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Most unmarried people, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced), as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 44.2%.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Story County, IAIA101,29162.0%+8.9 pts

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04456.2%+2.5 pts

03Webster County, IAIA36,83855.8%+10.7 pts

04Emmet County, IAIA9,10755.4%+13.4 pts

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53253.3%+6.5 pts

06Woodbury County, IAIA106,64951.9%+7.8 pts

07Jefferson County, IAIA15,29151.5%+8.9 pts

08Lee County, IAIA32,30651.2%+9.1 pts

09Union County, IAIA11,82950.8%+11.1 pts

10Henry County, IAIA19,34950.1%+9.2 pts

11Wapello County, IAIA35,21050.1%+7.2 pts

12Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36850.1%+6.7 pts

13Page County, IAIA14,85649.9%+10.5 pts

14Muscatine County, IAIA41,85349.9%+10.3 pts

15Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99649.9%+7.3 pts

16Polk County, IAIA516,54649.8%+7.7 pts

17Scott County, IAIA175,25949.7%+6.8 pts

18Clay County, IAIA16,20249.6%+10.9 pts

19Appanoose County, IAIA12,07749.0%+9.5 pts

20Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44949.0%+7.5 pts

21Decatur County, IAIA7,65548.9%+6.3 pts

22Des Moines County, IAIA38,07748.7%+6.9 pts

23Winnebago County, IAIA10,25148.7%+9.5 pts

24Linn County, IAIA232,02848.5%+6.6 pts

25Carroll County, IAIA20,30348.2%+9.2 pts

26Clinton County, IAIA46,00248.0%+6.9 pts

27Jones County, IAIA21,25347.8%+7.1 pts

28Cass County, IAIA12,96047.6%+9.9 pts

29Fayette County, IAIA19,04747.5%+6.6 pts

30Ida County, IAIA6,77747.0%+9.5 pts

31Marshall County, IAIA39,89046.7%+8.0 pts

32Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89946.7%+5.7 pts

33Floyd County, IAIA14,90146.7%+9.3 pts

34Mahaska County, IAIA21,88046.6%+9.2 pts

35Dubuque County, IAIA99,38146.5%+4.9 pts

36Jasper County, IAIA38,15346.4%+9.4 pts

37Calhoun County, IAIA9,56246.4%+7.6 pts

38Crawford County, IAIA16,23746.4%+8.1 pts

39Keokuk County, IAIA9,79746.1%+9.3 pts

40Hardin County, IAIA16,45545.9%+6.6 pts

41Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37245.8%+3.6 pts

42Franklin County, IAIA9,86845.8%+10.1 pts

43Iowa County, IAIA16,50445.7%+9.9 pts

44Montgomery County, IAIA10,00245.5%+7.2 pts

45Monroe County, IAIA7,40645.2%+7.4 pts

46Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73345.1%+1.3 pts

47Greene County, IAIA8,65844.9%+5.4 pts

48Monona County, IAIA8,53944.4%+3.2 pts

49Boone County, IAIA26,79944.4%+4.8 pts

50Adair County, IAIA7,40344.2%+9.9 pts

51Mills County, IAIA14,79344.2%+10.8 pts

52Tama County, IAIA16,79644.2%+7.9 pts

53Humboldt County, IAIA9,40944.1%+6.6 pts

54Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81943.9%+8.2 pts

55Audubon County, IAIA5,50943.8%+9.2 pts

56Dallas County, IAIA118,45743.7%+7.7 pts

57Warren County, IAIA57,33143.7%+7.2 pts

58Bremer County, IAIA25,29643.5%+5.8 pts

59Adams County, IAIA3,61743.3%+8.4 pts

60Cherokee County, IAIA11,36943.2%+5.5 pts

61Van Buren County, IAIA7,13143.0%+5.3 pts

62Hamilton County, IAIA14,94442.9%+6.3 pts

63Osceola County, IAIA5,98042.9%+7.6 pts

64Cedar County, IAIA18,35942.9%+6.8 pts

65Washington County, IAIA22,66742.8%+6.5 pts

66Wright County, IAIA12,80142.7%+5.5 pts

67Clayton County, IAIA16,84542.4%+4.1 pts

68Howard County, IAIA9,41542.2%+2.8 pts

69Sac County, IAIA9,52542.2%+3.9 pts

70Buchanan County, IAIA20,88342.0%+5.3 pts

71Taylor County, IAIA5,83542.0%+5.5 pts

72Marion County, IAIA34,19241.8%+4.1 pts

73Kossuth County, IAIA14,32241.5%+5.3 pts

74Benton County, IAIA26,00441.4%+6.8 pts

75Madison County, IAIA17,27041.4%+8.0 pts

76Wayne County, IAIA6,73841.1%+5.3 pts

77Fremont County, IAIA6,52240.9%+5.4 pts

78Delaware County, IAIA17,67440.8%+4.6 pts

79Lucas County, IAIA8,84740.7%+2.6 pts

80Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66340.7%+4.3 pts

81Plymouth County, IAIA25,69740.5%+5.0 pts

82Hancock County, IAIA10,52840.2%+5.1 pts

83O'Brien County, IAIA14,22040.1%+3.7 pts

84Clarke County, IAIA9,57440.1%+3.2 pts

85Lyon County, IAIA12,35439.8%+7.0 pts

86Shelby County, IAIA11,68939.7%+6.0 pts

87Ringgold County, IAIA4,64239.5%+3.7 pts

88Allamakee County, IAIA14,23839.1%+2.0 pts

89Grundy County, IAIA12,36139.0%+6.8 pts

90Jackson County, IAIA19,28838.8%−0.6 pts

91Harrison County, IAIA14,62338.7%+2.1 pts

92Worth County, IAIA7,33838.3%+0.6 pts

93Mitchell County, IAIA10,65038.2%+3.2 pts

94Louisa County, IAIA10,41638.1%+3.6 pts

95Dickinson County, IAIA18,07738.0%+1.1 pts

96Sioux County, IAIA36,77437.6%+0.4 pts

97Butler County, IAIA14,04937.5%+3.0 pts

98Guthrie County, IAIA10,78237.0%+0.5 pts

99Davis County, IAIA9,23035.2%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES