RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most never-married women, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the highest share of women 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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YEAR2000 2024

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01Johnson County, IAIA160,04441.1%–

02Story County, IAIA101,29137.6%–

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53228.7%–

04Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73328.7%–

05Sioux County, IAIA36,77425.5%–

06Dubuque County, IAIA99,38124.9%–

07Decatur County, IAIA7,65524.4%–

08Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36824.3%–

09Woodbury County, IAIA106,64923.9%–

10Scott County, IAIA175,25923.7%–

11Polk County, IAIA516,54623.7%–

12Linn County, IAIA232,02823.6%–

13Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44923.0%–

14Webster County, IAIA36,83821.4%–

15Emmet County, IAIA9,10721.0%–

16Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99621.0%–

17Clinton County, IAIA46,00220.2%–

18Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.0%–

19Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37219.9%–

20Winnebago County, IAIA10,25119.8%–

21Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89919.8%–

22Henry County, IAIA19,34919.8%–

23Warren County, IAIA57,33119.6%–

24Des Moines County, IAIA38,07719.6%–

25Dallas County, IAIA118,45719.3%–

26Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319.3%–

27Delaware County, IAIA17,67419.2%–

28Carroll County, IAIA20,30319.1%–

29Jackson County, IAIA19,28819.0%–

30Jefferson County, IAIA15,29118.9%–

31Boone County, IAIA26,79918.8%–

32Marion County, IAIA34,19218.8%–

33Wapello County, IAIA35,21018.6%–

34Crawford County, IAIA16,23718.5%–

35Howard County, IAIA9,41518.5%–

36Plymouth County, IAIA25,69718.3%–

37Buchanan County, IAIA20,88318.0%–

38Fayette County, IAIA19,04717.8%–

39Lee County, IAIA32,30617.8%–

40Marshall County, IAIA39,89017.7%–

41Clay County, IAIA16,20217.5%–

42Union County, IAIA11,82917.5%–

43Lyon County, IAIA12,35417.4%–

44Washington County, IAIA22,66717.4%–

45Allamakee County, IAIA14,23817.2%–

46Iowa County, IAIA16,50417.0%–

47Mahaska County, IAIA21,88016.9%–

48O'Brien County, IAIA14,22016.9%–

49Jones County, IAIA21,25316.8%–

50Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.7%–

51Page County, IAIA14,85616.6%–

52Franklin County, IAIA9,86816.6%–

53Floyd County, IAIA14,90116.5%–

54Appanoose County, IAIA12,07716.5%–

55Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66316.5%–

56Benton County, IAIA26,00416.4%–

57Kossuth County, IAIA14,32216.3%–

58Shelby County, IAIA11,68916.2%–

59Cedar County, IAIA18,35916.2%–

60Cherokee County, IAIA11,36916.2%–

61Hancock County, IAIA10,52816.2%–

62Clayton County, IAIA16,84516.1%–

63Harrison County, IAIA14,62316.1%–

64Mills County, IAIA14,79316.0%–

65Louisa County, IAIA10,41616.0%–

66Hardin County, IAIA16,45515.9%–

67Dickinson County, IAIA18,07715.9%–

68Humboldt County, IAIA9,40915.8%–

69Davis County, IAIA9,23015.7%–

70Sac County, IAIA9,52515.7%–

71Adair County, IAIA7,40315.6%–

72Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115.5%–

73Tama County, IAIA16,79615.4%–

74Grundy County, IAIA12,36115.3%–

75Clarke County, IAIA9,57415.3%–

76Hamilton County, IAIA14,94415.3%–

77Ida County, IAIA6,77715.3%–

78Jasper County, IAIA38,15315.3%–

79Monroe County, IAIA7,40615.2%–

80Madison County, IAIA17,27015.2%–

81Guthrie County, IAIA10,78215.2%–

82Adams County, IAIA3,61715.1%–

83Wright County, IAIA12,80115.0%–

84Montgomery County, IAIA10,00214.9%–

85Calhoun County, IAIA9,56214.8%–

86Audubon County, IAIA5,50914.7%–

87Butler County, IAIA14,04914.7%–

88Fremont County, IAIA6,52214.7%–

89Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.6%–

90Greene County, IAIA8,65814.5%–

91Keokuk County, IAIA9,79714.5%–

92Mitchell County, IAIA10,65014.5%–

93Worth County, IAIA7,33814.4%–

94Cass County, IAIA12,96014.3%–

95Monona County, IAIA8,53914.2%–

96Wayne County, IAIA6,73814.0%–

97Taylor County, IAIA5,83513.5%–

98Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81913.3%–

99Ringgold County, IAIA4,64213.3%–

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