RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most never-married people, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Story County, IAIA101,29151.8%+8.9 pts

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04445.6%+2.8 pts

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53238.2%+7.1 pts

04Webster County, IAIA36,83836.4%+10.5 pts

05Woodbury County, IAIA106,64936.3%+9.4 pts

06Polk County, IAIA516,54634.0%+8.3 pts

07Emmet County, IAIA9,10733.8%+8.3 pts

08Dubuque County, IAIA99,38133.4%+6.7 pts

09Jefferson County, IAIA15,29133.0%+9.2 pts

10Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36832.7%+6.4 pts

11Scott County, IAIA175,25932.5%+6.2 pts

12Wapello County, IAIA35,21032.4%+10.2 pts

13Linn County, IAIA232,02832.2%+6.1 pts

14Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44931.6%+4.6 pts

15Henry County, IAIA19,34931.5%+8.2 pts

16Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99631.2%+7.2 pts

17Carroll County, IAIA20,30331.2%+7.6 pts

18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73331.0%−0.8 pts

19Decatur County, IAIA7,65530.6%+3.9 pts

20Muscatine County, IAIA41,85330.6%+8.5 pts

21Winnebago County, IAIA10,25130.3%+7.0 pts

22Union County, IAIA11,82930.2%+10.2 pts

23Clay County, IAIA16,20230.2%+9.3 pts

24Dallas County, IAIA118,45730.2%+8.5 pts

25Mahaska County, IAIA21,88030.0%+8.7 pts

26Bremer County, IAIA25,29630.0%+6.7 pts

27Jones County, IAIA21,25329.7%+7.3 pts

28Lee County, IAIA32,30629.5%+7.8 pts

29Des Moines County, IAIA38,07729.4%+6.4 pts

30Crawford County, IAIA16,23729.3%+6.9 pts

31Franklin County, IAIA9,86829.0%+10.0 pts

32Marshall County, IAIA39,89028.8%+7.4 pts

33Sioux County, IAIA36,77428.6%+0.9 pts

34Page County, IAIA14,85628.0%+6.4 pts

35Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37227.9%+4.8 pts

36Tama County, IAIA16,79627.9%+8.2 pts

37Appanoose County, IAIA12,07727.8%+7.6 pts

38Fayette County, IAIA19,04727.8%+5.1 pts

39Jasper County, IAIA38,15327.7%+8.4 pts

40Warren County, IAIA57,33127.7%+5.9 pts

41Clinton County, IAIA46,00227.4%+4.8 pts

42Keokuk County, IAIA9,79727.4%+8.7 pts

43Wright County, IAIA12,80127.2%+8.6 pts

44Floyd County, IAIA14,90127.2%+7.6 pts

45Mills County, IAIA14,79327.1%+8.4 pts

46Howard County, IAIA9,41527.1%+4.0 pts

47Cass County, IAIA12,96026.8%+8.2 pts

48Hardin County, IAIA16,45526.7%+4.8 pts

49Calhoun County, IAIA9,56226.5%+6.7 pts

50Boone County, IAIA26,79926.4%+4.1 pts

51Iowa County, IAIA16,50426.4%+6.5 pts

52Plymouth County, IAIA25,69725.8%+4.0 pts

53Cedar County, IAIA18,35925.7%+6.1 pts

54Kossuth County, IAIA14,32225.7%+5.5 pts

55Washington County, IAIA22,66725.6%+5.9 pts

56Osceola County, IAIA5,98025.5%+5.5 pts

57Marion County, IAIA34,19225.4%+3.3 pts

58Lyon County, IAIA12,35425.4%+4.9 pts

59Humboldt County, IAIA9,40925.3%+5.8 pts

60Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66325.3%+3.8 pts

61Clayton County, IAIA16,84525.3%+4.7 pts

62Cherokee County, IAIA11,36925.1%+5.0 pts

63Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81925.1%+8.1 pts

64Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89925.0%+1.5 pts

65Hamilton County, IAIA14,94424.9%+5.3 pts

66Ida County, IAIA6,77724.7%+4.7 pts

67Montgomery County, IAIA10,00224.6%+6.4 pts

68Monona County, IAIA8,53924.3%+5.6 pts

69Madison County, IAIA17,27024.3%+5.9 pts

70Benton County, IAIA26,00424.2%+4.2 pts

71O'Brien County, IAIA14,22024.1%+3.4 pts

72Hancock County, IAIA10,52824.0%+4.6 pts

73Monroe County, IAIA7,40623.9%+4.5 pts

74Buchanan County, IAIA20,88323.7%+1.5 pts

75Adair County, IAIA7,40323.7%+4.8 pts

76Mitchell County, IAIA10,65023.5%+3.9 pts

77Grundy County, IAIA12,36123.4%+5.5 pts

78Van Buren County, IAIA7,13123.4%+4.0 pts

79Harrison County, IAIA14,62323.3%+4.2 pts

80Delaware County, IAIA17,67423.2%+0.7 pts

81Fremont County, IAIA6,52223.1%+5.8 pts

82Butler County, IAIA14,04922.8%+5.0 pts

83Sac County, IAIA9,52522.7%+2.3 pts

84Shelby County, IAIA11,68922.5%+3.7 pts

85Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.3%+1.6 pts

86Greene County, IAIA8,65822.3%+2.2 pts

87Louisa County, IAIA10,41622.1%+2.8 pts

88Audubon County, IAIA5,50922.1%+3.2 pts

89Davis County, IAIA9,23021.9%+1.8 pts

90Adams County, IAIA3,61721.8%+3.9 pts

91Lucas County, IAIA8,84721.8%+2.7 pts

92Jackson County, IAIA19,28821.7%−1.0 pts

93Taylor County, IAIA5,83521.6%+3.3 pts

94Ringgold County, IAIA4,64221.0%+4.2 pts

95Wayne County, IAIA6,73820.9%+3.8 pts

96Dickinson County, IAIA18,07720.8%+1.4 pts

97Guthrie County, IAIA10,78220.2%+2.7 pts

98Worth County, IAIA7,33820.1%+1.5 pts

99Clarke County, IAIA9,57420.1%+1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES