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County · Iowa

Benton County

25,799Population
0.8 %Change since 2020
39Net migration
3.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
25,799 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.8 %
Net migration
39 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.3 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
25,584 (2020)
Births
237 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.2
Deaths
256 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.9
Natural change, 2023
-19
International migration
15 (2023)
Domestic migration
24 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
1.5
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19011

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.35.3
PeriodValue
20253.3 %
20243.1 %
20233.1 %
20222.9 %
20213.8 %
20204.7 %
20192.7 %
20182.6 %
20173.1 %
20163.4 %
20153.9 %
20144.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202425.8K25.6K
PeriodValue
202425,799
202325,769
202225,756
202125,745
202025,550