Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2018

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Births for Iowa was 38.30K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.77K), followed by Linn County (2.78K), and Scott County (2.13K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2018
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Polk County 6772
2 Linn County 2781
3 Scott County 2126
4 Johnson County 1753
5 Black Hawk County 1698
6 Woodbury County 1423
7 Dallas County 1222
8 Dubuque County 1168
9 Pottawattamie County 1141
10 Story County 837
11 Warren County 578
12 Marshall County 554
13 Muscatine County 549
14 Clinton County 519
15 Sioux County 490
16 Des Moines County 480
17 Webster County 454
18 Cerro Gordo County 445
19 Wapello County 444
20 Jasper County 388
21 Lee County 387
22 Marion County 323
23 Plymouth County 299
24 Washington County 298
25 Bremer County 295
26 Buena Vista County 292
27 Benton County 283
28 Boone County 278
29 Buchanan County 274
30 Mahaska County 262
31 Carroll County 240
32 Henry County 231
33 Crawford County 220
34 Delaware County 210
35 Clay County 208
36 Fayette County 207
37 Tama County 202
38 Jones County 201
39 Jackson County 197
39 Lyon County 197
40 Winneshiek County 193
41 Floyd County 190
42 Hardin County 186
43 Cedar County 184
44 Poweshiek County 183
45 Allamakee County 181
45 Clayton County 181
46 Hamilton County 180
47 O'Brien County 179
48 Kossuth County 171
49 Iowa County 169
50 Harrison County 161
51 Davis County 154
52 Chickasaw County 153
52 Dickinson County 153
52 Madison County 153
53 Jefferson County 152
54 Wright County 148
55 Cass County 144
56 Mills County 141
57 Appanoose County 140
57 Union County 140
58 Keokuk County 138
59 Louisa County 136
60 Butler County 135
61 Grundy County 134
62 Mitchell County 131
63 Page County 130
64 Clarke County 129
65 Lucas County 128
66 Hancock County 123
67 Guthrie County 121
68 Howard County 119
69 Franklin County 117
70 Emmet County 116
71 Montgomery County 115
72 Cherokee County 112
73 Palo Alto County 110
74 Winnebago County 109
75 Humboldt County 107
75 Shelby County 107
76 Calhoun County 103
77 Greene County 102
77 Van Buren County 102
78 Decatur County 95
79 Sac County 93
80 Monona County 92
81 Adair County 87
82 Monroe County 86
83 Fremont County 82
84 Taylor County 81
85 Wayne County 77
86 Pocahontas County 74
86 Worth County 74
87 Ida County 69
88 Audubon County 65
89 Osceola County 62
90 Ringgold County 53
91 Adams County 28