Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Iowa was 3.14M. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population (480.96K), followed by Linn County (224.55K), and Scott County (172.69K).

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 2017
Polk
480.96K
Linn
224.55K
Scott
172.69K
Johnson
149.70K
Black Hawk
132.28K
Woodbury
102.10K
Story
97.34K
Dubuque
97.16K
Pottawattamie
93.56K
Dallas
87.22K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2017
Rank
County
Population
1 Polk County 480,962
2 Linn County 224,553
3 Scott County 172,691
4 Johnson County 149,703
5 Black Hawk County 132,278
6 Woodbury County 102,098
7 Story County 97,335
8 Dubuque County 97,162
9 Pottawattamie County 93,563
10 Dallas County 87,219
11 Warren County 50,087
12 Clinton County 46,926
13 Cerro Gordo County 43,030
14 Muscatine County 42,825
15 Marshall County 40,051
16 Des Moines County 39,400
17 Jasper County 36,997
18 Webster County 36,650
19 Wapello County 35,043
20 Sioux County 34,784
21 Lee County 34,239
22 Marion County 33,107
23 Boone County 26,498
24 Benton County 25,651
25 Plymouth County 25,053
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