RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Largest veteran population, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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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01Polk County, IAIA516,54623,183–

02Linn County, IAIA232,02813,498–

03Scott County, IAIA175,25911,332–

04Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5326,807–

05Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9966,613–

06Dubuque County, IAIA99,3815,230–

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,6495,215–

08Johnson County, IAIA160,0445,006–

09Dallas County, IAIA118,4573,960–

10Story County, IAIA101,2913,747–

11Clinton County, IAIA46,0023,444–

12Marshall County, IAIA39,8903,076–

13Des Moines County, IAIA38,0772,986–

14Warren County, IAIA57,3312,862–

15Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722,618–

16Jasper County, IAIA38,1532,324–

17Lee County, IAIA32,3062,263–

18Webster County, IAIA36,8382,232–

19Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531,924–

20Marion County, IAIA34,1921,918–

21Wapello County, IAIA35,2101,846–

22Benton County, IAIA26,0041,776–

23Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,554–

24Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,533–

25Henry County, IAIA19,3491,507–

26Jones County, IAIA21,2531,501–

27Boone County, IAIA26,7991,459–

28Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,418–

29Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831,331–

30Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,323–

31Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,300–

32Washington County, IAIA22,6671,293–

33Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911,256–

34Fayette County, IAIA19,0471,248–

35Sioux County, IAIA36,7741,247–

36Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,185–

37Clay County, IAIA16,2021,173–

38Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,150–

39Carroll County, IAIA20,3031,147–

40Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,137–

41Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221,125–

42Harrison County, IAIA14,6231,107–

43Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,103–

44Page County, IAIA14,8561,078–

45Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,051–

46Mills County, IAIA14,7931,045–

47Tama County, IAIA16,7961,014–

48Mahaska County, IAIA21,880993–

49O'Brien County, IAIA14,220985–

50Delaware County, IAIA17,674979–

51Butler County, IAIA14,049946–

52Cass County, IAIA12,960943–

53Hamilton County, IAIA14,944919–

54Cherokee County, IAIA11,369915–

55Iowa County, IAIA16,504906–

56Appanoose County, IAIA12,077891–

57Union County, IAIA11,829874–

58Crawford County, IAIA16,237859–

59Shelby County, IAIA11,689835–

60Madison County, IAIA17,270820–

61Wright County, IAIA12,801770–

62Allamakee County, IAIA14,238759–

63Mitchell County, IAIA10,650746–

64Monona County, IAIA8,539743–

65Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449743–

66Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663707–

67Guthrie County, IAIA10,782685–

68Sac County, IAIA9,525682–

69Montgomery County, IAIA10,002676–

70Calhoun County, IAIA9,562657–

71Franklin County, IAIA9,868645–

72Lyon County, IAIA12,354627–

73Greene County, IAIA8,658623–

74Winnebago County, IAIA10,251616–

75Humboldt County, IAIA9,409605–

76Grundy County, IAIA12,361604–

77Howard County, IAIA9,415603–

78Hancock County, IAIA10,528594–

79Worth County, IAIA7,338586–

80Clarke County, IAIA9,574584–

81Keokuk County, IAIA9,797574–

82Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899538–

83Louisa County, IAIA10,416532–

84Van Buren County, IAIA7,131514–

85Lucas County, IAIA8,847509–

86Osceola County, IAIA5,980494–

87Monroe County, IAIA7,406481–

88Emmet County, IAIA9,107464–

89Adair County, IAIA7,403453–

90Decatur County, IAIA7,655437–

91Taylor County, IAIA5,835434–

92Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819430–

93Ida County, IAIA6,777416–

94Fremont County, IAIA6,522390–

95Davis County, IAIA9,230389–

96Wayne County, IAIA6,738346–

97Audubon County, IAIA5,509338–

98Adams County, IAIA3,617240–

99Ringgold County, IAIA4,642237–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS