RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most never-married people, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Story County, IAIA101,29142.9%–

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04442.8%–

03Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73331.8%–

04Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53231.2%–

05Sioux County, IAIA36,77427.7%–

06Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44927.1%–

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,64926.9%–

08Decatur County, IAIA7,65526.8%–

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,38126.7%–

10Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36826.3%–

11Scott County, IAIA175,25926.3%–

12Linn County, IAIA232,02826.1%–

13Webster County, IAIA36,83825.8%–

14Polk County, IAIA516,54625.7%–

15Emmet County, IAIA9,10725.5%–

16Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99624.0%–

17Jefferson County, IAIA15,29123.7%–

18Carroll County, IAIA20,30323.6%–

19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89923.5%–

20Bremer County, IAIA25,29623.3%–

21Henry County, IAIA19,34923.3%–

22Winnebago County, IAIA10,25123.3%–

23Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37223.1%–

24Howard County, IAIA9,41523.1%–

25Des Moines County, IAIA38,07723.0%–

26Fayette County, IAIA19,04722.7%–

27Clinton County, IAIA46,00222.7%–

28Jackson County, IAIA19,28822.6%–

29Delaware County, IAIA17,67422.5%–

30Jones County, IAIA21,25322.4%–

31Crawford County, IAIA16,23722.4%–

32Boone County, IAIA26,79922.3%–

33Wapello County, IAIA35,21022.3%–

34Buchanan County, IAIA20,88322.2%–

35Marion County, IAIA34,19222.1%–

36Muscatine County, IAIA41,85322.1%–

37Hardin County, IAIA16,45521.9%–

38Warren County, IAIA57,33121.8%–

39Plymouth County, IAIA25,69721.8%–

40Lee County, IAIA32,30621.7%–

41Page County, IAIA14,85621.7%–

42Dallas County, IAIA118,45721.6%–

43Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66321.5%–

44Marshall County, IAIA39,89021.4%–

45Mahaska County, IAIA21,88021.4%–

46Clay County, IAIA16,20221.0%–

47O'Brien County, IAIA14,22020.7%–

48Allamakee County, IAIA14,23820.7%–

49Clayton County, IAIA16,84520.6%–

50Lyon County, IAIA12,35420.5%–

51Sac County, IAIA9,52520.4%–

52Kossuth County, IAIA14,32220.2%–

53Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.2%–

54Cherokee County, IAIA11,36920.1%–

55Greene County, IAIA8,65820.1%–

56Union County, IAIA11,82920.1%–

57Davis County, IAIA9,23020.0%–

58Benton County, IAIA26,00420.0%–

59Ida County, IAIA6,77720.0%–

60Osceola County, IAIA5,98020.0%–

61Iowa County, IAIA16,50419.9%–

62Calhoun County, IAIA9,56219.8%–

63Washington County, IAIA22,66719.7%–

64Cedar County, IAIA18,35919.6%–

65Tama County, IAIA16,79619.6%–

66Floyd County, IAIA14,90119.6%–

67Hamilton County, IAIA14,94419.6%–

68Mitchell County, IAIA10,65019.6%–

69Humboldt County, IAIA9,40919.5%–

70Van Buren County, IAIA7,13119.4%–

71Monroe County, IAIA7,40619.4%–

72Dickinson County, IAIA18,07719.4%–

73Louisa County, IAIA10,41619.4%–

74Hancock County, IAIA10,52819.4%–

75Jasper County, IAIA38,15319.3%–

76Harrison County, IAIA14,62319.1%–

77Lucas County, IAIA8,84719.1%–

78Franklin County, IAIA9,86819.0%–

79Audubon County, IAIA5,50918.9%–

80Adair County, IAIA7,40318.9%–

81Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.8%–

82Mills County, IAIA14,79318.7%–

83Monona County, IAIA8,53918.7%–

84Wright County, IAIA12,80118.6%–

85Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718.6%–

86Worth County, IAIA7,33818.6%–

87Clarke County, IAIA9,57418.6%–

88Cass County, IAIA12,96018.6%–

89Madison County, IAIA17,27018.3%–

90Taylor County, IAIA5,83518.3%–

91Montgomery County, IAIA10,00218.1%–

92Grundy County, IAIA12,36117.9%–

93Adams County, IAIA3,61717.9%–

94Butler County, IAIA14,04917.9%–

95Guthrie County, IAIA10,78217.5%–

96Fremont County, IAIA6,52217.3%–

97Wayne County, IAIA6,73817.1%–

98Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81916.9%–

99Ringgold County, IAIA4,64216.8%–

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