Total Population in Iowa

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
3,210,507
Rank #32 of 52
39th %ile

How Iowa Compares

Iowa
3,210,507
National
330M
99.0% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#29 Connecticut 3,624,508
#30 Utah 3,392,331
#31 Puerto Rico 3,234,309
#32 Iowa 3,210,507
#33 Nevada 3,184,612
#34 Arkansas 3,049,391
#35 Kansas 2,947,197
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Highest Population Counties in Iowa

# County Population
1 Polk County 503,175
2 Linn County 230,004
3 Scott County 174,608
4 Johnson County 156,639
5 Black Hawk County 131,049
6 Dallas County 107,968
7 Woodbury County 106,247
8 Story County 100,466
9 Dubuque County 99,030
10 Pottawattamie County 93,424

Lowest Population Counties in Iowa

# County Population
99 Adams County 3,622
98 Ringgold County 4,645
97 Audubon County 5,599
96 Taylor County 5,868
95 Osceola County 6,100
94 Fremont County 6,514
93 Wayne County 6,532
92 Ida County 6,911
91 Pocahontas County 7,046
90 Van Buren County 7,241

Total Population in Iowa

Iowa has a total population of 3,210,507, ranking #32 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.0% below the national value of 330M.

Across Iowa's 99 counties, total population ranges from 3,622 to 503,175. The county with the highest value is Polk County at 503,175.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.