Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Births for Iowa was 36.83K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of births (6.51K), followed by Linn County (2.59K), and Scott County (1.96K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Iowa Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Births in 2022
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 6507 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2594 |
| 3 | Scott County | 1957 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 1673 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | 1622 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 1420 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 1401 |
| 8 | Dubuque County | 1134 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | 977 |
| 10 | Story County | 841 |
| 11 | Warren County | 596 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 562 |
| 13 | Sioux County | 551 |
| 14 | Marshall County | 471 |
| 15 | Wapello County | 460 |
| 16 | Muscatine County | 451 |
| 17 | Cerro Gordo County | 443 |
| 18 | Des Moines County | 417 |
| 19 | Webster County | 403 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 389 |
| 21 | Lee County | 343 |
| 22 | Marion County | 317 |
| 23 | Plymouth County | 290 |
| 24 | Buena Vista County | 286 |
| 25 | Benton County | 269 |
| 26 | Boone County | 262 |
| 27 | Washington County | 261 |
| 28 | Buchanan County | 253 |
| 29 | Bremer County | 247 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 247 |
| 30 | Mahaska County | 231 |
| 31 | Crawford County | 229 |
| 32 | Fayette County | 213 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 206 |
| 34 | O'Brien County | 204 |
| 35 | Hamilton County | 203 |
| 35 | Madison County | 203 |
| 36 | Allamakee County | 201 |
| 37 | Jones County | 195 |
| 38 | Delaware County | 194 |
| 39 | Henry County | 189 |
| 39 | Winneshiek County | 189 |
| 40 | Iowa County | 186 |
| 40 | Tama County | 186 |
| 41 | Clayton County | 185 |
| 41 | Poweshiek County | 185 |
| 42 | Lyon County | 176 |
| 43 | Cedar County | 168 |
| 44 | Butler County | 167 |
| 45 | Wright County | 159 |
| 46 | Harrison County | 156 |
| 47 | Clay County | 154 |
| 47 | Grundy County | 154 |
| 47 | Kossuth County | 154 |
| 48 | Davis County | 153 |
| 49 | Hardin County | 148 |
| 50 | Dickinson County | 147 |
| 50 | Mills County | 147 |
| 51 | Chickasaw County | 143 |
| 52 | Floyd County | 141 |
| 53 | Clarke County | 133 |
| 54 | Cass County | 130 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 130 |
| 54 | Mitchell County | 130 |
| 55 | Appanoose County | 126 |
| 55 | Page County | 126 |
| 56 | Cherokee County | 124 |
| 57 | Humboldt County | 122 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 121 |
| 59 | Hancock County | 120 |
| 59 | Lucas County | 120 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 118 |
| 61 | Louisa County | 116 |
| 62 | Howard County | 114 |
| 63 | Sac County | 111 |
| 64 | Van Buren County | 104 |
| 65 | Guthrie County | 103 |
| 66 | Calhoun County | 101 |
| 67 | Union County | 100 |
| 67 | Winnebago County | 100 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 99 |
| 69 | Keokuk County | 98 |
| 70 | Palo Alto County | 96 |
| 71 | Emmet County | 94 |
| 72 | Monona County | 89 |
| 72 | Wayne County | 89 |
| 73 | Adair County | 87 |
| 74 | Greene County | 82 |
| 75 | Worth County | 81 |
| 76 | Decatur County | 80 |
| 77 | Pocahontas County | 79 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 78 |
| 79 | Fremont County | 69 |
| 79 | Ida County | 69 |
| 80 | Taylor County | 66 |
| 81 | Osceola County | 65 |
| 82 | Audubon County | 61 |
| 83 | Adams County | 45 |
| 84 | Ringgold County | 39 |