U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 population estimates: Iowa's 45th smallest county (Butler) has fewer residents than it did in 1880

 

Iowa has 99 counties.

95.7% Trumpy white (68.4% of the vote in 2020) Butler County's population has decreased 20% since its 17,986 peak of 1940.   

 

Sources:  Wikipedia (1860-2020), U.S. Census Bureau (2022)

Cedar Rapids Gazette, 12/22/2017

Over the past year, Iowa grew by a Butler County. 

According to the U.S. Census yearly population growth estimate released this week, Iowa's population grew 0.5 percent, or 14,842 people - nearly equal to Butler County's population. 

It's not much compared to Texas, which gained 400,000 residents between July 2016 and July 2017. However, it might be enough to prevent Iowa from losing a congressional seat in reapportionment following the 2020 census.  

After each decennial Census Bureau count, seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are allocated to give each state one seat, with the remaining 385 seats allocated based on population. 

Although the census numbers are good news for Iowa, Tim Hagle, associate professor of political science at University of Iowa, warns the state 'may be in line to lose a seat following the 2030 census.”

Related posts:

Adair County.  (4/13/2023)

Adams County.  (4/10/2023)

Allamakee County.  (4/29/2023)

Appanoose County.  (4/27/2023)

Audubon County.  (4/10/2023)

Calhoun County.  (4/20/2023)

Cass County.  (4/28/2023)

Chickasaw County.  (4/26/2023)

Cherokee County.  (4/25/2023)

Clarke County.  (4/19/2023)

Davis County.  (4/17/2023)

Decatur County.  (4/15/2023)

Emmet County.  (4/17/2023)

Franklin County.  (4/20/2021)

Fremont County.  (4/11/2023)

Greene County.  (4/16/2023)

Guthrie County.  (4/21/2023)

Hancock County.  (4/24/2023)

Howard County.  (4/18/2023)

Humboldt County.  (4/18/2023)

Ida County  (4/13/2023)

Keokuk County.  (4/20/2023)

Louisa County.  (4/24/2023)

Lucas County.  (4/15/2023)

Lyon County.  (4/25/2023)

Mitchell County.  (4/21/2023)

Monona County.  (4/16/2023)

Monroe County.  (4/15/2023)

Montgomery County.  (4/21/2023)

O'Brien County.  (4/29/2023)

Osceola County.  (4/11/2023)

Palo Alto County.  (4/16/2023)

Pocahontas County.  (4/13/2023)

Ringgold County.  (4/10/2023)

Sac County.  (4/19/2023)

Shelby County.  (4/25/2023)

Taylor County.  (4/11/2023)

Union County.  (4/26/2023)

Van Buren County.  (4/13/2023)

Wayne County.  (4/11/2023

Winnebago County.  (4/24/2023)

Worth County.  (4/14/2023)

Wright County.  (4/27/2023)