Fastest Growing Counties in Iowa (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Dallas County122.18%122,843100,544
Warren County211.11%58,43352,591
Polk County38.22%533,581493,039
Johnson County47.05%163,836153,052
Story County55.92%104,49298,651
Lyon County65.33%12,55811,923
Madison County75.15%17,48516,628
Wayne County84.31%6,7826,502
Jones County94.16%21,51420,654
Marion County103.87%34,70833,414
O'Brien County113.51%14,64614,149
Mills County123.11%14,86714,418
Dickinson County132.97%18,30017,773
Franklin County142.87%10,2829,995
Black Hawk County152.78%134,686131,049
Sioux County162.69%36,86435,897
Linn County172.63%236,482230,433
Woodbury County182.58%108,683105,952
Jefferson County192.5%16,09115,699
Wapello County202.5%36,20935,327
Crawford County212.22%16,85816,492
Mitchell County222.1%10,80810,586
Scott County231.72%177,625174,617
Guthrie County241.67%10,79610,619
Marshall County251.56%40,71640,091
Bremer County261.48%25,37625,007
Davis County271.47%9,2499,115
Jasper County281.38%38,33937,818
Boone County291.31%27,05326,702
Humboldt County301.31%9,7239,597
Benton County311.21%25,85925,550
Lucas County321.21%8,7248,620
Delaware County331.19%17,66117,454
Buena Vista County341.17%21,05220,808
Webster County351.16%37,42136,991
Washington County361.08%22,78522,541
Allamakee County371.04%14,21614,069
Plymouth County380.98%25,94525,694
Shelby County390.77%11,81711,727
Buchanan County400.69%20,74920,606
Greene County410.48%8,7928,750
Dubuque County420.44%99,75099,310
Grundy County430.36%12,39112,347
Pottawattamie County440.24%93,88193,655
Harrison County450.24%14,60214,567
Clay County460.15%16,36216,337
Cherokee County470.1%11,67011,658
Adair County480.08%7,4957,489
Jackson County490.06%19,46419,453
Adams County500.05%3,7123,710
Mahaska County510.03%22,16822,162
Fremont County52-0.02%6,5666,567
Louisa County53-0.14%10,81010,825
Page County54-0.72%15,09015,200
Union County55-0.73%12,03912,128
Des Moines County56-0.88%38,51338,856
Hamilton County57-0.93%14,87215,011
Iowa County58-0.94%16,49716,653
Audubon County59-1.06%5,6205,680
Cerro Gordo County60-1.12%42,53943,021
Clayton County61-1.24%16,82317,034
Van Buren County62-1.37%7,1197,218
Howard County63-1.38%9,3669,497
Pocahontas County64-1.39%6,9707,068
Poweshiek County65-1.4%18,36818,628
Clinton County66-1.41%45,77746,432
Hancock County67-1.6%10,58610,758
Winneshiek County68-1.69%19,71320,051
Wright County69-1.73%12,69912,923
Cedar County70-1.77%18,15518,483
Chickasaw County71-1.8%11,76911,985
Appanoose County72-1.82%12,06012,283
Osceola County73-2%6,0766,200
Palo Alto County74-2%8,8138,993
Worth County75-2.06%7,2777,430
Butler County76-2.2%14,01814,334
Cass County77-2.33%12,81013,115
Tama County78-2.37%16,64017,044
Ringgold County79-2.39%4,5324,643
Fayette County80-2.42%18,97819,448
Carroll County81-2.59%20,19720,734
Kossuth County82-2.62%14,40414,791
Hardin County83-2.85%16,34616,826
Muscatine County84-3.22%41,76443,155
Keokuk County85-3.41%9,67110,012
Calhoun County86-3.46%9,5539,895
Taylor County87-3.75%5,6415,861
Ida County88-3.83%6,7607,029
Decatur County89-4.23%7,4067,733
Montgomery County90-4.23%9,89310,330
Lee County91-4.23%32,11033,529
Clarke County92-4.32%9,3109,730
Emmet County93-4.39%8,9329,342
Monona County94-5.27%8,2818,742
Sac County95-5.38%9,2739,800
Monroe County96-5.91%7,1477,596
Winnebago County97-5.94%10,02310,656
Floyd County98-7.06%14,49215,593
Henry County99-7.38%18,93720,447

Iowa Counties Growth Overview

Iowa's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Dallas County leads with 3.39% annualized growth, followed by Warren County (1.77%) and Polk County (1.33%). The largest counties are Polk County (533,581), Linn County (236,482), and Scott County (177,625). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, 51 are growing while 48 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.5% annually.

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