| 2000 vs. 2017 Population Growth and Change Dallas County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 115.91% Rank = #1 Pocahontas County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = -16.62% Rank = #99 Mahaska County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = -0.11% Rank = #36 With a spotlight on Mahaska County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Iowa's 99 counties over the period 2000-2017. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2017 population grew in thirty-five Iowa counties while declining in sixty-four.
- Population growth in eleven counties outpaced the statewide average (7.97%), while growth in eighty-eight counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Dallas County posted the highest growth of population (115.91%), while Pocahontas County placed last by logging a -16.62% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Dallas County, 115.91%) and lowest (Pocahontas County, -16.62%) over 2000-2017 equated to 132.54% ( = 115.91% − -16.62%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Iowa, Polk County's net population growth over 2000-2017 of 104,499 made up 44.74% of the total net growth statewide (233,554):
Polk County: Percent Share of Iowa's
Population Growth, 2000-2017:44.74% = (104,499 / 233,554) x 100 Mahaska County Snippets:- Over 2000-2017, Mahaska County posted a -0.11% net decline in population.
- Mahaska County was joined by eighty-seven other counties whose population growth over 2000-2017 registered below the statewide average (7.97%).
- Ranked #36 among Iowa's 99 counties, Mahaska County's population growth (-0.11%) trailed the statewide average of 7.97% by a 8.09% margin.
- Mahaska County's net population growth (-0.11%, #36) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Crawford County (-0.86%, #37) and just below that of Grundy County (0.01%, #35).
- Mahaska County's share of population statewide slipped from 0.76% in 2000 to 0.70% in 2017, resulting in a share-shift of -0.06%.
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division.
Regional Definitions. 2023. Web.
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Below | Total | | 2000 vs. 2017 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 99 | | | | | | | Polk County 2017 Population = 480,126 Percent of State = 15.18% Rank = #1 Adams County 2017 Population = 3,735 Percent of State = 0.12% Rank = #99 Mahaska County 2017 Population = 22,274 Percent of State = 0.70% Rank = #28 Again highlighting Mahaska County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 population statewide (3,162,621).  Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph
Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Polk County's 2017 population totaled 480,126, equating to 15.18% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#99), Adams County's population of 3,735 in 2017 comprised just 0.12% of the total statewide. Adams County's population in 2017 equates to just 0.8% to that of Polk County's.
- Polk County's 2017 population (480,126) exceeded the combined population (477,239) of Iowa's forty-eight smallest counties.
Mahaska County Snippets:- Mahaska County's population in 2017 ranked #28, amounting to 0.70% of the statewide total.
- Mahaska County's population of 22,274 placed below that of Washington County's (22,616, #27), and just above that of Buena Vista County's (20,882, #29).
- Mahaska County's population of 22,274 exceeds the combined total (20,283) of Iowa's four smallest counties.
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2000 vs. 2017 | | 2000 | | 2017 | | 2000 - 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,223 | 0.28 | | 7,343 | 0.23 | | -10.70 | -880 | -0.38 | | | 4,476 | 0.15 | | 3,735 | 0.12 | | -16.55 | -741 | -0.32 | | | 14,674 | 0.50 | | 14,121 | 0.45 | | -3.77 | -553 | -0.24 | | | 13,696 | 0.47 | | 12,268 | 0.39 | | -10.43 | -1,428 | -0.61 | | | 6,804 | 0.23 | | 5,687 | 0.18 | | -16.42 | -1,117 | -0.48 | | | 25,326 | 0.86 | | 25,749 | 0.81 | | 1.67 | 423 | 0.18 | | | 128,019 | 4.37 | | 132,473 | 4.19 | | 3.48 | 4,454 | 1.91 | | | 26,251 | 0.90 | | 26,804 | 0.85 | | 2.11 | 553 | 0.24 | | | 23,312 | 0.80 | | 24,637 | 0.78 | | 5.68 | 1,325 | 0.57 | | | 21,064 | 0.72 | | 20,647 | 0.65 | | -1.98 | -417 | -0.18 | | | 20,361 | 0.70 | | 20,882 | 0.66 | | 2.56 | 521 | 0.22 | | | 15,299 | 0.52 | | 14,583 | 0.46 | | -4.68 | -716 | -0.31 | | | 11,088 | 0.38 | | 10,032 | 0.32 | | -9.52 | -1,056 | -0.45 | | | 21,382 | 0.73 | | 20,829 | 0.66 | | -2.59 | -553 | -0.24 | | | 14,675 | 0.50 | | 13,369 | 0.42 | | -8.90 | -1,306 | -0.56 | | | 18,199 | 0.62 | | 18,503 | 0.59 | | 1.67 | 304 | 0.13 | | | 46,389 | 1.58 | | 43,670 | 1.38 | | -5.86 | -2,719 | -1.16 | | | 13,019 | 0.44 | | 11,634 | 0.37 | | -10.64 | -1,385 | -0.59 | | | 13,168 | 0.45 | | 12,110 | 0.38 | | -8.03 | -1,058 | -0.45 | | | 9,194 | 0.31 | | 9,662 | 0.31 | | 5.09 | 468 | 0.20 | | | 17,360 | 0.59 | | 16,412 | 0.52 | | -5.46 | -948 | -0.41 | | | 18,611 | 0.64 | | 17,419 | 0.55 | | -6.40 | -1,192 | -0.51 | | | 50,120 | 1.71 | | 46,965 | 1.49 | | -6.29 | -3,155 | -1.35 | | | 16,944 | 0.58 | | 16,798 | 0.53 | | -0.86 | -146 | -0.06 | | | 41,446 | 1.41 | | 89,487 | 2.83 | | 115.91 | 48,041 | 20.57 | | | 8,544 | 0.29 | | 9,014 | 0.29 | | 5.50 | 470 | 0.20 | | | 8,645 | 0.30 | | 7,843 | 0.25 | | -9.28 | -802 | -0.34 | | | 18,416 | 0.63 | | 17,517 | 0.55 | | -4.88 | -899 | -0.38 | | | 42,253 | 1.44 | | 39,506 | 1.25 | | -6.50 | -2,747 | -1.18 | | | 16,460 | 0.56 | | 17,311 | 0.55 | | 5.17 | 851 | 0.36 | | | 89,201 | 3.05 | | 98,355 | 3.11 | | 10.26 | 9,154 | 3.92 | | | 10,995 | 0.38 | | 9,605 | 0.30 | | -12.64 | -1,390 | -0.60 | | | 22,022 | 0.75 | | 19,790 | 0.63 | | -10.14 | -2,232 | -0.96 | | | 16,854 | 0.58 | | 15,837 | 0.50 | | -6.03 | -1,017 | -0.44 | | | 10,679 | 0.36 | | 10,163 | 0.32 | | -4.83 | -516 | -0.22 | | | 7,995 | 0.27 | | 6,806 | 0.22 | | -14.87 | -1,189 | -0.51 | | | 10,341 | 0.35 | | 8,928 | 0.28 | | -13.66 | -1,413 | -0.60 | | | 12,368 | 0.42 | | 12,369 | 0.39 | | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | | | 11,334 | 0.39 | | 10,569 | 0.33 | | -6.75 | -765 | -0.33 | | | 16,423 | 0.56 | | 15,260 | 0.48 | | -7.08 | -1,163 | -0.50 | | | 12,109 | 0.41 | | 10,947 | 0.35 | | -9.60 | -1,162 | -0.50 | | | 18,807 | 0.64 | | 17,262 | 0.55 | | -8.22 | -1,545 | -0.66 | | | 15,685 | 0.54 | | 14,562 | 0.46 | | -7.16 | -1,123 | -0.48 | | | 20,341 | 0.69 | | 20,577 | 0.65 | | 1.16 | 236 | 0.10 | | | 9,934 | 0.34 | | 9,459 | 0.30 | | -4.78 | -475 | -0.20 | | | 10,377 | 0.35 | | 9,659 | 0.31 | | -6.92 | -718 | -0.31 | | | 7,804 | 0.27 | | 6,990 | 0.22 | | -10.43 | -814 | -0.35 | | | 15,729 | 0.54 | | 16,527 | 0.52 | | 5.07 | 798 | 0.34 | | | 20,297 | 0.69 | | 19,550 | 0.62 | | -3.68 | -747 | -0.32 | | | 37,252 | 1.27 | | 37,472 | 1.18 | | 0.59 | 220 | 0.09 | | | 16,189 | 0.55 | | 16,196 | 0.51 | | 0.04 | 7 | 0.00 | | | 111,455 | 3.81 | | 149,246 | 4.72 | | 33.91 | 37,791 | 16.18 | | | 20,259 | 0.69 | | 20,640 | 0.65 | | 1.88 | 381 | 0.16 | | | 11,418 | 0.39 | | 10,084 | 0.32 | | -11.68 | -1,334 | -0.57 | | | 17,206 | 0.59 | | 15,017 | 0.47 | | -12.72 | -2,189 | -0.94 | | | 37,931 | 1.29 | | 34,277 | 1.08 | | -9.63 | -3,654 | -1.56 | | | 192,365 | 6.57 | | 226,326 | 7.16 | | 17.65 | 33,961 | 14.54 | | | 12,174 | 0.42 | | 11,060 | 0.35 | | -9.15 | -1,114 | -0.48 | | | 9,369 | 0.32 | | 8,610 | 0.27 | | -8.10 | -759 | -0.32 | | | 11,748 | 0.40 | | 11,910 | 0.38 | | 1.38 | 162 | 0.07 | | | 14,049 | 0.48 | | 16,084 | 0.51 | | 14.49 | 2,035 | 0.87 | | | 22,299 | 0.76 | | 22,274 | 0.70 | | -0.11 | -25 | -0.01 | | | 32,104 | 1.10 | | 33,268 | 1.05 | | 3.63 | 1,164 | 0.50 | | | 39,356 | 1.34 | | 40,472 | 1.28 | | 2.84 | 1,116 | 0.48 | | | 14,554 | 0.50 | | 14,805 | 0.47 | | 1.72 | 251 | 0.11 | | | 10,868 | 0.37 | | 10,502 | 0.33 | | -3.37 | -366 | -0.16 | | | 10,009 | 0.34 | | 8,828 | 0.28 | | -11.80 | -1,181 | -0.51 | | | 8,005 | 0.27 | | 7,651 | 0.24 | | -4.42 | -354 | -0.15 | | | 11,793 | 0.40 | | 10,409 | 0.33 | | -11.74 | -1,384 | -0.59 | | | 41,791 | 1.43 | | 43,355 | 1.37 | | 3.74 | 1,564 | 0.67 | | | 15,067 | 0.51 | | 14,120 | 0.45 | | -6.29 | -947 | -0.41 | | | 6,985 | 0.24 | | 6,170 | 0.20 | | -11.67 | -815 | -0.35 | | | 16,939 | 0.58 | | 15,337 | 0.48 | | -9.46 | -1,602 | -0.69 | | | 10,135 | 0.35 | | 9,133 | 0.29 | | -9.89 | -1,002 | -0.43 | | | 24,870 | 0.85 | | 25,388 | 0.80 | | 2.08 | 518 | 0.22 | | | 8,602 | 0.29 | | 7,172 | 0.23 | | -16.62 | -1,430 | -0.61 | | | 375,627 | 12.82 | | 480,126 | 15.18 | | 27.82 | 104,499 | 44.74 | | | 88,022 | 3.01 | | 93,767 | 2.96 | | 6.53 | 5,745 | 2.46 | | | 18,903 | 0.65 | | 18,552 | 0.59 | | -1.86 | -351 | -0.15 | | | 5,465 | 0.19 | | 4,910 | 0.16 | | -10.16 | -555 | -0.24 | | | 11,481 | 0.39 | | 9,936 | 0.31 | | -13.46 | -1,545 | -0.66 | | | 158,614 | 5.42 | | 173,661 | 5.49 | | 9.49 | 15,047 | 6.44 | | | 13,031 | 0.44 | | 11,781 | 0.37 | | -9.59 | -1,250 | -0.54 | | | 31,609 | 1.08 | | 35,377 | 1.12 | | 11.92 | 3,768 | 1.61 | | | 80,152 | 2.74 | | 97,642 | 3.09 | | 21.82 | 17,490 | 7.49 | | | 18,084 | 0.62 | | 17,241 | 0.55 | | -4.66 | -843 | -0.36 | | | 6,976 | 0.24 | | 5,951 | 0.19 | | -14.69 | -1,025 | -0.44 | | | 12,281 | 0.42 | | 12,433 | 0.39 | | 1.24 | 152 | 0.07 | | | 7,793 | 0.27 | | 7,254 | 0.23 | | -6.92 | -539 | -0.23 | | | 36,007 | 1.23 | | 35,310 | 1.12 | | -1.94 | -697 | -0.30 | | | 40,787 | 1.39 | | 50,300 | 1.59 | | 23.32 | 9,513 | 4.07 | | | 20,718 | 0.71 | | 22,616 | 0.72 | | 9.16 | 1,898 | 0.81 | | | 6,728 | 0.23 | | 6,558 | 0.21 | | -2.53 | -170 | -0.07 | | | 40,234 | 1.37 | | 37,399 | 1.18 | | -7.05 | -2,835 | -1.21 | | | 11,778 | 0.40 | | 10,857 | 0.34 | | -7.82 | -921 | -0.39 | | | 21,265 | 0.73 | | 20,270 | 0.64 | | -4.68 | -995 | -0.43 | | | 103,786 | 3.54 | | 104,019 | 3.29 | | 0.22 | 233 | 0.10 | | | 7,894 | 0.27 | | 7,506 | 0.24 | | -4.92 | -388 | -0.17 | | | 14,327 | 0.49 | | 13,124 | 0.41 | | -8.40 | -1,203 | -0.52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,929,067 | 100.00 | | 3,162,621 | 100.00 | | 7.97 | 233,554 | 100.00 | | | 1,630,582 | 55.67 | | 1,921,709 | 60.76 | | 17.85 | 291,127 | 124.65 | | | 1,298,485 | 44.33 | | 1,240,912 | 39.24 | | -4.43 | -57,573 | -24.65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 326,623,063 | | | 15.76 | 44,460,652 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 281,262,885 | | | 18.20 | 43,314,648 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,360,178 | | | 2.59 | 1,146,004 | |
Source: Calculations by the Iowa Regional Economic Analysis Project (IA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | | |
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