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.
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2018
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 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 |