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
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Rank County Number of Births
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