Iowa Birth Rate for Teens (15–19 years) By County in 2017 Per 1,000 (CDC)
Updated on July 21, 2025.
According to data from the CDC, in 2017, among all Iowa counties, Des Moines had the highest estimated birth rate for Teens in the 15–19 years age group (expressed per 1,000 females aged 15–19) (32.2), followed by Lee (30.9), and Clarke (30.2).
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The chart below shows the estimated teen birth rates for each Iowa county; hover over the chart to see the details. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in the table below.
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Iowa Birth Rate for Teens (15–19 years) By County in 2017 Per 1,000
Iowa Birth Rate for Teens By County in 2017
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| County | Teen (15-19 yrs) Birth Rate |
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| Des Moines | 32.2 |
| Lee | 30.9 |
| Clarke | 30.2 |
| Marshall | 29.6 |
| Fremont | 29.4 |
| Wapello | 28.6 |
| Page | 27.2 |
| Montgomery | 27 |
| Buena Vista | 26.8 |
| Clinton | 26.2 |
| Adams | 25.9 |
| Lucas | 25.8 |
| Wright | 25.7 |
| Franklin | 25.6 |
| Appanoose | 25.4 |
| Woodbury | 25.2 |
| Crawford | 25.1 |
| Monroe | 23 |
| Union | 23 |
| Cherokee | 22.7 |
| Tama | 22.7 |
| Webster | 22.6 |
| Muscatine | 22.4 |
| Pottawattamie | 22.3 |
| Allamakee | 22 |
| Scott | 22 |
| Emmet | 21.5 |
| Greene | 21.1 |
| Hamilton | 20.6 |
| Cass | 20.2 |
| Taylor | 20.1 |
| Jefferson | 19.8 |
| Louisa | 19.6 |
| Henry | 19.4 |
| Fayette | 19 |
| Polk | 19 |
| Keokuk | 18.9 |
| Mahaska | 18.8 |
| Osceola | 18.8 |
| Jasper | 18.7 |
| O'Brien | 18.7 |
| Adair | 18.6 |
| Cerro Gordo | 17.5 |
| Ida | 16.8 |
| Floyd | 16.7 |
| Decatur | 16.6 |
| Calhoun | 16.5 |
| Clay | 16.1 |
| Hardin | 16.1 |
| Washington | 16 |
| Mills | 15.9 |
| Audubon | 15.8 |
| Shelby | 15.6 |
| Black Hawk | 15.5 |
| Sioux | 15.4 |
| Boone | 15 |
| Harrison | 15 |
| Jackson | 14.9 |
| Ringgold | 14.9 |
| Dubuque | 14.5 |
| Linn | 13.9 |
| Sac | 13.9 |
| Van Buren | 13.9 |
| Carroll | 13.8 |
| Jones | 13.8 |
| Pocahontas | 13.8 |
| Wayne | 13.5 |
| Benton | 13.4 |
| Hancock | 13.3 |
| Howard | 12.8 |
| Davis | 12.7 |
| Dickinson | 12.6 |
| Guthrie | 12.5 |
| Palo Alto | 12.5 |
| Winnebago | 12.4 |
| Worth | 12.4 |
| Humboldt | 12.1 |
| Monona | 12 |
| Chickasaw | 11.5 |
| Delaware | 11.3 |
| Marion | 11.3 |
| Cedar | 11 |
| Lyon | 10.8 |
| Buchanan | 10.7 |
| Kossuth | 10.6 |
| Plymouth | 10.3 |
| Clayton | 10.2 |
| Butler | 9.9 |
| Madison | 9.9 |
| Grundy | 9.7 |
| Iowa | 9.7 |
| Warren | 9.3 |
| Dallas | 9.2 |
| Mitchell | 7.6 |
| Poweshiek | 6.4 |
| Johnson | 5.5 |
| Winneshiek | 5 |
| Bremer | 4.7 |
| Story | 3.4 |