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  • FIPS 19073
  • Largest town: Jefferson

Greene County, Iowa

Greene County had 8,662 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 569.6 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 99 in Iowa by population and 50th by land area.

Population
8,662
#84 of 99 in Iowa · #2,518 in US
Area
569.6 sq mi
#50 of 99 in Iowa · #1,782 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#86 of 99 in Iowa · #2,390 in US
Median household income
$63,082
#79 of 99 in Iowa · #1,555 in US

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

Greene County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Greene County population, land area and income

Greene County had 8,662 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 569.6 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 99 in Iowa by population and 50th by land area. That works out to 15.2 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; Greene County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,082 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,662

3144th1st

2518th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

570 sq mi

3144th1st

1782nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2390th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,082

3143rd1st

1555th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

8,662

99th1st

84th of 99 (IA)

Land area

570 sq mi

99th1st

50th of 99 (IA)

Density

15.2 / sq mi

99th1st

86th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$63,082

99th1st

79th of 99 (IA)

How Greene County's population changed since 2020

Greene County lost 88 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.0%. That ranks 59th 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, Greene County recorded 361 births and 504 deaths, a natural change of -143. Net international migration added +22 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +21. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 143 people.

8,75020208,72620218,70720228,59720238,6622024
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
361
Deaths
504
Net international migration
+22
Net domestic migration
+21
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+65

Where Greene County is

The Census internal point of Greene County is at 42.042500, -94.388700. 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 Greene 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: Greene County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.042500, -94.388700
DMS
42°02'33.00"N 94°23'19.32"W
UTM
15N 385066.5E 4655427.8N
Geohash
9zkzhjs5r
Plus code
86J72JV6+2G

Towns in Greene County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Greene County, 4,148 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greene County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jefferson with 4,148.

  1. 01Jefferson4,148
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greene County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Greene County. The most populous is Dallas County, IA, with 115,343 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 51.0 miles SE of Greene County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA (population 213,096), 51.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Carroll, IA (population 10,125), 24.5 miles away.

Greene County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greene County is 19073: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,082.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greene County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,662. That is down 88 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,750.

What is the FIPS code of Greene County?

19073. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greene County?

Jefferson, with 4,148 residents inside Greene County in 2024.

Which counties border Greene County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dallas County, IA; Webster County, IA; Boone County, IA; Carroll County, IA; Guthrie County, IA; Calhoun 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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