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Largest veteran population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 860. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Iowa County, IA, up 22 places to #33.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Polk County, IAIA516,54621,413−8%

02Linn County, IAIA232,02813,209−2%

03Scott County, IAIA175,25910,040−11%

04▲1Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9966,038−9%

05▼1Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5325,839−14%

06▲2Johnson County, IAIA160,0444,922−2%

07▼1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3814,555−13%

08▼1Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494,455−15%

09Dallas County, IAIA118,4574,323+9%

10Story County, IAIA101,2913,337−11%

11Clinton County, IAIA46,0022,936−15%

12▲2Warren County, IAIA57,3312,728−5%

13▲2Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722,669+2%

14▼2Marshall County, IAIA39,8902,639−14%

15▼2Des Moines County, IAIA38,0772,425−19%

16▲1Lee County, IAIA32,3062,2700%

17▼1Jasper County, IAIA38,1532,261−3%

18▲1Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531,946+1%

19▲3Benton County, IAIA26,0041,728−3%

20▼2Webster County, IAIA36,8381,695−24%

21▼1Marion County, IAIA34,1921,466−24%

22▼1Wapello County, IAIA35,2101,462−21%

23▲3Jones County, IAIA21,2531,418−6%

24Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,334−13%

25▲9Fayette County, IAIA19,0471,263+1%

26▼3Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,233−21%

27Boone County, IAIA26,7991,218−17%

28▲3Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,159−11%

29▼1Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,119−21%

30▲6Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,116−6%

31▼6Henry County, IAIA19,3491,112−26%

32▲11Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,087−1%

33▲22Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,086+20%

34▲11Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,065+1%

35▼6Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831,059−20%

36▼6Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,049−21%

37▲1Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,036−10%

38▲8Mills County, IAIA14,7931,026−2%

39▲8Tama County, IAIA16,7961,0180%

40▲4Page County, IAIA14,8561,012−6%

41▼8Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911,005−20%

42▼3Carroll County, IAIA20,3031,000−13%

43▲5Mahaska County, IAIA21,880972−2%

44▼2Harrison County, IAIA14,623970−12%

45▼10Sioux County, IAIA36,774966−23%

46▼9Clay County, IAIA16,202951−19%

47▲9Appanoose County, IAIA12,077948+6%

48▼16Washington County, IAIA22,667873−32%

49▲11Madison County, IAIA17,270863+5%

50▼10Hardin County, IAIA16,455860−24%

51▼1Delaware County, IAIA17,674853−13%

52▲1Hamilton County, IAIA14,944838−9%

53▲5Crawford County, IAIA16,237808−6%

54▼13Kossuth County, IAIA14,322784−30%

55▲4Shelby County, IAIA11,689784−6%

56▲5Wright County, IAIA12,801776+1%

57▼6Butler County, IAIA14,049767−19%

58▲5Mitchell County, IAIA10,650741−1%

59▼5Cherokee County, IAIA11,369728−20%

60▼3Union County, IAIA11,829706−19%

61▲1Allamakee County, IAIA14,238670−12%

62▼13O'Brien County, IAIA14,220664−33%

63▲2Monona County, IAIA8,539645−13%

64▼12Cass County, IAIA12,960640−32%

65▲13Hancock County, IAIA10,528638+7%

66▼2Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449625−16%

67▲16Louisa County, IAIA10,416620+17%

68▼1Guthrie County, IAIA10,782594−13%

69▼1Sac County, IAIA9,525581−15%

70▲3Greene County, IAIA8,658577−7%

71▲5Grundy County, IAIA12,361558−8%

72▼3Montgomery County, IAIA10,002552−18%

73▲6Worth County, IAIA7,338532−9%

74▲10Van Buren County, IAIA7,131527+3%

75▼1Winnebago County, IAIA10,251523−15%

76▼10Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663514−27%

77▼6Franklin County, IAIA9,868514−20%

78▲4Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899507−6%

79▼7Lyon County, IAIA12,354500−20%

80▲1Keokuk County, IAIA9,797497−13%

81▲11Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819484+13%

82▼2Clarke County, IAIA9,574482−17%

83▼13Calhoun County, IAIA9,562481−27%

84▼9Humboldt County, IAIA9,409474−22%

85▼8Howard County, IAIA9,415456−24%

86▼1Lucas County, IAIA8,847448−12%

87▲7Fremont County, IAIA6,522410+5%

88▲3Taylor County, IAIA5,835397−9%

89Adair County, IAIA7,403388−14%

90▲3Ida County, IAIA6,777381−8%

91▼1Decatur County, IAIA7,655360−18%

92▼6Osceola County, IAIA5,980341−31%

93▲4Audubon County, IAIA5,509336−1%

94▲1Davis County, IAIA9,230327−16%

95▼7Emmet County, IAIA9,107316−32%

96Wayne County, IAIA6,738292−16%

97▼10Monroe County, IAIA7,406275−43%

98Adams County, IAIA3,617257+7%

99Ringgold County, IAIA4,642229−3%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES