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Every county, city and town in Iowa on one zoomable map, with interstates, US highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and counties above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a county to see its seat, population and largest towns.

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Printable maps of Iowa

Free to print for class and home: Iowa with its cities and towns, a county map with every county and county seat, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.

Iowa map with cities

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Iowa county map

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Blank map of Iowa

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About Iowa

Iowa has 99 counties, 939 cities and 86 Census-designated communities, and about 3,238,387 people (2025 estimate) on 144,659 km² (55,853 sq mi) of land. Des Moines is both the capital and the largest city, with 212,086 people. It borders Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Polk County is the most populous county (516,546 people) and Adams County the least (3,617); Kossuth County is the largest by land area (2,519 km²) and Dickinson County the smallest (986 km²).

Largest cities in Iowa

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 1,025 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

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1Des MoinesPolk County212,086
2Cedar RapidsLinn County137,935
3DavenportScott County100,358
4Sioux CityWoodbury County86,356
5AnkenyPolk County77,833
6Iowa CityJohnson County76,229
7West Des MoinesPolk County74,224
8AmesStory County68,220
9WaterlooBlack Hawk County66,919
10Council BluffsPottawattamie County62,680
11DubuqueDubuque County59,148
12UrbandalePolk County48,570
13MarionLinn County42,732
14Cedar FallsBlack Hawk County41,240
15BettendorfScott County40,710
16WaukeeDallas County34,890
17MarshalltownMarshall County27,536
18Mason CityCerro Gordo County26,853
19OttumwaWapello County25,319
20JohnstonPolk County25,065
21Fort DodgeWebster County24,837
22ClintonClinton County24,049
23CoralvilleJohnson County23,960
24BurlingtonDes Moines County23,336
25MuscatineMuscatine County23,164

Populations are US Census Bureau estimates for July 2025, within city or town limits.

Counties of Iowa

All 99 counties with their county seats. Select one to show it on the map.

Counties of Iowa. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
Greenfield7,4031,474
Corning3,6171,097
Waukon14,2381,655
Centerville12,0771,288
Audubon5,5091,147
Vinton26,0041,855
Waterloo131,5321,465
Boone26,7991,477
Waverly25,2961,128
Independence20,8831,479
Storm Lake20,4491,489
Allison14,0491,503
Rockwell City9,5621,476
Carroll20,3031,475
Atlantic12,9601,461
Tipton18,3591,501
Mason City42,3721,472
Cherokee11,3691,494
New Hampton11,6631,306
Osceola9,5741,117
Spencer16,2021,469
Elkader16,8452,016
Clinton46,0021,800
Denison16,2371,850
Adel118,4571,524
Bloomfield9,2301,301
Leon7,6551,378
Manchester17,6741,496
Burlington38,0771,078
Spirit Lake18,077986
Dubuque99,3811,575
Estherville9,1071,025
West Union19,0471,893
Charles City14,9011,296
Hampton9,8681,507
Sidney6,5221,324
Jefferson8,6581,475
Grundy Center12,3611,300
Guthrie Center10,7821,530
Webster City14,9441,494
Garner10,5281,479
Eldora16,4551,474
Logan14,6231,805
Mount Pleasant19,3491,125
Cresco9,4151,226
Dakota City9,4091,125
Ida Grove6,7771,118
Marengo16,5041,519
Maquoketa19,2881,647
Newton38,1531,892
Fairfield15,2911,128
Iowa City160,0441,588
Anamosa21,2531,491
Sigourney9,7971,500
Algona14,3222,519
Fort Madison and Keokuk32,3061,340
Cedar Rapids232,0281,857
Wapello10,4161,041
Chariton8,8471,115
Rock Rapids12,3541,522
Winterset17,2701,453
Oskaloosa21,8801,478
Knoxville34,1921,436
Marshalltown39,8901,483
Glenwood14,7931,133
Osage10,6501,215
Onawa8,5391,798
Albia7,4061,123
Red Oak10,0021,098
Muscatine41,8531,133
Primghar14,2201,484
Sibley5,9801,033
Clarinda14,8561,385
Emmetsburg8,8991,460
Le Mars25,6972,235
Pocahontas6,8191,495
Des Moines516,5461,482
Council Bluffs92,9962,464
Montezuma18,3681,515
Mount Ayr4,6421,387
Sac City9,5251,489
Davenport175,2591,186
Harlan11,6891,530
Orange City36,7741,989
Nevada101,2911,483
Toledo16,7961,867
Bedford5,8351,378
Creston11,8291,097
Keosauqua7,1311,256
Ottumwa35,2101,118
Indianola57,3311,475
Washington22,6671,473
Corydon6,7381,361
Fort Dodge36,8381,854
Forest City10,2511,037
Decorah19,7331,787
Sioux City106,6492,261
Northwood7,3381,036
Clarion12,8011,503

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Sources

  • Counties, state borders, city and town locations and highways: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, Gazetteer files and TIGER/Line roads (2023).
  • Populations: US Census Bureau Population Estimates, Vintage 2025; Census-designated communities: 2020 Census.
  • County seats and founding years: National Association of Counties (NACo) County Explorer.