This map of Iowa from 1855 shows 100 counties. Bancroft County was eliminated shortly after this map was published. The land was absorbed into Kossuth County. Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...

Iowa DOGE is floating the idea as many of Iowa's most rural counties shrink. Iowa’s population grew 4.7% from 2010 to 2020, but 68 of 99 counties lost population, according to 2020 census data.