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County · Iowa

Howard County

9,360Population
-1.2 %Change since 2020
-133Net migration
3.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
9,360 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.2 %
Net migration
-133 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.2 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
9,473 (2020)
Births
112 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.0
Deaths
124 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.2
Natural change, 2023
-12
International migration
4 (2023)
Domestic migration
-137 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-14.2
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19089

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.24.0
PeriodValue
20253.2 %
20243.3 %
20233.3 %
20223.3 %
20213.6 %
20204.4 %
20192.7 %
20182.6 %
20173.0 %
20163.6 %
20153.6 %
20144.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020249,3609,497
PeriodValue
20249,360
20239,357
20229,502
20219,509
20209,497