U.S. state profile · IA
Iowa: area, population and density
Iowa has 55,854 sq mi of land and a 2025 population estimate of 3,238,387; calculated population density is 22 people/km².
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025.
Iowa ranks 23rd of 51 by land area, 32nd by population and 38th by calculated population density among the U.S. states and DC. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 55,854 sq miU.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026
- Population
- 3,238,387U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025
- Calculated density
- 22 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Iowa in the U.S. comparison set
Iowa has 55,854 sq mi of land area and a population estimate of 3,238,387 for 2025. In the 51-place state and DC set, it is 23rd by land area, 32nd by population, and 38th by calculated density.
Density is not a separately reported value here. It is calculated from the population and land area above, converted to square kilometres, so the result can be compared with supported country figures.
U.S. boundary outline: Census TIGER/Line 2025. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.