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
#201	Tract 123	Scott, IA	2,764/sq mi
#202	Tract 9508.01	Marshall, IA	2,746/sq mi
#203	Tract 108.03	Polk, IA	2,736/sq mi
#204	Tract 51.02	Polk, IA	2,716/sq mi
#205	Tract 8	Linn, IA	2,710/sq mi
#206	Tract 110.27	Polk, IA	2,700/sq mi
#207	Tract 12.02	Dubuque, IA	2,684/sq mi
#208	Tract 4	Dubuque, IA	2,656/sq mi
#209	Tract 130	Scott, IA	2,642/sq mi
#210	Tract 109	Scott, IA	2,641/sq mi
#211	Tract 1	Black Hawk, IA	2,633/sq mi
#212	Tract 17.01	Black Hawk, IA	2,622/sq mi
#213	Tract 7.02	Polk, IA	2,621/sq mi
#214	Tract 134	Scott, IA	2,602/sq mi
#215	Tract 107.03	Polk, IA	2,574/sq mi
#216	Tract 12.04	Dubuque, IA	2,569/sq mi
#217	Tract 3	Woodbury, IA	2,555/sq mi
#218	Tract 111.14	Polk, IA	2,551/sq mi
#219	Tract 15	Woodbury, IA	2,543/sq mi
#220	Tract 102.11	Polk, IA	2,514/sq mi
#221	Tract 118	Scott, IA	2,497/sq mi
#222	Tract 11.01	Story, IA	2,492/sq mi
#223	Tract 107.09	Polk, IA	2,490/sq mi
#224	Tract 30.01	Polk, IA	2,488/sq mi
#225	Tract 505	Muscatine, IA	2,469/sq mi
#226	Tract 6	Des Moines, IA	2,455/sq mi
#227	Tract 508.17	Dallas, IA	2,449/sq mi
#228	Tract 803.01	Clay, IA	2,416/sq mi
#229	Tract 17	Johnson, IA	2,401/sq mi
#230	Tract 111.13	Polk, IA	2,385/sq mi
#231	Tract 133	Scott, IA	2,383/sq mi
#232	Tract 207.02	Warren, IA	2,336/sq mi
#233	Tract 5	Black Hawk, IA	2,331/sq mi
#234	Tract 508.16	Dallas, IA	2,318/sq mi
#235	Tract 7	Webster, IA	2,308/sq mi
#236	Tract 110.26	Polk, IA	2,294/sq mi
#237	Tract 13	Linn, IA	2,273/sq mi
#238	Tract 108.05	Polk, IA	2,267/sq mi
#239	Tract 132	Scott, IA	2,259/sq mi
#240	Tract 9	Story, IA	2,248/sq mi
#241	Tract 47.02	Polk, IA	2,247/sq mi
#242	Tract 102.16	Polk, IA	2,240/sq mi
#243	Tract 312	Pottawattamie, IA	2,220/sq mi
#244	Tract 2	Des Moines, IA	2,209/sq mi
#245	Tract 208	Warren, IA	2,184/sq mi
#246	Tract 11.02	Linn, IA	2,180/sq mi
#247	Tract 3.06	Johnson, IA	2,162/sq mi
#248	Tract 26	Linn, IA	2,137/sq mi
#249	Tract 103.05	Johnson, IA	2,135/sq mi
#250	Tract 2.13	Linn, IA	2,122/sq mi
#251	Tract 302	Pottawattamie, IA	2,118/sq mi
#252	Tract 129.02	Scott, IA	2,113/sq mi
#253	Tract 31	Polk, IA	2,106/sq mi
#254	Tract 212	Pottawattamie, IA	2,100/sq mi
#255	Tract 27	Linn, IA	2,067/sq mi
#256	Tract 128.02	Scott, IA	2,059/sq mi
#257	Tract 102.05	Polk, IA	2,054/sq mi
#258	Tract 49	Polk, IA	2,031/sq mi
#259	Tract 29	Linn, IA	2,026/sq mi
#260	Tract 2.11	Linn, IA	2,024/sq mi
#261	Tract 33.01	Woodbury, IA	2,015/sq mi
#262	Tract 21.01	Woodbury, IA	2,006/sq mi
#263	Tract 112.03	Polk, IA	1,996/sq mi
#264	Tract 102.12	Polk, IA	1,974/sq mi
#265	Tract 1.03	Polk, IA	1,971/sq mi
#266	Tract 103.04	Johnson, IA	1,961/sq mi
#267	Tract 404	Jasper, IA	1,931/sq mi
#268	Tract 137.06	Scott, IA	1,928/sq mi
#269	Tract 3	Polk, IA	1,922/sq mi
#270	Tract 39.02	Polk, IA	1,916/sq mi
#271	Tract 126.02	Scott, IA	1,912/sq mi
#272	Tract 41	Polk, IA	1,894/sq mi
#273	Tract 3.05	Johnson, IA	1,894/sq mi
#274	Tract 47.01	Polk, IA	1,884/sq mi
#275	Tract 112.06	Polk, IA	1,873/sq mi
#276	Tract 508.15	Dallas, IA	1,864/sq mi
#277	Tract 15.02	Black Hawk, IA	1,745/sq mi
#278	Tract 2.01	Woodbury, IA	1,732/sq mi
#279	Tract 18	Black Hawk, IA	1,703/sq mi
#280	Tract 5	Linn, IA	1,694/sq mi
#281	Tract 18.02	Woodbury, IA	1,692/sq mi
#282	Tract 30.05	Linn, IA	1,683/sq mi
#283	Tract 16	Linn, IA	1,675/sq mi
#284	Tract 9505	Marshall, IA	1,674/sq mi
#285	Tract 9504.02	Cerro Gordo, IA	1,661/sq mi
#286	Tract 52	Polk, IA	1,656/sq mi
#287	Tract 3	Des Moines, IA	1,655/sq mi
#288	Tract 128.01	Scott, IA	1,653/sq mi
#289	Tract 110	Scott, IA	1,610/sq mi
#290	Tract 9501.02	Cerro Gordo, IA	1,601/sq mi
#291	Tract 15.03	Black Hawk, IA	1,526/sq mi
#292	Tract 6	Linn, IA	1,524/sq mi
#293	Tract 202	Boone, IA	1,515/sq mi
#294	Tract 1.02	Story, IA	1,511/sq mi
#295	Tract 508.18	Dallas, IA	1,504/sq mi
#296	Tract 117.04	Polk, IA	1,499/sq mi
#297	Tract 21.02	Woodbury, IA	1,498/sq mi
#298	Tract 9603	Carroll, IA	1,490/sq mi
#299	Tract 15	Linn, IA	1,482/sq mi
#300	Tract 9506	Mahaska, IA	1,460/sq mi