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 ...

HANLONTOWN | Hanlontown has been selected as one of 10 Iowa communities to participate ... To qualify, a community must have a population of less than 10,000 people, existing transportation ...

While Iowa’s population grew 4.7 percent from 2010 to 2020, 68 of the state’s 99 counties lost population, according to the 2020 census. U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday shows growth ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...