Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on July 26, 2024.

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.

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.

See this for other years:
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2011
Polk
438.78K
Linn
214.24K
Scott
166.69K
Johnson
134.13K
Black Hawk
131.60K
Woodbury
102.74K
Dubuque
94.66K
Pottawattamie
93.52K
Story
91.16K
Dallas
69.70K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2011
Rank
County
Population
1 Polk County 438,783
2 Linn County 214,242
3 Scott County 166,686
4 Johnson County 134,125
5 Black Hawk County 131,598
6 Woodbury County 102,741
7 Dubuque County 94,656
8 Pottawattamie County 93,517
9 Story County 91,164
10 Dallas County 69,699
11 Clinton County 49,105
12 Warren County 46,654
13 Cerro Gordo County 43,971
14 Muscatine County 42,847
15 Marshall County 41,013
16 Des Moines County 40,074
17 Webster County 37,754
18 Jasper County 36,624
19 Lee County 35,575
20 Wapello County 35,484
21 Sioux County 34,022
22 Marion County 33,274
23 Boone County 26,287
24 Benton County 26,079
25 Plymouth County 24,824
Items per page:
1 – 25 of 99