Fastest Growing Counties in Iowa (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Dallas County118.45%119,093100,544
Warren County29.12%57,38852,591
Polk County36.46%524,883493,039
Johnson County45.82%161,958153,052
Story County54.91%103,49598,651
Lyon County64.57%12,46811,923
Madison County74.18%17,32316,628
Jones County83.2%21,31520,654
Wayne County93.08%6,7026,502
Marion County102.89%34,37833,414
Mills County112.59%14,79214,418
Dickinson County122.57%18,22917,773
Sioux County132.26%36,70935,897
O'Brien County142.15%14,45314,149
Woodbury County151.9%107,970105,952
Black Hawk County161.88%133,517131,049
Wapello County171.75%35,94535,327
Linn County181.6%234,122230,433
Franklin County191.58%10,1539,995
Guthrie County201.56%10,78510,619
Jefferson County211.51%15,93615,699
Lucas County221.4%8,7418,620
Bremer County231.38%25,35225,007
Mitchell County241.27%10,72010,586
Davis County251.16%9,2219,115
Marshall County261.15%40,55440,091
Scott County271.14%176,613174,617
Benton County281.09%25,82925,550
Jasper County291.07%38,22337,818
Delaware County301.04%17,63517,454
Allamakee County310.93%14,20014,069
Shelby County320.78%11,81911,727
Crawford County330.76%16,61816,492
Humboldt County340.76%9,6709,597
Plymouth County350.74%25,88525,694
Washington County360.74%22,70822,541
Boone County370.71%26,89126,702
Buchanan County380.66%20,74120,606
Buena Vista County390.61%20,93420,808
Clay County400.5%16,41816,337
Webster County410.47%37,16536,991
Grundy County420.41%12,39812,347
Harrison County430.32%14,61414,567
Dubuque County440.19%99,49699,310
Pottawattamie County450.05%93,70593,655
Cherokee County460.05%11,66411,658
Jackson County47-0.13%19,42719,453
Greene County48-0.26%8,7278,750
Mahaska County49-0.28%22,10122,162
Adair County50-0.35%7,4637,489
Fremont County51-0.56%6,5306,567
Van Buren County52-0.69%7,1687,218
Page County53-0.89%15,06415,200
Clayton County54-0.92%16,87717,034
Louisa County55-0.97%10,72010,825
Hamilton County56-0.98%14,86415,011
Des Moines County57-1.01%38,46238,856
Union County58-1.08%11,99712,128
Pocahontas County59-1.13%6,9887,068
Clinton County60-1.15%45,89646,432
Iowa County61-1.16%16,46016,653
Poweshiek County62-1.16%18,41118,628
Cerro Gordo County63-1.17%42,51643,021
Adams County64-1.37%3,6593,710
Howard County65-1.41%9,3639,497
Hancock County66-1.46%10,60110,758
Cass County67-1.51%12,91713,115
Audubon County68-1.57%5,5915,680
Cedar County69-1.57%18,19318,483
Ringgold County70-1.57%4,5704,643
Wright County71-1.62%12,71412,923
Appanoose County72-1.63%12,08312,283
Winneshiek County73-1.66%19,71820,051
Butler County74-1.72%14,08714,334
Worth County75-1.86%7,2927,430
Fayette County76-1.97%19,06519,448
Chickasaw County77-2.01%11,74411,985
Palo Alto County78-2.02%8,8118,993
Tama County79-2.08%16,68917,044
Carroll County80-2.08%20,30220,734
Taylor County81-2.18%5,7335,861
Osceola County82-2.32%6,0566,200
Keokuk County83-2.49%9,76310,012
Hardin County84-2.5%16,40516,826
Kossuth County85-2.6%14,40614,791
Decatur County86-2.61%7,5317,733
Calhoun County87-2.66%9,6329,895
Muscatine County88-2.8%41,94843,155
Emmet County89-3.16%9,0479,342
Clarke County90-3.22%9,4179,730
Montgomery County91-3.41%9,97810,330
Ida County92-3.47%6,7857,029
Lee County93-3.84%32,24333,529
Sac County94-4.05%9,4039,800
Winnebago County95-4.25%10,20310,656
Monroe County96-4.42%7,2607,596
Monona County97-4.43%8,3558,742
Floyd County98-5.41%14,75015,593
Henry County99-6.35%19,14920,447

Iowa Counties Growth Overview

Iowa's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Dallas County leads with 18.45% annualized growth, followed by Warren County (9.12%) and Polk County (6.46%). The largest counties are Polk County (524,883), Linn County (234,122), and Scott County (176,613). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, 46 are growing while 53 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged -0.06% annualized growth, with total population growing by 2.3% annually.

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