Report: Iowa's population is growing, but not fast enough

Iowa’s population continued to grow in 2025 for a third consecutive year, but a new analytical report suggests the forces ...
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Opinion: What Iowa lost when its population stagnated can still be replaced

In 1920, Iowa had 13 electoral votes, 11 congressional districts, and was ranked 16th in population among the 48 states. Des Moines and Sioux City were within the 100 largest American cities by ...

Will slow-growing Iowa start to shrink? Study suggests it could

Iowa's population growth is slowing due to declining birth rates and migration, potentially impacting the state's workforce ...
The Gazette

Report: Iowa must diversify to grow population, economy

As Iowa’s population growth continues to trail behind other states, Iowa policymakers and business leaders must invest in strategies to grow and diversify urban and rural communities, according to the ...
Radio Iowa

Report finds Iowa demographics a drag on state’s economy

Iowa’s population grew by nearly 7900 residents last year, but a new report from an Iowa based research group says the slow ...
AOL

Iowa is getting more diverse, U.S. Census data shows, but remains one of the whitest states

Iowa is growing steadily, if slowly, more diverse, data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows, and newly released data provides more insights into its makeup. Iowa's diversity index ― a measure of how ...
The Gazette

Iowa’s fiscal health strong, but population growth critical

DES MOINES — Iowa’s financial health is strong, but its physical health not as much. The state’s tax climate is improving — with room to improve even more — and its eclectic catalog of industries is ...