It's no secret that rural Iowa has suffered through decades of population loss. But newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau underscore the stark reality facing much of the state.

Iowa's population has grown by 0.05% between 2020 and 2023 according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. While some cities like Waukee have grown faster than the national average ...

About two-thirds of Iowa's cities are experiencing some form of population loss, new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show. More than 63 percent of Iowa's incorporated cities -- or 603 cities ...

Nearly 22,000 people have moved out of Iowa this decade, but the state’s population was able to grow steadily because Krob said more than twice that many people from other countries moved into Iowa.

As Iowa’s population growth continues to trail behind other states, Iowa policymakers and business leaders must invest in strategies to grow and diversify urban and rural communities ...

Isabella and Edward Santoro pose for a portrait at the former Winga’s restaurant they are renovating into a diner in Washington on Aug. 17. Isabella’s mother, Lorraine Williams, owns Cafe ...

A new analysis indicates Iowa had a population spurt in 2024. The Pew Charitable Trusts report found 42 states saw population growth in 2024 that was the highest its been in 15 years. Iowa’s ...

But Iowa mirrors the nation’s economy and demography in one very striking way — the state’s rapidly aging population and the myriad economic, political and social consequences that flow from it.