Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Births for Iowa was 36.90K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.56K), followed by Linn County (2.62K), and Scott County (1.90K).

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 2023
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Rank County Number of Births
1 Polk County 6560
2 Linn County 2621
3 Scott County 1904
4 Johnson County 1690
5 Black Hawk County 1629
6 Woodbury County 1426
7 Dallas County 1413
8 Dubuque County 1115
9 Pottawattamie County 946
10 Story County 840
11 Warren County 617
12 Clinton County 549
13 Sioux County 508
14 Marshall County 479
15 Muscatine County 467
16 Wapello County 453
17 Cerro Gordo County 449
18 Des Moines County 415
19 Webster County 409
20 Jasper County 383
21 Marion County 357
22 Lee County 338
23 Plymouth County 306
24 Buena Vista County 304
25 Boone County 281
26 Washington County 278
27 Benton County 263
28 Buchanan County 254
29 Bremer County 250
29 Carroll County 250
30 Mahaska County 232
31 Crawford County 228
32 Jackson County 208
33 Fayette County 205
34 Tama County 203
35 Delaware County 201
36 Henry County 194
36 Madison County 194
37 Jones County 192
38 Poweshiek County 190
39 Iowa County 185
39 O'Brien County 185
40 Hamilton County 181
41 Winneshiek County 179
42 Allamakee County 177
43 Wright County 169
44 Clayton County 168
45 Clay County 165
46 Floyd County 164
46 Kossuth County 164
47 Cedar County 160
48 Lyon County 158
49 Harrison County 157
50 Davis County 154
50 Dickinson County 154
50 Hardin County 154
51 Butler County 152
52 Jefferson County 144
53 Grundy County 141
54 Page County 136
55 Chickasaw County 132
56 Franklin County 130
57 Cass County 129
58 Clarke County 127
58 Howard County 127
58 Mitchell County 127
59 Appanoose County 126
60 Cherokee County 125
61 Humboldt County 124
62 Mills County 123
63 Hancock County 120
64 Lucas County 115
65 Louisa County 113
65 Palo Alto County 113
65 Shelby County 113
66 Sac County 112
67 Keokuk County 109
68 Union County 104
69 Van Buren County 100
70 Montgomery County 98
71 Winnebago County 96
72 Emmet County 95
72 Guthrie County 95
73 Calhoun County 94
74 Monona County 92
75 Greene County 89
76 Wayne County 88
77 Decatur County 86
78 Adair County 85
79 Monroe County 83
80 Ida County 79
80 Worth County 79
81 Pocahontas County 77
82 Taylor County 75
83 Fremont County 67
84 Audubon County 61
85 Osceola County 60
86 Ringgold County 43
87 Adams County 39