Counties in Iowa by births (July to June)

Name: Counties in Iowa by births (July to June), 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Polk County had the highest births (July to June) of 99 counties in 2022, at 6,511. Ringgold County had the lowest, at 39. The median was 159 and the figure for Iowa was 36,774. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,511Polk County

Lowest39Ringgold County

Median15999 counties

Iowa36,774History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Polk County Estimated	6,511	+3.2%
2	Linn County Estimated	2,588	+2.3%
3	Scott County Estimated	1,937	+4.4%
4	Johnson County Estimated	1,669	+2.3%
5	Black Hawk County Estimated	1,617	+0.6%
6	Woodbury County Estimated	1,424	+2.7%
7	Dallas County Estimated	1,387	+3.8%
8	Dubuque County Estimated	1,127	+5.5%
9	Pottawattamie County Estimated	975	+1.5%
10	Story County Estimated	834	+7.6%
11	Warren County Estimated	594	+3.8%
12	Clinton County Estimated	565	+13.2%
13	Sioux County Estimated	549	+12.5%
14	Marshall County Estimated	469	-1.3%
15	Wapello County Estimated	463	+3.3%
16	Muscatine County Estimated	454	+0.9%
17	Cerro Gordo County Estimated	441	+5.5%
18	Des Moines County Estimated	417	+4%
19	Webster County Estimated	401	-2.4%
20	Jasper County Estimated	388	0%
21	Lee County Estimated	343	-0.9%
22	Marion County Estimated	317	-12.2%
23	Plymouth County Estimated	290	-1.4%
24	Buena Vista County Estimated	285	-7.8%
25	Benton County Estimated	270	+1.1%
26	Boone County Estimated	262	-0.4%
27	Washington County Estimated	261	-16.3%
28	Buchanan County Estimated	255	-6.9%
29	Bremer County Estimated	247	+4.2%
29	Carroll County Estimated	247	+9.3%
31	Mahaska County Estimated	233	-2.5%
32	Crawford County Estimated	229	+7%
33	Fayette County Estimated	213	+17%
34	Jackson County Estimated	206	0%
34	O'Brien County Estimated	206	+16.4%
36	Hamilton County Estimated	203	+32.7%
36	Madison County Estimated	203	+15.3%
38	Allamakee County Estimated	201	+6.3%
39	Jones County Estimated	195	-2%
40	Delaware County Estimated	194	-3.5%
41	Henry County Estimated	189	+5.6%
42	Tama County Estimated	187	-6.5%
42	Winneshiek County Estimated	187	0%
44	Iowa County Estimated	186	+12%
45	Clayton County Estimated	185	-4.1%
45	Poweshiek County Estimated	185	+0.5%
47	Lyon County Estimated	176	+10%
48	Cedar County Estimated	168	0%
49	Butler County Estimated	167	+28.5%
50	Wright County Estimated	159	+6%
51	Harrison County Estimated	156	+2.6%
52	Clay County Estimated	154	-9.9%
52	Kossuth County Estimated	154	-6.7%
54	Davis County Estimated	153	-5%
55	Grundy County Estimated	152	+24.6%
56	Hardin County Estimated	148	+10.4%
57	Dickinson County Estimated	147	-14.5%
57	Mills County Estimated	147	+8.1%
59	Chickasaw County Estimated	143	+14.4%
60	Floyd County Estimated	141	-15.1%
61	Clarke County Estimated	135	+12.5%
62	Cass County Estimated	132	+2.3%
63	Jefferson County Estimated	130	-14.5%
63	Mitchell County Estimated	130	+2.4%
65	Appanoose County Estimated	126	-3.1%
65	Page County Estimated	126	-9.4%
67	Cherokee County Estimated	124	-5.3%
68	Hancock County Estimated	122	0%
68	Humboldt County Estimated	122	+11.9%
70	Franklin County Estimated	121	-17.1%
71	Lucas County Estimated	120	+11.1%
72	Shelby County Estimated	118	+25.5%
73	Louisa County Estimated	116	+20.8%
74	Howard County Estimated	114	-11.6%
75	Sac County Estimated	111	+3.7%
76	Van Buren County Estimated	104	+8.3%
77	Guthrie County Estimated	103	+22.6%
78	Calhoun County Estimated	100	+31.6%
78	Winnebago County Estimated	100	0%
80	Montgomery County Estimated	99	-5.7%
81	Keokuk County Estimated	98	+10.1%
81	Union County Estimated	98	-17.6%
83	Palo Alto County Estimated	96	-20%
84	Emmet County Estimated	95	+4.4%
85	Monona County Estimated	89	-12.7%
85	Wayne County Estimated	89	+1.1%
87	Adair County Estimated	87	+3.6%
88	Greene County Estimated	82	-1.2%
89	Worth County Estimated	81	+9.5%
90	Decatur County Estimated	80	-5.9%
91	Pocahontas County Estimated	79	+9.7%
92	Monroe County Estimated	78	+5.4%
93	Fremont County Estimated	69	+19%
93	Ida County Estimated	69	-9.2%
95	Taylor County Estimated	67	+6.3%
96	Osceola County Estimated	65	-1.5%
97	Audubon County Estimated	61	+15.1%
98	Adams County Estimated	45	+4.7%
99	Ringgold County Estimated	39	-20.4%

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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 6,511 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Ringgold County, with 39 in 2022.

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.