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  • FIPS 19031
  • Largest town: Tipton

Cedar County, Iowa

Cedar County had 18,231 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 579.5 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 99 in Iowa by population and 31st by land area.

Population
18,231
#38 of 99 in Iowa · #1,921 in US
Area
579.5 sq mi
#31 of 99 in Iowa · #1,705 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#37 of 99 in Iowa · #1,878 in US
Median household income
$77,777
#15 of 99 in Iowa · #554 in US

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

Cedar County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Cedar County population, land area and income

Cedar County had 18,231 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 579.5 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 99 in Iowa by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 31.5 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; Cedar County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,777 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,231

3144th1st

1921st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

579 sq mi

3144th1st

1705th of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1878th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,777

3143rd1st

554th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

18,231

99th1st

38th of 99 (IA)

Land area

579 sq mi

99th1st

31st of 99 (IA)

Density

31.5 / sq mi

99th1st

37th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$77,777

99th1st

15th of 99 (IA)

How Cedar County's population changed since 2020

Cedar County lost 252 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 67th 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, Cedar County recorded 682 births and 965 deaths, a natural change of -283. Net international migration added +74 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -44. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 283 people.

18.5k202018.4k202118.3k202218.3k202318.2k2024
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
682
Deaths
965
Net international migration
+74
Net domestic migration
-44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-38

Where Cedar County is

The Census internal point of Cedar County is at 41.772400, -91.132600. 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 Cedar 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: Cedar County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
41.772400, -91.132600
DMS
41°46'20.64"N 91°07'57.36"W
UTM
15N 655206.6E 4626191.8N
Geohash
9zrjwhrmb
Plus code
86HCQVC8+XX

Towns in Cedar County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cedar County, 7,427 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cedar County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tipton with 3,059.

  1. 01Tipton3,059
  2. 02West Branch (part)2,765
  3. 03Durant (part)1,600
  4. 04Wilton (part)3
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cedar County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cedar 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 128.1 miles W of Cedar County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA (population 137,904), 31.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Iowa City, IA (population 76,710), 22.1 miles away.

Cedar County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cedar County is 19031: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,777.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cedar County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,231. That is down 252 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,483.

What is the FIPS code of Cedar County?

19031. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cedar County?

Tipton, with 3,059 residents inside Cedar County in 2024.

Which counties border Cedar County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Linn County, IA; Scott County, IA; Johnson County, IA; Clinton County, IA; Muscatine County, IA; Jones 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.