Iowa Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Iowa from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Iowa in 2023 was 3,207,004, a 0.23% increase from 2022.
- The population of Iowa in 2022 was 3,199,693, a 0.05% increase from 2021.
- The population of Iowa in 2021 was 3,197,944, a 0.22% increase from 2020.
- The population of Iowa in 2020 was 3,190,904, a 0.99% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Iowa - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
3,207,004 |
0.23% |
| 2022 |
3,199,693 |
0.05% |
| 2021 |
3,197,944 |
0.22% |
| 2020 |
3,190,904 |
0.99% |
| 2019 |
3,159,596 |
0.31% |
| 2018 |
3,149,900 |
0.20% |
| 2017 |
3,143,734 |
0.34% |
| 2016 |
3,133,210 |
0.34% |
| 2015 |
3,122,541 |
0.38% |
| 2014 |
3,110,643 |
0.54% |
| 2013 |
3,093,935 |
0.56% |
| 2012 |
3,076,844 |
0.33% |
| 2011 |
3,066,772 |
0.52% |
| 2010 |
3,050,819 |
0.59% |
| 2009 |
3,032,870 |
0.53% |
| 2008 |
3,016,734 |
0.58% |
| 2007 |
2,999,212 |
0.56% |
| 2006 |
2,982,644 |
0.61% |
| 2005 |
2,964,454 |
0.37% |
| 2004 |
2,953,635 |
0.40% |
| 2003 |
2,941,999 |
0.26% |
| 2002 |
2,934,234 |
0.08% |
| 2001 |
2,931,997 |
0.10% |
| 2000 |
2,929,067 |
2.08% |
| 1999 |
2,869,413 |
0.29% |
| 1998 |
2,861,025 |
0.23% |
| 1997 |
2,854,396 |
0.21% |
| 1996 |
2,848,473 |
0.27% |
| 1995 |
2,840,860 |
0.40% |
| 1994 |
2,829,422 |
0.32% |
| 1993 |
2,820,525 |
0.48% |
| 1992 |
2,806,923 |
0.56% |
| 1991 |
2,791,227 |
0.41% |
| 1990 |
2,779,769 |
0.33% |
| 1989 |
2,770,592 |
0.08% |
| 1988 |
2,768,388 |
0.05% |
| 1987 |
2,767,011 |
-0.89% |
| 1986 |
2,791,970 |
-1.33% |
| 1985 |
2,829,684 |
-1.01% |
| 1984 |
2,858,618 |
-0.42% |
| 1983 |
2,870,543 |
-0.61% |
| 1982 |
2,888,189 |
-0.68% |
| 1981 |
2,907,983 |
-0.21% |
| 1980 |
2,914,018 |
-0.06% |
| 1979 |
2,915,739 |
-0.08% |
| 1978 |
2,918,069 |
0.15% |
| 1977 |
2,913,573 |
0.36% |
| 1976 |
2,903,082 |
0.77% |
| 1975 |
2,880,847 |
0.46% |
| 1974 |
2,867,530 |
0.13% |
| 1973 |
2,863,715 |
0.12% |
| 1972 |
2,860,287 |
0.30% |
| 1971 |
2,851,705 |
0.93% |
| 1970 |
2,825,368 |
0.73% |
| 1969 |
2,805,000 |
0.07% |
| 1968 |
2,803,000 |
0.36% |
| 1967 |
2,793,000 |
1.12% |
| 1966 |
2,762,000 |
0.73% |
| 1965 |
2,742,000 |
-0.15% |
| 1964 |
2,746,000 |
-0.04% |
| 1963 |
2,747,000 |
-0.11% |
| 1962 |
2,750,000 |
-0.22% |
| 1961 |
2,756,000 |
0.00% |
| 1960 |
2,756,000 |
0.99% |
| 1959 |
2,729,000 |
0.78% |
| 1958 |
2,708,000 |
-0.29% |
| 1957 |
2,716,000 |
0.48% |
| 1956 |
2,703,000 |
0.90% |
| 1955 |
2,679,000 |
2.02% |
| 1954 |
2,626,000 |
-0.11% |
| 1953 |
2,629,000 |
0.11% |
| 1952 |
2,626,000 |
0.34% |
| 1951 |
2,617,000 |
-0.30% |
| 1950 |
2,625,000 |
1.82% |
| 1949 |
2,578,000 |
1.38% |
| 1948 |
2,543,000 |
1.36% |
| 1947 |
2,509,000 |
1.70% |
| 1946 |
2,467,000 |
6.89% |
| 1945 |
2,308,000 |
0.30% |
| 1944 |
2,301,000 |
-1.41% |
| 1943 |
2,334,000 |
-4.31% |
| 1942 |
2,439,000 |
-2.09% |
| 1941 |
2,491,000 |
-1.81% |
| 1940 |
2,537,000 |
0.67% |
| 1939 |
2,520,000 |
1.04% |
| 1938 |
2,494,000 |
-0.16% |
| 1937 |
2,498,000 |
-0.44% |
| 1936 |
2,509,000 |
-0.59% |
| 1935 |
2,524,000 |
0.56% |
| 1934 |
2,510,000 |
0.60% |
| 1933 |
2,495,000 |
0.24% |
| 1932 |
2,489,000 |
0.28% |
| 1931 |
2,482,000 |
0.28% |
| 1930 |
2,475,000 |
0.61% |
| 1929 |
2,460,000 |
0.41% |
| 1928 |
2,450,000 |
0.37% |
| 1927 |
2,441,000 |
0.37% |
| 1926 |
2,432,000 |
0.21% |
| 1925 |
2,427,000 |
0.29% |
| 1924 |
2,420,000 |
-0.21% |
| 1923 |
2,425,000 |
-0.12% |
| 1922 |
2,428,000 |
0.87% |
| 1921 |
2,407,000 |
0.29% |
| 1920 |
2,400,000 |
0.88% |
| 1919 |
2,379,000 |
1.19% |
| 1918 |
2,351,000 |
-1.30% |
| 1917 |
2,382,000 |
0.25% |
| 1916 |
2,376,000 |
0.42% |
| 1915 |
2,366,000 |
1.20% |
| 1914 |
2,338,000 |
1.43% |
| 1913 |
2,305,000 |
1.14% |
| 1912 |
2,279,000 |
1.33% |
| 1911 |
2,249,000 |
0.94% |
| 1910 |
2,228,000 |
0.22% |
| 1909 |
2,223,000 |
0.14% |
| 1908 |
2,220,000 |
0.14% |
| 1907 |
2,217,000 |
0.14% |
| 1906 |
2,214,000 |
0.14% |
| 1905 |
2,211,000 |
-0.05% |
| 1904 |
2,212,000 |
-0.23% |
| 1903 |
2,217,000 |
-0.23% |
| 1902 |
2,222,000 |
-0.22% |
| 1901 |
2,227,000 |
-0.18% |
| 1900 |
2,231,000 |
0.00% |
