Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for Iowa was 3.07M. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population (438.78K), followed by Linn County (214.24K), and Scott County (166.69K).

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 Population in 2011
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2011
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Rank County Population
1 Polk County 438783
2 Linn County 214242
3 Scott County 166686
4 Johnson County 134125
5 Black Hawk County 131598
6 Woodbury County 102741
7 Dubuque County 94656
8 Pottawattamie County 93517
9 Story County 91164
10 Dallas County 69699
11 Clinton County 49105
12 Warren County 46654
13 Cerro Gordo County 43971
14 Muscatine County 42847
15 Marshall County 41013
16 Des Moines County 40074
17 Webster County 37754
18 Jasper County 36624
19 Lee County 35575
20 Wapello County 35484
21 Sioux County 34022
22 Marion County 33274
23 Boone County 26287
24 Benton County 26079
25 Plymouth County 24824
26 Bremer County 24383
27 Mahaska County 22506
28 Washington County 21825
29 Winneshiek County 21055
30 Fayette County 20975
31 Buchanan County 20911
32 Carroll County 20860
33 Jones County 20743
34 Buena Vista County 20310
35 Henry County 20252
36 Jackson County 19734
37 Poweshiek County 18900
38 Cedar County 18362
39 Clayton County 18019
40 Delaware County 17631
41 Tama County 17613
42 Hardin County 17376
43 Crawford County 17213
44 Jefferson County 17099
45 Dickinson County 16861
46 Clay County 16598
47 Iowa County 16324
48 Floyd County 16095
49 Page County 15900
50 Madison County 15738
51 Hamilton County 15468
52 Kossuth County 15396
53 Mills County 15031
54 Butler County 14966
55 Harrison County 14764
56 Allamakee County 14224
57 O'Brien County 14217
58 Cass County 13762
59 Wright County 13032
60 Appanoose County 12853
61 Union County 12555
62 Grundy County 12478
63 Chickasaw County 12407
64 Cherokee County 12027
65 Shelby County 11997
66 Lyon County 11694
67 Louisa County 11384
68 Hancock County 11296
69 Guthrie County 10864
70 Mitchell County 10709
71 Winnebago County 10699
72 Franklin County 10695
73 Montgomery County 10633
74 Keokuk County 10399
75 Sac County 10223
76 Emmet County 10092
77 Calhoun County 10064
78 Humboldt County 9782
79 Howard County 9548
80 Palo Alto County 9354
81 Greene County 9331
82 Clarke County 9318
83 Monona County 9238
84 Lucas County 8879
85 Davis County 8772
86 Decatur County 8250
87 Monroe County 8057
88 Worth County 7560
89 Adair County 7546
90 Van Buren County 7512
91 Fremont County 7371
92 Pocahontas County 7203
93 Ida County 7046
94 Wayne County 6337
95 Osceola County 6315
96 Taylor County 6301
97 Audubon County 6000
98 Ringgold County 5048
99 Adams County 3994