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Appanoose County, Iowa

Appanoose County had 12,106 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 497.3 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 99 in Iowa by population and 73rd by land area.

Population
12,106
#62 of 99 in Iowa · #2,275 in US
Area
497.3 sq mi
#73 of 99 in Iowa · #2,094 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#56 of 99 in Iowa · #2,082 in US
Median household income
$54,629
#98 of 99 in Iowa · #2,354 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Appanoose County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Appanoose County population, land area and income

Appanoose County had 12,106 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 497.3 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 99 in Iowa by population and 73rd by land area. That works out to 24.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents; Appanoose County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,629 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,106

3144th1st

2275th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

497 sq mi

3144th1st

2094th of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2082nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,629

3143rd1st

2354th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

12,106

99th1st

62nd of 99 (IA)

Land area

497 sq mi

99th1st

73rd of 99 (IA)

Density

24.3 / sq mi

99th1st

56th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$54,629

99th1st

98th of 99 (IA)

How Appanoose County's population changed since 2020

Appanoose County lost 177 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 70th of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Appanoose County recorded 547 births and 844 deaths, a natural change of -297. Net international migration added +47 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +51. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 297 people.

12.3k202012.3k202112.1k202212.1k202312.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
547
Deaths
844
Net international migration
+47
Net domestic migration
+51
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-23

Where Appanoose County is

The Census internal point of Appanoose County is at 40.744200, -92.873100. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Appanoose County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Appanoose County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.744200, -92.873100
DMS
40°44'39.12"N 92°52'23.16"W
UTM
15N 510713.6E 4510369.2N
Geohash
9zjzy97b5
Plus code
86G9P4VG+MQ

Towns in Appanoose County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Appanoose County, 5,345 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Appanoose County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Centerville with 5,345.

  1. 01Centerville5,345
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Appanoose County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Appanoose County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Wapello County, IA, with 35,681 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 69.8 miles NNW of Appanoose County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA (population 213,096), 68.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ottumwa, IA (population 25,648), 30.3 miles away.

Appanoose County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Appanoose County is 19007: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,629.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Appanoose County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,106. That is down 177 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,283.

What is the FIPS code of Appanoose County?

19007. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Appanoose County?

Centerville, with 5,345 residents inside Appanoose County in 2024.

Which counties border Appanoose County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wapello County, IA; Davis County, IA; Lucas County, IA; Monroe County, IA; Wayne County, IA; Putnam County, MO; Schuyler County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.