Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2022

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Births for Iowa was 36.85K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.49K), followed by Linn County (2.59K), and Scott County (1.89K).

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 2022
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Polk County 6488
2 Linn County 2590
3 Scott County 1890
4 Johnson County 1678
5 Black Hawk County 1611
6 Woodbury County 1424
7 Dallas County 1398
8 Dubuque County 1109
9 Pottawattamie County 1001
10 Story County 835
11 Warren County 611
12 Clinton County 545
13 Sioux County 540
14 Marshall County 481
15 Muscatine County 464
16 Cerro Gordo County 446
17 Wapello County 444
18 Webster County 415
19 Des Moines County 410
20 Jasper County 383
21 Marion County 354
22 Lee County 336
23 Plymouth County 309
24 Buena Vista County 298
25 Boone County 279
26 Washington County 274
27 Benton County 262
28 Buchanan County 250
28 Carroll County 250
29 Bremer County 247
30 Crawford County 236
31 Mahaska County 228
32 Jackson County 208
33 Delaware County 201
34 Clayton County 200
35 Fayette County 198
35 Tama County 198
36 O'Brien County 192
37 Henry County 190
37 Lyon County 190
37 Madison County 190
37 Winneshiek County 190
38 Allamakee County 189
39 Jones County 187
39 Poweshiek County 187
40 Iowa County 181
41 Hamilton County 175
42 Clay County 171
43 Harrison County 166
44 Wright County 165
45 Floyd County 163
45 Kossuth County 163
46 Cedar County 160
47 Dickinson County 157
48 Davis County 152
49 Hardin County 151
50 Butler County 150
51 Jefferson County 142
52 Grundy County 140
53 Page County 137
54 Chickasaw County 134
55 Mills County 133
56 Cass County 130
57 Franklin County 128
58 Clarke County 126
59 Appanoose County 125
59 Mitchell County 125
60 Cherokee County 124
61 Howard County 122
62 Humboldt County 121
63 Hancock County 119
64 Shelby County 117
65 Lucas County 113
65 Palo Alto County 113
65 Sac County 113
66 Louisa County 109
66 Union County 109
67 Emmet County 107
68 Keokuk County 105
68 Montgomery County 105
69 Van Buren County 99
70 Winnebago County 98
71 Guthrie County 96
72 Monona County 93
73 Calhoun County 91
74 Greene County 87
74 Wayne County 87
75 Decatur County 85
76 Adair County 84
77 Monroe County 82
78 Worth County 78
79 Pocahontas County 77
80 Ida County 76
81 Taylor County 75
82 Osceola County 72
83 Fremont County 66
84 Audubon County 62
85 Ringgold County 42
86 Adams County 41