Counties in Iowa by births (July to June), 2025
Polk County had the highest births (July to June) of 99 counties in 2025, at 6,423. Adams County had the lowest, at 34. The median was 166 and the figure for Iowa was 36,470. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County Estimated | 6,423 | +1.2% |
| 2 | Linn County Estimated | 2,641 | +3.4% |
| 3 | Scott County Estimated | 1,880 | +0.8% |
| 4 | Johnson County Estimated | 1,719 | +1.5% |
| 5 | Black Hawk County Estimated | 1,610 | +2.6% |
| 6 | Woodbury County Estimated | 1,401 | +0.2% |
| 7 | Dallas County Estimated | 1,399 | +1.1% |
| 8 | Dubuque County Estimated | 1,132 | +1.4% |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County Estimated | 839 | -7.7% |
| 10 | Story County Estimated | 805 | -0.5% |
| 11 | Warren County Estimated | 627 | +1% |
| 12 | Clinton County Estimated | 502 | +0.8% |
| 13 | Marshall County Estimated | 493 | +1.4% |
| 14 | Wapello County Estimated | 475 | +1.9% |
| 15 | Sioux County Estimated | 460 | -4.8% |
| 16 | Muscatine County Estimated | 458 | +0.7% |
| 16 | Webster County Estimated | 458 | +2% |
| 18 | Jasper County Estimated | 439 | +0.9% |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County Estimated | 398 | +0.3% |
| 20 | Des Moines County Estimated | 388 | -0.3% |
| 21 | Lee County Estimated | 361 | +0.3% |
| 22 | Marion County Estimated | 341 | +0.3% |
| 23 | Washington County Estimated | 299 | +1.4% |
| 24 | Benton County Estimated | 289 | +2.1% |
| 25 | Plymouth County Estimated | 287 | +0.7% |
| 26 | Buchanan County Estimated | 285 | -0.3% |
| 27 | Buena Vista County Estimated | 276 | +3% |
| 28 | Bremer County Estimated | 262 | +0.8% |
| 29 | Boone County Estimated | 253 | +0.8% |
| 30 | Mahaska County Estimated | 237 | +0.9% |
| 31 | Fayette County Estimated | 224 | +3.7% |
| 32 | Carroll County Estimated | 222 | 0% |
| 33 | Jones County Estimated | 210 | +4% |
| 33 | Tama County Estimated | 210 | +1% |
| 35 | Hamilton County Estimated | 207 | +1% |
| 36 | Crawford County Estimated | 204 | 0% |
| 37 | Wright County Estimated | 200 | +1.5% |
| 38 | Delaware County Estimated | 199 | -2% |
| 38 | Jackson County Estimated | 199 | -0.5% |
| 40 | Iowa County Estimated | 191 | +1.1% |
| 41 | Kossuth County Estimated | 185 | +1.1% |
| 42 | Cedar County Estimated | 181 | +0.6% |
| 43 | O'Brien County Estimated | 178 | -1.1% |
| 44 | Henry County Estimated | 176 | -1.1% |
| 45 | Winneshiek County Estimated | 175 | 0% |
| 46 | Floyd County Estimated | 173 | -1.1% |
| 47 | Hardin County Estimated | 171 | +1.2% |
| 48 | Davis County Estimated | 170 | -1.2% |
| 49 | Poweshiek County Estimated | 167 | +1.8% |
| 50 | Clayton County Estimated | 166 | -6.2% |
| 51 | Madison County Estimated | 157 | -2.5% |
| 52 | Allamakee County Estimated | 156 | -2.5% |
| 53 | Clay County Estimated | 153 | 0% |
| 54 | Dickinson County Estimated | 149 | -2% |
| 55 | Harrison County Estimated | 143 | -6.5% |
| 56 | Butler County Estimated | 141 | +0.7% |
| 56 | Grundy County Estimated | 141 | +1.4% |
| 58 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 140 | -0.7% |
| 59 | Lyon County Estimated | 133 | -9.5% |
| 60 | Clarke County Estimated | 132 | 0% |
| 61 | Jefferson County Estimated | 131 | +0.8% |
| 62 | Cass County Estimated | 129 | -2.3% |
| 63 | Appanoose County Estimated | 127 | +0.8% |
| 63 | Cherokee County Estimated | 127 | +2.4% |
| 65 | Mills County Estimated | 125 | -8.1% |
| 66 | Union County Estimated | 123 | -1.6% |
| 67 | Howard County Estimated | 121 | +2.5% |
| 67 | Palo Alto County Estimated | 121 | -1.6% |
| 69 | Franklin County Estimated | 119 | +2.6% |
| 70 | Sac County Estimated | 118 | -1.7% |
| 71 | Page County Estimated | 115 | -4.2% |
| 72 | Shelby County Estimated | 113 | -1.7% |
| 73 | Wayne County Estimated | 112 | 0% |
| 74 | Lucas County Estimated | 110 | +3.8% |
| 75 | Mitchell County Estimated | 108 | -4.4% |
| 76 | Hancock County Estimated | 107 | 0% |
| 77 | Emmet County Estimated | 105 | -1.9% |
| 78 | Humboldt County Estimated | 101 | +4.1% |
| 79 | Keokuk County Estimated | 100 | -1% |
| 80 | Louisa County Estimated | 99 | +1% |
| 80 | Montgomery County Estimated | 99 | -7.5% |
| 82 | Decatur County Estimated | 98 | +3.2% |
| 83 | Guthrie County Estimated | 96 | +1.1% |
| 84 | Monona County Estimated | 93 | -1.1% |
| 85 | Winnebago County Estimated | 91 | -2.2% |
| 86 | Calhoun County Estimated | 89 | -1.1% |
| 87 | Greene County Estimated | 88 | 0% |
| 87 | Van Buren County Estimated | 88 | -3.3% |
| 89 | Adair County Estimated | 85 | +1.2% |
| 90 | Monroe County Estimated | 83 | -3.5% |
| 90 | Worth County Estimated | 83 | -2.4% |
| 92 | Pocahontas County Estimated | 73 | 0% |
| 93 | Ida County Estimated | 71 | +1.4% |
| 94 | Taylor County Estimated | 67 | 0% |
| 95 | Audubon County Estimated | 66 | 0% |
| 96 | Osceola County Estimated | 62 | -1.6% |
| 97 | Fremont County Estimated | 59 | -7.8% |
| 98 | Ringgold County Estimated | 44 | 0% |
| 99 | Adams County Estimated | 34 | -2.9% |
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About this ranking
Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Questions
Which county has the highest births (July to June)?
Polk County, with 6,423 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?
Adams County, with 34 in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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