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Scott County, Iowa

Scott County had 175,601 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 458.1 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 99 in Iowa by population and 77th by land area.

Population
175,601
#3 of 99 in Iowa · #396 in US
Area
458.1 sq mi
#77 of 99 in Iowa · #2,236 in US
Density
383 / sq mi
#2 of 99 in Iowa · #355 in US
Median household income
$77,100
#17 of 99 in Iowa · #575 in US

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

Scott County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Scott County population, land area and income

Scott County had 175,601 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 458.1 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 99 in Iowa by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 383.3 people per square mile, 4.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Scott County is 11.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,100 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

175,601

3144th1st

396th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

458 sq mi

3144th1st

2236th of 3,144 (US)

Density

383.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

355th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,100

3143rd1st

575th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

175,601

99th1st

3rd of 99 (IA)

Land area

458 sq mi

99th1st

77th of 99 (IA)

Density

383.3 / sq mi

99th1st

2nd of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$77,100

99th1st

17th of 99 (IA)

How Scott County's population changed since 2020

Scott County gained 984 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 31st 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, Scott County recorded 8,132 births and 7,555 deaths, a natural change of +577. Net international migration added +1,553 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,269. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,553 people.

174.6k2020174.3k2021174.0k2022174.6k2023175.6k2024
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
8,132
Deaths
7,555
Net international migration
+1,553
Net domestic migration
-1,269
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,012

Where Scott County is

The Census internal point of Scott County is at 41.642100, -90.622300. 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 Scott 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: Scott County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
41.642100, -90.622300
DMS
41°38'31.56"N 90°37'20.28"W
UTM
15N 698021.8E 4612771.3N
Geohash
9zrscudyg
Plus code
86HFJ9RH+R3

Towns in Scott County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Scott County, 157,378 people together, or 90% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Scott County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Davenport with 100,938.

  1. 01Davenport100,938
  2. 02Bettendorf40,281
  3. 03Eldridge6,967
  4. 04Le Claire4,776
  5. 05Blue Grass (part)1,609
  6. 06Walcott1,556
  7. 07Buffalo1,163
  8. 08Durant (part)88
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Scott County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Scott County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Rock Island County, IL, with 142,731 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 154.1 miles W of Scott County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Davenport, IA (population 100,938), 6.0 miles away.

Scott County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Scott County is 19163: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 163. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,100.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scott County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 175,601. That is up 984 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 174,617.

What is the FIPS code of Scott County?

19163. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (163) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Scott County?

Davenport, with 100,938 residents inside Scott County in 2024.

Which counties border Scott County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rock Island County, IL; Clinton County, IA; Muscatine County, IA; Cedar 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.