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  • Largest town: Denison

Crawford County, Iowa

Crawford County had 16,378 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 714.2 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 99 in Iowa by population and 13th by land area.

Population
16,378
#47 of 99 in Iowa · #2,012 in US
Area
714.2 sq mi
#13 of 99 in Iowa · #1,277 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#62 of 99 in Iowa · #2,134 in US
Median household income
$64,170
#72 of 99 in Iowa · #1,444 in US

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

Crawford County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Crawford County population, land area and income

Crawford County had 16,378 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 714.2 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 99 in Iowa by population and 13th by land area. That works out to 22.9 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, about the same as Crawford County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,170 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,378

3144th1st

2012th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

714 sq mi

3144th1st

1277th of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2134th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,170

3143rd1st

1444th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

16,378

99th1st

47th of 99 (IA)

Land area

714 sq mi

99th1st

13th of 99 (IA)

Density

22.9 / sq mi

99th1st

62nd of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$64,170

99th1st

72nd of 99 (IA)

How Crawford County's population changed since 2020

Crawford County lost 114 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 51st 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, Crawford County recorded 994 births and 753 deaths, a natural change of +241. Net international migration added +426 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -806. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 806 people.

16.5k202016.2k202116.1k202216.1k202316.4k2024
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
994
Deaths
753
Net international migration
+426
Net domestic migration
-806
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+240

Where Crawford County is

The Census internal point of Crawford County is at 42.043100, -95.389100. 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 Crawford 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: Crawford County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.043100, -95.389100
DMS
42°02'35.16"N 95°23'20.76"W
UTM
15N 302268.0E 4657323.2N
Geohash
9zkpjmeyb
Plus code
86J62JV6+69

Towns in Crawford County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Crawford County, 8,302 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crawford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Denison with 8,302.

  1. 01Denison8,302
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crawford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Crawford County. The most populous is Woodbury County, IA, with 107,257 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 97.1 miles ESE of Crawford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 63.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Carroll, IA (population 10,125), 27.0 miles away.

Crawford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crawford County is 19047: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,170.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crawford County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,378. That is down 114 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,492.

What is the FIPS code of Crawford County?

19047. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crawford County?

Denison, with 8,302 residents inside Crawford County in 2024.

Which counties border Crawford County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Woodbury County, IA; Carroll County, IA; Harrison County, IA; Shelby County, IA; Sac County, IA; Monona County, IA; Ida County, IA; Audubon 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)

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