Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2020
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Births for Iowa was 37.07K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.52K), followed by Linn County (2.67K), and Scott County (2.05K).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | Polk County | 6524 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2674 |
| 3 | Scott County | 2046 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 1719 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | 1594 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 1421 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 1309 |
| 8 | Dubuque County | 1196 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | 1058 |
| 10 | Story County | 826 |
| 11 | Warren County | 578 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 516 |
| 13 | Muscatine County | 512 |
| 14 | Sioux County | 500 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 490 |
| 16 | Cerro Gordo County | 462 |
| 17 | Des Moines County | 445 |
| 18 | Wapello County | 435 |
| 19 | Webster County | 429 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 400 |
| 21 | Marion County | 336 |
| 22 | Lee County | 328 |
| 23 | Buena Vista County | 288 |
| 24 | Washington County | 285 |
| 25 | Benton County | 284 |
| 26 | Plymouth County | 277 |
| 27 | Buchanan County | 274 |
| 28 | Bremer County | 264 |
| 29 | Mahaska County | 263 |
| 30 | Boone County | 262 |
| 31 | Carroll County | 225 |
| 32 | Crawford County | 217 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 211 |
| 34 | Fayette County | 202 |
| 34 | Henry County | 202 |
| 35 | Tama County | 200 |
| 36 | Jones County | 198 |
| 37 | Delaware County | 189 |
| 38 | Winneshiek County | 187 |
| 39 | Clay County | 186 |
| 40 | Clayton County | 176 |
| 40 | Hamilton County | 176 |
| 41 | Allamakee County | 174 |
| 41 | Lyon County | 174 |
| 42 | Kossuth County | 173 |
| 42 | Madison County | 173 |
| 43 | Cedar County | 172 |
| 44 | Floyd County | 171 |
| 45 | Iowa County | 165 |
| 46 | Poweshiek County | 161 |
| 47 | Hardin County | 160 |
| 47 | O'Brien County | 160 |
| 48 | Davis County | 158 |
| 48 | Wright County | 158 |
| 49 | Harrison County | 157 |
| 50 | Butler County | 152 |
| 50 | Dickinson County | 152 |
| 51 | Appanoose County | 143 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 141 |
| 53 | Chickasaw County | 139 |
| 54 | Cass County | 136 |
| 55 | Mills County | 135 |
| 56 | Mitchell County | 131 |
| 56 | Page County | 131 |
| 57 | Grundy County | 127 |
| 58 | Shelby County | 126 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 123 |
| 60 | Clarke County | 121 |
| 60 | Union County | 121 |
| 61 | Howard County | 119 |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 114 |
| 63 | Hancock County | 110 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 108 |
| 64 | Sac County | 108 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 107 |
| 66 | Emmet County | 106 |
| 67 | Humboldt County | 105 |
| 67 | Keokuk County | 105 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 103 |
| 69 | Lucas County | 100 |
| 70 | Adair County | 98 |
| 70 | Palo Alto County | 98 |
| 71 | Guthrie County | 97 |
| 71 | Winnebago County | 97 |
| 72 | Van Buren County | 96 |
| 73 | Monona County | 92 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 90 |
| 74 | Greene County | 90 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 90 |
| 75 | Monroe County | 85 |
| 76 | Worth County | 80 |
| 77 | Pocahontas County | 71 |
| 78 | Ida County | 68 |
| 79 | Taylor County | 65 |
| 80 | Fremont County | 64 |
| 81 | Osceola County | 63 |
| 82 | Audubon County | 58 |
| 83 | Ringgold County | 47 |
| 84 | Adams County | 36 |