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  • FIPS 19093
  • Largest town: Ida Grove

Ida County, Iowa

Ida County had 6,810 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 431.5 square miles of land. It ranks 92nd of 99 in Iowa by population and 87th by land area.

Population
6,810
#92 of 99 in Iowa · #2,670 in US
Area
431.5 sq mi
#87 of 99 in Iowa · #2,353 in US
Density
16 / sq mi
#84 of 99 in Iowa · #2,367 in US
Median household income
$71,238
#43 of 99 in Iowa · #913 in US

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

Ida County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Ida County population, land area and income

Ida County had 6,810 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 431.5 square miles of land. It ranks 92nd of 99 in Iowa by population and 87th by land area. That works out to 15.8 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 Ida County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,238 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,810

3144th1st

2670th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

432 sq mi

3144th1st

2353rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2367th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,238

3143rd1st

913th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

6,810

99th1st

92nd of 99 (IA)

Land area

432 sq mi

99th1st

87th of 99 (IA)

Density

15.8 / sq mi

99th1st

84th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$71,238

99th1st

43rd of 99 (IA)

How Ida County's population changed since 2020

Ida County lost 219 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 95th 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, Ida County recorded 335 births and 424 deaths, a natural change of -89. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -130. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 130 people.

7,02920206,98020216,90020226,83520236,8102024
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
335
Deaths
424
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
-130
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-25

Where Ida County is

The Census internal point of Ida County is at 42.391900, -95.507400. 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 Ida 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: Ida County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.391900, -95.507400
DMS
42°23'30.84"N 95°30'26.64"W
UTM
15N 293616.0E 4696335.6N
Geohash
9zs14tjws
Plus code
86J69FRV+Q2

Towns in Ida County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Ida County, 3,463 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ida County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ida Grove with 1,988.

  1. 01Ida Grove1,988
  2. 02Holstein1,475
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ida County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ida 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 112.3 miles ESE of Ida County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 83.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Storm Lake, IA (population 11,627), 23.5 miles away.

Ida County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ida County is 19093: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,238.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ida County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,810. That is down 219 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,029.

What is the FIPS code of Ida County?

19093. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ida County?

Ida Grove, with 1,988 residents inside Ida County in 2024.

Which counties border Ida County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Woodbury County, IA; Buena Vista County, IA; Crawford County, IA; Cherokee County, IA; Sac County, IA; Monona 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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