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
#101	Tract 7	Black Hawk, IA	4,266/sq mi
#102	Tract 15	Polk, IA	4,261/sq mi
#103	Tract 113.05	Polk, IA	4,248/sq mi
#104	Tract 3	Story, IA	4,202/sq mi
#105	Tract 51.01	Polk, IA	4,195/sq mi
#106	Tract 44	Polk, IA	4,173/sq mi
#107	Tract 102.09	Polk, IA	4,173/sq mi
#108	Tract 15	Johnson, IA	4,147/sq mi
#109	Tract 104.04	Polk, IA	4,147/sq mi
#110	Tract 8.03	Polk, IA	4,114/sq mi
#111	Tract 7.04	Polk, IA	4,102/sq mi
#112	Tract 4	Des Moines, IA	4,066/sq mi
#113	Tract 131	Scott, IA	4,063/sq mi
#114	Tract 112.05	Polk, IA	4,006/sq mi
#115	Tract 903.01	Jefferson, IA	4,000/sq mi
#116	Tract 5	Des Moines, IA	3,999/sq mi
#117	Tract 30.02	Polk, IA	3,997/sq mi
#118	Tract 10.05	Linn, IA	3,924/sq mi
#119	Tract 42	Polk, IA	3,920/sq mi
#120	Tract 46.03	Polk, IA	3,912/sq mi
#121	Tract 11.01	Linn, IA	3,910/sq mi
#122	Tract 43	Polk, IA	3,894/sq mi
#123	Tract 9.02	Polk, IA	3,890/sq mi
#124	Tract 6	Woodbury, IA	3,878/sq mi
#125	Tract 10.04	Linn, IA	3,867/sq mi
#126	Tract 102.08	Polk, IA	3,860/sq mi
#127	Tract 45.02	Polk, IA	3,860/sq mi
#128	Tract 25	Linn, IA	3,858/sq mi
#129	Tract 14	Johnson, IA	3,852/sq mi
#130	Tract 305	Marion, IA	3,833/sq mi
#131	Tract 304.01	Pottawattamie, IA	3,824/sq mi
#132	Tract 137.03	Scott, IA	3,817/sq mi
#133	Tract 111.11	Polk, IA	3,811/sq mi
#134	Tract 18	Polk, IA	3,772/sq mi
#135	Tract 2.09	Linn, IA	3,768/sq mi
#136	Tract 115	Scott, IA	3,768/sq mi
#137	Tract 308	Pottawattamie, IA	3,737/sq mi
#138	Tract 121	Scott, IA	3,704/sq mi
#139	Tract 509.01	Dallas, IA	3,702/sq mi
#140	Tract 104.09	Polk, IA	3,693/sq mi
#141	Tract 135	Scott, IA	3,681/sq mi
#142	Tract 4909	Lee, IA	3,663/sq mi
#143	Tract 1	Clinton, IA	3,657/sq mi
#144	Tract 8.01	Polk, IA	3,644/sq mi
#145	Tract 112.01	Polk, IA	3,609/sq mi
#146	Tract 18.02	Johnson, IA	3,601/sq mi
#147	Tract 46.02	Polk, IA	3,594/sq mi
#148	Tract 111	Scott, IA	3,583/sq mi
#149	Tract 9	Woodbury, IA	3,553/sq mi
#150	Tract 2.01	Polk, IA	3,502/sq mi
#151	Tract 127.01	Scott, IA	3,459/sq mi
#152	Tract 127.02	Scott, IA	3,455/sq mi
#153	Tract 4	Story, IA	3,445/sq mi
#154	Tract 9506	Marshall, IA	3,434/sq mi
#155	Tract 2	Johnson, IA	3,403/sq mi
#156	Tract 1.05	Story, IA	3,397/sq mi
#157	Tract 25	Black Hawk, IA	3,391/sq mi
#158	Tract 310	Pottawattamie, IA	3,388/sq mi
#159	Tract 19	Polk, IA	3,340/sq mi
#160	Tract 508.14	Dallas, IA	3,332/sq mi
#161	Tract 5.02	Johnson, IA	3,292/sq mi
#162	Tract 2.02	Polk, IA	3,287/sq mi
#163	Tract 7.03	Polk, IA	3,278/sq mi
#164	Tract 12	Linn, IA	3,255/sq mi
#165	Tract 301	Pottawattamie, IA	3,241/sq mi
#166	Tract 9800	Jasper, IA	3,236/sq mi
#167	Tract 14	Black Hawk, IA	3,209/sq mi
#168	Tract 6	Polk, IA	3,207/sq mi
#169	Tract 6	Webster, IA	3,203/sq mi
#170	Tract 406	Jasper, IA	3,173/sq mi
#171	Tract 120	Scott, IA	3,161/sq mi
#172	Tract 12.05	Dubuque, IA	3,153/sq mi
#173	Tract 32	Polk, IA	3,147/sq mi
#174	Tract 23	Johnson, IA	3,143/sq mi
#175	Tract 2.01	Linn, IA	3,140/sq mi
#176	Tract 4910	Lee, IA	3,125/sq mi
#177	Tract 311	Pottawattamie, IA	3,110/sq mi
#178	Tract 102.07	Polk, IA	3,109/sq mi
#179	Tract 304.02	Pottawattamie, IA	3,097/sq mi
#180	Tract 508.05	Dallas, IA	3,064/sq mi
#181	Tract 102.14	Polk, IA	3,014/sq mi
#182	Tract 9.01	Linn, IA	3,013/sq mi
#183	Tract 9516	Cerro Gordo, IA	3,002/sq mi
#184	Tract 111.12	Polk, IA	2,970/sq mi
#185	Tract 12.01	Dubuque, IA	2,953/sq mi
#186	Tract 22	Black Hawk, IA	2,935/sq mi
#187	Tract 3	Linn, IA	2,934/sq mi
#188	Tract 508.03	Dallas, IA	2,909/sq mi
#189	Tract 6	Story, IA	2,905/sq mi
#190	Tract 24	Linn, IA	2,892/sq mi
#191	Tract 405	Jasper, IA	2,891/sq mi
#192	Tract 19	Woodbury, IA	2,876/sq mi
#193	Tract 23.01	Black Hawk, IA	2,854/sq mi
#194	Tract 117.03	Polk, IA	2,846/sq mi
#195	Tract 11.01	Dubuque, IA	2,838/sq mi
#196	Tract 104.07	Polk, IA	2,804/sq mi
#197	Tract 2	Story, IA	2,801/sq mi
#198	Tract 24	Black Hawk, IA	2,787/sq mi
#199	Tract 7	Linn, IA	2,783/sq mi
#200	Tract 39.01	Polk, IA	2,773/sq mi