Census tract rankings · Iowa

Densest census tracts in Iowa

Residents per square mile, computed from the official tract land-area figure. Manhattan and central Brooklyn dominate the top of the list. Filtered to Iowa, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	density
#1	Tract 11.02	Story, IA	34,520/sq mi
#2	Tract 16.01	Johnson, IA	25,044/sq mi
#3	Tract 21	Johnson, IA	15,547/sq mi
#4	Tract 16.02	Johnson, IA	13,957/sq mi
#5	Tract 11	Johnson, IA	13,341/sq mi
#6	Tract 5	Story, IA	10,992/sq mi
#7	Tract 12	Woodbury, IA	8,796/sq mi
#8	Tract 5	Dubuque, IA	8,675/sq mi
#9	Tract 305.01	Pottawattamie, IA	8,340/sq mi
#10	Tract 113	Scott, IA	8,315/sq mi
#11	Tract 11	Woodbury, IA	8,106/sq mi
#12	Tract 13	Woodbury, IA	7,510/sq mi
#13	Tract 2	Black Hawk, IA	7,386/sq mi
#14	Tract 7.01	Dubuque, IA	7,251/sq mi
#15	Tract 114	Scott, IA	7,251/sq mi
#16	Tract 23.03	Black Hawk, IA	7,072/sq mi
#17	Tract 306.01	Pottawattamie, IA	6,923/sq mi
#18	Tract 29	Polk, IA	6,857/sq mi
#19	Tract 11	Polk, IA	6,843/sq mi
#20	Tract 26	Polk, IA	6,794/sq mi
#21	Tract 3	Dubuque, IA	6,758/sq mi
#22	Tract 112	Scott, IA	6,699/sq mi
#23	Tract 18	Linn, IA	6,486/sq mi
#24	Tract 6	Johnson, IA	6,451/sq mi
#25	Tract 7	Story, IA	6,298/sq mi
#26	Tract 8	Story, IA	6,276/sq mi
#27	Tract 1.02	Polk, IA	6,239/sq mi
#28	Tract 10	Woodbury, IA	6,106/sq mi
#29	Tract 108	Scott, IA	6,103/sq mi
#30	Tract 28	Polk, IA	5,958/sq mi
#31	Tract 14	Woodbury, IA	5,924/sq mi
#32	Tract 13.03	Story, IA	5,905/sq mi
#33	Tract 10	Polk, IA	5,903/sq mi
#34	Tract 4	Polk, IA	5,837/sq mi
#35	Tract 4.01	Johnson, IA	5,791/sq mi
#36	Tract 17	Linn, IA	5,783/sq mi
#37	Tract 11	Black Hawk, IA	5,777/sq mi
#38	Tract 12	Polk, IA	5,754/sq mi
#39	Tract 23.04	Black Hawk, IA	5,730/sq mi
#40	Tract 50	Polk, IA	5,638/sq mi
#41	Tract 5	Polk, IA	5,560/sq mi
#42	Tract 3.07	Johnson, IA	5,529/sq mi
#43	Tract 27	Polk, IA	5,485/sq mi
#44	Tract 7.02	Dubuque, IA	5,425/sq mi
#45	Tract 13.04	Story, IA	5,369/sq mi
#46	Tract 305.02	Pottawattamie, IA	5,352/sq mi
#47	Tract 9609	Wapello, IA	5,340/sq mi
#48	Tract 110.21	Polk, IA	5,250/sq mi
#49	Tract 509	Muscatine, IA	5,195/sq mi
#50	Tract 104.10	Polk, IA	5,174/sq mi
#51	Tract 10	Black Hawk, IA	5,099/sq mi
#52	Tract 137.05	Scott, IA	5,090/sq mi
#53	Tract 3	Black Hawk, IA	5,026/sq mi
#54	Tract 9	Dubuque, IA	5,013/sq mi
#55	Tract 22	Linn, IA	5,005/sq mi
#56	Tract 13.01	Black Hawk, IA	4,984/sq mi
#57	Tract 48	Polk, IA	4,982/sq mi
#58	Tract 20	Woodbury, IA	4,981/sq mi
#59	Tract 8.02	Polk, IA	4,968/sq mi
#60	Tract 117	Scott, IA	4,963/sq mi
#61	Tract 13.02	Black Hawk, IA	4,940/sq mi
#62	Tract 1.01	Polk, IA	4,925/sq mi
#63	Tract 45.01	Polk, IA	4,899/sq mi
#64	Tract 104.11	Polk, IA	4,875/sq mi
#65	Tract 5.01	Johnson, IA	4,874/sq mi
#66	Tract 21	Polk, IA	4,869/sq mi
#67	Tract 10.02	Linn, IA	4,862/sq mi
#68	Tract 13	Johnson, IA	4,858/sq mi
#69	Tract 6	Dubuque, IA	4,855/sq mi
#70	Tract 309	Pottawattamie, IA	4,827/sq mi
#71	Tract 12	Black Hawk, IA	4,804/sq mi
#72	Tract 17	Polk, IA	4,792/sq mi
#73	Tract 119	Scott, IA	4,765/sq mi
#74	Tract 508	Muscatine, IA	4,752/sq mi
#75	Tract 110.01	Polk, IA	4,730/sq mi
#76	Tract 303	Pottawattamie, IA	4,712/sq mi
#77	Tract 3.04	Johnson, IA	4,682/sq mi
#78	Tract 106	Scott, IA	4,642/sq mi
#79	Tract 23	Linn, IA	4,601/sq mi
#80	Tract 307	Pottawattamie, IA	4,593/sq mi
#81	Tract 14	Linn, IA	4,588/sq mi
#82	Tract 4	Linn, IA	4,563/sq mi
#83	Tract 12	Johnson, IA	4,560/sq mi
#84	Tract 116	Scott, IA	4,557/sq mi
#85	Tract 306.02	Pottawattamie, IA	4,544/sq mi
#86	Tract 1.02	Linn, IA	4,543/sq mi
#87	Tract 104.08	Polk, IA	4,539/sq mi
#88	Tract 110.25	Polk, IA	4,530/sq mi
#89	Tract 122	Scott, IA	4,480/sq mi
#90	Tract 9.01	Polk, IA	4,480/sq mi
#91	Tract 2.12	Linn, IA	4,477/sq mi
#92	Tract 3	Clinton, IA	4,436/sq mi
#93	Tract 7.01	Polk, IA	4,408/sq mi
#94	Tract 136	Scott, IA	4,384/sq mi
#95	Tract 8	Woodbury, IA	4,340/sq mi
#96	Tract 18.01	Woodbury, IA	4,333/sq mi
#97	Tract 508.07	Dallas, IA	4,327/sq mi
#98	Tract 107	Scott, IA	4,300/sq mi
#99	Tract 19	Linn, IA	4,294/sq mi
#100	Tract 4	Webster, IA	4,288/sq mi