Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2021
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Births for Iowa was 35.89K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.30K), followed by Linn County (2.54K), and Scott County (1.87K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 6303 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2542 |
| 3 | Scott County | 1866 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 1638 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | 1602 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 1378 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 1343 |
| 8 | Dubuque County | 1074 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | 961 |
| 10 | Story County | 791 |
| 11 | Warren County | 574 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 495 |
| 13 | Sioux County | 484 |
| 14 | Marshall County | 483 |
| 15 | Muscatine County | 448 |
| 16 | Wapello County | 445 |
| 17 | Cerro Gordo County | 420 |
| 18 | Webster County | 413 |
| 19 | Des Moines County | 404 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 390 |
| 21 | Marion County | 363 |
| 22 | Lee County | 346 |
| 23 | Washington County | 314 |
| 24 | Buena Vista County | 310 |
| 25 | Plymouth County | 293 |
| 26 | Buchanan County | 274 |
| 27 | Benton County | 269 |
| 28 | Boone County | 263 |
| 29 | Mahaska County | 239 |
| 30 | Bremer County | 237 |
| 31 | Carroll County | 226 |
| 32 | Crawford County | 215 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 205 |
| 34 | Delaware County | 201 |
| 35 | Jones County | 197 |
| 35 | Tama County | 197 |
| 36 | Clayton County | 195 |
| 37 | Allamakee County | 189 |
| 37 | Winneshiek County | 189 |
| 38 | Poweshiek County | 184 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 182 |
| 40 | Henry County | 177 |
| 40 | O'Brien County | 177 |
| 41 | Madison County | 176 |
| 42 | Dickinson County | 172 |
| 43 | Clay County | 171 |
| 44 | Cedar County | 168 |
| 45 | Floyd County | 165 |
| 45 | Kossuth County | 165 |
| 46 | Iowa County | 164 |
| 47 | Davis County | 161 |
| 48 | Lyon County | 160 |
| 49 | Hamilton County | 153 |
| 50 | Harrison County | 152 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 152 |
| 51 | Wright County | 150 |
| 52 | Franklin County | 146 |
| 53 | Page County | 139 |
| 54 | Mills County | 136 |
| 55 | Hardin County | 133 |
| 56 | Cherokee County | 131 |
| 57 | Appanoose County | 130 |
| 57 | Butler County | 130 |
| 58 | Howard County | 129 |
| 59 | Cass County | 127 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 127 |
| 60 | Chickasaw County | 125 |
| 61 | Grundy County | 123 |
| 62 | Hancock County | 121 |
| 62 | Union County | 121 |
| 63 | Clarke County | 120 |
| 63 | Palo Alto County | 120 |
| 64 | Humboldt County | 109 |
| 65 | Lucas County | 107 |
| 65 | Sac County | 107 |
| 66 | Montgomery County | 104 |
| 67 | Monona County | 102 |
| 68 | Winnebago County | 100 |
| 69 | Louisa County | 96 |
| 69 | Van Buren County | 96 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 94 |
| 71 | Emmet County | 91 |
| 72 | Keokuk County | 89 |
| 73 | Wayne County | 88 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 85 |
| 75 | Adair County | 84 |
| 75 | Guthrie County | 84 |
| 76 | Greene County | 83 |
| 77 | Calhoun County | 76 |
| 77 | Ida County | 76 |
| 78 | Worth County | 75 |
| 79 | Monroe County | 74 |
| 80 | Pocahontas County | 72 |
| 81 | Osceola County | 66 |
| 82 | Taylor County | 63 |
| 83 | Fremont County | 58 |
| 84 | Audubon County | 53 |
| 85 | Ringgold County | 49 |
| 86 | Adams County | 43 |