Shelby County 11
48 Plymouth County 10.99
49 Floyd County 10.98
50 Jackson County 10.94
51 Cerro Gordo County 10.93
52 Worth County 10.84
53 Calhoun County 10.79
54 Montgomery County 10.78
55 Franklin County 10.77
56 Jasper County 10.76
57 Pocahontas County 10.73
58 Monona County 10.68
59 Cass County 10.61
60 Taylor County 10.59
61 Butler County 10.58
62 Audubon County 10.57
63 Madison County 10.55
63 Osceola County 10.55
64 Bremer County 10.46
65 Fayette County 10.4
66 Grundy County 10.39
66 Hancock County 10.39
67 Keokuk County 10.36
68 Henry County 10.22
68 Iowa County 10.22
69 Greene County 10.18
70 Cherokee County 10.17
71 Clayton County 10.11
71 Marion County 10.11
72 Adams County 10.01
73 Boone County 9.96
73 Ida County 9.96
74 Union County 9.93
75 Lee County 9.77
76 Ringgold County 9.72
77 Jones County 9.6
78 Hardin County 9.59
79 Winnebago County 9.4
80 Fremont County 9.38
80 Winneshiek County 9.38
81 Cedar County 9.29
82 Guthrie County 9.03
82 Mills County 9.03
83 Poweshiek County 8.74
84 Dickinson County 8.73
85 Page County 8.68
86 Story County 8.44
87 Jefferson County 7.72