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  • Largest town: Northwood

Worth County, Iowa

Worth County had 7,307 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 400.1 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 99 in Iowa by population and 96th by land area.

Population
7,307
#89 of 99 in Iowa · #2,637 in US
Area
400.1 sq mi
#96 of 99 in Iowa · #2,528 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#77 of 99 in Iowa · #2,300 in US
Median household income
$75,449
#19 of 99 in Iowa · #646 in US

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

Worth County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Worth County population, land area and income

Worth County had 7,307 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 400.1 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 99 in Iowa by population and 96th by land area. That works out to 18.3 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, so Worth County has 49% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,449 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,307

3144th1st

2637th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

400 sq mi

3144th1st

2528th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2300th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,449

3143rd1st

646th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

7,307

99th1st

89th of 99 (IA)

Land area

400 sq mi

99th1st

96th of 99 (IA)

Density

18.3 / sq mi

99th1st

77th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$75,449

99th1st

19th of 99 (IA)

How Worth County's population changed since 2020

Worth County lost 123 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 77th 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, Worth County recorded 332 births and 351 deaths, a natural change of -19. Net international migration added +27 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -140. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 140 people.

7,43020207,37420217,31620227,32220237,3072024
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
332
Deaths
351
Net international migration
+27
Net domestic migration
-140
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-15

Where Worth County is

The Census internal point of Worth County is at 43.373500, -93.248500. 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 Worth 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: Worth County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
43.373500, -93.248500
DMS
43°22'24.60"N 93°14'54.60"W
UTM
15N 479868.3E 4802322.7N
Geohash
9ztwwpfsb
Plus code
86M89QF2+CH

Towns in Worth County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Worth County, 3,280 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Worth County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Northwood with 2,047.

  1. 01Northwood2,047
  2. 02Manly1,233
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Worth County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Worth County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Cerro Gordo County, IA, with 42,493 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 124.5 miles S of Worth County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN (population 123,624), 58.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mason City, IA (population 26,948), 15.8 miles away.

Worth County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Worth County is 19195: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 195. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,449.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Worth County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,307. That is down 123 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,430.

What is the FIPS code of Worth County?

19195. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (195) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Worth County?

Northwood, with 2,047 residents inside Worth County in 2024.

Which counties border Worth County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cerro Gordo County, IA; Mower County, MN; Freeborn County, MN; Mitchell County, IA; Hancock County, IA; Winnebago 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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