Iowa Births By County in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the number of births for Iowa was 35,887. Polk had the highest number of births (6,303), followed by Linn (2,542), and Scott (1,866) On the other hand, Adams had the lowest number of births (43), followed by Ringgold (49), and Audubon (53).

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Iowa Births By County in 2021
Iowa Births By County in 2021
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County Births
Adair 84
Adams 43
Allamakee 189
Appanoose 130
Audubon 53
Benton 269
Black Hawk 1602
Boone 263
Bremer 237
Buchanan 274
Buena Vista 310
Butler 130
Calhoun 76
Carroll 226
Cass 127
Cedar 168
Cerro Gordo 420
Cherokee 131
Chickasaw 125
Clarke 120
Clay 171
Clayton 195
Clinton 495
Crawford 215
Dallas 1343
Davis 161
Decatur 85
Delaware 201
Des Moines 404
Dickinson 172
Dubuque 1074
Emmet 91
Fayette 182
Floyd 165
Franklin 146
Fremont 58
Greene 83
Grundy 123
Guthrie 84
Hamilton 153
Hancock 121
Hardin 133
Harrison 152
Henry 177
Howard 129
Humboldt 109
Ida 76
Iowa 164
Jackson 205
Jasper 390
Jefferson 152
Johnson 1638
Jones 197
Keokuk 89
Kossuth 165
Lee 346
Linn 2542
Louisa 96
Lucas 107
Lyon 160
Madison 176
Mahaska 239
Marion 363
Marshall 483
Mills 136
Mitchell 127
Monona 102
Monroe 74
Montgomery 104
Muscatine 448
O'Brien 177
Osceola 66
Page 139
Palo Alto 120
Plymouth 293
Pocahontas 72
Polk 6303
Pottawattamie 961
Poweshiek 184
Ringgold 49
Sac 107
Scott 1866
Shelby 94
Sioux 484
Story 791
Tama 197
Taylor 63
Union 121
Van Buren 96
Wapello 445
Warren 574
Washington 314
Wayne 88
Webster 413
Winnebago 100
Winneshiek 189
Woodbury 1378
Worth 75
Wright 150