Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2016

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Births for Iowa was 39.43K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.99K), followed by Linn County (2.82K), and Scott County (2.23K).

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 Number of Births in 2016
Polk
6.99K
Linn
2.82K
Scott
2.23K
Johnson
1.82K
Black Hawk
1.75K
Woodbury
1.50K
Dallas
1.29K
Dubuque
1.20K
Pottawattamie
1.19K
Story
882
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2016
Rank
County
Number of Births
1 Polk County 6,992
2 Linn County 2,820
3 Scott County 2,234
4 Johnson County 1,821
5 Black Hawk County 1,746
6 Woodbury County 1,504
7 Dallas County 1,285
8 Dubuque County 1,198
9 Pottawattamie County 1,191
10 Story County 882
11 Clinton County 583
12 Warren County 569
13 Muscatine County 533
14 Marshall County 527
15 Des Moines County 516
16 Sioux County 496
17 Wapello County 452
18 Webster County 446
19 Cerro Gordo County 438
20 Jasper County 400
21 Lee County 381
22 Marion County 371
23 Mahaska County 312
24 Bremer County 300
24 Plymouth County 300
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