US Census Data

Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Iowa

Iowa counties and cities ranked by population growth.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Iowa by population growth — which have the fastest population growth since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Dallas County leads at +19.6%.

Among cities & places, Irvington leads at +406.3%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Dallas County+19.6%
2Warren County+6.8%
3Adair County+5.4%
4Madison County+4.7%
5Johnson County+4.2%
6Dickinson County+4.2%
7Harrison County+3.9%
8Polk County+3.7%
9Pocahontas County+3.6%
10Clarke County+3.5%
11Sioux County+3.3%
12Buena Vista County+3.1%
13Woodbury County+3.1%
14Lyon County+2.6%
15Howard County+2.5%
16Plymouth County+2.5%
17Linn County+2.5%
18Jasper County+2.4%
19Davis County+2.3%
20Iowa County+2.2%
21Cherokee County+2.2%
22Delaware County+2.1%
23Dubuque County+2.0%
24Montgomery County+2.0%
25Washington County+2.0%
26Carroll County+2.0%
27O'Brien County+1.9%
28Story County+1.7%
29Allamakee County+1.6%
30Clay County+1.4%
31Henry County+1.4%
32Wayne County+1.4%
33Shelby County+1.3%
34Van Buren County+1.2%
35Lucas County+1.2%
36Calhoun County+1.2%
37Jones County+1.2%
38Marion County+1.1%
39Boone County+1.1%
40Winnebago County+1.1%
41Scott County+1.1%
42Poweshiek County+1.1%
43Osceola County+1.0%
44Bremer County+1.0%
45Audubon County+0.9%
46Webster County+0.8%
47Ida County+0.6%
48Wright County+0.6%
49Grundy County+0.4%
50Wapello County+0.4%
51Benton County+0.2%
52Humboldt County+0.2%
53Cass County+0.2%
54Jackson County+0.1%
55Marshall County+0.0%
56Pottawattamie County+0.0%
57Cerro Gordo County-0.1%
58Cedar County-0.2%
59Guthrie County-0.2%
60Tama County-0.3%
61Muscatine County-0.4%
62Sac County-0.4%
63Mahaska County-0.5%
64Mitchell County-0.6%
65Page County-0.7%
66Hamilton County-0.7%
67Hancock County-0.8%
68Adams County-0.8%
69Worth County-0.9%
70Clinton County-1.1%
71Palo Alto County-1.1%
72Monona County-1.3%
73Black Hawk County-1.3%
74Emmet County-1.3%
75Chickasaw County-1.3%
76Winneshiek County-1.4%
77Appanoose County-1.7%
78Floyd County-1.8%
79Franklin County-1.8%
80Hardin County-1.9%
81Des Moines County-2.0%
82Fayette County-2.1%
83Keokuk County-2.2%
84Butler County-2.2%
85Buchanan County-2.2%
86Kossuth County-2.5%
87Greene County-2.5%
88Union County-2.6%
89Lee County-3.1%
90Mills County-3.1%
91Clayton County-3.2%
92Monroe County-3.3%
93Decatur County-3.9%
94Louisa County-4.2%
95Taylor County-4.3%
96Crawford County-4.4%
97Fremont County-5.4%
98Ringgold County-6.0%
99Jefferson County-13.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Irvington+406.3%
2Elkport+325.0%
3Durango+250.0%
4Weston+209.3%
5Bradford+197.0%
6Bentley+180.3%
7Rossie+175.8%
8Kinross+174.5%
9St. Anthony+158.3%
10Goodell+150.0%
11Popejoy+138.9%
12Le Roy+133.3%
13Twin Lakes+127.7%
14Rose Hill+127.0%
15West Chester+104.9%
16Rinard+97.0%
17Amana+92.3%
18Coin+90.3%
19Martelle+86.2%
20Clutier+86.0%
21Knierim+84.4%
22Bassett+81.3%
23Silver City+80.5%
24Walnut+75.3%
25Aspinwall+75.0%
26Patterson+74.4%
27Osterdock+73.5%
28Blanchard+72.2%
29Denmark+72.0%
30East Amana+71.0%
31Arcadia+69.4%
32Packwood+69.2%
33Orchard+68.3%
34Alexander+67.9%
35Dolliver+66.7%
36Coppock+65.4%
37University Park+64.1%
38Royal+63.9%
39Geneva+63.1%
40Portsmouth+58.7%
41Tiffin+57.3%
42Gilmore City+57.1%
43Truesdale+57.0%
44Hedrick+55.6%
45Latimer+55.1%
46Hayesville+55.0%
47Meservey+53.1%
48Somers+52.5%
49Reasnor+52.1%
50Balltown+51.7%
51Thayer+51.5%
52Harper+51.2%
53Rowan+49.3%
54Goose Lake+49.3%
55Ledyard+48.1%
56Waucoma+48.0%
57Waterville+47.4%
58Stout+46.5%
59Mount Sterling+45.5%
60North Buena Vista+44.7%
61Dougherty+44.6%
62Thurman+43.8%
63Moorhead+42.9%
64New Liberty+42.6%
65Cumming+42.3%
66Mount Auburn+41.9%
67Bouton+41.8%
68Wiota+41.4%
69Shannon City+41.3%
70Rickardsville+41.2%
71Panorama Park+41.0%
72Gibson+40.5%
73Keystone+39.8%
74Malvern+39.4%
75Panama+38.7%
76Sageville+38.2%
77Dumont+37.9%
78Cumberland+37.9%
79Coburg+37.8%
80Harris+37.4%
81Adel+36.4%
82Hamilton+35.9%
83Dallas Center+35.8%
84Holland+35.6%
85Oakland Acres+35.5%
86Greene+35.5%
87Imogene+35.1%
88Harvey+35.1%
89Elgin+35.0%
90West Bend+34.9%
91Bode+34.3%
92Kelley+34.0%
93Hanlontown+33.5%
94Deep River+33.5%
95Charlotte+33.4%
96Randolph+33.3%
97Thor+32.7%
98Volga+32.1%
99Sully+31.9%
100Pleasanton+31.4%

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