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.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Iowa Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2016
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Polk County | 6992 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2820 |
| 3 | Scott County | 2234 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 1821 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | 1746 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 1504 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 1285 |
| 8 | Dubuque County | 1198 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | 1191 |
| 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 |
| 25 | Benton County | 297 |
| 25 | Washington County | 297 |
| 26 | Buena Vista County | 294 |
| 27 | Boone County | 277 |
| 28 | Buchanan County | 276 |
| 29 | Crawford County | 251 |
| 30 | Carroll County | 249 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 240 |
| 32 | Tama County | 228 |
| 33 | Henry County | 226 |
| 34 | Fayette County | 220 |
| 35 | Delaware County | 213 |
| 36 | Hamilton County | 206 |
| 37 | Jones County | 202 |
| 38 | Floyd County | 197 |
| 39 | Hardin County | 187 |
| 40 | Cedar County | 186 |
| 40 | Lyon County | 186 |
| 41 | Iowa County | 185 |
| 42 | Clay County | 180 |
| 43 | Allamakee County | 178 |
| 44 | Madison County | 176 |
| 45 | Kossuth County | 175 |
| 46 | O'Brien County | 173 |
| 47 | Clayton County | 172 |
| 47 | Dickinson County | 172 |
| 48 | Jefferson County | 168 |
| 48 | Winneshiek County | 168 |
| 49 | Poweshiek County | 167 |
| 50 | Davis County | 162 |
| 50 | Harrison County | 162 |
| 51 | Page County | 158 |
| 52 | Appanoose County | 153 |
| 53 | Wright County | 150 |
| 54 | Cass County | 149 |
| 55 | Grundy County | 141 |
| 56 | Mills County | 140 |
| 57 | Louisa County | 136 |
| 58 | Butler County | 134 |
| 59 | Chickasaw County | 133 |
| 60 | Union County | 131 |
| 61 | Clarke County | 128 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 127 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 125 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 124 |
| 65 | Guthrie County | 123 |
| 66 | Keokuk County | 120 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | 117 |
| 68 | Greene County | 116 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 115 |
| 70 | Palo Alto County | 113 |
| 71 | Howard County | 112 |
| 71 | Shelby County | 112 |
| 72 | Calhoun County | 110 |
| 73 | Emmet County | 109 |
| 74 | Humboldt County | 107 |
| 75 | Lucas County | 105 |
| 76 | Sac County | 103 |
| 77 | Winnebago County | 101 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 99 |
| 79 | Decatur County | 94 |
| 80 | Monona County | 88 |
| 81 | Van Buren County | 86 |
| 82 | Worth County | 85 |
| 83 | Fremont County | 84 |
| 83 | Wayne County | 84 |
| 84 | Ida County | 83 |
| 85 | Taylor County | 78 |
| 86 | Adair County | 76 |
| 87 | Pocahontas County | 72 |
| 88 | Osceola County | 69 |
| 89 | Ringgold County | 68 |
| 90 | Audubon County | 67 |
| 91 | Adams County | 35 |