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  • FIPS 19071
  • Largest town: Sidney

Fremont County, Iowa

Fremont County had 6,494 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 511.2 square miles of land. It ranks 94th of 99 in Iowa by population and 68th by land area.

Population
6,494
#94 of 99 in Iowa · #2,702 in US
Area
511.2 sq mi
#68 of 99 in Iowa · #2,037 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#92 of 99 in Iowa · #2,475 in US
Median household income
$72,129
#38 of 99 in Iowa · #847 in US

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

Fremont County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Fremont County population, land area and income

Fremont County had 6,494 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 511.2 square miles of land. It ranks 94th of 99 in Iowa by population and 68th by land area. That works out to 12.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Fremont County has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,129 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,494

3144th1st

2702nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

511 sq mi

3144th1st

2037th of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2475th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,129

3143rd1st

847th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

6,494

99th1st

94th of 99 (IA)

Land area

511 sq mi

99th1st

68th of 99 (IA)

Density

12.7 / sq mi

99th1st

92nd of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$72,129

99th1st

38th of 99 (IA)

How Fremont County's population changed since 2020

Fremont County lost 73 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 62nd 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, Fremont County recorded 289 births and 390 deaths, a natural change of -101. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -9. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 101 people.

6,56720206,58420216,46520226,45820236,4942024
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
289
Deaths
390
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
-9
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+36

Where Fremont County is

The Census internal point of Fremont County is at 40.742600, -95.599200. 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 Fremont 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: Fremont County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.742600, -95.599200
DMS
40°44'33.36"N 95°35'57.12"W
UTM
15N 280543.8E 4513433.9N
Geohash
9zhpb8fyc
Plus code
86G6PCV2+28

Towns in Fremont County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Fremont County, 1,048 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fremont County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sidney with 1,048.

  1. 01Sidney1,048
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fremont County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Fremont County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Cass County, NE, with 27,492 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 119.2 miles ENE of Fremont County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 43.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bellevue, NE (population 64,777), 32.9 miles away.

Fremont County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fremont County is 19071: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,129.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fremont County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,494. That is down 73 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,567.

What is the FIPS code of Fremont County?

19071. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fremont County?

Sidney, with 1,048 residents inside Fremont County in 2024.

Which counties border Fremont County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cass County, NE; Otoe County, NE; Page County, IA; Mills County, IA; Montgomery County, IA; Atchison 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.