U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 population projections: Iowa's 17th smallest county (Monona) has fewer residents than it did in 1870

Iowa has 99 counties.

93.8% Trumpy white Monona County's population has decreased 46% since its 1900 peak of ers, one-third of our banks. We lost two-thirds of the value of our farmland.”.  

 

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

Sioux City Journal, 5/172004/

The graying of Iowa 

Some analysts are asking, “Will Monona County serve as a forecaster for the rest of Iowa?” 

Schwennsen and other leading state experts addressed Iowa’s forecast and other key issues in a forum last month at the Gateway Center in Ames. “Imagine Iowa: Designing Iowa’s Future,” brought Iowa leaders together to disclose ominous trends while debating solutions to strengthen Iowa’s development. 

Their concerns reflected a number of problems that began in the 1980s and took their greatest toll on places like Monona County. 

“Between 1980 and 1990, only four states didn’t grow, and only two declined — West Virginia and Iowa,” said Iowa’s former state economist Harvey Siegelman. “We lost one-third of our car dealerships, one-third of our implement dealers, one-third of our banks.  We lost two-thirds of the value of our farmland.

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