Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for Iowa was 3.16M. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population (491.03K), followed by Linn County (227.24K), and Scott County (173.40K).

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 2019
Polk
491.03K
Linn
227.24K
Scott
173.40K
Johnson
152.48K
Black Hawk
131.09K
Woodbury
103.13K
Story
97.44K
Dubuque
97.43K
Dallas
93.63K
Pottawattamie
93.41K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population in 2019
Rank
County
Population
1 Polk County 491,031
2 Linn County 227,241
3 Scott County 173,400
4 Johnson County 152,480
5 Black Hawk County 131,089
6 Woodbury County 103,132
7 Story County 97,441
8 Dubuque County 97,432
9 Dallas County 93,631
10 Pottawattamie County 93,405
11 Warren County 51,548
12 Clinton County 46,559
13 Muscatine County 42,571
14 Cerro Gordo County 42,477
15 Marshall County 39,472
16 Des Moines County 39,051
17 Jasper County 37,171
18 Webster County 35,982
19 Wapello County 35,151
20 Sioux County 34,950
21 Lee County 33,641
22 Marion County 33,280
23 Boone County 26,338
24 Benton County 25,544
25 Plymouth County 25,200
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