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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.

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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%

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

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

06Johnson County, IAIA160,0444,922−2%

07Dubuque County, IAIA99,3814,555−13%

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

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

10Story County, IAIA101,2913,337−11%

11Clinton County, IAIA46,0022,936−15%

12Warren County, IAIA57,3312,728−5%

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

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

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

16Lee County, IAIA32,3062,270+0%

17Jasper County, IAIA38,1532,261−3%

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

19Benton County, IAIA26,0041,728−3%

20Webster County, IAIA36,8381,695−24%

21Marion County, IAIA34,1921,466−24%

22Wapello County, IAIA35,2101,462−21%

23Jones County, IAIA21,2531,418−6%

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

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

26Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,233−21%

27Boone County, IAIA26,7991,218−17%

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

29Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,119−21%

30Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,116−6%

31Henry County, IAIA19,3491,112−26%

32Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,087−1%

33Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,086+20%

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

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

36Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,049−21%

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

38Mills County, IAIA14,7931,026−2%

39Tama County, IAIA16,7961,018+0%

40Page County, IAIA14,8561,012−6%

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

42Carroll County, IAIA20,3031,000−13%

43Mahaska County, IAIA21,880972−2%

44Harrison County, IAIA14,623970−12%

45Sioux County, IAIA36,774966−23%

46Clay County, IAIA16,202951−19%

47Appanoose County, IAIA12,077948+6%

48Washington County, IAIA22,667873−32%

49Madison County, IAIA17,270863+5%

50Hardin County, IAIA16,455860−24%

51Delaware County, IAIA17,674853−13%

52Hamilton County, IAIA14,944838−9%

53Crawford County, IAIA16,237808−6%

54Kossuth County, IAIA14,322784−30%

55Shelby County, IAIA11,689784−6%

56Wright County, IAIA12,801776+1%

57Butler County, IAIA14,049767−19%

58Mitchell County, IAIA10,650741−1%

59Cherokee County, IAIA11,369728−20%

60Union County, IAIA11,829706−19%

61Allamakee County, IAIA14,238670−12%

62O'Brien County, IAIA14,220664−33%

63Monona County, IAIA8,539645−13%

64Cass County, IAIA12,960640−32%

65Hancock County, IAIA10,528638+7%

66Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449625−16%

67Louisa County, IAIA10,416620+17%

68Guthrie County, IAIA10,782594−13%

69Sac County, IAIA9,525581−15%

70Greene County, IAIA8,658577−7%

71Grundy County, IAIA12,361558−8%

72Montgomery County, IAIA10,002552−18%

73Worth County, IAIA7,338532−9%

74Van Buren County, IAIA7,131527+3%

75Winnebago County, IAIA10,251523−15%

76Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663514−27%

77Franklin County, IAIA9,868514−20%

78Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899507−6%

79Lyon County, IAIA12,354500−20%

80Keokuk County, IAIA9,797497−13%

81Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819484+13%

82Clarke County, IAIA9,574482−17%

83Calhoun County, IAIA9,562481−27%

84Humboldt County, IAIA9,409474−22%

85Howard County, IAIA9,415456−24%

86Lucas County, IAIA8,847448−12%

87Fremont County, IAIA6,522410+5%

88Taylor County, IAIA5,835397−9%

89Adair County, IAIA7,403388−14%

90Ida County, IAIA6,777381−8%

91Decatur County, IAIA7,655360−18%

92Osceola County, IAIA5,980341−31%

93Audubon County, IAIA5,509336−1%

94Davis County, IAIA9,230327−16%

95Emmet County, IAIA9,107316−32%

96Wayne County, IAIA6,738292−16%

97Monroe County, IAIA7,406275−43%

98Adams County, IAIA3,617257+7%

99Ringgold County, IAIA4,642229−3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES