Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Non-English Language: Language isolation
Ages 14+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Households (language Isolation)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | 2.0 | 26,291 | 21 of 51 |
| United States | N/A | 4.3 | 5,542,911 | N/A |
| Adair County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adams County | Rural | 0.3 | 4 | 734 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 3.9 | 234 | 2,786 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 0.6 | 33 | 1,202 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 0.5 | 14 | 1,056 |
| Benton County | Urban | 0.1 | 8 | 393 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 2.6 | 1,410 | 2,548 |
| Boone County | Urban | 0.1 | 6 | 393 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 0.1 | 14 | 393 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 0.1 | 10 | 393 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,096 | 3,110 |
| Butler County | Rural | 1.0 | 60 | 1,670 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 0.5 | 20 | 1,056 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 0.2 | 19 | 560 |
| Cass County | Rural | 0.2 | 9 | 560 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 0.2 | 12 | 560 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 0.2 | 32 | 560 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 2.0 | 99 | 2,344 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 0.5 | 19 | 1,056 |
| Clay County | Rural | 1.2 | 89 | 1,853 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 0.4 | 32 | 896 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 0.4 | 83 | 896 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 10.6 | 672 | 3,074 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 2.2 | 928 | 2,422 |
| Davis County | Rural | 2.6 | 84 | 2,548 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 0.9 | 26 | 1,570 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 0.1 | 9 | 393 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 0.1 | 11 | 393 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 0.5 | 218 | 1,056 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 1.2 | 50 | 1,853 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 1.0 | 81 | 1,670 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 0.1 | 6 | 393 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 1.3 | 53 | 1,934 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 0.8 | 22 | 1,460 |
| Greene County | Rural | 0.3 | 10 | 734 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 0.6 | 30 | 1,202 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 0.3 | 12 | 734 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 1.4 | 91 | 2,003 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 1.0 | 47 | 1,670 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 1.4 | 97 | 2,003 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Henry County | Rural | 0.7 | 50 | 1,327 |
| Howard County | Rural | 1.4 | 51 | 2,003 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 3.2 | 136 | 2,699 |
| Ida County | Rural | 1.1 | 33 | 1,772 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.3 | 22 | 734 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 1.7 | 260 | 2,186 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 2.5 | 174 | 2,517 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 3.3 | 2,091 | 2,715 |
| Jones County | Urban | 0.3 | 24 | 734 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 0.6 | 25 | 1,202 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 2.2 | 145 | 2,422 |
| Lee County | Rural | 0.4 | 59 | 896 |
| Linn County | Urban | 1.7 | 1,595 | 2,186 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 4.1 | 173 | 2,809 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 1.9 | 69 | 2,292 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 0.6 | 25 | 1,202 |
| Madison County | Urban | 0.1 | 9 | 393 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 1.1 | 98 | 1,772 |
| Marion County | Rural | 0.8 | 101 | 1,460 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 4.6 | 709 | 2,860 |
| Mills County | Urban | 0.1 | 6 | 393 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 1.4 | 64 | 2,003 |
| Monona County | Rural | 0.5 | 19 | 1,056 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 1.5 | 263 | 2,069 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 1.1 | 62 | 1,772 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 3.0 | 79 | 2,652 |
| Page County | Rural | 1.0 | 64 | 1,670 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 1.5 | 57 | 2,069 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 1.1 | 117 | 1,772 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 1.7 | 52 | 2,186 |
| Polk County | Urban | 3.6 | 7,345 | 2,760 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 1.9 | 720 | 2,292 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 1.1 | 85 | 1,772 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 0.4 | 7 | 896 |
| Sac County | Rural | 1.1 | 46 | 1,772 |
| Scott County | Urban | 1.1 | 841 | 1,772 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 2.7 | 338 | 2,583 |
| Story County | Urban | 1.9 | 748 | 2,292 |
| Tama County | Rural | 1.9 | 128 | 2,292 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 0.9 | 22 | 1,570 |
| Union County | Rural | 1.3 | 65 | 1,934 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 1.3 | 38 | 1,934 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 4.0 | 563 | 2,795 |
| Warren County | Urban | 0.4 | 90 | 896 |
| Washington County | Urban | 1.2 | 104 | 1,853 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 0.9 | 22 | 1,570 |
| Webster County | Rural | 1.3 | 207 | 1,934 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 0.9 | 42 | 1,570 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 1.4 | 111 | 2,003 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 5.5 | 2,239 | 2,926 |
| Worth County | Rural | 0.4 | 14 | 896 |
| Wright County | Rural | 2.4 | 127 | 2,486 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 6:20 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Non-English Language: Language isolation, see the dictionary.
A "limited English speaking household" is one in which no member 14 years old and over (1) speaks only English or (2) speaks a non-English language and speaks English "very well."
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.