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  • FIPS 19011
  • Largest town: Vinton

Benton County, Iowa

Benton County had 25,799 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 716.1 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 99 in Iowa by population and 11th by land area.

Population
25,799
#25 of 99 in Iowa · #1,593 in US
Area
716.1 sq mi
#11 of 99 in Iowa · #1,265 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#33 of 99 in Iowa · #1,771 in US
Median household income
$86,364
#3 of 99 in Iowa · #303 in US

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

Benton County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Benton County population, land area and income

Benton County had 25,799 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 716.1 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 99 in Iowa by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 36.0 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; Benton County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $86,364 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,799

3144th1st

1593rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

716 sq mi

3144th1st

1265th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1771st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$86,364

3143rd1st

303rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

25,799

99th1st

25th of 99 (IA)

Land area

716 sq mi

99th1st

11th of 99 (IA)

Density

36.0 / sq mi

99th1st

33rd of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$86,364

99th1st

3rd of 99 (IA)

How Benton County's population changed since 2020

Benton County gained 249 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 20th 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, Benton County recorded 1,065 births and 1,127 deaths, a natural change of -62. Net international migration added +61 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +228. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 228 people.

25.6k202025.7k202125.8k202225.8k202325.8k2024
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
1,065
Deaths
1,127
Net international migration
+61
Net domestic migration
+228
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+30

Where Benton County is

The Census internal point of Benton County is at 42.092500, -92.057600. 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 Benton 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: Benton County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.092500, -92.057600
DMS
42°05'33.00"N 92°03'27.36"W
UTM
15N 577934.6E 4660476.1N
Geohash
9zqx3ntww
Plus code
86J93WVR+2X

Towns in Benton County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Benton County, 12,057 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Benton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Vinton with 4,962.

  1. 01Vinton4,962
  2. 02Belle Plaine2,335
  3. 03Atkins2,168
  4. 04Urbana1,635
  5. 05Walford (part)957
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Benton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Benton County. The most populous is Linn County, IA, with 231,762 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 86.8 miles WSW of Benton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA (population 137,904), 21.4 miles away.

Benton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Benton County is 19011: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $86,364.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Benton County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,799. That is up 249 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,550.

What is the FIPS code of Benton County?

19011. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Benton County?

Vinton, with 4,962 residents inside Benton County in 2024.

Which counties border Benton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Linn County, IA; Johnson County, IA; Black Hawk County, IA; Buchanan County, IA; Poweshiek County, IA; Tama County, IA; Iowa County, IA.

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.