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County · Iowa

Tama County

16,738Population
-2.1 %Change since 2020
-103Net migration
4.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,738 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.1 %
Net migration
-103 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.8 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
17,096 (2020)
Births
188 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.2
Deaths
210 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.5
Natural change, 2023
-22
International migration
35 (2023)
Domestic migration
-138 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-6.2
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19171

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.84.5
PeriodValue
20254.8 %
20244.5 %
20234.3 %
20223.7 %
20214.6 %
20205.4 %
20193.2 %
20183.3 %
20173.7 %
20164.5 %
20154.3 %
20145.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.7K17K
PeriodValue
202416,738
202316,787
202216,910
202116,862
202017,044