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  • Largest town: Anamosa

Jones County, Iowa

Jones County had 21,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 575.6 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 99 in Iowa by population and 37th by land area.

Population
21,116
#29 of 99 in Iowa · #1,764 in US
Area
575.6 sq mi
#37 of 99 in Iowa · #1,722 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#29 of 99 in Iowa · #1,755 in US
Median household income
$74,193
#27 of 99 in Iowa · #719 in US

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

Jones County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Jones County population, land area and income

Jones County had 21,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 575.6 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 99 in Iowa by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 36.7 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; Jones County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,193 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,116

3144th1st

1764th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

576 sq mi

3144th1st

1722nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1755th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,193

3143rd1st

719th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

21,116

99th1st

29th of 99 (IA)

Land area

576 sq mi

99th1st

37th of 99 (IA)

Density

36.7 / sq mi

99th1st

29th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$74,193

99th1st

27th of 99 (IA)

How Jones County's population changed since 2020

Jones County gained 462 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 8th 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, Jones County recorded 791 births and 959 deaths, a natural change of -168. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +634. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 634 people.

20.7k202020.8k202121.0k202220.9k202321.1k2024
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
791
Deaths
959
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
+634
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+199

Where Jones County is

The Census internal point of Jones County is at 42.125100, -91.116900. 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 Jones 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: Jones County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.125100, -91.116900
DMS
42°07'30.36"N 91°07'0.84"W
UTM
15N 655650.9E 4665382.1N
Geohash
9zrpwsdsq
Plus code
86JC4VGM+26

Towns in Jones County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jones County, 10,338 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jones County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Anamosa with 5,845.

  1. 01Anamosa5,845
  2. 02Monticello4,095
  3. 03Cascade (part)398
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jones County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jones 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 133.2 miles WSW of Jones County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cedar Rapids, IA (population 137,904), 30.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Marion, IA (population 42,542), 24.7 miles away.

Jones County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jones County is 19105: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,193.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jones County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,116. That is up 462 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,654.

What is the FIPS code of Jones County?

19105. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jones County?

Anamosa, with 5,845 residents inside Jones County in 2024.

Which counties border Jones County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Linn County, IA; Dubuque County, IA; Clinton County, IA; Jackson County, IA; Cedar County, IA; Delaware 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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